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VT Ski-O Results

Alex Jospe — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 16:11:57 +0000

The results from the VT ski-o weekend have been available as splits for a while, but I realize I never got around to linking them here. Below are some results:

Chester sprint:
WRE results
Splits: Brown, Green, Red, Blue
Sprint relay

Grafton Ponds:
Splits for Blue, Green, Red.

Craftsbury:
Blue
Brown
Green
Red

New snow in Chester!

Alex Jospe — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 18:14:21 +0000

There have been a lot of inquiries about the state of the snow conditions in Chester for this weekend's VT Ski O Weekend and WRE. Thankfully, Mother Nature pulled through, and Chester received enough snow to groom. There is 100% cover on an icy base, so even with snowplowing the snow should hold up. Conditions are thin, but acceptable. Expected conditions on Saturday will be firm, but not icy.

NE Champs registration is open!

Alex Jospe — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 22:58:49 +0000

So go sign up! See you there!

Registration.

NE Champs bulletin 1 posted

Alex Jospe — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 22:58:23 +0000

The page for the New England championships has been updated, and bulletin 1 is posted! Stay tuned for registration. The snow is great, so this will be a primo event!

Craftsbury Ski O results

Alex Jospe — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 21:57:25 +0000

Sorry for the late posting of the Craftsbury results, the holidays got me all distracted. Adrian Owens hosted a great day of ski orienteering fun at the Craftsbury Outdoor Center, and all the races were hotly contested. Results can be found here, or on the results page.

I've also updated the schedule to include all the NY state ski orienteering events. Contact Phil Hawks-Teeter (philht@nycap.rr.com) to find out if you're eligible to compete at the Empire State Games.

The information about the 2013 New England Regional Championships will be up real soon; we're finalizing the registration information. For all NY skiers, we're including NY as part of New England (think Northeast), so you're eligible for the prizes that we aren't going to have at that race!

2012-2013 Initial schedule posted

Alex Jospe — Sun, 23 Sep 2012 15:40:55 +0000

Go to the schedule page. A bunch of events this winter, and many European opportunities as well for those interested!

Winter is coming - get ready, and hope for snow!

U.S. Ski-O Team places two in the top 15

Alex Jospe — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:22:05 +0000

Lots of history was being made last week, at the first-ever World Cup in ski orienteering to be held on North American soil. Firstly, this was the first time North America has ever held a ski orienteering race of this calibre, and it's been 20 years since the US held any orienteering race at this level. But even more exciting, the U.S. Ski Orienteering Team had some outstanding results from two of their women, with Alison Crocker now ranked 6th in the world, and Alexandra Jospe now ranked 13th. These excellent placings are by far the best results American orienteers have ever produced, and followed a week of stellar racing for these two ladies. On the men's side, Adrian Owens had a standout race in the sprint.

These races doubled as the North American and U.S. Championships, and drew a crowd of nearly 80 American skiers, and 85 World Cup competitors. The Bay Area Orienteering Club (BAOC) and their volunteers did an excellent job running a very professional event.

Alison Crocker on the podium.

The next round of World Cup ski orienteering races are in Kazahkstan, followed by the final round in Sweden.

Weston Ski-O Results

Alex Jospe — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:19:33 +0000

Preliminary results from the 2012 NEOC ski-o at Weston Ski Track:

Memory course:
1. Eric Benson (30:24)
2. Kelly Guarino (36:59) <-- on classic skis!
3. Andy Hall (37:34)
4. Lori Huberman (47:41)
5. Jeffrey Saeger (48:27)
6. Gabe Bronk (53:07)

"With map" course:
1. Pia Webb (25:23)
2. Andrew Vakhutinsky (32:58)
3. Joel Grodstein (35:45)
4. Bridget Hall and Kristen (47:52)
5. Dmitry Lavov (51:31)
6. Ethan Hall (51:59)
7. Michael Tollefson (52:11)
8. Jim Ellis (53:49)
9. Judy Kapinski (58:07)
10. Michael Volk (66:46)
11. Martin Kessel (71:38)
12. Diana Serebryanik (71:58)
13. Jim Crawford (79:18)

Conditions were beautiful - packed snow right around freezing, with the entire 15km groomed. So of course, we used less than half a square km to race - if only the snow had fallen a few days earlier! The map was occasionally sketchy, but given the massive expanses of open golf course, nobody complained too much. Serious thanks go out to the Hall family, Ian Smith, Pete Lane, Jim Paschetto, and Dean Sturtevant, all of whom were crucial in getting things to run smoothly.

The competitors had to choose between two classes - one where you could race with a map, and the other where you had to memorize the map. Each competitor got to look at the map (on the clock), and then went out and skied the course from memory. For each mispunched control, the competitor skied a short penalty loop before heading out on the next map. There were four maps total. For competitors with a map, the format was the same, they just carried the map the whole time.

On the whole, it seemed to be a successful way to run a ski-o in a small area. Thanks, all, for coming!

Tahoe World Cup posted Bulletin 2

Alex Jospe — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 04:58:54 +0000

The Bay Area Orienteering Club (BAOC) has been getting ready for the World cups happening this January, and has now published bulletin 2. The current schedule includes four World Cups, three days of North American Championships, three days of US Championships, and two WRE races! They are expecting skiers from Russia, Ukraine, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Switzerland, Austria, and Canada.

Check out the bulletin, and make your reservations!

Snow in California!

Alex Jospe — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 02:45:15 +0000

Site of round 1 of the 2012 World Cups, the 2012 US championships, and the 2012 North American championships, Lake Tahoe already has skiable snow on the ground. This photo was taken on October 8th, by Greg Walker, of Donatas in his backyard, practicing some early ski-O!