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  • The Nordic Ski Club of Fairbanks Seeks Head Coach

    The Nordic Ski Club of Fairbanks Seeks Head Coach

    The Nordic Ski Club of Fairbanks (NSCF) is seeking an energetic and enthusiastic head coach to lead its Fairbanks Cross Country (FXC) junior racing and training program.

    Position details

    • Salary: $45,000 to $59,000 DOE
    • Benefits: Flexible personal time off during training breaks and a $5,000 health stipend
    • Relocation assistance: Negotiable

    About FXC and NSCF

    FXC has been a cornerstone of competitive skiing in Fairbanks for 20 years, growing from fewer than a dozen participants to more than 60 skiers, ages 10–18. The program includes seasonal and year-round training at the Competition, Prep, and Junior Development levels.

    The FXC coaching team consists of:

    • One year-round assistant coach
    • Part-time seasonal coaches for additional support

    Beyond FXC, NSCF offers other programs:

    • Junior Nordic (for younger skiers up to middle school)
    • Adult lessons
    • Biathlon
    • Masters training

    Why Fairbanks?

    Fairbanks boasts one of the longest natural snow ski seasons in the U.S. — late October through April — at an elevation under 1,000 feet. The Birch Hill Recreation Area serves as FXC’s home venue, featuring an outstanding trail network and world-class facilities.

    FXC resources include:

    • Dedicated training space at Birch Hill
    • A 12-passenger van and gear trailer
    • A robust race schedule, including local races, JNQ events across Alaska, and U.S. National Championships
    • Opportunities to coach on the Alaska Junior National Team

    Living and coaching in Fairbanks

    The Nordic Ski Club of Fairbanks, with close to 1,000 members and a strong financial foundation, has been a leader in cross-country skiing for more than 50 years. Fairbanks has a strong high school ski culture and a deeply supportive ski community.

    Beyond skiing, Fairbanks offers:

    • Outdoor recreation: World-class Nordic trails, running, mountain biking, road biking, fat biking, and mushing
    • Arts and culture: A vibrant music and arts scene
    • Higher education: Home to the University of Alaska Fairbanks, which has its own cross-country ski team
    • Travel connectivity: Excellent airline connections to major U.S. airports
    • Community: A welcoming, tight-knit borough with a population of roughly 100,000

    How to apply

    Interested candidates should submit a letter of interest and résumé to executivedirector@nscfairbanks.org by the end of the day on May 20, 2026. A selection committee from NSCF will conduct interviews in person or electronically with qualified applicants.

    For more information

    Contact Thad Keener at executivedirector@nscfairbanks.org or (907) 978-6343.

    Join us in leading and inspiring the next generation of Nordic skiers.

  • NSCF-FXC Seeks Head Coach/Director of Skier Development

    NSCF-FXC Seeks Head Coach/Director of Skier Development

    (Job posting)

    The Nordic Ski Club of Fairbanks (NSCF) is looking for an energetic and enthusiastic individual to lead its junior racing and training program, Fairbanks Cross Country (FXC) as Head Coach.  This person would also serve as the Director of Skier Development, overseeing FXC and the club’s other instructional programs.

    Salary starts at approximately $45,000, plus reimbursements for retirement and health care costs, depending upon experience.  The Head Coach/Director of Skier Development reports directly to the Skier Development Oversight Committee, which committee reports to the Nordic Ski Club of Fairbanks Board of Directors.

    Ideally, the candidate who is selected would arrive in Fairbanks to start leading the program by late summer.  NSCF/FXC will assist with travel and/or moving costs.

    Interested parties should send letters of interest and resumés to administrator@nscfairbanks.org.  The position will remain open until filled.  A selection committee from the NSCF will conduct interviews via telephone with qualified candidates.

    Information about the program, the club and the community:

    FXC has been in existence for 12 years, growing in that time from a program with less than a dozen skiers to a program with 100 or more skiers involved in seasonal and year-round programs at the Competition, Prep, and Junior Development levels, as well as a modest Masters program.  Besides the head coach there is one year-round assistant coach as well as part-time coaches.  The club’s other instructional programs include the Junior Nordic program for skiers up to middle-school age, and an Adult Lessons program.

    Fairbanks is blessed with one of the longest ski seasons in the nation on natural snow – from late October to late April – at an elevation of under 1000’ above sea level.  The home venue for the program is Birch Hill Recreation Area, known around the US for its outstanding trail network and world class facilities.

