Putney Ski Club

First day of Wednesday practice!
2023-11-29 15:30 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | The Putney School, 418 Houghton Brook Rd, Putney, VT, 05346, United States

Bogburn Classic
2024-01-06, 2025-01-04 | Rikert Nordic Center, 106 College Cross Rd, Ripton, VT, 05766, United States

Gunstock Freestyle
2024-01-07 | Gunstock Nordic Ski Trails, 719 Cherry Valley Road, Gilford, NH, 03249, United States

Putney Ski Club Race at Prospect Mountain
2024-01-14 10:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | Prospect Mountain Ski Area, 204 Prospect Access Rd, Woodford, VT, 05346, United States
Quick note: Race fees get racers warmup, racing, and warm-down skiing at Prospect. Anyone not racing or wishing to ski on the trails will need a Prospect pass of some variety. Thanks so much to them for grooming, hosting, and making snow so we can do this!!
Freestyle Sprints!
Two version of the description:
Version #1: I’m not completely sure who Jessie Diggins is
10-10:30am Zoom around the course time: Everyone who is racing zooms around the course as fast as they can and gets timed. They start whenever they are ready. This part is just a race against the clock.
10:35am Lollipop “race” : Anyone* who wants to go in a non-competitive fun ski around a short course, with or without a bib, will get a sweet treat at the end.
*mostly intended for kids who have never raced before, and little kids
~10:45 “Heats”: Skiers will be arranged in groups (heats) of six based on their qualifying times. Each set of six racers races around the course. It will be fun and close racing since all of the people in each group will be a similar speed.
After everyone has gone in a heat, each skier can drop out or keep racing (make sure to turn in your bib if you’re done!). The next set of heats will get shuffled around using “math” and “rules” so that the heats are more fun. We’ll do three more sets of heats, or stop when everyone is done racing.
Version #2: Ben’s backflip off the podium was awesome!
10-10:30am – Qualifier window . You can qualify any time during that window (just remember going at 10:29 won’t make you any faster!)
10:35 Lollipop race – for all lollipop skiers and anyone who is new to skiing this year.
10:45 Heats Start : Four rounds of instant-runoff style heats (monarchically known as king’s/queen’s court style):
First round seeded by qualifying time
Subsequent rounds: If you finish in the top two places of your heat you move to the next faster heat in the next round. Bottom two, you move to the next slower heat. We’ll run the heats as efficiently as we can to keep everyone warm – don’t wander off to far!
If you’re done racing for the day, to turn in your bib right after your race so we can fill up all of the heats. As a general guideline: grades K/1/2 might want to do 1 heat, grades 3/4 do two, etc. but completely up to the racers.
Prizes will be awarded by carefully calculated multidimensional modal analysis, or we’ll throw a bunch of ribbons into the crowd (depends on how cold our fingers are at that point).
Race Map:

Viking Night
2024-01-20 | Viking Nordic Ski Center, 615 Little Pond Rd, Londonderry, VT, 05148, United States

Stratton Terrain Challenge
2024-01-27 | Stratton Nordic Center, 41 Sun Bowl Road, Stratton, VT, 05360, United States

Prospect Sprints BKL Race
2024-01-28 | Prospect Mountain Ski Area, 204 Prospect Access Rd, Woodford, VT, 05346, United States
Technique: Freestyle (skate or classic)
Mass Start; Boys and Girls Combined by grade grouping.
Timing of events:

2:00 pm – Lollipoppers (Partial Parade Loop)
2:15 pm – 1/2s (1 Full lap to finish, 1k)
2:30 pm – 3/4s (2.22k, 2 laps)
2:50 pm – 5/6s (3.2k, 3 laps)
3:20 pm – 7/8s (4.2k, 4 full laps)

* Awards & participation ribbons following!
You can register here.

