Posted: 09/01/2010
Attention all high school students with an interest in outdoor adventure - the days are warm, the nights are cool, the bugs are gone and the leaves are changing color, and what are you doing? It’s time to get outside and take advantage of one of Maine’s best seasons, and here’s your chance:
This fall be a part of the adventure on a four-day, three-night backpacking trip into the Maine wilderness. This trip is designed specifically for high school students with an interest in outdoor leadership; outdoor-preparedness, backcountry travel, trip planning and logistics, outdoor ethics, working with a group, and staying comfortable in the outdoors. We will travel via foot with packs on our back, learning essential skills along the way. Discover the beauty of the Maine wilderness, all the while learning what it takes to share the adventure with others.
No previous experience or is required. You just need the desire to learn, explore and share in the excitement!
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Posted: 09/01/2010
The 3rd annual Harvest Classic will be held on Sunday September 12th in Caribou. As in years past there will be a 20 mile tour as well as the 40 mile race. The course is a challenging tour through Carson, Perham and Woodland. This event is intended for all cyclists of all ages and abilities.
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Posted: 08/31/2010
Quoggy Jo Community Ski Area has been providing a place for families to get outside in the winter for nearly 50 years. Over that time this remarkable community asset has counted on the support and willingness of members of the community to volunteer their time and energy - as only people in the CCounty can.
The mountain again needs your help. They are looking for someone with mechanical skills to help get the lift operation before a state inspection in late October. Training will be offered. If you are interested please contact Beth Curtis at:
acurtis2@maine.rr.com.
Posted: 08/30/2010
The Maine Winter Sports Center (MWSC) is seeking multi-talented skiers to join its staff in Aroostook County Maine as part of the MWSC Intern Program. The MWSC Community Development Intern position is a part-time seasonal position currently hiring for the winter program. The candidate will be responsible for assisting with and implementing introductory and development ski programs to participants at all ages, but focused primarily on youth and junior community and race programs. In addition, the intern will share responsibility for community outreach and ski club building in remote communities around Aroostook County.
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Posted: 08/27/2010
We are THE source for outdoor event info in Aroostook County - and beyond! Check out our Community page for all the details on upcoming people-powered, active lifestyle, outdoor related programs and activities!
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Posted: 08/25/2010
Stone respected by peers for his vision and strong leadership
PRESQUE ISLE –Paul Stone, who was just named the head ski coach at the University of Maine at Presque Isle, has added another title to his resume this week. He was elected by National Collegiate Athletic Association [NCAA] ski coaches nationwide to be president of the United States Collegiate Skiing Coaches Association [USCSCA].
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Posted: 08/12/2010
If you are an adult interested in skiing with MWSC this coming winter season, please take a few moments to fill out this brief survey. Simply copy and past this link into your browser:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/FCFXZMG
Your feedback is invaluable!
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Posted: 08/09/2010
Presque Isle High School is accepting applications for the position of ski coach. Interested applicants can contact Gehrig Johnson at the Superintendent's Office at 764-4101 or David Heald at the Athletic Office at 764-6507.
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Posted: 08/05/2010
Stone comes from the ski-powerhouse University of Vermont, where he was NCAA Eastern Coach of the year in 2009
Presque Isle, Maine - The University of Maine at Presque Isle (UMPI) is excited and honored to announce that they have hired Paul Stone as Head Coach of their NCAA Nordic Ski Team.
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Posted: 08/03/2010
Caribou, ME-At the completion of a successful week of summer testing, the Maine Winter Sports Center women's teams walked away from the Concept 2 Ski Erg holding 3 of the top 10 times in the world for 1000m. Top of the group, and with a new unofficial World Record was Fort Fairfield native Hilary McNamee. Her time of 3:44.2 shaved 1.1 seconds off the previous world's best.
