Mansfield Nordic Club

MMU Cougar Chase
2016-07-23 08:30 - 11:00 (America/New_York) | MMU, Jericho, VT, United States
Fun event to support the MMU cross country running team! Check it out here:
MMU Cougar Chase

HURT Camp 2016
2016-07-14 - 2016-07-21 | Camp Meadowbrook, 239 Meadowbrook Road, Queensbury, NY, 12804, United States
An awesome training camp for high school skiers! This long-standing camp takes place in Queensbury, NY and brings together some of the strongest athletes in the area for a week of rollerskiing, bounding, mountain running, and more. HURT Camp is a staple that is garnering legendary status in the ski world! Join in and see what it is all about!

See more info on the events page for HURT Nordic (click)

MNC Trail Run and BBQ
2016-07-09 | Palmer’s Sugarhouse, Shelburne, VT, 05482, United States
Saturday, July 9th will mark MNC’s first-ever 5k! That’s right, we are teaming up with our partners at Skirack to host a 5k running race on the awesome Maple Trails in Charlotte!
This race will be a project of the MNC Junior team who will help with trail work on the course, marking the race loop, designing posters, and helping to set-up and run the event itself.
-Details-
When: Saturday, July 9th. Racing begins at 10AM
Where: The awesome Maple Trails are located at 750 North Pasture Lane in Charlotte (click for map). These are the same trails the popular GMAA “Equinox” race is held on! Parking is available on-site
Entry Fee: $10 pre-registration, $15 day-of-race registration (8:30-9:45am)
Registration: Once approved by site administrators, registration will be available online at SkiReg
Prizes: Random draw from all participants, prizes donated by Skirack
More info: Adam Terko, 802-355-6871 or adamRterko@gmail
BBQ event: After the race there will be a BBQ with grilled items for sale!

Mansfield Mountain Camp
2016-06-23 - 2016-06-26
Notice: Mansfield Mountain Camp registration is now FULL. That being said, please stay tuned to the Junior Blog and MNC schedule for more exciting training opportunities this summer!
A Junior Team training camp to kick off the summer season! Get ready for 4 days and 3 nights of great training in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. Expect epic mountain runs, sendy mountain biking, and rollerskiing in the shadow of some of New England’s biggest peaks.
Our lodging for this training event will be the Supple family camp right off Rt 2 in Jefferson, NH. Be ready to sleep on the floor (camping mats encouraged!). We’ll cook our own meals, see some sights, train hard, and maybe even pay a visit to some nearby attractions.
Dates: Thursday, June 23rd through Sunday, June 26th (4 days, 3 nights)
Below are some photos from a weekend training camp held here in 2010 featuring former MNC athletes Pete Hegman, Jared Supple, John Dixon and (now coach) Adam Terko!
Wide shoulders for rollerkiing and plenty of hills to climb!
Be ready for long runs and muddy shoes!
Pristine lodging in the White Mtns!

Summer Kick-Off Bike Ride/Hike/Party
2016-06-18 08:30 - 15:00 | Henry/Solow’s, 209 Coyote Ridge Rd , Hinesburg, 05661
A tradition continues: a bike ride up to the top of App Gap or a hike up Camel’s Hump, followed by a gathering at the Solow/Henry house to kick off the summer training season.
For the activities
Bike Ride: Meet at Hinesburg Community School at 9AM for a 9:15 (SHARP) departure. There will be a group ride to the top of App Gap and back (40 miles), as well as a shorter ride around the Hinesburg/Charlotte area.
Hike: Coach Adam will lead a hike up Camel’s Hump via the Burrow’s Trail. This group will meet at Brewster Pierce school in Huntington at 8:20AM for an 8:30 departure. This hike is 4.2 miles total, starting off gradual and becoming steep near the top.
Coach Rosemary will lead a BKL hiking group, and Coach Adam will lead a Juniors/Adult hiking group
For the potluck

RSVP (yes or no) by Wed June 15 so Sharon can plan for enough food/drinks with the number in your party (sharonhenry5149@gmail.com);

