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What to do in stick season? For many it’s time to prepare for Nordic skiing

LINCOLN’S LORENZO ATOCHA, then a Mount Abraham junior, shows strength and endurance during the 2024 state championship Nordic ski race at Rikert Outdoor Center. Now is the time to get
your body ready for a better Nordic skiing season.
Independent file photo/Steve James
November 27, 2024
Stick season — it’s too cold to bike and too warm to ski — but it doesn’t have to be a wasted season. The effort you put in now to get in shape for skiing will pay off when Rikert Outdoor Center in Ripton gets groomed, and the trails are open.
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