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Mad River Scramble Recap

By Rosemary Shea-Cobb on 22 January, 2023 in BKL Race Blog

Charlie Goosen, Finn Labor and Oliver Tremble on the starting line for the 3/4 race.

This year’s Mad River Scramble was held on Sunday 1/22 at Blueberry Lake Touring Center in Warren Vt. I had never been to Blueberry Lake so I went early and explore the trails on my classic skis. Tid-tech groomed with classic tracks and a skate lane, the trails meander through woods and fields. One side of the road holds the more advanced terrain with some steep twisting fun downhills, and the other side has more gradual terrain, still featuring plenty of twists and turns to keep if fun and interesting. The BKL races were held on the gradual terrain side of the road with the Lollipop, 1/2 & 3/4 races winding around a loop in a field. The 5/6 and 7/8 courses were more challenging with some sharp 90 degree and hairpin turns and a narrow and sometimes bumpy skate lane through the woods that made passing other skiers and keeping upright in your V-2 a challenge!

We had a very good turn-out for MNC despite some last minute cancellations due to illness. Nine MNC kids did the race and joined others from Mad River Valley, Sleepy Hollow, Woodstock, Craftsbury and Frost Mountain. All our skiers skied very well and were awarded with ribbons and treats at the finish line. Congratulations to Daisy Tremble (Lollipop), Johannes Holenbach (Lollipop), Ollie Laber (1/2), Oliver Tremble (3/4), Finn Laber (3/4), Charlie Goosen (3/4), Mazzy Merrit (3/4), Oakley Crawford (5/6), Liam Vile (5/6) and Fiona Repp (5/6). It was so much fun to watch everyone race today! Everyone is skiing so well!

Daisy Tremble shoots down the trail in the Lollipop Race.

Ollie Laber skied so fast that I only caught him crossing the finish line!

Johannes relaxes with cousins Daisy and Oliver after all that hard racing!

Finn, Mazzy, Oliver and Ollie. Word has it that some of these kids spent the morning on downhill skis at Cochran’s before coming to race here. Skimeisters!

Liam started a couple of skiers back but passed all of them and pounded up the hill to first place!

Oakley had an amazing race and passed about ten kids out there, having an argument with one of them about which side was the “right” along the way! Ha!

This is Fiona getting blocked by a skier just as she started the uphill climb to the finish. See the next pic to find out what happens!

In a gusty move, Fiona pulls to the side and splurges an awesome double pole, quickly passing this skier on her way up to the finish line!

Frost Mt. BKL Race

By Rosemary Shea-Cobb on 2 January, 2023 in

Skate. More info forthcoming closer to the date!

Sleepy Hollow BKL Race

By Rosemary Shea-Cobb on 2 January, 2023 in

Sleepy Hollow Ski Club BKL Race

Saturday, January 7th, 2023

9:00 am – 1:00 pm

Welcome youth skiers! We are inviting kids to join us for races and fun on the trails at Sleepy Hollow. We’ll be having a race for each BKL age group. See information for registration, race information and volunteer sign up below.

Registration: Please register all children participating in the races. We have online registration (link below) open until Friday, January 6th at 8:00 pm. Registration will also be open on Saturday, January 7th from 9:00 am – 10:30 am, located at the Barn on the way up to the meadow. Cost is $6 per skier and payment for all registrations will be in person on January 7th- cash or check will be accepted. For day of race registration, you must register at least an hour in advance of the race start time.

Online Registration Link

Volunteers Needed: We need volunteers to help with various jobs for the races and registration. Please sign up if you can help below. Many thanks!

Volunteer Sign Up Link

Race Technique & Course: Due to weather predictions for the next week, the race technique and course are currently TBD. Note that Sleepy Hollow is a fluoro-free zone and only basic block/hot wax, liquid free paraffin waxes are permitted for Eastern Youth BKL races. Courses will be clearly marked for skiers, and we’ll put down v-boards to change courses for each successive age group race. Start and finish will be in Molly’s Meadow.

Lollipop (Kindergarten/pre-K) : ~ 0.5 km

Grades 1/2: ~ 1 km

Grades 3/4: ~ 2km

Grades 5/6: ~ 3 km

Grades 7/8: ~ 4 km

Sleepy Hollow Trail Map

Start: The races will start at 10:00 am with the Lollipop age category. Race start times are listed below. Start format will be a wave start for each race, and with the exception of the lollipop, boys will race first followed by girls in each age group.