Bring a large dish to share (the athletes are REALLY hungry!) – green salads, veggie salads, roasted veggies, appetizers, tabouli salad, quinoa salad, etc., etc., etc. Sharon will supply sandwich meats, bread, wraps, drinks and some desserts; There are also paper goods/cups/utensils (all leftover from the winter potlucks).
Potluck starts ~12 – 12:30 pm – 209 Coyote Ridge Rd, Hinesburg, VT; 598-7072 is Sharon’s cell
MNC cycling crew about to tackle App Gap and more

GMVS Speed Camp and Endurance Camp
2016-06-15 - 2016-06-21 | Green Mountain Valley School
Training camp opportunities! Find out more by following the link below to the details and registration page from our friends at GMVS.
Speed Camp: June 15-18
Speed camp focuses on speed and agility through a variety of workouts. Activities: skate and classic rollerskiing, running, strength work in the GMVS Racing Performance Center, agility & balance on foot, and classroom sessions including video analysis.
Endurance Camp: June 18-21
Endurance camp focuses on creating the endurance foundation that is necessary for a strong season of nordic racing. Activities: skate and classic rollerskiing, running, hiking, technique work both on foot and on rollerskis, strength work in the GMVS Racing Performance Center and classroom sessions including video analysis.
INFO LINK

MNC Family Yardsale (2nd Annual!)
2016-06-04 09:00 - 15:00 | Longenbach House, 118 Southridge Road, Williston, VT, 05495, United States
Join Mansfield Nordic in a fun event that combines spring cleaning, fundraising and a fun community event! This yardsale will take place at the Longenbach house (118 Southridge Road in Williston) on June 4th as part of a larger, community-wide sale.
MNC families may donate goods to sell on Friday, June 3 from 4pm to 7pm. Items will be sorted and priced for sale the next day, and all proceeds will go toward the club! Volunteers to help sort and price items on Friday evening are welcome.
The main event will take place on Saturday, June 4th from 9AM to 3PM, when the big sale gets underway. NEW THIS YEAR will be a bake sale element…create your favorite treats to contribute!
We would like to encourage parents and skiers themselves to sign up to help in a variety of roles on Saturday:

-[NEW] Bake Sale goods/treats
-Morning Customer Service (keeping items organized, helping carry items to cars, etc)
-Afternoon Customer Service (keeping items organized, helping carry items to cars, etc)
-Saturday clean-up (cleaning area after sale, loading items to be disposed of, etc)

Sign up here: FAMILY YARDSALE SIGNUP (click)
The MNC tent and banner will be on-site…please feel free to stop by and enjoy the scene, or even shop at the other sales at other sales in the neighborhood.
All unsold items will be donated to local charities, or (for non-clothing items) responsibly disposed of by Adam after the event.
We hope you can join in and be a part of this event!

Skirack Trail Shoe Demo @ Sleepy Hollow
2016-04-24 11:00 - 16:00 | Sleepy Hollow Inn & Ski Center, 427 Ski Lodge Dr, Huntington, VT, 05462, United States
Fun chance to run some trails and try out some new kicks! See below:

Junior Team Spring Party
2016-04-10 17:00 - 20:00
What: A get-together to celebrate the end of the 15/16 season and kick-off the 16/17 season!
Where: Coach Adam’s mansion…or, to be more specific, the large estate Adam is the caretaker of, located at 55 Catella Road in Essex (click for link to directions)
When: Sunday, April 10. 5-8pm
Activities include:

Supplies and set-up for summer ski travel-waxing and cleaning
Junior Team winter slideshow
End-of-season awards
Fun contests for entertaining prizes
Air hockey for fun games
Pool table for intense matches
Hot tub for relaxation
Fire pit for marshmallow roasting

What to bring:

Bathing suit (if you want to hot tub)
Towel (again, for hot tub)
$3-5 suggested donation for pizza and salad

Parents are welcome to visit and socialize as well!