    FXC has dedicated space in buildings at Birch Hill.  FXC also owns a 2016 passenger van and trailer for hauling gear.  FXC skiers participate in a full schedule of local races, as well as JNQ races elsewhere in Alaska.  Top skiers in the program participate in US National Championships.  FXC coaches are part of the coaching staff on the Alaska Junior National Team.

    The 50-year-old Nordic Ski Club of Fairbanks has approximately 1000 members and is in sound financial condition.  It has provided strong support for cross country skiing in general and for FXC in particular since its inception in 2006.  Fairbanks also has a strong tradition of high school cross country skiing.

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    There are exceptional opportunities for a wide variety of exciting outdoor recreational opportunities in and nearby Fairbanks. Fairbanks has a full array of dining, entertainment, lodging and shopping options and is the home of the University of Alaska Fairbanks, which has a cross country ski team.  Fairbanks has excellent connections by passenger jet to major airports throughout the US.  The population of the Fairbanks North Star Borough is approximately 100,000.

    The job descriptions for the FXC Head Coach / Director of Skier Development positions are available at: http://www.nscfairbanks.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/FXC-Job-Descriptions-Head-Coach-and-Director-of-Skier-Development.pdf 

  • Alaska Charter School Students Learning, Playing Through Skiing

    Alaska Charter School Students Learning, Playing Through Skiing

    Dave Merrill, teacher at the Watershed School in Fairbanks, Alaska, runs with his class on the school's new Nordic terrain park.
    Dave Merrill, a third grade teacher at the Watershed School in Fairbanks, Alaska, runs with his class on the school’s new Nordic terrain park. (Photo: John Carlson)

    During the winter months at a K-8 school in Fairbanks, Alaska, instead of swings, slides and monkey bars, snow is the playground. And the principal doubles as the groomer.

    Each of the Watershed School’s 200 students are required to own a pair of cross country skis and willingly use them as part of a learning-through-nature educational curriculum.

    John Carlson is the principal of the charter school that requires all teachers, including assistants and aides, to possess basic skiing ability. Carlson hired Pete Leonard, head coach of the Fairbanks Cross Country (FXC) junior racing program, as a consultant to help teachers develop lessons for life-skill recreation instruction.

    “We hired Pete as a consultant due to his competence to teach developmentally appropriate ski skills,” Carlson wrote in an e-mail. “In addition to working with elite athletes in highly competitive situations, he possesses a real talent for meeting kids at their level, both age and skill wise.”

    Recess at Watershed will be even more fun when the snow starts to fly, now that an underused pile of dirt on the school’s grounds has become the foundation for a Nordic terrain park, complete with snaking downhills, steeps, rollers, banked turns and enough width to set up a slalom course. Conversation between Carlson and Leonard sparked the terrain park idea.

    The terrain park, ready for some snow. (Photo: John Carlson)
    The terrain park, ready for some snow. (Photo: John Carlson)

    “Essentially, our goal was to provide a place for the kids to learn ski skills and technique in the school yard in an area of town that is quite flat, so the kids would be able to better develop their skills and be better prepared for going on hilly trails for periodic trips to other trail systems in town,” Leonard wrote, also in an e-mail. “Hopefully it is fun enough that a lot of kids head out there to play at recess and without even thinking about it are enhancing their skills.”

    Carlson said construction of the park cost around $15,000 dollars, partially funded through a grant from the Alaska Ski Education Foundation. The total would have been higher had some of the additional dirt not been donated. Benson Excavation and Landscape of Fairbanks hauled in 70 dump truck loads and formed the components of the park.

    A hoop to jump through, according to Carlson, came in the school district’s risk management department. The manmade hills aren’t big enough to build up too much speed, so the plans were approved without much resistance.

    “The goal with the design was to provide lots of different terrain features and challenges on it and to be able to use it in many different ways,” Leonard wrote. “So hopefully the kids will still find it fun and exhilarating from the time they first glide down a hill on skis until they’re linking ups and downs and bumps and banked turns and coming up with new and creative ways to utilize a snow-covered pile of dirt.”

    Watershed prides itself on complementing classroom learning with exploration. Situated in an already strong skiing community, the terrain park is just another way to keep the sport fun, while exposing students to functional learning opportunities.

    “I think we’re always trying to raise interest in the sport,” Leonard wrote. “The Norwegians are the best cross country skiing nation in the world, and if you look at some of their initiatives of late, they’re still looking on how to take the next step. We’re nowhere near that level, but there is always room for improvement. Our club (Nordic Ski Club of Fairbanks) is dedicated to the promotion and enjoyment of cross country skiing and this was a golden opportunity for us to help a school that has put a lot of pieces in place for that very mission.”

