The U.S. Ski Orienteering National Championships were held this past weekend at the Trapp Family Lodge in Stowe, Vt. Approximately 100 skiers, ranging in age from 10 to nearly 80 attended the three-day competition, featuring a Sprint and Middle Distance race (with individual starts) and a Long Distance race with a mass start.
The U.S. Ski Orienteering Team sent seven members to the 19th Ski Orienteering World Championships, in Tänndalen, Sweden. The team had one of its most successful championships in its history, headlined by Alison Crocker’s 8th place finish in the Long distance and the women’s 8th place relay finish. Alison is now ranked 33rd in the world, and Alexandra Jospe is now ranked 59th. The U.S. Ski Orienteering team just returned from one of their most...