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Posted: 08/02/2010
Presque Isle, ME -
The best summer weather Aroostook County has to offer was on full display this weekend to greet spectators, racers and festival-goers of all ages at the Nordic Heritage Sport Club’s Fat Tire Festival. Two days of biking events kept the more than 150 participants & volunteers at the Nordic Heritage Center entertained and on the move.
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Posted: 06/26/2010
6/26/10
Presque Isle, ME
Aroostook County has a long history of off-road recreation, but in recent years the off-road recreation in the Presque Isle area has taken a new spin – one with two wheels and two pedals. Off-road cycling, or “mountain” biking in northern Maine has been building in support and enthusiasm with each passing summer season, and no place is that more apparent than with the riders of the Nordic Heritage Sport Club.
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Posted: 06/16/2010
Head over to the MWSC Junior Racing page to download the results!
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Posted: 06/08/2010
Augusta, Maine Governor Baldacci announced today that International Biathlon Union took steps this week to place Presque Isle's Nordic Heritage Center on the 2011 World Cup schedule. This will be the Nordic Heritage Center's first World Cup and will come one week before Fort Kent's event.
See Press release for full story.
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Posted: 06/05/2010
ANTALYA, Turkey – The International Ski Federation honored the Maine Winter Sports Center’s “Healthy Hometowns” program with second place in its global FIS SnowKidz Awards. The award was presented at the conclusion of the weeklong FIS Congress in Antalya, Turkey.
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Posted: 06/01/2010
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins applauded the announcement today that Maine will host the entire North American Biathlon World Cup tour in February 2011. The International Biathlon Union (IBU) announced that the Nordic Heritage Center in Presque Isle and Fort Kent’s 10
th Mountain Ski Club will host biathlon competitions for the 2011 World Cup. Fort Kent hosted the first Biathlon World Cup in Maine history in March 2004, and Presque Isle hosted the Biathlon World Junior Championship in 2006.
“This is terrific news for the State of Maine and the sport of biathlon. As a native of Aroostook County, I am thrilled that the IBU has selected the Nordic Heritage Center in Presque Isle and the 10
th Mountain Ski Club in Fort Kent to host the 2011 World Cup. Both of these state-of-the-art venues have an exceptional track record of hosting world-class athletic competitions, and they are the only two venues in the U.S. licensed to hold World Cup and World Championship biathlon competitions. The Maine Winter Sports Center has done an excellent job in making Maine a premier destination for biathlon competition and attracting top winter athletes.
“The World Cup also provides a significant opportunity to showcase Maine’s recreational and business opportunities. The event is expected to draw more than 120 million television viewers in Europe over a two-week period, and it will help bring new visitors and increased tourism to Northern Maine. This is good news for our economy at a time when we need it most.”
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Posted: 06/01/2010
Falmouth, ME
5/29/10
Over the holiday weekend, despite the call of family BBQ’s and trips to the lake, representatives from the 10th Mtn Ski Club of Fort Kent, and the Four Seasons Trail Association of Madawaska attended a multi-use trail building workshop in the greater Portland area.
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Posted: 05/10/2010
Caribou, Maine We are extremely excited to introduce you to Fresh Tracks Adventures - a new active adventure company that specializes in providing unique, fully supported cycling tours throughout New England, Eastern Canada, and Europe, while experiencing fine regional cuisine and bed & breakfast lodging. Offerings are designed to inspire customers to live well while pursuing an active lifestyle.
Fresh Tracks Adventures had a very successful kickoff to the season as twenty lucky cyclists enjoyed fabulous weather, five-star cuisine, and excellent accommodations touring across the beautiful Lac Temiscouata, Quebec region. Check out the pictures from this latest trip and get excited to sign up for one of the following upcoming tours.
To visit the site: www.makefreshtracks.com/index.html
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Posted: 05/06/2010
PARK CITY, UT (May 5) – The Maine Winter Sports Center was among eight finalists for the first International Ski Federation's FIS SnowKidz Award, which will be announced June 4 at the FIS Congress in Antalya, Turkey. Its ongoing "Healthy Hometowns" program introduces nearly 5,000 new participants to nordic skiing each year.