Silver Fox Trot
2024-02-03 | Dartmouth XC Ski Center at Oak Hill, 59 Oak Hill Dr, Hanover, NH 03755

Wild Wings Classic
2024-02-04 | Wild Wings, 246 Styles Ln, Peru, VT, 05152, United States
9:30 am – 12:00 pm

back up date for Wild Wings Classic
2024-02-10 | Wild Wings, 246 Styles Ln, Peru, VT, 05152, United States

Woodstock Nordic BKL Sweetheart Race
2024-02-11 | Knox Meadow, 1489 South Road, Woodstock, Vermont, 05091

Dublin Winterfest
2024-02-11 | Dublin School Trails, 18 Lehmann Way, Dublin, NH, 03444, United States

Prospect Classic Race to honor Nancy Steffen
2024-02-24 | Prospect Mountain Ski Area, 204 Prospect Access Rd, Woodford, VT, 05346, United States

BKL Festival, Rikert Nordic Center
2024-03-02 - 2024-03-03 | Rikert Nordic Center, 106 College Cross Rd, Ripton, VT, 05766, United States

SMS T2 Bounding Practice
2024-09-21 08:30 - 12:00 UTC | Stratton Mountain, 5 Village Lodge Rd, Stratton Mountain, VT, 05155, United States
Bounding practice with the SMS T2 Team at Stratton!

Kilowatt Cross
2024-09-28 - 2024-09-29 | Northfield Mountain, 99 Millers Falls Rd, Northfield, MA, 01360, United States

SMS T2 Bounding Practice
2024-10-05 08:30 - 12:00 UTC | Stratton Mountain, 5 Village Lodge Rd, Stratton Mountain, VT, 05155, United States
Open Bounding practice with SMS T2

The Red Leaf Ramble
2024-10-06 08:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | The Putney School, 418 Houghton Brook Rd, Putney, VT, 05346, United States
5k xc running race

Keene Pumpkin Cross
2024-10-20 08:00 - 17:00 UTC | Surry Mountain Lake, Park Dr, Surry, NH, 03431, United States
Cyclocross race in Keene

SMS T2 Bounding practice
2024-11-02 08:30 - 12:00 UTC | Stratton Mountain, 5 Village Lodge Rd, Stratton Mountain, VT, 05155, United States
Open bounding practice with the SMS T2 team. SMS T2 is a professional XC ski team based in Stratton, VT.

West Hill Shop Cyclocross Race
2024-11-03 08:00 - 17:00 UTC | West Hill Shop, 49 Brickyard Ln, Putney, VT, 05346, United States
Cyclocross Race at WEST HILL SHOP!!!

BKL Parent leaders and Coaches Education
2024-11-10 | Holderness School, 33 Chapel Lane, Holderness, NH, 03245, United States
Great opportunity to learn more about the BKL philosophy and get some great coaching ideas!

Ski and Skate Sale
2024-11-16 10:00 - 11:30 UTC | West Hill Shop, 49 Brickyard Ln, Putney, VT, 05346, United States
Every Fall, the ski club holds a sale for used ski and snow-sports equipment. More details here: http://putneyskiclub.org/skiskatesale

Putney BKL Registration/Ski rental night
2024-11-20 16:00 - 18:00 UTC | West Hill Shop, 49 Brickyard Ln, Putney, VT, 05346, United States
Come to West Hill Shop to sign up for the season and get your rental skis.

Kendall Memorial Classic
2024-12-08 | Craftsbury Outdoor Center, http://www.craftsbury.com, 535 Lost Nation Rd, VT, 05827, United States

First day of practice
2024-12-11 15:30 - 17:00 UTC
We’ll be out on the trails on skis or in sneakers/hiking boots, depending on the weather!

SOVT Race - Prospect Race #1 (classic)
2025-01-12 | Prospect Mountain Ski Area, 204 Prospect Access Rd, Woodford, VT, 05346, United States
Starting at 1 pm with the lollipop race.

SOVT Race - Stratton Terrain Challenge (freestyle)
2025-01-26 | Stratton Nordic Center, 41 Sun Bowl Road, Stratton, VT, 05360, United States
SCHEDULE:
Lollipop 10:00 AM
BKL Grades 1/2 10:10 AM
BKL Grades 3/4 10:25 AM
BKL Grades 5/6 10:40 AM
BKL Grades 7/8 10:41 AM
Terrain Challenge 6 K, Open Men/Women 11:15

NENSA Women's XC Ski Day
2025-01-26
In Woodstock, VT.
