We’re happy to welcome Patrick O’Brien back to the ranks of the Craftsbury Ski Club, this time as the Assistant GRP Ski Coach. Pat, a native of Putney, VT, raced collegiately for Dartmouth before his stint as a professional ski racer with the Green Racing Project from 2010-2014. While on the GRP, Pat competed in multiple World Cups and also became known to the Craftsbury community as a hardworking jack-of-all-trades with a deep love of...
The Craftsbury Outdoor Center (COC) is now accepting applications for an Assistant Coach with the Craftsbury Ski Club (CSC), supporting both youth and Masters cross country skiing and biathlon programs in northern Vermont. The CSC is seeking an individual with a diverse coaching skill set to assist in developing our Bill Koch League (BKL)/Junior/Master cross-country skiing and biathlon programs. The CSC operates under the umbrella of the Outdoor Center and serves roughly 300 people aged...
The Craftsbury Green Racing Project Snow Team is now accepting applications for the 2026-27 season. The GRP is seeking applications from skiers and biathletes who have shown good ski speed over the past several seasons. Skiers who have not yet tried biathlon will be given the opportunity if they’re interested. Applications will be due by the end of day, April 9th. For details on the Snow Team concept, the Mission of the team and the Outdoor...
The Craftsbury Outdoor Center is hiring for two coaching roles within its Green Racing Project (GRP), a year‑round elite Nordic ski program supporting post‑collegiate athletes pursuing national and international competition. These positions are in‑person roles based in Craftsbury Common, Vermont and are integral to the daily training, development, and competitive success of GRP athletes. Head Ski Coach – Green Racing Project The Head Ski Coach is responsible for leading the GRP ski program and overseeing...
We are looking for a Green Racing Project (GRP) biathlon coach who can work well as a collaborative member of a coaching team. This is a full-time, year-round and in-person position supporting Craftsbury’s team of elite-level biathletes and cross country skiers. We are accepting applications through April 15. The job will start in May. Job Description: Write the yearly shooting plan and implement shooting training for GRP biathletes. Assist with implementing the daily ski training...
Green Racing Project (GRP) Ski & Biathlon teams are now accepting applications for the 2024-25 training year. Applications will be due by the end of day March 24 and decisions will be made by April 10. (U23 skiers’ and biathletes’ summer program is its own program for 2024. Find information about U23 programming here.) GRP is looking for skiers and biathletes who have shown good ski speed over the past couple years. Skiers who have...
The Craftsbury Green Racing Project (GRP) Ski & Biathlon teams are now accepting applications for the 2023-24 training year as well as for their summer U23 training programs. Applications will be due by end of day March 31 and decisions will be made by April 15. GRP is looking for skiers and biathletes who have shown good ski speed over the past couple years. Skiers who have not yet tried biathlon will be given...
GRP Ski & Biathlon are now accepting applications for the 2021-22 training year as well as for their summer U23 training program. Applications for what is likely to be limited spaces in either the ski or biathlon program will be due by end of day March 31 and decisions will be made by April 15. In exchange for coaching, travel support, room & board, year-round GRP skiers, biathletes and summer athletes are asked to...
The Craftsbury Outdoor Center is excited to offer a Collegiate Winter Term training program in 2021. Designed for college ski racers affected by the pandemic, our Winter Term is a residential program that will provide structured training and racing opportunities within the bounds of COVID regulations. Candidates include students who are either learning remotely or taking time off from school and can therefore commit to living full-time in Craftsbury. These athletes will live and train...
This is a new residential Nordic ski training program at the Craftsbury Outdoor Center aimed at providing a structured training group for college skiers affected by the global pandemic. This program is designed for athletes who are either taking a gap year or have a flexible remote class schedule that will allow them to train full-time in Craftsbury for the fall of 2020. Athletes will have roughly five coached training sessions per week. Craftsbury coaches...
The National Nordic Foundation and the Craftsbury Outdoor Center are excited to offer six limited edition signed prints featuring Olympic Gold Medalists Jessie Diggins and Kikkan Randall, along with other members of the US Olympic Team. These six pieces of American skiing history are being auctioned off individually to benefit the National Nordic Foundation, and the Craftsbury Ski Club junior scholarship fund. The proceeds will support American athletes competing overseas and allow youth to participate...
The Craftsbury Green Racing Project (GRP) elite nordic skiing and biathlon team is excited to announce a new partnership with Salomon. Starting with the winter 2018/2019 racing season, the GRP skiers and biathletes will be training in Salomon outerwear during domestic camps and competitions. The 2018/19 Green Racing Project team is made up of eight biathletes and eight cross-country skiers, including six Olympians from the 2018 Pyeongchang Games. Coaches Pepa Miloucheva and Sam Dougherty, as...
Applications for either the ski or biathlon program will be due March 30 and decisions will be announced by mid-April. In addition to our traditional year-round team, we’ll again be offering a summer training group for a small number of U23 and college athletes (find more about that program on our www.greenracingproject.com. The application is available here, and you will find skiing@craftsbury.com address, or call 802-586-7767 ext 343. Biathletes may address questions to Coach Sam...
The snow’s phenomenal, the cold is breaking, and the race director’s away making fast skis in Alaska: let’s blow out some Marathon entries! The first 24 people who post their Craftsbury Marathon p/b Fischer preparation to Instagram or Facebook get a code for a $50 entry to the Marathon – an almost 40% savings! But hurry – you only have until the end Monday, January 8th to complete your mission! Read all the nitty gritty...
Open the season with a freestyle interval start on our snowmaking loop. Focused primarily on providing a race opportunity for our visiting college and club racers, this low-key event is a great chance to test your early season adaptation to snow. Race starts at 10:30am on Saturday, November 25. Registration is online only, NO day of race registration. Bib pickup will take place in the AC classroom area beginning at 9:00am. We will use the...
(Press Release) The Craftsbury Outdoor Center is looking to hire a part-time assistant coach to work with its Junior and Bill Koch League Nordic Skiing programs. The Center’s skiing@craftsbury.com.
(Press Release) This November marks a year since Miro Segrt came to the Craftsbury Outdoor Center from Serbia to serve as our Biathlon coach. In early November, Miro will be leaving Craftsbury to move on to his next adventure. Miro brought seven years of biathlon coaching in Serbia to Craftsbury. His extensive competitive shooting experience brought a shooter’s perspective to the program, helping juniors in learning proper position, breathing, focus– and always emphasizing safety. He also improved the organization and...
Press release) In response to the popularity of last year’s Masters’ Camps, we’ll be offering two sessions again this December. December 3-6, 2015 December 10-13, 2015 The first camp will be geared more toward newer skiers or those who haven’t raced before; the second will be aimed more at the master skier who has been competing and wants to race faster. Participants will get three days on snow (four if you get to campus early...
Coming up in just a couple short weeks, Craftsbury and the US Biathlon Association are excited be offering our 4th annual Intro to Biathlon Training Camp from June 9-12. Do you have a 10-14 year old who wants to learn more about biathlon? Whether they've shot before or not, this is a great opportunity to learn or improve.