  • Fairbanks Tour de Ski: Every Stride Counts

    Fairbanks Tour de Ski: Every Stride Counts

    Athletes from the University of Alaska Fairbanks racing last year at Birch HIll. Photo courtesy of the Nordic Ski Club of Fairbanks.

    FAIRBANKS, Alaska – “It’s important for our best skiers to learn formats they will encounter on the circuit later,” said race director John Estle, explaining why the Nordic Ski Club of Fairbanks (NSCF) is putting on a mini tour to open the 2010-2011 race season.

    “We’ve always been early adopters of race formats,” Estle said. The former U.S. Ski Team head coach notes that Fairbanks hosted sprints and continuous pursuit races almost as soon as they were officially on the International Ski Federation’s schedule.

    Estle considers the Fairbanks mini tour to be a part of the development of local athletes, broadening their competitive experience and teaching them how to approach multi-day events. A tour requires skiers to think about the racing on multiple levels.

    “First, you have to be fit enough to race three days in a row. You have to figure out how much the first day is going to take out of you for the third day,” Estle explained.

    Then there is the overall strategy.

    “You develop a pacing strategy depending on your strengths and weaknesses as a skier. Are you better at sprint or distance events? Are you better at skate or classic? Do you excel in flatter or hillier terrain? You have to maximize your ability to capitalize on your strengths and look at what you lose in the weaker areas,” said Estle.

    In short, a mini tour is more than just three races back to back.

    Tour adds to the traditional opener

    Traditionally, the NSCF kicks off the racing season with a double-header: Saturday and Sunday distance events. This year the tradition adds a Friday night sprint, and combined, the three events make up the Goldstream Sports Mini Tour de Ski/Fairbanks. The mini tour opens on November 19 with the night sprint, and the results from Friday determine the start order for Saturday’s distance race. The overall results from Saturday will dictate the start order for Sunday’s final race.

    Estle expects a large turnout, both in terms of racers and spectators. The Saturday event serves as the season opener for the youth racing season and typically draws several hundred young athletes, while the Sunday event is the first community race of the season. All of the events are scored as USSA National Ranking List (NRL) races.

    “We added the NRL status to give skiers a chance to get national points before the season really gets started,” Estle said, noting that it is entirely possible to race only one or two of the events without having to commit to the entire tour schedule.

    Strong field

    Estle knows the tour will attract ringers at several levels, from juniors to elite.

    For the collegiate skiers, the mini tour is a part of the Alaska rivalry between University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) and University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA). UAF fields both Erik Soderstrom, who won the sprint at the U.S. National Championships in Anchorage last winter, and Tyler Kornfield, who was second at those sprints, but won the U.S. title because Soderstrom is from Sweden and therefore ineligible. David Norris from UAF was among the top racers at the U.S. Nationals 30 k, and will also contest the tour.

    UAA always has a strong squad, and Alaska Pacific University will also send some skiers to Fairbanks, although their fastest crew will be headed to West Yellowstone, Estle said, adding that some of the top regional juniors will also join the tour. Both local clubs Fairbanks Cross-Country (FXC) and Fairbanks Alaska Ski Team (FAST) will field their top racers, and Alaska Winterstars and Alaska Nordic Racing from Anchorage are coming to town with their squads.

    Spectator-friendly

    Estle, who created the event and designed the race schedule, is excited about watching the mini tour.

    “I think it should be really fun to watch. I’ve never watched a multiday tour in person,” Estle said, adding that Birch Hill is a great venue for spectators.

    “We will be able to see a bunch of the race from the stadium area.”

  • Alaskan Juniors Cap 2010 Season with Style

    Alaskan Juniors Cap 2010 Season with Style

    FXC's J2 Girls Show off their half and half relay team suits. (Photo: Bert Boyer)

    Spring skiing is all about warmth, fun, sun and speed, and this past weekend’s ConocoPhillips Alaska Junior Championships did not disappoint.

    Seventy skiers, most from Alaska’s interior, competed in the re-born event hosted by the Nordic Ski Club of Fairbanks’ FXC program at Birch Hill Recreation Area.  Formerly an annual highlight for many of Alaska’s juniors, it had been three years since the last time Cross Country Alaska’s championship races for the J2-J6 age categories had been held.

    The stated objective for this weekend’s event was to not only bring the event back, but to reinvigorate it with an action-packed schedule of event formats J2-J6 athletes rarely get to try.  Judging from the smiles on faces and the exuberant exchanges between competitors, the event was quite successful.

