The Frost Mountain Eastern Cup was held in conjunction with the Middlebury Carnival over the weekend. Racing for the Carnival got underway on Friday with a mass start Classic race and continued on Saturday with the interval start Skate race as day one of the Eastern Cup, and then the EC continued to Sunday with another Mass Start Classic Race. A few Master's got into the mix on Saturday, but the main event was the highly anticipated Citizen’s race on Sunday which served as the Grand Finale of an action-packed weekend. Frost Mountain Nordic did an excellent job pulling things together for the weekend. Snow coverage was the leanest we have seen since the Alumni Race, but there was new snow

Results: http://www.bethelouting.org/resources/Documents/REVISED%20Results-Flying%20Moose%20Classic%2002.10.2019.pdf Photos: pending The Annual Flying Moose Classic was part two of the Maine Double Weekend. A few skiers who were treated at The John Roderick in Rumford were in for another treat at the Flying Moose in Bethel. It was a sunny morning, and the harsh wind had subsided. While the snow banks in Rumford were 4-6 feet high, in Bethel they were 6-8 feet tall. Bethel has not lost snow, and the groomers did an amazing job setting the course. Skiers tested klister, Oslo, hard-wax, and klister-covered. You could get by on any of these options; however, the snow was abrasive. There we

Results: https://www.chisholmskiclub.org/chisholm_results/2018-19/02-09-19/20190209-1unoff.pdf Photos: https://www.rvgphotos.com/Skiing/2019-Roderick-Marathon A dedicated group of skiers competed in the John Roderick Marathon today at Black Mountain. The dedication was matched and exceeded by the host, the Chisholm Ski Club. They are a "small club that does big things." There were multiple Nordic events associated with the Marathon as well as a sizeable Alpine event at the mountain. Everything ran smoothly with the experienced staff handling more than a few curveballs. It is always good when the participants are not aware of all the decisions that need to be made on the fly. The biggest

Results: http://data.bullitttiming.com/events/2019/CraftsburyMarathon/index.html Photos: https://business.facebook.com/pg/CraftsburyOutdoorCenter/photos/?tab=album&album_id=1822279921215117 Skiers returned Sunday ready for another challenge. Several inches of fluffy snow fell overnight, and the Craftsbury Groomers worked another of their miracles packing all the new stuff on top of this season's deep base. It was a jolly atmosphere, though you could see fatigue written all over those that had raced on Saturday. Skiers lined up to get their bibs and chatted about the outlook for the day. The trail was Saturday's course backward. The only modification was in the stadiums where skiers start

Results: http://data.bullitttiming.com/events/2019/CraftsburyMarathon/index.html Photos: https://business.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1820801724696270&type=1&l=0c848a79dc The Craftsbury Outdoor Center delivered a perfect weekend of skiing with their Marathon and Ski Festival. Eager skiers lined up out the door at bib pick-up beaming with anticipation for what the weekend would hold. Competitors traded jabs on how they would prep their skis for the ultimate advantage and bragged about their conditioning for the event. The energy was high and positive! Race morning the energy was kicked up a notch as racers scurried about testing wax, warmed-up or just tried to stay warm. The NWVE Bench