NYSSRA Nordic XC

Sorry, I don’t know why these were not posted earlier, but here are the minutes from the April meeting:

New York State Ski Racing Association – Nordic, Inc. SPRING MEETING MINUTES SUNY Institute of Technology, Utica Sunday, April 25, 2010

I. Remarks: President Jim Kobak called the meeting to order at 12:35 PM. He welcomed everyone in [...]

The Annual NYSSRA Fall Meeting will take place at Kunsella Hall at SUNY IT Campus in Utica, NY on Sunday September 26.  All NYSSRA Nordic clubs should have at least one representative in attendance to  participate in the meeting. Each club’s vote on important matters is needed.  Club leaders please contact President, Jim Kobak to let him know [...]

By now, everyone is painfully aware of the current fiscal crisis in New York State.  ORDA (Olympic Regional Development Authority) is potentially on the State budget chopping block.  NYSSRA Nordic, Inc. maintains that the ORDA Nordic Skiing and Biathlon Venue at Mount Van Hoevenberg, in Lake Placid,  is essential to the life of Nordic Ski [...]

Teams from Rochester Nordic Racing captured the top two spots in the NYSSRA Club Championship Relay.  The team of Jason Hettenbaugh and Adam Swayze won the 3 x 3 km race today.  Hettenbaugh led with a dominant classic leg, followed by Swayze putting in a mammoth classic effort in lap 2, and then, Hettenbaugh, despite [...]

The NYSSRA Champions Cup race was held on Saturday at the Saratoga Biathlon Club with snowy, wet conditions.  The grooming crew did an awesome job making sure the racers had a firm track for three laps over the shortened 6 km course.

Paul Allison won his second NY State championship with Jason Hettenbaugh and Chad Day [...]

NY State Cross Country, Biathlon and Ski-O champions will be crowned this weekend at the Saratoga Biathlon Club in Day, NY.  The Annual NYSSRA Champions Cup Weekend begins on Friday afternoon with the NYSSRA Ski-O championships.  On Saturday morning, the NY State Biathlon Sprint Championships takes place.  Saturday afternoon features the main event, the 21 [...]

1.  The ESG registration deadline is 11 pm tonight (2/17)  the link to see if you are qualified and to register is here

2.  NYSSRA Nordic, Inc has a table at the GO VERTICAL For CYSTIC FIBROSIS Stair climb Health and Fitness expo.  This event is a fundraiser for the Cystic Fibrosis foundation, and features a [...]

Eric Seyse remains the top dog on the NYSSRA leader board after winning the inaugural Tri-HURT-Athon race in Queensbury on Sunday.  In spite of marginal snow conditions, Team HURT managed to pull off a great race, featuring a 1.5 km Classic prologue sprint, followed by an 11.5 km freestyle pursuit.  Seyse finished just behind Martin [...]

Due to poor snow conditions the Tri-HURT-athon has been forced to change the format and location of their ski race. The race will no longer be in Chestertown, NY but has moved to the trail system behind the Queensbury Elementary School in Queensbury, NY. The race will feature a 1.5K classic sprint prologue [...]

Sign ups are now open for both the EHSC Team and the J2 Team.

NYSSRA Juniors who qualify for either or both of these events may sign up now through an online form set up on Skireg.com.  Deadline is Friday Feb 12 at 8PM to sign up for one of these [...]