    Racing began on Friday evening with a freestyle sprint relay on a 750-meter course that featured one particularly sharp bend that claimed more than a couple racers.  Race winners included Marit Rjabov and Teresia Schnurr (UAF – Open Class), Gentry Johnson and Robin Baker (Salcha – J6 Girls), Brad Baker and Martin Ramirez-Calkins (Salcha – J6 Boys), Amber Hajdukovich and Emma Jerome (NSCF – J5 Girls), Ti Donaldson and Kent Yoshikawa (NSCF – J5 Boys), Amber Lenze and Maya Yoshikawa (FJN Comp – J4 Boys), Dawson Knopp and Tracen Knopp (ANR – J4 Boys), Kiana Hamlin and Allison Hebard (FJN Comp – J3 Girls), Joe Bue and Max Donaldson (FXC – J3 Boys), Claire Ferree and Mikayla Hamlin (FXC – J2 Girls), and Alex Loan and David McPhetres (ANR – J2 Boys).

    Alex Loan (ANR) out-lunges Brandon Kowalski (FXC) for the J2 Boys title. (Photo: Bert Boyer)

    Friday evening’s high clouds remained in place through the night and brought with them temps in the mid-teens that allowed the tracks to set-up hard and fast for solid kick and good glide.  Racers stared at 15 second intervals in Saturday’s first event, the 1, 2.5 and 5km classic individual start.  The course featured rolling terrain, a couple of tight corners and a few single track sections through some of Birch Hill’s not-so-frequently skied ‘moose’ paths.  The varied terrain required athletes to not only perform physically, but technically as well.

    Salcha’s strong contingent in the younger age group continued to ski well on the 1k track as brother and sister combo Brad and Robin Baker claimed the top spot in the J6s.  First place in the J5 Girls was Amber Hajdukovich (FJN Comp), while Kevin Baird (Salcha) claimed the J5 Boys win over Ti Donaldson (NSCF) by only 2.5 seconds.

    In the 2.5km event, the Knopp brothers Tracen and Dawson again went 1-2 in the J4 boys, while Jade Hajdukovich (FXC – J3 Girls), Amber Lenze (FJN Comp – J4 Girls), and Max Donaldson (FXC – J3 Boys) claimed top honors in the other divisions.  In the 5km J2 event, Claire Ferree (FXC) and Riley Troyer (West Valley HS) led the way in the girls and boys categories, respectively.

    Tracen Knopp (ANR) leads Dawson Knopp (ANR) and Benjamin Koenig (FXC) out of the start in the J4 boys final. (Photo: Bert Boyer)

    As the temperature rose, so too did the speed of Saturday’s racers.  A mid-day start for the 100m classic sprint meant that conditions were changing as the tracks got a bit warmer and teams moved into the violet hard wax range.  The gradual uphill finish lane also meant that skiers in the older age classes had to make the tactical decision whether to use skate skis and double-pole, potentially giving up some distance off the line for better top speed at the end.  In all age groups, the high speed and tight finishes of a pure drag race made for some of the best race action of the day.

    In J6 boys, Martin Ramirez-Calkins was able to turn the tables from the morning race and claimed top spot over teammate Brad Baker, while Baker’s sister Robin led the way for the J6 girls.  Ti Donaldson (NSCF) and Amber Hajdukovich (FJN Comp) were first for J5s, while Tracen Knopp and Amber Lenze continued their streak in the J4s.  Ti’s brother Max (FXC) was able to take the top spot in a deep J3 boys final, and Jade Hajdukovich (FXC) used a high-tempo double-pole to outdistance Kiana Hamlin (FJN Comp) for the J3 girls win.  In the J2 boys final, Alex Loan (ANR), with classic skis under foot, used a superior lunge to edge a rapidly-closing, skate ski-wearing Brandon Kowalski (FXC).  In J2 girls, Claire Ferree (FXC) used a powerful double-pole to cross the line first.

    Dawson Knopp (ANR) spreads his wings after 'Bob's Bump.' (Photo: Bert Boyer)

    As the temperature soared into the 40s in the early afternoon, skiers headed up the hill to get a couple of practice runs or just practice their tricks on the 600m freestyle ski-cross course.  The course started on the wide section of the Relay Start loop before hanging a right after 50 meters and joining with Birch Hill’s sprint course heading over ‘the Wall’ and dropping down around ‘the Elbow’.  As they emerged from the woods, racers came face-to-face with ‘Bob’s Bump’ a two-foot jump that gave the skiers the opportunity to get some hang-time before landing, regaining their balance and completing a hard turn to the left.   The skiers then proceeded straight before an off-camber, high-speed, right turn around the Lone Spruce and a quick left down West Ramp, around Competition Island and into the finish.

