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Get a Christmas Tree or Wreath and Support NYSEF!
Save the date! On Saturday, November 27, our friends at McCarthy Farms want you to pick our a Christmas Tree or Wreath in support of NYSEF! <- AND WE DO TOO! Details in the attached flyer. Rain Date is Saturday, December 4. Reservations are not required.
Read MoreDiscussing the season with athlete, Kai Mckinnon!
Local U12-U16 athletes competed this past weekend in “Jumptoberfest” in Fox River Grove, IL. It was a great opportunity to get on age appropriate hills for these athletes. Top results came from Kai McKinnon (Lake Placid), who placed 1st in the U14 girls on the K40 and 3rd in the U16 Girls Nordic Combined off…
Read MoreAthletes jump in Chicago!
Athletes had a chance to compete outside Chicago with the Norge Ski Club earlier this month. It was a great opportunity to get on age appropriate hills for these U12-U16 athletes. Top results came from Kai McKinnon (Lake Placid), who placed 1st in the U14 girls on the K40 and 3rd in the U16 Girls Nordic…
Read MoreRollerskiers in the Mist: Patterson, Brown Win Foggy Climb to the Castle by Peter Minde
Rollerskiers in the Mist: Patterson, Brown Win Foggy Climb to the Castle taken by FasterSkier Peter MindeOctober 5, 2021 Racers climb the Whiteface Veteran’s Memorial Highway during the 2021 Climb to the Castle. (Photo: Nancie Battaglia/NYSEF) The rain stopped just long enough for Caitlin Patterson and Jake Brown to savor their wins at the 2021…
Read More2021 Ski Sale – Details
The New York Ski Educational Foundation (NYSEF) and the Lake Placid Ski Club (LPSC) are teaming up for their annual Ski Sale. The ski sale will take place at the Horse Show Grounds in Lake Placid on Saturday, October 30. For community members looking to sell equipment, please drop off gear on Saturday, October 30 between 8 – 9:15…
Read MoreTHANK YOU, Joe Lamb and Lamb Lumber Co.
THANK YOU to sponsor Joe Lamb of Lamb Lumber Co. in Lake Placid for supporting the Climb To the Castle rollerski event on Sunday, October 3 with prize money for the top competitors! ($200 for 1st, $125 for second and $50 for third in the mens and womens groups plus $75 for the top men…
Read MoreWelcome (back) to the Whiteface – freeride team, Jake Roney!
Welcome (back) to the Whiteface – freeride team, Jake Roney! Jake will be working with our Moguls “B” group at Whiteface this season. Jake is from Wildwood, NJ and currently resides in Burlington, VT – finishing up his last semester at the University of Vermont (UVM). He is majoring in Finance with a minor in…
Read MoreU.S. Olympic Team Trials Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined to Take Place December 24-25 in Lake Placid
Taken from USANordic.org Lake Placid, N.Y. – The Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA) and the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC) announced today that the U.S. Olympic Trials for the sports of ski jumping and Nordic combined will take place at the Olympic Jumping Complex and Mt. Van Hoevenberg in Lake Placid on Dec. 24 and…
Read MoreWelcome U16 Alpine Coach at Whiteface, Colden Mrak!
. Colden is no stranger to NYSEF being a part of the program since he was a U10 – “I remember having board member Art Lussi as my first coach,” he said. Colden lives in Plattsburgh, NY and trained with NYSEF every week before heading to Clarkson University. At Clarkson he skied for 4 years…
Read MoreJoin NYSEF to refine your coordination on snow with gymnastics training this fall!
Join NYSEF to refine your coordination on snow with gymnastics training this fall led by Head Coach Yarka Novakova, international level gymnast/trampoline coach and former co-owner of Novak’s Gym in Northern Virginia with her husband, Yari Novak. What: Gymnastic training to develop coordination, strength and general pre-season conditioning for competitive athletes. Who can sign up: All enrolled…
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