Nordic News

CSM 2015: The Snow Geese (the Upper Valley’s large touring team) is getting organized for the Canadian Ski Marathon Feb. 7-8 2015. http://csm-mcs.com/en/ The registration fee will increase after September 30th. See http://csm-mcs.com/en/register/fees/ for rates.

If you want to be part of the Snow Geese, just select Corporate Team as the team type and on the next screen you’ll find Snow Geese in the pull down menu. The results of the best 20 skiers in a corporate team are used to calculate awards, which means that sections you complete can only add to the team total.

Skiers should be comfortable classic xc skiing for at least 10 miles over varied terrain, and it helps to have a good sense of humor! The entire marathon runs about 100 miles over two days through the Laurentians between Montreal and Ottawa, but skiers can choose how many 10 mile segments they want to ski. Nacio Levey, 7th grader in Ford Sayre, skied 6 sections last time, and really enjoyed both the skiing and the check-point snacks!

For more information about the CSM and the Snow Geese, e-mail or phone Barbara DeFelice or Chris Levey at bdef06@gmail.com , 802-785-4121. We’ll be holding a potluck this fall for people who want more information about the CSM or who are ready to go and want to coordinate housing and travel!

Please forward this invitation to others who may be interested.

Join the SMS T2 team for a fun clinic, followed by a close and personal question and answer session!

Bring some running shoes and bounding poles, and get excited for the first flakes to fall… we sure are!

Based out of Stratton Mountain, Vermont, the Stratton Mountain School T2 team is an elite cross-­‐country ski program. The 8 member squad, led by Dartmouth alum Patrick O’Brien, boasts 4 Olympians, 5 US Ski Team members, and 5 NCAA All­‐Americans. With a mission to achieve international success with local inspiration, the team has put an emphasis on spreading their passion, dedication, and love for the sport.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact us at smst2xc@gmail.com, or check out our website www.smst2.com

A group of Ford Sayre parents put together this great video about the history of the Ford Sayre Ski Program in 1984.  It features videos of Ford Sayre volunteers and parents, interviews with Peggy Sayre, footage of Olympians Jeff Hastings and Michael Holland, and lots of Ford Sayre kids in action!

Ford Sayre alum and Dartmouth Ski team member Patrick “Paddy” Caldwell has been nominated to the 2014-2015 U.S. Cross Country Ski Team.

Paddy was nominated to the men’s D Team along with Ben Saxton of SMS. Paddy is currently a freshman at Dartmouth College and is from Lyme, N.H. Congratulations Paddy!

https://usskiteam.com/cross-country-programs/parents/criteria/us-ski-team

Paddy Caldwell skiing for Ford Sayre in 2010

Greta sits at the base of the jump as Tom Dodds works at the top

Thanks to the Byrne Foundation and many donors, the ski jumps at Oak Hill got much needed improvements this year. They are located just to the north and east of the parking lot at Oak Hill.

Greta at the top of the jump showing the tracks carved into the snow