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one of the best venues in the Northeast. activities, including making s’mores,
NCAA in Middlebury. Photo by Trent Campbell
This is a unique opportunity for women skiing a Nordic terrain park, shooting

to learn from some of the best female paintballs, pulling sleds, and stretching
skiers in the country in a beautiful out with some yoga. Proceeds benefit the
environment.
Skiing Kids in School Program. Event is
put on by Friends of the Rec Path.
Jan. 12
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Feb. 1
Frost Mountain Nordic Bill Koch CRAFTSBURY NORDIC

Home Race CENTER
Frost Mountain Nordic Ski Club hosts Craftsbury Marathon
its annual Bill Koch Youth Ski League The 2014 marathon will run in the
Races at Rikert. Open to kids who want traditional point-to-point format from
to see how much fun racing can be.
Highland Lodge in Greensboro to

Craftsbury Common via the Outdoor
Jan. 18
Center. The past several seasons have
TRAPP FAMILY LODGE
been marked by extensive work on the
Tour de Trapp 30K /15K marathon trail: removing bumps, sharp
Skate Marathon corners, steep chutes, and poor drainage

A great season opener for distance racing on the connector.
On the Horizon on a newly updated FIS racecourse. The
two- or four-lap mass start skate race Feb. 1–2
will be self-seeded and feature a 7.5K TRAPP FAMILY LODGE XC
homologated race loop. Prizes and after CENTER
party at the Trapp Brewery.
NENSA Eastern Cup/UVM Carnival

Vermonters prepare for upcoming Nordic and Randonee races
The third weekend of NENSA Eastern
Jan. 18–19
Cup racing will also be another FIS
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race weekend. This Eastern Cup is a
Eastern Colleges Ski Club Races
combined event with the UVM College
Division 3 college races sponsored by Carnival and is hosted by Stowe Nordic This winter, Nordic skiers of all abilities large step forward this winter. The US
SKIGA
Outing Club and UVM.
and styles will gather at Nordic ski areas Ski Mountaineering Association has
across the state for heels-free fun and sanctioned the course as a Category
II, which means the course needs to be
Jan. 19
Feb. 2
competition. Here’s what you can look approximately 4,000 feet vertical, have 5
STOWE PUBLIC RECREATION MAD RIVER GLEN
forward to:
TRAIL Sugarbush Mad River Glen to 10 transitions, be 50 percent off-piste,
Stowe Tour De Snow Randonee Race and be under three hours for the winning
Kids and families are invited to ski or One of the biggest and best Randonee
time. The 2014 course will have 4,000
feet vertical, six transitions, two boot
snowshoe down the 5.3-mile Stowe packs, along with multiple bumps and
public recreation path for a day of
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Dec. 31 through Feb. 25
off-piste climbs/descents.
TRAPP FAMILY LODGE
CROSS-COUNTRY SKI CENTER
Trapp Nordic Cup Time Trial Series Jan. 11
(Every Tuesday for 10 weeks) SMUGGLERS’ NOTCH RESORT
Winter Trails Day at Smugglers’ Notch
This 10-week series with prizes for both Resort
skate and classic is a great introduction
to Nordic racing for the beginner and A celebration of snowshoeing and cross-
awesome training for the experienced country skiing, free for those new to
both sports. Smugglers’ Nordic Ski
skier. Cost is $60 for the series or $8 per and Snowshoe Adventure Center will
race. Compete each week on a marked provide free rentals and offer short
course with timing and start area. Pick instructional sessions from noon until
your start time each day between the Featured in
hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.
4 p.m. for first-time snowshoers and The Wall Street Journal, ette
WINNER cross-country skiers.
Boston Globe, Montreal Gaz
2012 Best New Restaurant and Sur le Pouce
2013 Best Bartender
Jan. 4
Jan. 11
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“Best beer town in New England.”
Dion/Rikert 5K Snowshoe Race
Race to the Cabin
- Boston Globe
Part of a series, snowshoe racing puts
The Race to the Cabin is a 5K classic Located in Waterbury, the food and beverage crossroads, we feature New England’s
a different spin on winter. Fast-paced point-to-point beginning at the Trapp largest & best curated selection of craft beer, proper cocktails, eclectic wines with a
fun—use your own snowshoes or try a Family Lodge Outdoor Center and full menu featuring barbecue, vegetarian and cozy American fare.
racing pair.
ending at the Slayton Pasture Cabin. The
race is mass start and self-seeded. Dry 24
Tuesdays, Jan. 7 through March 11
clothes will be taken to the finish for Including beers from Hill Farmstead,
CRAFTSBURY OUTDOOR
you. A touring division is also available Lawson’s Finest Liquids,
CENTER for those wanting to take in the scenery The Alchemist “Heady Topper” and
Weekly Tuesday Races on this beautiful ski. Proceeds benefit TAPS
Craftsbury enters its second year of VTXC, a Stowe-area-based ski club that our very own Prohibition Pig Pale Ale
weekly cross-country races. As was provides professional level coaching for
the case last year, the center will offer
athletes of all ages while accelerating the SUPPER 7 NIGHTS Brunch Specials
traditional and self-timed versions, both club’s post-collegiate marathon team.
counting toward the overall points series. Lunch Fri, Sat & Sun
SATURDAYS & SUNDAYS
Races will primarily be mass starts.
Jan.11
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Jan. 10
Ladies Nordic Ski Expo
$4 Fernet draughts everyday

JAY PEAK RESORT
The Catamount Trail Association 23 South Main Street • Waterbury • Vermont
Jay Peak Rando & Snow Leopard presents a full day of Nordic (skate prohibitionpig.com
Challenge and classic), backcountry, and telemark
The Jay Peak Rando is taking one
instruction for women, by women, at

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