The weekend was Dartmouth’s. It was not only their home carnival, but it was the school’s century celebration: the 100th Dartmouth Winter Carnival. And for a school steeped in tradition, this was not an event to take lightly. After giving up the team win last weekend to UVM at their rival’s host carnival, Dartmouth found the fire this weekend to not only post the overall nordic score for the weekend, but to win team scores...
The temperatures were bitter cold in Hanover, New Hampshire this morning – when the first racer started it was a slight 5 degrees Fahrenheit – but the tracks around Oak Hill were hard pack and fast. Despite the hype around their home carnival – slated as the 100th annual – the Dartmouth team kept their focus and showed their home town crowd how a ski race is won. Sam Tarling led the team to victory...
Rocky Mountain Intercollegiate Ski Association racing resumed after a week break at Red River, New Mexico. The University of New Mexico hosted the weekend event. Day 1: 5/10 k Classic Racing at the season’s toughest venue- 10,000 feet in elevation at Red River, NM- it was the University of New Mexico (UNM) taking both nordic men’s and women’s top scores for the first day of racing, 225 points over University of Utah’s (UU) 214 points....
VTXC team member and former University of Vermont (UVM) standout Juergen Uhl, a 2009 NCAA champion in the men’s 10 k classic, recently competed at the World University Games in Erzurum, Turkey. Unfortunately, Uhl came down with the stomach flu upon arriving in Turkey, which stymied his efforts on the trails. Nevertheless he finished 25th in the 10 k classic and 42nd in the 15 k continuous pursuit while representing his home country, Germany. Uhl...
Though an afternoon storm warning was being issued over the radio station in Stowe, Vermont, those who were witness to the hard-cut corduroy, bluebird skies, and near-spring temperatures for the morning races at Trapps Family Lodge had a hard time believing the caution. The University of Vermont continued to use their home-course advantage for all it was worth on the second day of their home carnival. Brother-sister pair from UVM, Scott and Caitlin Patterson, took...
Mildly cold temperatures, partly sunny skies, and clean-cut tracks met the EISA teams this morning at the Trapps Family Lodge in Stowe, Vermont for mass start 15 and 20 kilometer classic races. Stacking the podium in an impressive 1-2-3, the UVM women stole the show for the first day of their home carnival. Taking the lead early and keeping a distance on the field, the trio of Caitlin Patterson, Amy Glen, and Lucy Garrec skied...
February 02, 2011 – This week EISA racing returns to the UVM Carnival after a week off. These races are a good opportunity for coaches and racers to compete on the same courses they will see at NCAA Championships in March. Alpine races are at Stowe Mountain on the Main Street Trail. Friday’s races are men’s and women’s Giant Slalom. Saturday’s races are men’s and women’s Slalom. The Nordic races at Trapp Family Lodge are...
The USSA SuperTour stays in the Midwest this weekend, moving from Minneapolis to Houghton, Michigan, and the fields are huge, deep and competitive: this is a battle of collegiate, Junior Olympics Qualifiers as well as FIS SuperTour racers.
FasterSkier had the chance to catch up with Corey Schwartz, Head Ski Coach of University of New Hampshire (UNH) to get some of his thoughts on skiing. Schwartz has been the head director of the UNH ski program for 25 years, during which he has mentored 27 student-athletes to 37 All-American team selections. He himself skied as a Wildcat for three NCAA Championship teams, and as coach served for both the Eastern USSA Sr. Committee...
Rocky Mountain Intercollegiate Ski Association racing continued last weekend with the Utah Invitational at Soldier Hollow. The UNiversity of Colorado narrowly edged host UNiversity of Utah in the team competition. Day one: 5/10k freestyle After the first batch of races, the hosting school University of Utah (UU) finished one point behind the University of Colorado Buffaloes (CU). The battle between the two schools continued as it has all season: On the ladies’ side, the Utes...
Friday: 10/10 kilometer individual start classic. The racers that previewed the Bond Brooks 5km course in Augusta, Maine, Thursday afternoon encountered icy conditions and wickedly fast downhill turns. Fearing more accidents (a UNH skier broke his finger) and build-ups over numerous laps on the icy terrain, the second section of the course was cut and a 3.3km lap was decided. But the forecasted 2-4 inches of snow turned into 8-10, as the snow started early...
Just over a week ago, FasterSkier traveled to Lake Placid for two days of SuperTour action. The events doubled as an EISA college carnival. Saturday featured a 6/10km classic individual start race held at the Lake Placid Jumping Complex. A midweek storm earlier in the week dumped plenty of snow on the trails at the planned venue – the Olympic trails of Mt. Van Hovenberg. But organizers chose to keep the races at the foot...
While attention was on the SuperTour and Lake Placid this weekend, the Rock Mountain Intercollegiate Ski Association (RMISA) and Central Collegiate Ski Association (CCSA) had full race schedules underway at Bozeman, MT, and Duluth, MN. Here’s a summary of the weekend: CCSA- St. Scholastica Hilltop Invitational Day one: 5/10 k freestyle While this is the first official weekend of racing for CCSA, member schools Northern Michigan University (NMU) and University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) already...
It was a cold weekend in Lake Placid, but the excitement of the combined college carnival and SuperTour heated the air as nearly 800 racers hit the tracks over the two days of competition. Friday – 6/10km Classic The first race of the EISA season was an individual start classic race held at the Olympic Jumping Complex. A two kilometer loop meant repeat laps – five for men, three for women – around a course...
The Collegiate racing season will be underway this weekend for the teams of all three regions to begin vying for spots toward the March 11-16th NCAA Championships in Stowe, Vermont. Here is a rundown of schedules and teams, with the spotlight on a couple of competitive teams from each region. Rocky Mountain Intercollegiate Ski Association (RMISA) Jan. 15,16 MSU Invite @ Bohart Ranch, MT 5/10 F, 15/20 mass CL Jan. 21,22 UU Invite @ Soldier...
Lake Placid, NY: EISA coaches and athletes return from racing and training around the country to compete in Lake Placid at the St. Lawrence Carnival. For a second year in a row EISA racing starts with the St. Lawrence Carnival. All of the races this weekend are NCAA Qualifiers. Alpine races at Whiteface Mountain include a Friday Giant Slalom and a Saturday Slalom. The Giant Slalom will he held on Thruway/Drapers Drop and the...
Tyler Kornfield came out on top of a three-way sprint for the podium steps in the men’s race, and Raphaela Sieber came from 10 seconds behind teammate Theresia Schnurr to win going away in the first Goldstream Sports Tour de Ski/Fairbanks, the first “Tour de Ski” format event held in Alaska. The two Alaska Nanook sophomores contributed toward a dominating win in the Alaska Nordic Cup, the annual ski competition between UAA and UAF. The...
A mini tour is more than just three days of racing. The strategic and tactical elements require racers to pace for the whole tour starting with the first event. Every stride, every pole plant counts. That’s an important lesson, as the tour format gains hold on the FIS schedules.
In the early fall, World Cup hopefuls fan out across the globe, fine-tuning their approaches on glaciers in places like Ramsau, Austria, or Tignes, France. This year, you can add an American spot to the list: Fairbanks, Alaska. Fairbanks may not have the same cachet as those European locales, but for Vahur Teppan, it’s got a lot going for it. Teppan, a native of Estonia and an alumnus of the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF),...
