Mansfield Nordic Club
Ski coaching, training and playing in the shadow of Mt Mansfield for all ages and abilities
It’s time to start thinking about your wax box, and Toko is here to help! We’re excited to offer MNC members great discount on lots of Toko products: visit the new menu page on the website under Member Info to learn more about how and when to submit your order for this year!
Happy waxing!
The transition back to school is still not fully normal yet…whether it’s a little bit of “zombie” status at training, or a general sense of chaos getting to and from sessions, it’s always a tough switch to get on a totally new routine after summer. We had a bit of a mini break that first week of school, and a medium week this past week. We are slowly building into more training this coming week. Important to take things gradually with a big shift, but that doesn’t mean a lack of hard work.
This past week we skated hard on Tuesday, stepped up our double pole towing game (towing 2 partners!) on Thursday, went bounding higher up the Honey Hollow road than ever before on Saturday, and a few of us even got to experience the amazing sights of rising fog in Pleasant Valley on Sunday.
Oh, and we’ve been putting up the iron in the gym too, working on strength at Dee PT on both Wednesday and Saturday evening/afternoon. When you add all that up, it does seem like more than a “medium” week…but that’s what it was, so you definitely start to get some perspective on how hard everyone is working to be fast this winter.
Here are some photos from our adventures…it’s going to be another big week ahead with Climb to the Castle on Sunday. It looks like we might get a chance to use the newest addition to the MNC Racing Arsenal…read through to the bottom to see just what that is…!
Timmy and Dakota pushing each other in some bounding intervals. 7 min L3, then 1 min of L4 at the end. Repeat 5 times…tough!
The little swimming hole off the edge of the road was a nice reward though, as St Mikes skier Ethan demonstrates
The scenery was pretty breathtaking in Pleasant Valley on Sunday…luckily Liam stopped by to capture it! Hazy fog lifted to gradually reveal Mt Mansfield as the ski went on.
Did I mention that Pleasant Valley is really beautiful?
Keep your eyes peeled for the new MNC Trailer on the roads around town. This baby can fit all the skis, tools, wax, and supplies needed for a race trip, and in a pinch it can even be a mobile wax unit. And it doesn’t even have it’s MNC logo and paint scheme yet!
Watch out Norwary, the Pugs are the newest trailer team on the circuit!
Hi BKL Parents and Kids! It’s fall and time to start thinking about this winter!
Here is a mini to-do list for the near future 🙂
1) Reserve your Room for the BKL Festival! This year’s Festival is on Feb. 17 & 18 in Weston, Ma. The host hotel is the Embassey Suites in Waltham. Be sure to use the group code to get the special rate of $119/nt.
MNC has received recognition as a Bronze Level program by the U.S. Ski and Snowboard’s Podium Club Certification Program. MNC is the ONLY Nordic-specific club in New England to achieve this status. Along with Loppet Nordic Racing in Minnesota, Mansfield Nordic is one of only TWO Nordic-specific clubs in the country to be awarded status from the U.S. Ski and Snowboard certification system.
Below follows a press release from U.S. Ski and Snowboard:
The Mansfield Nordic Club has recently been awarded Podium Certification at the Bronze level by U.S. Ski and Snowboard. U.S. Ski & Snowboard’s Podium Club Certification Program requires a rigorous, mission driven self-assessment and review of best principles and practices in eight areas of organizational performance. The Mansfield Nordic Club has demonstrated appropriate levels of performance in all areas and is recognized as an important partner of U.S. Ski and Snowboard and a leader among ski and snowboard clubs in the nation.
The leaves remain pretty green at the moment, but if you’ve been outside on the roads and trails lately you can definitely feel fall starting to settle in. Each cold rollerski makes it harder for your pole tips to stick to the pavement, and every chilly interval session leaves your lungs with a distinct metallic taste.
It’s time for some harder workouts and tests that challenge fitness, strength, and speed. The Junior team had a miniature “fall break” from training this past week, with only 2 days of structured sessions. That was intentionally done to coincide with the general onset of zombie-fication that comes with the first week of school. But now things are gearing up again, and we’ll be on a pretty solid routine of busy workouts with a race about every second week. There are a lot of great events out there:
Burlington Invite Citizen’s Race
The NENSA Fall Rollerski Classic is an event we are putting on with EABC up at the Range. You should DEFINITELY mark your calendars and plan to either race, volunteer, or cheer! We’re looking to make this the biggest rollerski event in the East, and hoping it can continue to grow from there.
Fall Rollerski Classic poster by Coach Liam
Between now and October 7th, we’ll be putting in plenty of work to make sure we can race fast and push hard during that event, and the others we have booked up this fall as well! We’re fortunate to continue our partnership with the St Mikes Nordic team: members of their team will be joining us on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays this fall to work together, and we’ve already gotten started with some skate rollerskiing on Thursday and great bounding intervals at Cochrans.
Getting the Knight and Pug squads together at Cochrans
Lots of new and awesome trails around Cochrans
If you haven’t signed up for our Fall programming, now is the time to head over to that page and check it off the list. Once there, you’ll also find registration open for our Climb to the Castle trip to Lake Placid, and Thanksgiving Camp 2017! This year’s Thanksgiving Camp will remain at Craftsbury, and although the duration and amenities remain the same we’ve been able to substantially lower the cost to $399 for the entire camp (over $100 less than past years!). Now is a great time to plan your Thanksgiving skiing…after two minimal-snow camps in a row, we are due for a big blizzard this time!
Click through to check snow conditions at Tomasi Meadow in Underhill. Submitted by on-the-ground reports, as current as possible. Read More about “Snow Conditions”…
Our summer training is OPEN for 2026! Come join us as we work to improve and grow as skiers. Summer kickoff BBQ on June 20th! Read More about “Summer”…
A piece sharing memories and photos of MNC’s dynamic and inspiring founder, Murray Banks, who passed in February 2026 Read More about “Tighten Your Boots: A Murray Banks Remembrance”…