    J5 and J6 skiers had the option of bypassing Bob’s Bump, but all of them conquered their nerves and went for it, some cutting off speed to help them absorb the drop on the far side.  In J6 boys, Alden Jerome (Pearl Creek) strode out of the gate and never looked back on his way to the win.  In J6 and J5 Girls, Salcha’s Robin Baker and FJN Comp’s Amber Hajdukovich continued their streaks and picked up the win, while Kevin Baird (Salcha) matched his performance from the morning topping the J5 boys.  In J4 boys, the Knopp brothers (ANR) continued their dominance with Tracen again claiming top honors.  Maya Yoshikawa (FJN Comp), after missing the morning races due to a swim competition, returned to water’s frozen variety to claim the J4 girls win.  In the J2 and J3 girls, FXC teammates Claire Ferree and Jade Hajdukovich continued their streaks, while David McPhetres (ANR – J2) and Sam Hiltenbrand (FJN Comp – J3) notched the victory for the boys while pulling off a grab on ‘Bob’s Bump.’

    In a fitting end to the racing, J3 skier Jonathon Koenig (FXC) opted to cruise the race and hot-dog it off the jump, launching and landing a 360, before skiing the rest of the course backwards on his twin-tipped Jib Skates.  While there may not have been much speed in his race in reverse, he was able to soak in the warmth and sun, and he was definitely having fun!

    Joe Bue (FXC) grabs double over 'Bob's Bump.' (Photo: Bert Boyer)

  • 5400 Kilometers Skied in the 5th Annual Fairbanks Wells Fargo Ski Your Age in Kilometers

    Two hundred nineteen skiers participated, 115 skied their age, more than 5400 kilometers were skied in the 5th annual Wells Fargo Ski Your Age in Kilometers, presented by Banner Health. The event was a fund-raiser for the Fairbanks Cross Country (FXC) ski program, the year-round junior training program of the Nordic Ski Club of Fairbanks.

    Skiers brought Christmas leftovers to share with other “Ski-Your-Age” participants during breaks between skiing sessions. Fifty-eight of the participants were 50 years of age or older, 95 were under 20, and the remainder (74 skiers) were between 20 and 49.

    This year had, by far, the highest number of participants in the event with the previous record being last year’s 144.

    No entry fee was charged to any participant, but all were encouraged to donate to FXC, or to join the “Friends of FXC” boosters group. The goal of the event was to get as many people as possible onto the trails at Birch Hill to enjoy a fine day of skiing with family and friends, to celebrate the holidays and good health, and to burn off any excess calories consumed the prior day at dinner! The event is non-competitive (for the most part).

    Part of the thought behind the event is to create an opportunity for people to ski where all participants can have the opportunity to achieve their goals, and where speed is not an issue. Skiers have basically all day to ski their goal in kilometers. In addition to the categories listed below, skiers can achieve bronze, silver, gold and platinum levels of kilometers for their respective ages, total kilometers in various parent-child categories are tracked, as well as siblings, grandparent-grandchild, etc. There is also a “Sunup-to-Sundown Challenge” in which skiers attempt to ski 50Km or their age (whichever is greater) between sunup (10:58AM) and sundown (2:44PM). No one met that objective this year, although Mike Kramer and Harald Aas came close.

    Temperatures were in the comfortable single digits during most of the day, cooling a little and dropping slightly below zero later in the day. Conditions were excellent for classic skiing, but the freshly-fallen inch of overnight/early-morning snow made skating a bit of a chore.

    John Shook skied the most Km among men, with 84, one more than Bad Bob Baker, who had hoped to ski 50Km classic and 50Km skating, but ended up with 50+33=83. Bob’s daughter Davya Flaharty also got edged out for the most K’s among women, with 69 – Megan Corazza of Homer skied 70Km.

    Other noteworthy performances: 64-year-old Tom Wickwire skied his age in Km; 62-year-old Andy Blossy skied 70Km. Libby Burgess (age 55) and Norma Haubenstock (age 54) were the two oldest women to ski their ages.

    The Del Alba-Strehl family had the most participants (8) and the Kerndt-Mayo family had six particpants.

    Tania and Tobben Spurkland and their son Jan and Megan Corazza achieved a “Quadruple Century” totaling more than 400 in years and Kilometers skied.

    The more one looks at the data, the more interesting performances one sees.

    FXC and the NSCF would like to thank the title sponsor Wells Fargo, the presenting sponsor Banner Health, and all the FXC parents and supporters who helped out with the event.

