Maine Nordic Ski Club

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Check out the ski racing circuit in Aroostook County.

Read the Meeting Minutes from the November 3rd, 2002 Fall Meeting of the Maine Nordic Ski Club

Past issues of the highly acclaimed Maine Nordic Gazette:

Fall/Winter 2001/02 on-line issue
Summer 2001 newsletter
Fall 2000 on-line issue of the Maine Nordic Ski Club Gazette - the background photos are MNSC members racing in February, 2000.
Spring 2000 on-line issue of the Maine Nordic Ski Club Gazette
Fall 1999 on-line issue of the Maine Nordic Ski Club Gazette

Chapter Chairs, new member information, and addenda:

Nordic Ski Equipment Suppliers and FOR SALE / WANTED bulletin board for nordic equipment
MNSC membership application and renewal form
MNSC on-line discussion group
Location map of Maine skiers, Nordic centers, early/late season skiing opportunities, and other skier resources
MNSC VO MAX uniforms are still available, limited quantities and sizes.
What was the "Hill Challenge for 2002"?
Area Chapter Chairs New for 2001 and continuing into 2002: each Chapter now has Club funds available for group training events.

Archived photographs stored in scrapbooks, listed by year and sometimes event:

Picture scrapbook of Maine's first nordic Hash. *Slow to download but great pix

Picture scrapbook of the Club's annual spring picnic and business meeting.*Slow to download but great pix

Photos from the Masters Nationals at Sugarloaf. *Slow to download but great pix

Picture scrapbook of summer and fall 1998 Club events. *Slow to download but great pix

Picture scrapbook of the 1999 training weekend at the Siren Homestead *Slow to download but great pix

MNSC fall 1999 training and social events scrapbook

Mission

To promote the life-long sport of nordic skiing, organize training together, and bring in new people of all ages to the sport. To engage in fun, healthy competition. To improve one's skiing technique to enjoy the sport to its fullest. To celebrate the winter season with a family activity that provides life-long rewards...

Links to other nordic skiing Web Sites

Sugarloaf Outdoor Center (the nordic center)
Maine Winter Sports Center athletes' web page about racing and training at the elite level in the US and Europe.
NENSA
Cross Country Ski World, a huge web site for nordic skiers
Maine Winter Sports Centers in Fort Kent, Presque Isle, New Gloucester, Rumford, and other nordic skiing opportunities in Aroostook County
Menihek Ski Club, located in Labrador City. Early season (October 24th this year) skiing amidst the rugged black spruce and tundra of the Labrador West plateau. Follow the link to the daily weather report for arctic conditions.
A FIERCE CHASE Cross Country Ski Trails, located in Monson, Maine.
A bed and breakfast inn that caters to cross country skiers, The Old Iron Inn, centrally located in beautiful Caribou.

Maine Nordic Ski Council which lists information on events around Maine.
Ski next March across the Arctic Circle in Finland, from the Russian border to the Swedish border - 444 km - the
famous Rajalta Rajalle Hiihto.

Learn how to make your own weather forecast, using powerful atmospheric models accessible at the Purdue Weather Processor

For more local information try Maine Zone Forecasts

Latest NEXRAD radar images delineating rain/mixed/snow precipitation fields is accessed through the New England composite radar image

This page is maintained by Chris Dorion Any members wishing to contribute or assist in any way with this homepage are welcome.
Please send us your comments.
Last updated June 15th, 2005.

The Maine Nordic Ski Club has a great new home at: www.mainenordic.com

December 4th ski instructor's clinic

Table of Contents:

Read the Meeting Minutes from the November 3rd, 2002 Fall Meeting of the Maine Nordic Ski Club

Chapter Chairs, new member information, and addenda:

Archived photographs stored in scrapbooks, listed by year and sometimes event:

Mission