ADK Paintball Biathlon Series

The Adirondack Paintball Biathlon Series Event #2 took place this past Sunday at Mount Van Hoevenberg. The series is organized by the New York Ski Educational Foundation (NYSEF) in cooperation with the Olympic Regional Development Authority, Dewey Mountain Ski Center and the Tupper Lake Youth Nordic Ski Development Club. With support from the Uihlein-Ironman Sports Fund of the Adirondack Community Trust, NYSEF is able to offer 7 events for kids up to age 13 throughout the winter, in an effort to promote cross-country skiing and biathlon in the Tri-Lakes area. The next ADK Paintball Biathlon event is scheduled for January 29 at Mount Van Hoevenberg. Contact Steve Vargo at stevev (at) nysef.org for more details.

Results for Event #2 are posted here!

Event #1

Ethan Wood

 Royal McDonnell

Chris Gilman

ADK Paintball Biathlon Series

Event #2 will be Sunday 1/8 at Mt. Van Hoevenberg!

Registration at 12:30-1 pm at the Biathlon Lodge. Event start at 1:20 pm. $10 registration fee. $5 special entry fee for NYSEF, LPSC, ORDA Pathfinder, Dewey Mt, and TLNSC athletes.

We will need parent/volunteer help in the range – please email Steve stevev (at) nysef.org or Margaret margm (at) nysef.org if you can help out.

Results for Event #1 are posted here!

ADK Paintball Biathlon Event #1 (Thursday update)

Event #1 will be Friday 12/30 at the Olympic Ski Jumps! In addition, we will add a J2, J1/OJ class for the older athletes.

Registration at 2:30 pm at the Ski Jumps Base Lodge. Event start at 3 pm. $10 registration fee. $5 special entry fee for NYSEF, LPSC, ORDA Pathfinder, Dewey Mt, and TLNSC athletes.

Everyone must park in the lot by the ticket booth. Vehicles are not allowed to drive down to the base lodge.

We will need parent/volunteer help in the range – please email Steve stevev (at) nysef.org or Margaret margm (at) nysef.org if you can help out.

ADK Paintball Biathlon Series for Kids!

NYSEF Cross-Country Team kicks off the race season in Craftsbury, VT!

Craftsbury Common, VT – Over the past weekend, the New York Ski Education Foundation (NYSEF) Nordic team traveled to Craftsbury, Vermont to compete in the season’s first NENSA Eastern Cup and Junior National qualifying races. The two-day event included a 1.5 kilometer sprint Saturday morning, a 3 kilometer prologue Saturday afternoon, and a 5/10 kilometer distance race on Sunday. Due to the lack of snow so far this winter, all races were held on a challenging 1.5 kilometer manmade loop. Both races on Saturday were of the classic technique, while the distance races on Sunday were of the freestyle technique. All races featured very strong fields including some of the best high school, collegiate, professional, and former Olympic athletes competing.

On Saturday morning, NYSEF’s Maile Sapp (Morrisonville, NY) led the way with an overall finish of 35th, and 6th in the J1 age group. Nina Armstrong (Lake Placid, NY) and Maeve Peabody (Keene, NY) had impressive showings placing 9th and 10th in the J2 age group. Amelia McDonnell (Paul Smiths, NY) and Emma Zdgiebloski (Lake George, NY) also competed in the sprint event finishing 17th and 41st in their respective age groups. On the boy’s side, Will Fieroh (Paul Smiths, NY) placed 50th and Evan Greenburg (Saranac Lake, NY) placed 54th in the J1 class.

Saturday’s afternoon 3 kilometer prologue saw Maile Sapp put another nice race together finishing 45th overall and 8th in her age group. J2’s Nina Armstrong and Maeve Peabody finished 9th and 13th in the J2 class. Amelia McDonnell and Emma Zdgiebloski also had solid races placing 21st and 40th in their age class. Will Fieroh had a strong race in the afternoon placing 55th in the J1 age group. Evan Greenburg also competed in the afternoon.

