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Jackson Ski Touring Announces New Leadership

Jackson XCOctober 29, 2014

JACKSON, NH – For the first time in nearly four decades, Jackson Ski Touring Foundation has a new leader. Breanne Torrey, who has been with the organization for six years and has held the positions of Head of Ski Patrol and Director of Operations, has been named the Foundation’s new Executive Director. She is the first woman in this role and follows former Executive Director Thom Perkins, who retired in the spring of 2014 after...

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Thom Perkins Receives Lifetime Achievement Award from Ski NH

BrainspiralJune 12, 2014

Thom Perkins of Intervale, NH, has been given the lifetime achievement award from Ski NH. The award recognized his contributions to Nordic skiing in New Hampshire. The award was presented by Cory Schwartz, the UNH Nordic Ski Team coach, and Ben Wilcox from Cranmore Mountain Resort.

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An Earth Sculptor, Perkins Reflects on 38 Years as Jackson’s Executive Director

Peter MindeMay 5, 2014

“When I look at a trail, I look at it as a big earth sculpture,” Thom Perkins says. It’s the old joke: what do you do with a fine-arts degree? For Perkins, who spent the last 38 years as executive director of the Jackson Ski Touring Foundation, degrees in sculpture and photography led to sculpting land.

Thom Perkins Retires from Jackson Ski Touring Foundation

Jackson XCApril 14, 2014

(Press release) Jackson, NH: After leading the Jackson Ski Touring Foundation (JSTF) for 38 years, Thom Perkins has announced his retirement from the organization. As its Executive Director since 1976, Perkins has been instrumental in transforming the small village of Jackson, NH into one of the nation’s premier cross country skiing and snowshoeing venues. Passionate about the sport of cross country skiing, Perkins developed the existing trail system from a modest number of trails to the...

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Weathering the Drought

Audrey ManganSeptember 28, 20124

There is a certain optimism that hangs in the air now that October is fast approaching. The temperature has cooled, leaves are turning red and snow is already accumulating in the mountains. Every year, signs of the changing seasons bring a sudden need for snow sport enthusiasts to urgently dial in their gear to be ready the instant the first skiable snow falls. Skiers may be chomping at the bit more than usual this season...

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Nordic Concept Shop Billboard and Grand Opening

FasterSkierNovember 10, 2010

Jackson Touring Center’s Thom Perkins states, “The billboard is just one more example of how the Nordic Concept Shop will bring new people into the sport.” The public is invited to attend the store’s grand opening this Saturday Nov 13th. Final pre-season maintenance work on the 154 km trail system is underway. Jackson Ski Touring Center expects to be open for Nordic skiing on their traditional opening date the first weekend of December. For more...