Middlebury College placed second overall in this weekend's winter carnival, capping a consistently strong season. Congratulations to coach Andrew Gardner and his merry band of nordies, and to John, Tim, Jim, Peggy and everyone else at Rikert who made Friday and Saturday so successful. Some of the great highlights of Carnival: Patrick Johnson breaking 3 (!) poles and still cracking the top 20; Yeoman efforts from Anders Meyer, Dane Johnson, and Graham Eagan; best race this year from Matt Johnson (big brother of Patrick); power skating from Tim Reynolds; amazing skate race for Robin Anderson (#3); top ten in the classic for Cassidy Edwards; Kate Barton and Claire Luby's speedy feet; Joy Erdman's outstanding drive; and Sophie McClelland's raw strength and beautiful technique. (She also wins the prize for the greatest number of relatives in a single race.)
Kudos, too, to local skiers Mary Stewart, racing for UVM and Sophie Allen, in her first year at SLU. The hometown crowd went crazy when these two zipped by.
To see lots of pictures, check out the photo page at Frost Mountain Nordic.
Saturday, February 23, 2008
Thursday, February 21, 2008
Local skiers compete at the Middlebury Carnival
Sophie Allen of Ripton (and St. Lawrence), Mary Stewart of Ripton (and UVM), and Tim Reynolds of Bristol (and Middlebury), will be among the scores of college racers competing in the Middlebury Carnival at the Rikert Ski Touring Center on Friday (2/22) and Saturday (2/23). Come and cheer on them and the entire Middlebury College Carnival Team. Good luck to our favorite Frost Mountain Nordic college coach, Andrew Gardner! Up, up, up.
Sunday, February 17, 2008
Valentine Ski To Romance Mountain
Sometimes the best part about skiing is when you are done. As Mia Allen said “You appreciate the woodstove, a cup of tea and your book even more upon your return.” It is not as if we didn’t thoroughly enjoy our 2.5 hour ski to the top of Romance Mountain and back down the other side. The views of the Taconic Range and Frost Mountain were not to be missed. It is just that it felt grand returning to Blueberry Hill with a glow of having spent the morning skiing in the woods, feeling mellow after our physical exertion and with a hearty appetite. We consumed Tony Clark’s special heart shaped pastries and tomato and cabbage soup and thought we had done it all. But there were more surprises. Tony invited us to his house to share a bottle of Bordeaux and other delicacies. Barbara presented the first annual Frost Mountain Nordic Romance Mountain t-shirt. We are already planning our ski for next year. Many thanks to Tony for a great day of skiing and good cheer.
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Canadian Ski Marathon Report
This just in from FMN member Kim Callahan, from the 2008 Canadian Ski Marathon:
We skied a total of about 75k over the two days- about 51 the first day and the rest on Sunday. It was so much fun- I had three
friends from Colorado fly east to ski with my sister and me. The first day was a blue wax day and by the end we were using special violet.
Sunday as a VR50 purple day all day although a couple of my friends put a Toko red underneath their purple for all the climbing we had to do.
Both worked well and we are all nursing blisters and purple toenails now.
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Forget the wintry mix...
Sunday, February 10, 2008
Frost Mountain Nordic at the Citizens' Race '08
Congratulations to all our FMN members who skied the 2008 Citizens' Race at Bread Loaf, and to those who won loaves of Otter Creek bread: Dia Jenks, Bruce Ingersoll and Bill McKibben. There are some photos posted on the the website, but here is one of FMN organizer, Dia Jenks dashing to the finish. Thanks to John, Tim, Jim, Peggy and all the crew for making it a great event!
Saturday, February 9, 2008
Former Olympian's Nordic Clinic Was A Great Success!
Trina Hosmer, who represented the United States at the 1972 Olympics, taught a classic clinic at Breadloaf on February 7. With ages ranging from 13 to 70 something, over seventeen intrepid skiers took part in the clinic to learn more about classic technique. We participated in a number of drills including skiing without poles and counting to five on each glide and then skiing without using our legs and just poling. Bill McKibben said he learned a tip about staying in your tuck as long as you can on the downhills. Sally Carver felt she understood more about basic body position and looks forward to applying what she learned. We all found it was a treat to watch Trina fly effortlessly down the track and our two hours passed all too quickly. Trina generously donated all proceeds from the clinic to our new club.
Thursday, February 7, 2008
Sorry, John
Dear John,
I have now spelled out the word "Rikert" one hundred times with my ski pole in the snow and will never misspell it again. (I hope.)
Your friend,
The Frost Mountain Nordic blogger
I have now spelled out the word "Rikert" one hundred times with my ski pole in the snow and will never misspell it again. (I hope.)
Your friend,
The Frost Mountain Nordic blogger
Sunday, February 3, 2008
Middlebury Skiing Wins It All!
Not only did Tim Reynolds score big at the UVM Carnival, the entire Middlebury College ski team, nordic and alpine smoked the field. Congratulations to Andrew Gardner for his very first (of many) carnival win!
Saturday, February 2, 2008
Congratulations to Tim Reynolds
Tim Reynolds--Middlebury College junior, Addison County native, and Frost Mountain Nordic founding member won his first nordic ski carnival today at UVM, winning the sprints with his blazing speed. Way to go, Tim!
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