What a winter!

Team highlights this season included:

·         8th annual NYSEF Whiteface Climb to the Castle Rollerski Race in September

·         2nd XC Winter High School Camp at the Lake Placid Training Center with 65 athletes from across NY participating

·         Learn 2 Fly at the Olympic Ski Jumps

·         Trailblazers and Snowcats log many kilometers at MVH and compete in night races at Dewey Mountain

·         XC Winter Term

·         New youth ski jumping gear purchased with a grant by the Adirondack Foundation – Uihlein-Ironman Sports Fund helped athletes safely move from jumping the K20 meter to the K30-K48 meter sized hills

·         Winning all junior age groups at the NYSEF Harry Eldridge Freestyle Race on our home course

·         Competitive racing by Junior Race Team athletes on the New England Eastern Cup/JNQ circuit:

*        team posted 29 top-10 age group results (improvement from 12 top-10s in 2014)

·         NY High School State Meet:

*        Nina and Karl place 1st in the individual classic races

*        top 10 finishes by: Gabby (3rd), Jackie (7th), Bryce (2nd), Scott (4th), Henry (7th), Eric (10th)

*        LPHS Boys Team wins the relay and overall state championship

*        LPHS Girls Team wins the relay and overall State championship

·         Exciting comps at the 2015 USSA Ski Jumping & Nordic Combined Junior Nationals in Steamboat Springs, CO:

*        Gabby was crowned U18 Girls National Nordic Combined Champion

*        Karl posted the fastest XC time for the 3nd year in a row

*        Landon, Matt and Beckett all posted top 5 age-group results

*        athletes take first jumps on the K114 meter hill

·         Rockstar performances at the 2015 USSA XC Junior National Championships in Truckee, CA:

*        11 NYSEF athletes qualified for the Mid-Atlantic JN Team

*        Karl skied an impressive race to earn the USSA U18 Boys Freestyle Junior National title and All-American status! and placed 17th in the freestyle sprint and 23rd in the classic race

*        Scott had an amazing week of racing in the U16 boys category by placing 4th in the freestyle sprint, 6th in the freestyle race and 11th in the classic mass start race making him a 2-time All-American

*        Everett had a strong freestyle sprint result by finishing 5th in the U16  boys category and earning All-American status

*        Henry had great races by placing 7th in the freestyle sprint qualifier, 14th in the freestyle sprint heats and 15th in the freestyle race

*        Nina was nominated for the USSA Dave Quinn award from the Mid-Atlantic Division for sportsmanship, results and love of the sport

*        LPHS Boys Team with Karl, Scott and Henry placed 3rd (out of 86 schools) in the high school team results at with just 3 athletes (winning team had 8 boys)

*        NYSEF placed 13th in the club standings (out of 63 clubs)

·         Great racing at Eastern High School Championships to finish the season:

*        Team NYSEF with Bryce, Nina, Henry and Gabby placed 4th out of 53 teams

*        top 15 individual finishes by Nina, Gabby, Bryce and Henry out of 100+ racers per gender

·         Miles was named to the USA Ski Jumping Development Team and placed 5th overall in the 2014/15 US Cup

·         Collaborations with the Lake Placid Ski Club, ORDA and Adirondack Foundation/UISF for continued programming in the Olympic Village

·         Number of kids in the program: 37

·         Number of staff: 3 XC/NC and 2 SJ/NC

·         Number of days on snow: too many to count but our awesome venue at MVH had over 115 days with all 50 km skiable

·         Overall, a healthy and active environment through play on skis!

U16 boys pack at the NYSEF Season Opener

Gabby racing in the NYSEF Season Opener

Everett and Karl qualify for the big boys sprint heats in Maine

 

Karl lunges for the finish line in Maine to place 5th in the U18 boys race

Scott goes on to win the U16 boys sprint heats in Maine

Nina is the U18 girls champ at the NYSEF Harry Eldridge Freestyle Race

Everett, Scott, Henry and Royal lead the U16 boys mass start 

at the NYSEF Harry Eldridge Freestyle Race

Karl, Bryce and Eric lined up at the start at MVH

Van races at the Mountain Top Paintball Biathlon race in VT

Anya in the range at the Mountain Top Paintball Biathlon race in VT

lots of NYSEF boys on the relay podium at the NY High School State Meet

LPHS with Coach Bill take both the boys and girls state titles

opening ceremonies at the 

2015 USSA Ski Jumping & Nordic Combined Junior Nationals in Steamboat Springs, CO

competition hill in Steamboat Springs

Everett and Scott qualify for the U16 boys sprint heats at the 

2015 USSA XC Junior National Championships in Truckee, CA

sprint wax table magic

Scott and Everett with Coaches Marge and Nick...All-Americans!

no words can explain...simply amazing! great skiing Karl

Karl is the 2015 USSA U18 Boys Freestyle Junior National Champion!

pretty sweet bib #

Bryce skis to 27th place in the U18 boys freestyle race at Junior Nationals

Nina "graduates" from NYSEF and heads to Harvard University next year...what an adventure it's been!

Team NYSEF in Truckee, CA 

with Jackie, Abby, Nina, Lucy, Coach Marge, Bryce, Karl, Everett, Henry, Scott, Eric and Royal

see you next winter!