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Posted: 04/09/2010
MWSC now has a page for those interested in some featured Aroostook County real estate listings. Click the link below to view our latest 6 properties for sale!
www.mainewsc.org/real-estate.html
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Posted: 03/25/2010
Madawaska, Maine 35 coaches, including Olympians Kikkan Randall, Holly Brookes, Rebecca Dussault, Tracy Colliander and Haley Johnson spent the day with over 120 young women from the St John Valley today. Click here for the photo gallery: gallery.me.com/mwsc/100445
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Posted: 03/24/2010
Fort Kent, Maine Canadian, Ivan Babikov took the US National Marathon, just ahead of Tad Elliot, who won the US Championship. Lars Flora was third overall. More to follow.
To view photo gallery click here: gallery.me.com/mwsc/100437
For results click here.
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Posted: 03/24/2010
Fort Kent, Maine Kikkan Randall took the US National Womens 30k in a lead pack. Rebecca Dussault, Holly Brooks and Caitlyn Compton followed close behind. The MEn's 50k is about to start.
Photo gallery: gallery.me.com/mwsc/100427
For results click here.
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Posted: 03/24/2010
Fort Kent, Maine Six inches of accumulation arrived just in time for the US National Marathon Championships at the 10th Mountain Center. Follow live updates from Fasterskier throughout the race at: blogs.fasterskier.com/continentalcup/
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Posted: 03/23/2010
Fort Kent, Maine The US National marathon championships are on tap for tomorrow at the 10th Mountain Center in Fort Kent, to be followed by the SuperTour Final, which will be co-hosted by Fort Kent and the newly finished Four Season Trails in Madawaska. While the 10th Mountain Ski Club is a veteran at organizing major competitions, this will be Madawaska's first national event.
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Posted: 03/21/2010
Fort Kent, Maine Russell Currier had felt like this was a lost season, but he overcame his disappointment to finish with a bang, taking the North American Biathlon 15k Mass Start Championship in convincing fashion. Currier (1-2-1-1) had struggled with his shooting this season, but hit 15 of 20 shots including 4 of the last 5 to cruise to the win, 46.4 seconds ahead of Marc-Andre Bedard (2-0-1-2) from Quebec, Canada.
Walt Shepard, in his last race before retiring from an 18 year career, led halfway through the race, but uncharacteristically struggled on the range, hitting 13 of 20 (3-0-3-1), to take the Bronze medal in the North American Championships, 1 minute 42 seconds back – Silver for the U.S. National Championships. Shepard and Tracy Colliander were the only two senior competitors to make the podium in all 6 events this week.
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Posted: 03/20/2010
Fort Kent, Maine the 10th Mountain Center hosted the second annual Maine Biathlon Club Championships this afternoon. To view the photo gallery click here.gallery.me.com/mwsc/100397
We will have results posted soon as well.
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Posted: 03/20/2010
Presque Isle, Maine Here is the photo gallery from last weeks JO Championships at the Nordic Heritage Center. To view and download click here: gallery.me.com/mwsc/100390
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Posted: 03/20/2010
Fort Kent, Maine After weeks of beautiful blue skies the athletes had to adjust to clouds and a light drizzle for today's Pursuit format race. Although the sun made for great spectator weather, it made skiing slow. The clouds and low temperatures today made for much faster skiing and the athletes took advantage. The racers were sent out in the order of finish from Thursday's Sprint race, but in 5 second intervals, rather than the actual time back and the first person across the line was the winner and with four shooting stages, the Pursuit is a race for shooters. .
