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With Elite Team, Stratton Aims To Create “Hotbed of Skiing” in Southern Vermont

Back in early February, Stratton Mountain School (SMS), one of the country’s most successful ski academies, announced that it would be starting a new elite professional ski team in the 2012-2013 season. Gus Kaeding, who most recently coached at CXC, signed on as the head coach to join longtime Stratton nordic director Sverre Caldwell at the southern Vermont program. The announcement was subsequently buried by a busy period of domestic and international racing, but the...

EISA: Dartmouth takes individual and team titles on first day

With only one NCAA qualifying race in the EISA weekend, the question was: who would step up their game? The answer came from two Dartmouth juniors that were tired of taking second: Erika Flowers and Eric Packer.  Out of  five podium finishes this season, Packer has not only taken second place in four races (two each of skate and classic) without clinching a win, but is also ranked second overall on the EISA points list....