Bristol’s Emma Crum earns ski honor

Bristol’s Emma Crum finished among the top competitors at the 2025 NCAA Skiing National Championships, hosted March 5-8 by Dartmouth College in Hanover, N.H.

The Middlebury Union High School girls’ and boys’ Nordic ski teams capped another successful winter with second- and third-place finishes, respectively, in the two-day Division II state championship meet held on Feb. 20 at the Craftsbury Outdoor Center an … (read more)

The Middlebury Union High School Nordic ski teams competed on Jan. 24 in 5-kilometer classic races at a seven-team meet at Stowe’s Trapp Family Lodge Outdoor Center.

In almost ideal conditions at Rikert Outdoor Center on Saturday, with gently falling snow adding to the atmosphere, the Division II Middlebury Union High School boys’ Nordic ski team finished third in an eight-team, 5-kilometer classic-style race against … (read more)

On Friday, Jan. 3, the Middlebury Union High School Nordic ski teams competed on their home trails at Rikert Outdoor Center in 3-kilometer classic races hosted by the Mount Mansfield team.

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.

Lisa Bernardin, a Middlebury resident and masters Nordic skier (those individuals who are over the age of 30), has recently begun spending time working on skills needed for a favorite pastime — cross-country skiing.

Middlebury College as appointed Justin Beckwith as the new full-time, year-round manager of the Rikert Outdoor Center in Ripton. This marks a historic moment as Beckwith becomes the first full-time, year-round manager in Rikert’s history.

The MUHS girls’ Nordic ski team on Friday completed its dominant performance in the two-day Division II championship meet by trouncing all comers in freestyle races in Craftsbury.

The Middlebury Union High School girls’ Nordic skiing team took a commanding lead in the Division II championship meet on Tuesday, when the first leg of the two-day state event was staged at the Rikert Outdoor Center. The Tiger girls are seeking their thi … (read more)

The Middlebury College ski team finished third in this past Friday and Saturday’s Eastern Intercollegiate Ski Association championships, which were held at the Middlebury College Snowbowl and Rikert Outdoor Center in conjunction with the college’s winter … (read more)

This classic Nordic ski event, with a legacy dating back to the 1970s, was founded by the late Blueberry Hill Inn owner Tony Clark as an opportunity to have fun on the snow with “guaranteed jumps, spills, singletrack challenges, agility obstacles, and may … (read more)

The Middlebury Union High School Nordic skiing team placed two boys and two girls in the top 10 in 5-kilometer classic races held under the lights at the Sleepy Hollow Nordic Center in Huntington on Feb. 8.

It was early January 2018, a year we actually had winter. Our Christmas present to our three sons that year was taking them and their significant others on a three-day, two-night, lodge-to-lodge cross-country ski trip at the Appalachian Mountain Club prop … (read more)

The Middlebury Union High School Nordic ski teams had strong performances at recent races in Stowe and Huntington, highlighted by individual first-place finishes by Mary Harrington and Beth McIntosh, and second-place efforts by Baxter Harrington, Mary Har … (read more)