MNC End-of-season Club Party!
2016-04-02 | Craftsbury Outdoor Center, 555 Lost Nation Rd, Craftsbury Common, VT, 05827, United States
Join MNC at Craftsbury to celebrate the end of the season. All members are welcome and encouraged to attend! See our flyer for more information.
To make your reservation click here.

Crafts bury Spring Fling
2016-03-27 09:00 - 11:00 | Craftsbury Outdoor Center, 555 Lost Nation Rd, Craftsbury Common, VT, 05827, United States
The Craftsbury Spring Fling (click for link) will take place on Sunday, March 27th! This event is a fun, low-key 10- or -20k freestyle event. See registration and wax info below. Look for the MNC tent on-site!
Craftsbury Spring Fling Prep:
Glide = Toko HF Yellow or other yellow glide wax.
Topcoat = Toko Jetstream Yellow or other warm glide wax. High for the day is 57!

Supertour Finals/Spring Series - Craftsbury, VT
2016-03-21 08:00 - 2016-03-26 17:00 | Craftsbury Outdoor Center, 555 Lost Nation Rd, Craftsbury Common, VT, 05827, United States
EVENT WEBSITE

NENSA Eastern High School Championships - Ripton, VT
2016-03-18 - 2016-03-20 | Rikert Nordic Center, 106 College Cross Rd, Ripton, VT, United States

NENSA U16 Championships - Rumford, ME
2016-03-11 - 2016-03-13 | Black Mountain Ski Resort, 39 Glover Rd, Rumfrod, ME, 04276

Junior Nationals 2016: Telemark, WI
2016-03-06 08:00 - 2016-03-13 17:00

2016 Bill Koch Festival
2016-03-04 - 2016-03-06 | Great Glenn Trails Outdoor Center, 1 Mt Washington Auto Rd, Gorham, NH, United States
Great Glen Trails, Gorham NH
Event Info:
We are so pleased to announce that Great Glen Trails will be the host site for the 2016 Bill Koch Festival!
EVENT DETAILS ON NENSA.NET

NEW!
ROSEMARY’S VIRTUAL TEAM MEETING PAGE (click)
BKL POT-LUCK SIGNUP (click)

Bill Koch Festival Lodging

-The Bill Koch Festival will be held on March 5th & 6th, 2016 at Great Glen, New Hampshire. After a bit of research done by Heidi Hill (thank you Heidi!), Coach Rosemary has blocked out a dozen rooms at the Royalty Inn in Gorham, NH for MNC families to reserve. Gorham is the closest town to Great Glen.

-The Royalty Inn has use of a pool in the health club next door and while there is no restaurant in the Inn, there are a couple of good restaurants for breakfast and dinner very nearby.

-The rooms are $89-$99/night plus tax and fees. Club members should call 800-437-3529 or (603) 466-3312 and ask for one of the rooms under the Mansfield Nordic room block and give their credit card info to reserve a room under their own name. There are currently 7 rooms with double queen beds, 3 rooms with a double bed & a twin bed and a room which has 3 double beds. Call soon!

FIS Ski Tour Canada 2016 - Gatineau Sprint F
2016-03-01 | Jacques Cartier Park, 103 chemin du Parc-National, Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury, QC, Canada
Come watch the fastest skiers in the world!!
For more info: http://www.skitourcanada.com
Ski Tour Canada At a Glance
Gatineau – March 1 (Sprint F)
Montréal – March 2 (13/22 km – Mass Start – C)
Québec City – March 4 (Sprint F)
Québec City – March 5 (10/15 km – Pursuit – F)
Canmore – March 8 (Sprint C)
Canmore – March 9 (15/30 km Skiathlon)
Lake Louise – March 11 (10/20 km – Interval Start – F)
Canmore – March 12 (10/15km – Pursuit – C)
*F = free technique *C = Classic

Silver Fox Trot
2016-02-27 08:00 - 17:00 | Oak Hill Nordic Trails, Hanover, NH
RACE INFO HERE
A long-standing race event at the memorable trails of Oak Hill in Hanover! BKL races and open citizens races! See race info in link above.

