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January Events – MNC BKL

By on 6 January, 2025 in BKL Race Blog, BKL Training Schedule

January Mansfield Nordic BKL Events- Starting this weekend

Hi BKL Families-

To celebrate what looks like the return of winter, I wanted to let you know about some upcoming weekend events. This weekend is our annual Skiathlon Race at Sleepy Hollow. It’s a fun team event and everyone is welcome!

Thanks to support from a couple families in our program we have custom neck gaiters for all our skiers! Coaches started handing them out last week and we hope to hand out the rest this week. They are perfect for cross country skiers.

 

BKL Beginner Waxing Clinics and Open Waxing Time – Sat, Jan 11 and Sat, Jan 18 from 2-3:30pm

Location: MNCC in Jonesville

We’ll start with a short beginner waxing clinic followed by some open time where you can wax your own skis. Bring your own wax and tools or use ours. Coaches and volunteers will be around to answer questions and help with waxing. Suggested for kids grade 4-8 and their parents. The waxing clinic is open to all BKL Families, but there is limited space for the open waxing time at the end. Sign Up Here

 

Backcountry Film Festival – Saturday, January 11

Our friends at the Underhill Recreation Committee are hosting a movie night at the Underhill Town Hall. See their Facebook Page for more info and tickets.

 

MNC Skiathlon Race at Sleepy Hollow – Sunday, January 12

This is our “home” ski race for all ages and proceeds go to support the MNC scholarship fund. Everyone is invited to race or come cheer and check out the scene.

The day starts with adult racing from 10-11:00 am followed by BKL racing from 11:45am-1:15pm. It’s classic skiing only for Lollipop and Grade 1/2. Then Grade 3/4, 5/6 + 7/8 all race the Skiathlon, which starts with a classic loop and skiers change equipment midrace and finish with a skate loop.  More Info/Registration (online closes 1/11 at 5pm and there is registration on the day of the event)

We will have a team waxing setup and coaches skiing the course with small groups to explain how the race works. We’ll also practice the Skiathlon equipment transition this Thursday at practice for anyone that is planning to race.

Most of the event volunteer jobs are filled, but we could use a little help for BKL.

Make Cookies for Finish Line Prizes or Bring Something for our Team Snack Table

 

SkiRack Ski Swap and Winter Sale- Gear intake Jan 8-10 and the Swap Jan 11

This weekend is also the SkiRack Swap and Winter Sale.  More Info

Sleepy Hollow BKL Race – February 2

Mark your calendars for this fun event. The event includes kids races, speed runs and a ski tour. More info coming soon.

 

If you want to look ahead to more events this winter please check out the MNC BKL Weekend Race and Event Schedule

Lollipop racers on the start line

Bogburn Wax Rec

By on 2 January, 2025 in BKL Race Blog, Junior Blog, Masters Blog

Some snow has fallen in the hills, and it looks like moderate temperatures for the Bogburn on Saturday.

Just a quick note, however, that this wax recommendation is coming to you from 5F and dark Anchorage, AK so please take all notes as a “best guess” scenario without knowing the actual snow condition. MNC coaches never apply kickwax for a race before the morning of the race itself, when we’ve had a chance to size things up!

Look for the MNC tent and team area with coach Liz, coach Sara, and coach Kristen on race day up at Rikert!

The snow report indicates very little new snow from the recent storm system. Therefore expect a mostly machine-made/transformed base with temps in the 20s, meaning snow could start icy and become sugary.

For glide wax, a simple warm/mid-range option like Toko Red or Swix HS8 would be safe. For kick, klister could very well be involved so please hold off on applying a hardwax binder. Coaches will likely be able to apply a quick spray klister or roller klister binder job if it is called for.

BKL Info Dec 30-Jan 4

By on 30 December, 2024 in BKL Race Blog, BKL Training Schedule

Thurs AM Update: Tomasi received 6″ of new snow overnight, so we are going to classic ski today at Tomasi. See below for full details.

Happy New Year! We are hoping that January will bring the return of winter. There are a bunch of different things happening this week and regular practice resumes this Thursday. (I had mentioned a possible family ski on New Years Eve, but we’re going to cancel that due to snow conditions.)