    Below are lists of:

    * skiers who skied their ages,

    * skiers who achieved the “Century” award (total of age in years + kilometers skied = 100 or greater)

    * skiers who achieved the 50-50 standard (50 years old or older and skied 50Km or more)

    * families of 3 (ranked by total kilometers skied)

    * families of 4 or more (ranked by total kilometers skied)

    * couples (ranked by total kilometers skied)

    * “Double Century” rankings (total of ages in years + total of kilometers skied by a couple = 200 or more [all couples listed, even if under 200Km])

    Results in the many other categories will be available tomorrow on the NSCF’s website.

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    Skiers who skied their ages, listed from oldest to youngest (age in parentheses) – 115 achieved this standard:

    Tom Wickwire (64)

    Andrew Blossy (62)

    Kes Woodward (57)

    Libby Burgess (55)

    Norma Haubenstock (54)

    Gary Knuepfer (52)

    Will Putman (51)

    David Edic (51)

    Kent Karns (50)

    Roger Sayre (50)

    Donovan Granger (50)

    Bad Bob Baker (50)

    Sharon Baker (50)

    Corrine Leistikow (49)

    Susan Faulkner (49)

    Tim Prusak (49)

    Susan Kerndt (49)

    Jim Herriges (48)

    Eric Troyer (48)

    Darren Rorabaugh (48)

    Tina Devine (47)

    Gary Holton (44)

    Christine Matson (43)

    Cathy Weeg (41)

    Mike Kramer (40)

    Martin Truffer (40)

    Sergei Streltsov (39)

    Dorte Dissing (39)

    Peter Fix (38)

    Ed Plumb (37)

    Eugenie Euskizchen (37)

    Ann Farris (37)

    Max Kaufman (37)

    John Shook (36)

    Erik Brunner (35)

    Chris Garber-Slaght (33)

    Steffan Oppel (33)

    Robbin Garber-Slaght (33)

    Matthew Klick (32)

    Lalida Crawford (31)

    Jan Spurkland (30)

    Megan Corazza (30)

    Mary Brunner (29)

    Harald Aas (28)

    Brandy Reeves (25)

    Laura Gutierrez (25)

    Davya Baker Flaharty (23)

    Connor Cole (23)

    Adele Mery (21)

    Nick Ferree (21)

    Brett Broda (21)

    Olivia Karns (19)

    Reese Hanneman (19)

    Erica Blake (19)

    Jordan Buetow (18)

    Willie Via (18)

    Anna Deveraux (18)

    Coty Mayo (18)

    David Durst (18)

    David Norris (18)

    Josh Branham (18)

    Ian Wilkinson (18)

    Stephanie Whisenhant (17)

    Jacob Remington (17)

    Carl Richmond (17)

    Marisa Rorabaugh (17)

    Keith Hoza (17)

    Wyatt Mayo (16)

    Matt Stoller (16)

    Mary Strehl (16)

    Logan Hanneman (15)

    Kipp Wilkinson (15)

    Patrick Nugent (15)

    Michelle Strehl (15)

    Mason Anderson (15)

    Elizabeth Whisenhant (15)

    Hannah Boyer (15)

    Simon Viavant (15)

    Sarah King (15)

    Nina Ruckhaus (15)

    Eliza Rorabaugh (15)

    Ema Mayo (14)

    Sarah Jackson (14)

    Kieran O’Neil (14)

    Kyle Hanson (14)

    Claire Ferree (14)

    Mikayla Hamlin (14)

    Flora Kielland (14)

    Helen Walker (14)

    Maura Barry-Garland (14)

    Maya French (14)

    Sydney Stone (14)

    Riley Troyer (14)

    Nichole Rood (14)

    Aven Bross (14)

    Mikko Sayre (13)

    Alicia Lenze (13)

    Cory Johnson (13)

    Mason Strehl (12)

    Tristan Sayre (11)

    Kiana Hamlin (11)

    Joe Bue (11)

    Amber Lenze (10)

    Logan Mowry (10)

    Matthew Strehl (10)

    Jenna DiFolco (9)

    Maya Yoshikawa (9)

    Quinn Vinlove (9)

    Else Mayo (8)

    Emma Jerome (8)

    Eric DiFolco (6)

    Christine Del Alba (6)

    Alden Jerome (6)

    Lars Vinlove (5)

    Florin Del Alba (4)

     

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    CENTURY (Age + Kilometers Skied >= 100) – 34 achieved this (name, age/km)