10:00 am- Lollipop

10:15 am- Grades 1/2

10:45 am- Grades 3/4

11:15 am- Grades 5/6

11:45 am- Grades 7/8

Results & Awards

Awards will be given when each participant crosses the finish line. All participants will be receiving a ribbon or a lollipop:).

Results will be posted HERE and on Sleepy Hollow’s website on the “Ski Racing & Race Results” page.

Bathrooms/Lodge: The ski lodge is open this year! There is a portalet in the parking lot, as well as bathrooms in the basement of the ski lodge. The Barn (registration spot) will also be open for warming up during the day.

Questions? Contact the race director, Heather LaRocca, laroccabeal@gmail.com or 802-345-7837

NWVT BKL Mini-Fest Relays

By Rosemary Shea-Cobb on 16 February, 2022 in

NWVT BKL MINIFEST Relays

Sunday, February 27th, 2022
@ Rikert Nordic Center

This pandemic inspired event is back with a twist and a different location! Find yourself a relay partner or we’ll find one for you! Record your name & partner on this document: Mini-Fest Relay Partner Spreadsheet. If you are looking for a partner, sign-up on the spreadsheet under a leg and we will look for a partner for you. If we don’t have an MNC partner for you, we will find you a partner from a different club in the same age class for you. I will submit relay partners on Friday, 2/25.

Registration: – Registration will be inside the BARN at Rikert. Registration will open at 8:45 and remain open until 10:30. Day of race registration available up to an hour before each race. Coaches will send relay pairings prior to race day. Day of race registration available for paired relay partners and individuals in need of a partner. Day of race registration $18/skier.

Registration Link

Volunteers Needed: We need volunteers to help with various jobs to make the fest a success! Please sign up to help where you can.

Volunteer sign-up

SCHEDULE

*All Relays will be Freestyle Technique

10 AM- Lollipop ~.5km

10:15 AM- Grades 1/2 ~2X1K

10:30 AM- Grades 3/4 ~ 2x1K

11 AM- Grades 5/6 ~2X2K

11:30 AM- Grades 7/8 ~2X2K

Mini Marathon and Treasure Hunt

A long and short course mini marathon will be open throughout the day for parents and kids to ski to the two beautiful cabins at Rikert, partake in refreshments and seek treasure along the way.

Additional Details:

Coaches, please send relay pairings to britta@frostmountainnordic.org by Friday 2/25

Come with a partner to register day of and no worries, individuals registering without a teammate will be provided a relay partner at registration.

Indoor bathrooms and portable toilets available at Rikert.

Parents skiing with kids need to purchase a day pass inside the Nordic Center.

Racer’s trail pass included in fee.

Masks required when inside any buildings at the center.

Please no dogs or walking on the trails at Rikert.

Mad River BKL Race Recap

By Rosemary Shea-Cobb on 24 January, 2022 in BKL Race Blog

Off they go! The Lollipopers kick off the racing at the Mad River BKL Race on a gorgeous winter afternoon!

It was another bluebird day for the Mad River BKL Race at Ole’s Touring Center in Warren, VT. Race organizers Justin Beckwith and Brie Pike-Springer planned well, scheduling all the races for the afternoon when things had warmed up after a very cold night.

It’s been a long time since Ole’s has held a race and an even longer time since I have skied there. It turned out to be a great venue with great snow and grooming. A 1.5 km loop was groomed out in the fields across from the airstrip and we had that whole side of the road to ourselves. The Races started with a challenging Lollipop race where MNC’s Daisy Tremble and others had to ski up a hill, down and around a corner and back to the finish line where they collected their lollipops. Brother Oliver Tremble skied the 1/2 classic race, easily leading the way for a first place finish. Oliver also skied the 3/4 skate race along with MNC’s Mazzy Merritt who came straight from Bolton’s alpine hill, putting in a Ski Meister day.

We had a great squad of 5/6 racers who dominated the field. Liam Vile, Fiona Repp, Oakley Crawford, and Ansel Sprague all skied incredibly well and finished at the top with Liam leading the pack. Fiona had a sprint to the finish and kept two speedy contesters at bay with her incredible tempo and push.

Mary Moyer skied the 7/8 race and did a tremendous job in a very competitive field. She and the other racers had to ski 3 times around the loop which went up a big hill, moseyed around the top and then descended steeply to the finish. She skied very hard and finished fourth for the girls! Congratulations to all these MNC racers!

Results