Sub-Groups and Coach Info

Parent Meeting Notes

Season Long Schedule
Weekend Race and Event Schedule

Tuesday, December 31: Devos Practice at Sleepy Hollow. See the Junior Training Doc for details and check before you head out (the weather might require plans to be updated).

Wednesday, January 1: This is the first Sleepy Hollow Wednesday Night Worlds of the 2025 season! It’s a low key, ultra customizable (distance and technique) weekly ski race that continues through January and February.  Potluck following each race. A great option for kids that love racing, families that want a little more. It’s on your own, but there will be MNC BKL kids there throughout the winter.  $10 kids and $17 adults. More Info

Thursday, January 2– JackRabbits, Arctic Foxes, Racers and Devos
Location: Tomasi Meadow
Time: 3:45pm-5:15pm
Details: We will be classic skiing today.  Come a few minutes early if you need to wax and find us at the wax bench setup on the side of the parking lot near the trailhead. If you wax at home try using Toko Red or Swix Violet.

Parking: The Tomasi lot on Mountain Rd. Please park tight, so there is space for everyone. Please don’t park on Pinacle Ridge (it’s a private driveway). Underhill Central School is an overflow parking location.
Reminder: There is no inside space or bathrooms (go before heading over). Wear a headlamp.

Saturday, January 4 : Bogburn is a classic race hosted by Rikert. BKL races are in the morning and adults races are in the afternoon. This race is open to all BKL Skiers. MNC Team Info – Race Info –  Registration – Let coaches know you are coming

Skiin’ together

By on 29 December, 2024 in Junior Blog

What a busy few weeks! Early snow has made a lot of great things possible…from bluebird days at Craftsbury to rainy intervals at Sleepy Hollow…we’ve experienced all types of winter and snow conditions thus far. What will 2025 bring?

Here’s a quick recap of three cool stories from recent weeks…

1) Masters/Juniors intervals @ Sleepy

We have a very speedy group of “Onyx” level Masters skiers. They are always looking for a challenge, and Coach Sara suggested to me that maybe we could coordinate a joint Master/Junior interval session one evening. There was a HS ski race earlier in the day, which means a large portion of the MNC Juniors already got in their intensity. However, the addition of a squad of 6-8 Masters in the evening meant that the Juniors who didn’t race earlier had the same size group…everybody got to push each other, the groups mixed quite well in terms of speed, and it said a lot about the cool things a club like MNC is capable of!

Nighttime doesn’t make for the best photos but…they are off together!

2) Eastern Cup 1 @ Craftsbury

As I told our team during our evening meeting on Saturday, after the conclusion of the first EC race (a classic sprint)…different skiers, new names others might not have heard before, and a much younger team on the whole…but we picked up right where we left off! 

It was an awesome first Eastern Cup weekend, with too many highlights to fit into one blog post. How about Mia and Astrid qualifying for the open heats as U16s? Or Seven winning the Junior Heats, followed closely by MNC alum Elsa Sanborn (freshman at Bates)? Or Anders making a return to the Pugs with a 4th place overall again the stacked college field? Jonah and Niko made the open heats and finished as 3rd and 4th U18s. Oh yeah, then at the end of the day Jorgen won his first U16 Eastern Cup in the first event of the season!

Gabe, Acadia, and Sylas also raced their first Eastern Cups ever, and Charlotte returned to the mix after a totally epic running season that ended in Portland at the Nike Nationals. James and Isaiah had their first top-10 races on Sunday.

And on and on…it was a fun time, and great to have things close-to-home to kick off the season. Thanks to our awesome coaching staff with Sara, Kristen, Tom, and Danny! Next up is Lake Placid in January.

3) Bluebird winter break skiing

It’s hard to beat sunny skies and sparkling snow. Our intervals on Thursday were pretty darn amazing, with images and videos that look worthy of the biggest-budget ski movies out there.

Special thanks to Meredith who joined us to help out! Now with warm temps and rain threatening our nice snow it may be back to snowmaking loops for a bit…

 

 

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