    Don Lokken, 71/33

    Tobben Spurkland, 68/35

    Tom Wickwire, 64/64

    Bob Perkins, 63/42

    Andrew Blossy, 62/70

    Tania Spurkland, 60/44

    James Mery, 58/44

    Frank Soos, 58/42

    Kes Woodward, 57/61

    Jerome Jackson, 57/45

    Libby Burgess, 55/55

    Terry Schmidt, 55/50

    Chris Puchner, 55/45

    Eric Buetow, 55/45

    Norma Haubenstock, 54/55

    Gary Knuepfer, 52/55

    Will Putman, 51/56

    David Edic, 51/51

    Kent Karns, 50/57

    Roger Sayre, 50/51

    Donovan Granger, 50/51

    Bad Bob Baker, 50/50

    Sharon Baker, 50/50

    Corrine Leistikow, 49/51

    Susan Faulkner, 49/51

    Jim Herriges, 48/60

    Eric Troyer, 48/52

    Tina Devine, 47/53

    Gary Holton, 44/57

    Peter Fix, 38/63

    Ed Plumb, 37/63

    John Shook, 36/84

    Jan Spurkland, 30/70

    Megan Corazza, 30/70

     

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    50-50 (Over 50 years old, 50 Kilometers or more skied) – 14 achieved this (name, age/km):

    Tom Wickwire, 64/64

    Andrew Blossy, 62/70

    Kes Woodward, 57/61

    Libby Burgess, 55/55

    Terry Schmidt, 55/50

    Norma Haubenstock, 54/55

    Gary Knuepfer, 52/55

    Will Putman, 51/56

    David Edic, 51/51

    Kent Karns, 50/57

    Roger Sayre, 50/51

    Donovan Granger, 50/51

    Bad Bob Baker, 50/50

    Sharon Baker, 50/50

     

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    Family of 3 (ranked by total Kilometers skied)

    Rank/Family Name/Number of family members/Total Km Skied/Family Member and Km Skied

    1. Baker, 202 (Bob 83, Davya 69, Sharon 50)

    2. Spurkland, 149 (Jan 70, Tania 44, Tobben 35)

    3. Mery, 101 (Jim 44, Adele 42, Rikke 15)

    4. Schmidt, 74 (Terry 50, Jennifer 17, Ingrid 7)

    4. Carter-Cole, 74 (Connor 32, Dermot 25, Debbie Carter 17)

    6. French-Allen, 71 (Jim 35, Claudia 21, Maya 15)

    7. Ruckhaus, 63 (Mike 43, Nina 15, Thea 5)

    7. Granger, 63 (Donavan 51, Dorian 8, Claire 4)

    9. Ferree, 59 (Nick 31, Claire 16, Diane 12)

    10. DiFolco, 49 (Donna 10, Jenna 10, Eric 6)

    11. Hajdukovich, 30 (Mike 30, Steffan, Jade)

    12. Paskvan, 26 (Adam 10, Jacob 10, Susan 6)

    13. Vinlove, 25 (Dirk 10, Quinn 10, Lars 5)

    14. Chiu-Yoshikawa, 20 (Maya 10, Kent 5, Arva Chiu 5)

    15. O’Brien-Wooler (Matt, Owen, Diane)

     

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    Family of 4 or more (ranked by total Kilometers skied)

    Rank/Family Name/Number of family members/Total Km Skied/Family Member and Km Skied

    1. Kerndt-Mayo (6 family members), 143 (Susan 50, Wyatt 37, Ema 22, Coty 18, Eric 8, Else 8)

    2. Faulkner-Rorabaugh (4), 137 (Darren 51, Susan 51, Marisa 20, Eliza 15)

    3. Sayre (4), 123 (Roger 51, Tamara 32, Mikko 22, Tristan 18)

    4. Leistikow-Troyer (4), 122 (Eric 52, Corrine 51, Riley 14, Montana 5)

    6. Hanneman (4), 110 (Karl 28, Nancy 28, Reese 27, Logan 27)

    6. Wilkinson (4), 98 (Bob 28, Deb 27, Kipp 25, Ian 18)

    7. Hamlin (5), 76 (Ginger 30, Mikayla 15, Jeff 14, Kiana 14, Ethan 3)

    8. Del Alba-Strehl (8), 76 (Michelle 16, Mary 16, Mason 13, Matthew 10, Dorin 6, Christine 6, Lisa 5, Florin 4)

     

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    Couple (total Kilometers skied)