U16/Eastern High School Champ Qualifiers
2016-02-21 08:00 - 17:00 | Craftsbury Outdoor Center, 555 Lost Nation Rd, Craftsbury Common, VT, 05827, United States
Classic and freestyle distances to determine teams for VT representation at U16 Championships and Eastern High School Championships. MNC full wax support available for Juniors!

Bogburn Classic Race CANCELLED
2016-02-20 08:00 - 12:00 | Bogburn Classic, 1051 Skyline Dr, North Pomfret, VT, United States
RACE INFO HERE
A legendary VT ski race for all ages! Check out race info in the link above. Coach Adam will be on-hand with tent/table and waxing help. Masters interested in post-race beverages and some tasty refueling might like to join in for a trip to Worthy Burger right down the road!

Frost Mtn BKL Race
2016-02-15 13:00 - 16:00 | Rikert Nordic Center, 106 College Cross Rd, Ripton, VT, United States
A fun BKL race at Rikert (they have lots of snow!) where Valentines-themed costumes are encouraged!
Freestyle technique, with events for all age groups from lollipop through 8th grade. Action begins at 1pm!
Click here for registration link

NENSA EasternCup Race Weekend #4 / USSA SuperTour / UVM Carnival - Stowe
2016-02-06 - 2016-02-07 | Trapp Family Lodge, 700 Trapp Hill Rd, Stowe, VT, 05672, United States
What a great weekend of racing in Lake Placid! The final races this weekend with occur at Trapps in Stowe.
For those new to the EC circuit, here’s a Parent Primer on EC Racing: http://www.mansfieldnordic.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/MNCParentPrimer.pdf).
On Saturday (2/6), we will also be joined by the BK Race team who will be practicing/racing from 9am -12pm with Coach Rosemary and of course, cheering on the U16 and U18 MNC racers. Thus, lots of hungry mouths to feed…..so here is the link to the potluck signup: (http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0e48aba928a3f85-mansfield1).
SATURDAY: We need a couple of families to volunteer to bring a warm, protein filled soup or chile for lunch. (I have a large crock pot if anyone needs to borrow one and Adam will supply a generator for power). Other families can fill in with healthy snacks/muffins, etc. I will bring a large hot water dispenser for hot chocolate as well as coffee/cream/sugar along with the paper goods needed for the potluck (bowls, spoons, napkins but do bring your own travel mug, if possible).
SUNDAY: I can bring a large chile for lunch….maybe someone else can bring a soup? Again others can fill in with snacks and other foods.
Please do remember to bring your own travel mug for coffee/mochas so we can be a GREEN as possible – thanks! If there is something that you want to bring that is not on the sign up, please let me know and I can add so that the food remains (somewhat!) coordinated.

Thanks everyone for your potluck contribution – looking forward to our last EC race of the season and to watching our new rising MNC racers!

Mtn Top Paintball Biathlon
2016-01-31 11:00 - 16:00 | Mountain Top Inn and Resort, 195 Mountain Top Road, Chittenden,, VT, 05737, United States
A very fun event that has grown and grown over the years into a BKL highlight! Come try the sport of biathlon with PAINTBALL guns…what could be more fun? See the flyer below, and find a link to the registration page HERE
Coach Jen will be there to help kids warm-up and learn the course. Be sure to get there in time to practice shooting the paintball rifle (9-11 AM).

NENSA EasternCup Race Weekend #3 / SuperTour - Lake Placid
2016-01-30 - 2016-01-31 | Mt. Van Hovenberg, 5021 Rte 86 Scenic, Wilmington NY, Lake Placid, NY, United States
The next stage of the EC race series takes place in Lake Placid. Follow along the details on Adam’s virtual Team Meeting HERE.