Sunday’s race brought cold temperatures and lightning fast courses, as the Women raced 5 kilometers and the Men raced 10 kilometers. Maile Sapp led the way again placing 77th overall and 13th in the J1 class. Nina Armstrong and Maeve Peabody had solid grouping finishing 8th and 10th for J2s. Emma Zdgiebloski finished 52nd in her age group. On the boy’s side, Evan Greenburg placed 54th in the J1 class.

NYSEF Nordic continues the race season when the group travels to Rumford, Maine to compete in the US National Championships, January 1-8, 2012.

Link to results on NENSA:
Day 1 Classic Results
Day 2 Freestyle Results

NYSEF Season Opener / Nordic Combined clinic

The NYSEF Season Opener is cancelled for Sunday, December 11.

The BKL Nordic Combined Clinic scheduled for Saturday, December 10 is also cancelled. We hope to reschedule the USSA L100 Clinic and Ski Jumping clinic to later in the winter. Stay tuned for updates.

Think snow!

Vote for Mid-Atlantic!

Mid-Atlantic Junior Skiing is asking for your support!

TOKO has recently introduced a contest on Facebook asking the following question:

What division has the most fun Cross Country Ski Junior National team?
The winning division gets $2,000 worth of Toko wax and tools! Contest ends January 12, 2012.

By logging in to your Facebook account and pasting the following URL in to your browser: http://www.facebook.com/questions/284855611558915/

Help show your support for the Mid-Atlantic Team and NYSEF’s XC athletes at the 2012 USSA Junior Nationals at Soldier Hollow, UT!

Izzo takes on the Kanc - UNH style!

UNH Ski Team tradition is to ski the Kancamagus Highway in northern NH every fall. It's a beautiful day for the 56 mile classic and skate trek. Hope the bag of M&Ms keeps Elizabeth from bonking like Coach Marge did back in 2000!

NYSEF Nordic Fundraiser at Cascade XC Ski Center on November 12!

Please join us for a fun celebration to kick off the ski season – proceeds benefit the NYSEF Nordic programs! Invite a friend!  21 and over.

Hope to see you there,
NYSEF Nordic Staff

Lake Placid Ski Club / NYSEF Ski Swap this Saturday November 5!

Community Ski and Snowboard Swap this Saturday, November 5 from 9 am -12 noon at the St. Agnes School Gym, located at 2322 Saranac Ave in Lake Placid, NY. The public is invited to not only see what great alpine, Nordic and snowboard treasures they can find, but to also sell their gently used hard and soft goods/equipment for cash.

20% of the proceeds are donated to the event hosts and local athletic organizations: the Lake Placid Ski Club and the New York Ski Educational Foundation.

Gear drop off is Friday 11/4 from 6-7:30pm and Saturday 11/5 from 8:30-8:45 am at St. Agnes School. Unsold gear must be picked up on Saturday 11/5 from 12 noon-1 pm.

Goods for sale: skis (alpine/freestyle/cross-country/Nordic/jump), snowboards, boots, poles, ski pants & jackets, race gear, impact gear, etc; ice skates are also accepted.

Any questions please contact the NYSEF office at: 518-946-7001. www.nysef.org

Ski swap details: http://nysef.org/ski_swap.pdf

National Nordic Foundation Drive for 25 on November 15

Supporting tomorrow's stars today

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Check it out at: http://nccsef.org/news/

Uihlein-Ironman Sports Fund of Lake Placid

Adirondack Community Trust

Much appreciation goes out to the Uihlein-Ironman Sports Fund and the Adirondack Community Trust (ACT) for their continued support of our local athletes and the NYSEF Nordic program!

Annie, Anna, Glenice, Nina and Maile with coach Marge at the grant ceremony at Heaven Hill Farm

UISF grant will support the development of a biathlon program in the Tri-Lakes area and the Adirondack Paintball Biathlon Series in the upcoming winter!