    1. Megan Corazza (70) Jan Spurkland (70) 140

    2. John Shook (84) Tina Devine (53) 137

    3. Bad Bob Baker (83) Sharon Baker (50) 133

    4. Peter Fix (63) Eugenie Euskirchen (57) 120

    5. Eric Troyer (52) Corrine Leistikow (51) 103

    6. Susan Faulkner (51) Darren Rorabaugh (51) 102

    7. Gary Knuepfer (55) MaryKatherine Romberg (43) 98

    8. Davya Baker Flaharty (69) Tyson Flaharty (19) 88

    9. Roger Sayre (51) Tamara Sayre (32) 83

    10. Bjarke Bennedsen (40) Dorte Dissing (40) 80

    11. Tania Spurkland (44) Tobben Spurkland (35) 79

    12. Chris Garber-Slaght (45) Robbin Garber-Slaght (33) 78

    13. Norma Haubenstock (55) John Estle (21) 76

    14. Erik Brunner (36) Mary Brunner (36) 72

    15. Terry Schmidt (50) Jennifer Schmidt (17) 67

    16. Matthew Klick (32) Lalida Crawford (32) 64

    17. Jim Gillis (30) Karin Gillis (30) 60

    18. James Mery (44) Rikke Mery (15) 59

    19. Susan Kerndt (50) Eric Mayo (8) 58

    20. Jim Allen (35) Claudia French (21) 56

    20. Nancy Hanneman (28) Karl Hanneman (28) 56

    20. Don Lokken (33) Carol Lokken (23) 56

    23. Robert Wilkinson (28) Deb Wilkinson (27) 55

    24. Tom DeLong (30) Ann DeLong (20) 50

    25. Daniel Johnson (25) Margaret Brophy (21) 46

    26. Ginger Hamlin (30) Jeff Hamlin (14) 44

    27. Dermot Cole (25) Debbie Carter (17) 42

    28. Owen Q Hanley (27) Anne Hanley (10) 37

    29. Lynn Ballam (15) James Ballam (15) 30

    30. Dorin Del Alba (6) Lisa Del Alba (5) 11

     

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    Double Century (Ages of couple plus kilometers skied by couple = 200)

    1. Bad Bob Baker (50/83) Sharon Baker (50/50) 233

    2. John Shook (36/84) Tina Devine (47/53) 220

    3. Tania Spurkland (60/44) Tobben Spurkland (68/35) 207

    4. Gary Knuepfer (52/55) MaryKatherine Romberg (50/43) 200

    4. Eric Troyer (48/52) Corrine Leistikow (49/51) 200

    4. Megan Corazza (30/70) Jan Spurkland (30/70) 200

     

    The couples below did not meet the Double Century standard, but are listed in order of Km skied:

    7. Susan Faulkner (49/51) Darren Rorabaugh (48/51) 199

    8. Peter Fix (38/63) Eugenie Euskirchen (37/57) 195

    9. Norma Haubenstock (54/55) John Estle (56/21) 186

    10. Terry Schmidt (55/50) Jennifer Schmidt (58/17) 180

    11. Roger Sayre (50/51) Tamara Sayre (46/32) 179

    12. Don Lokken (71/33) Carol Lokken (51/23) 178

    13. Dorte Dissing (39/40) Bjarke Bennedsen (41/40) 160

    13. Owen Q Hanley (65/27) Anne Hanley (62/10) 160

    13. James Mery (58/44) Rikke Mery (53/15) 160

    13. Robert Wilkinson (52/28) Deb Wilkinson (53/27) 160

    17. Karin Gillis (47/30) Jim Gillis (50/30) 157

    18. Jim Allen (51/35) Claudia French (49/21) 156

    18. Karl Hanneman (50/28) Nancy Hanneman (50/28) 156

    20. Daniel Johnson (55/25) Margaret Brophy (54/21) 155

    21. Susan Kerndt (49/50) Eric Mayo (45/8) 152

    22. Dermot Cole (55/25) Debbie Carter (53/17) 150

    23. Tom DeLong (48/30) Ann DeLong (48/20) 146

    24. James Ballam (59/15) Lynn Ballam (55/15) 144

    24. Chris Garber-Slaght (33/45) Robbin Garber-Slaght (33/33) 144

    26. Mary Brunner (29/36) Erik Brunner (35/36) 136

    27. Davya Baker Flaharty (23/69) Tyson Flaharty (23/19) 134

    28. Ginger Hamlin (41/30) Jeff Hamlin (43/14) 128

    29. Matthew Klick (32/32) Lalida Crawford (31/32) 127

    30. Dorin Del Alba (50/6) Lisa Del Alba (42/5) 103