Everyone camps together at each location, and it’s just a giant summer ski party.” Start in Craftsbury, move on to Jericho, and then to each of Lake Placid’s tracks. Think of the potential, too we could do four stages, using four different tracks, and all within 1-2 hrs in VT and NY. “Pulling off a stage-style roller ski race weekend, with over 100 competitors on two different roller-ski tracks, reminds me of summer racing in Norway and Sweden,” wrote Whitcomb in an email. Ski Team head coach Matt Whitcomb scheming about the opportunity to grow the events in the years to come. (Photo: Reese Brown / RDB Marketing)Īfter a year with minimal opportunity for cross-club collaboration, the events provided not only a solid training stimulus, but also invigorated the teams as they prepare for the upcoming season. The really exciting part is we hope to carry the enthusiasm from rollerski into our Popular Race calendar, which will be released in the coming month.” The man behind the wheels: NENSA competitive programs director Justin Beckwith. We have four more roller races this fall including Climb to the Castle this weekend, which is paired with our Eastern Coaches Symposium - back in the Empire State. “They also highlight the amazing partnerships we have with clubs, venues and sponsors. “Lake Placid and Jericho were fantastic events and the beginning of the vision becoming a reality,” NENSA competitive programs director Justin Beckwith shared in an email. These events are perhaps the climax of NENSA’s summer rollerski series, which has helped feed the energy and momentum of the cross country ski community throughout the Northeast. The weekend featured a freestyle sprint event - The Keys to the Castle - on the rollerski track at Mt Van Hoevenberg, followed by a distance stage dubbed the Free Fall Rollerski Race in Jericho, VT. (Photo: Reese Brown / RDB Marketing)Īs summer turned to fall, skiers from the Stratton Mountain School T2 team (SMS T2), the Sun Valley Gold Team (SVSEF), and the Bridger Ski Foundation Pro Team (BSF) met in Lake Placid, NY for a collaborative training camp, capped off with two stages of rollerski racing. Over the bumps, Jessie Diggins heads out for her qualifier during the Keys to the Castle rollerski race in Lake Placid, NY.

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