Pre-Craftsbury Marathon Wax Clinic @ Skirack
2016-01-27 06:00 - 19:00 | Skirack, 85 Main Street, Burlington, VT, 05401, United States
Hosted by Skirack and Mansfield Nordic Club
Wednesday, January 27, 2016 | 6-7 pm

What: A wax clinic covering all you need to know about glide and kick waxing to prepare for the upcoming Craftsbury Marathon, featuring hands-on learning and expertise from Toko Tech Team representative Dave Boucher and MNC Head Coach Adam Terko! Bring your skis, wax and tools.

Dave and Adam will host a short discussion of the projected Craftsbury race wax and it’s application. Then participants will have a chance to work on their own skis under the guidance of Dave, Adam and the Skirack staff.

When: Wednesday, January 27, 2016 | 6-7 pm

Where: Skirack Nordic Center, 85 Main Street, Burlington VT

Mansfield Nordic Club Duathlon @ Craftsbury
2016-01-24 | Craftsbury Outdoor Center, 555 Lost Nation Rd, Craftsbury Common, VT, 05827, United States
Come join MNC for a unique and fun race event at Craftsbury. In past seasons, this has been a favorite event for BKL skiers,but this year the event has been expanded to Juniors as well as Masters and is part of the NENSA Zak Cup series. Earn points for your club and race head-to-head against competition from all over New England!
Masters through U16: 6km classic + 6km skate, 11am. BKL: 1-2km classic + 1-2km skate, 1pm.
For more information and to see our race flyer click here
To register on Ski Reg click here
Online Registration Deadline: Wednesday, Jan 21, 2016 at 9:00 PM EST
Volunteer Opportunities
If you would like to help out, there are plenty of opportunities to help with the morning adult races (~9:30-1) AND/OR the afternoon BKL races (~12-4). Most of the jobs won’t take the full block of time. For those who want to race and volunteer: Race Starts are 11am Men, 12pm Women, 1:30 BKL.

I have these jobs for both morning and afternoon:
1) start/finish zone,
2) transition zone and course set up,
3) registration, and
4) ski waxing assistants.

To sign-up for volunteer questions please contact: christine.massey@uvm.edu

White Mtn Classic/NENSA Club Championships
2016-01-23 08:00 - 17:00 | Jackson Ski Touring Foundation, 153 Village Rd, Jackson , NH, 03846, United States
Enjoy a fantastic classic marathon in a beautiful setting AND help MNC compete for the NENSA Club Championship! Whether you are looking to race your heart out in the main event, or just enjoy the snow in the un-timed touring category, the White Mountain Classic is sure to be a memorable day.
White Mountain Classic Information/Registration

Toko Wax Clinic at Range
2016-01-19 15:45 - 19:00 | Ethan Allen Training Facility, 113 Ethan Allen Rd., Jericho, VT, 05465, United States
Be sure to attend training on Tuesday the 19th for a wax clinic at the Range! There will be a clinic for the kids at 4pm and a clinic for the Masters at 6pm!

Masters Ski & Potluck Social
2016-01-16 08:00 - 17:00
Hello Masters!
We hope you will join us for a day of skiing and/or training on Saturday January 16 to be followed by a potluck dinner. The dinner will be held at the home of:

Bill and Jennifer Supple
103 Westall Drive
Richmond
jssupple@gmail.com

Come any time after 6 pm. Please bring a food item to share and a drink of your choice.

Conditions permitting, we will be skiing at Trapps Family Lodge in Stowe. You can wax and purchase a ticket inside the lodge downstairs. We will meet in the area outside the lodge at 10:30 am ready to ski. Bring water, a snack, and/or lunch.

Some skiers may choose to use this day as a training session for the Craftsbury Marathon. Others will ski for fun!

Feel free to attend the ski only, the dinner only, or both.

Please let me know if you would like to join us by Friday the 15th. No need to respond otherwise.

I will send an update and confirmation of time and place as the day approaches.

Looking forward to seeing you! Email me with any questions.

NENSA EasternCup Race Weekend #2 Waterville
2016-01-16 - 2016-01-17 | Black Mountain Ski Resort, 39 Glover Rd, Rumfrod, ME, 04276
