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 will work with athletes and their college coaches to structure and execute training plans. Training sessions will be scheduled around the academic schedule of the group whenever possible.
Application Deadline: August 10, 2020
Program dates: September 14 – November 15
Program cost: $3780 (room, board, coaching)
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The program will be coached by Craftsbury Nordic Ski Club coaches Jeff Tucker, Anna Schulz, Jake Barton, Ollie Burruss, and Audrey Mangan. CNSC coaches will coordinate training with athletes’ respective college team coaches.
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Athletes will live on the Outdoor Center’s campus alongside a concurrent collegiate rowing program.
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Athletes will receive three square meals a day of locally sourced food, prepared by the Outdoor Center dining hall staff.
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Training will make use of the new Outdoor Center rollerski loop, a program-specific gym, and the trails in Craftsbury & the surrounding area.
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Athletes are expected to provide their own rollerski equipment. Mountain bikes and/or gravel bikes are highly encouraged for training.
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Athletes will be expected to meet and follow the program’s COVID policy (more stringent than Craftsbury’s broader policy) both prior to arrival and for the duration of their stay.*
The program fee of $3780 covers room, board, and coaching.
Interested? Please apply here.
*For more information about the program, admission, quarantine process, COVID lifestyle expectations for the semester and other general inquiries, please contact us.
