Climb to the top of Whiteface, New York’s 5th highest peak for a 360-degree panoramic view of the Adirondacks, New England and Canada *** WILMINGTON, NY – The New York Ski Educational Foundation and the Olympic Regional Development Authority invite athletes to the NYSEF Whiteface Climb to the Castle Rollerski Race on Sunday, September 24 at…

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The New York Ski Educational Foundation (NYSEF) has announced that Shane MacDowell will become the new Head Cross-Country Ski Coach effective September 1, 2017. MacDowell replaces Margaret Maher, who has held the position since 2006. MacDowell, originally from Peru, Massachusetts in Berkshire County, attended Burke Mountain Academy in East Burke, Vermont as a cross-country skier…

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By: Sophie McClelland, NYSEF Nordic Coach Every year the New England Ski community and beyond gets together to celebrate youth skiing. The New England Bill Koch Festival is known as a weekend of organized chaos with races and lots of fun and games. It is always a highlight of the season for many young NYSEF athletes.…

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Congratulations to Lowell Bailey (NYSEF Nordic alum) and Van Ledger (NYSEF Nordic U16 biathlete) on recently claiming national titles at the US Biathlon Championships, held last weekend in Jericho, VT! Link to results   Bailey, fresh off his best season to date on the World Cup, won the national Pursuit and Mass Start titles, and…

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What a spectacular week it was at the Olympic Jumping Complex for the 2017 USSA XC Junior National Championships! Miss the action live? Be sure and check out these fantastic video recaps of all the daily highlights courtesy of FasterSkier and Blazing Pines Productions! Also, you can watch the entire LiveStream recap courtesy of our friends…

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For the first time since 2004, Junior National Championship XC racing returns to Lake Placid, and what a first day of action it was! Event website Link to live timing/results Live Stream: Watch from home! Event schedule Event schedule:  WEDNESDAY, MAR 8 Classic Sprint (1.5km) – Olympic Jumping Complex 7:00 am: Course open for inspection 8:30…

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After nearly hanging up the skis for good at the end of last season, NYSEF Nordic alum Lowell Bailey struck gold in the flagship event of the 2017 IBU Biathon World Championships in Hochfilzen, Austria, taking the win by 3.3 seconds over Czech skier Ondrej Moravec and defending world champion Martin Fourcade of France. Watch the…

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VIRTUAL TEAM CAPTAINS PAGE CHECK THIS PAGE FOR RACE UPDATES! *** Click here for race schedule (NEW 1/21/17 6:50 PM) SUNDAY’S RACE IS CHANGED TO FREESTYLE (INDIVIDUAL START) *** SKIREG ONLINE REGISTRATION REGISTRATION DEADLINE 1/18/17 AT 5 PM NO DAY OF RACE REGISTRATION *** All athletes need a USSA membership (minimum short term athlete membership…

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Beckett Ledger, NYSEF/Northwood School athlete, gives a play-by-play of his time in Slovenia with the US Nordic Combined Team.  Read below to follow his travels. Day 1: I started my travel day on Monday afternoon (eastern time) and ended on Tuesday afternoon (European time). Once in Slovenia Taylor Fletcher and I were picked up by our…

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