In the Senior Men's Race 2010 Olympian Wynn Roberts with three misses (1-0-1-1) edged out MWSC's Walt Shepard (0-2-1-0) by 12 seconds for the Gold medal. Shepard, who is retiring from biathlon after 18 years in the sport, gave the crowd a show in his last shooting stage of the day. With the race on the line and Roberts in the penalty loop, he used lightning fast and clean shooting to take the lead going into the last lap. Roberts caught him over the last 3k loop to take the North American title. Canadian Marc Andre Bedard (0-1-2-1) took the bronze, 17 seconds back.
Tracy Colliander (1-1-2-2) made it two for two winning the Women's Pursuit in spite of an uncharacteristically tough time in the range. Canadian Claude Godbout (0-2-1-1) took the Silver. In a race to the line, Annelies Cook (0-0-2-3) took the Silver from Kat Howe.
For full results check here later:
For photo gallery click here: gallery.me.com/mwsc/100382
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Posted: 03/18/2010
Fort Kent, Maine Casey Simons (3-0) shot clean in the last stage of the Men's Sprint to take the North American Sprint title today. MWSC's Walt Shepard (2-1) knew he had to shoot clean and fast to catch Simons on the last shooting stage and hit the first four shots in very rapid succession before just missing the last shot and finishing 9 seconds back. MWSC's Bill Bowler (2-0) took third, 26.6 seconds back, with 2 misses.
MWSC Alumnus Tracy Colliander (0-0) took the North American title with clean shooting, 6.6 seconds ahead of Claude Gobout (0-1) from Quebec, who missed one shot in the prone position. MWSC alum and 2010 Olympian Haley Johnson, (2-2) took third, 45.3 seconds back. MWSC alum, Annelies Cook took third in the US National Championships (2-3), 2 minutes, 17 seconds back.
For full results check here later: 10thmtskiclub.org/
To view Day 1 slideshow click here: gallery.me.com/mwsc/100366
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Posted: 03/18/2010
Fort Kent, Maine The 2010 U.S. National Biathlon Championships get underway with cloudless skies, little wind and temperatures in the mid 40's. Although this is not a typical mid-March day in Fort Kent, organizers and spectators are starting to get used to the balmy weather.
MWSC athletes Walt Shepard, Russell Currier, Bill Bowler, Eliot Neal, BethAnn Chamberlain, Grace Boutot and Andrea Mayo, will compete alongside 2010 Olympian Wynn Roberts, Haley Johnson and Laura Spector.
Check here later for full results.
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Posted: 03/16/2010
Fort Kent, ME—Spring has come early to Aroostook County, but the snow has stayed with us. Daytime highs in the 40s and 50s with cold, clear nights well below freezing have made for excellent crust skiing, fast early morning conditions and softening snow in the afternoons. Currently, our extended forecast calls for similar conditions with chances of freezing precipitation and snow on Thursday night and next Monday.
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Posted: 03/14/2010
Nordic Heritage Center, Presque Isle
3/14/10
The 2010 Aroostook Cup Cross-Country race series that started with a brisk and cold day in January this year, wrapped up with a sunny day more reminiscent of May in Northern Maine than March. More than fifty club and community members came out for the annual Himie Towle Memorial XC Ski Frolic on Sunday at the Nordic Heritage Center in Presque Isle. A tremendously busy week for fans and volunteers at the USSA Junior Olympics did not deter skiers from coming together once again to celebrate the sport and the season in style.
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Posted: 03/13/2010
Nordic Heritage Center Okay, we could get used to this weather. The final day of JO National Championships was more of the same as the tracks were fast and the weather perfect for the spectators. They also seemed to suit the New England team well as they continued their dominating performance in the Relay.
For the full results click here: www.juniorolympics2010.org/
For a slide show click here: gallery.me.com/mwsc#100358
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Posted: 03/12/2010
Nordic Heritage Center It was another beautiful late winter day at the Nordic Heritage Center, and big crowds and great conditions are making sure these Championships will be remembered for a long time. Mother Nature has been especially cooperative with cold nights ensuring that the snow sets up perfectly for the next day, and cloudless skies and temperatures in the mid forty's during the day making sure that conditions are also perfect for the spectators.
For full results click here: www.juniorolympics2010.org/
To view a slide show of the day click here: gallery.me.com/mwsc#100350
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Posted: 03/11/2010
Nordic Heritage Center Day two of the Junior Olympics was a perfect way to celebrate cross country skiing in the United States. Cloudless skies, temperatures in the upper 30's and over 300 volunteers met the athletes as they arrived for the Classic race yesterday. It was a festive atmosphere with athletes signing autographs for the thousand fans, hundreds of cow bells and as much sun screen being used as klister.
For a photo gallery click here: gallery.me.com/mwsc/100342
For full results click here: www.juniorolympics2010.org/
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Posted: 03/07/2010
Presque Isle - Nearly 500 athletes and coaches, 350 volunteers, and thousands of spectators will descend upon the Nordic Heritage Center during the next week for the 2010 USSA Cross-Country Junior Olympics. For up to date news, results and live video visit the official event website at www.juniorolympics2010.com.
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Posted: 03/06/2010
3/06/10
Caribou, ME
A beautiful sunny day with temperatures in the 40’s greeted 110 kids from around Aroostook County on Saturday at the annual Aroostook Youth Ski Festival. Caribou’s Northern Skiers Club in conjunction with Cary Medical Center and Maine Winter Sports Center hosted this year’s event, which included games, activities, relays and a terrain park that kept participants busy for hours.
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Posted: 03/04/2010
AUGUSTA - A bill sponsored by Rep. Mike Carey, D-Lewiston, which seeks to increase safety for roller skiers, was signed by Governor Baldacci on Tuesday.The bill, LD 1640: An Act to Provide for the Safety of Maine Athletes, will provide protections for athletes and others who engage in the sport of roller skiing.
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Posted: 03/01/2010
Otepaa, Estonia - The 2nd Annual European U26 Championships kick off tomorrow in Otepaa, Estonia. 274 athletes from 29 nations all under the age of 26, have signed up to compete in this year's competition. The US Team includes 9 athletes in both Jr. and Sr. categories.
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Posted: 03/01/2010
A new and COOL way to celebrate all the ways kids can MOVE on a pair of XC skis!! All skiing youth ages 5-14 are welcome to attend this unique HALF-DAY festival! The entry fee is only $5 and includes snacks, parting gift and entry to all events!!
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Posted: 02/27/2010
22nd Annual C-ME Ski Event
Aroostook Wildlife Refuge – Limestone, ME
2/28/10
With temperatures hovering around the 40-degree mark, and the threat of rain showers, the 22nd annual C-ME Ski Event took place this past Saturday, February 27th, at the Aroostook Wildlife Refuge in Limestone. Jointly sponsored by the Friends of The Aroostook Wildlife Refuge and the Limestone Ski Club, the C-ME Ski drew a strong gathering of citizen skiers from the surrounding area.
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Posted: 02/24/2010
At the Olympics you hope to have the best race of your season, or even your life. Unfortunately this was not the case for me on Saturday.
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Posted: 02/07/2010
Presque Isle, ME
On Sunday, February 7th, over 150 motivated women of all fitness levels gathered at the Nordic Heritage Center to show their support for the Battered Women’s Project, the Nordic Heritage Sport Club, and the Limestone Ski Club in memory of Linda Page. The third annual Aroostook Women’s XC Ski Day offered a full day of activities that enhance women's lifestyles while giving back to the community. Ski clinics and tours, Snowshoeing tours, Yoga, Pilates and even a nutrition activity taught by Bonnie Wood of UMPI helped give motivation and encouragement to all who attended. Enthusiastic volunteers from NHSC, UMPI, and MWSC coaches and athletes lead the women throughout the day. Massage sessions were also a treat given by Stephanie Caverhill and Tracy Spooner of Northern Massage and Wellness Center, Diana Higgins-Sadler from Well Spring Health Center, and Leslie Smith of Wellspring Health Center.
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