Former biathlete, current coach….all round nordic enthusiast!

An elite athlete competing in the sport of biathlon: nordic ski racing combined with marksmanship

Sunday, February 19, 2012

Where Can Skiing Take You?

Some inspiration from a friend of mine, Lauren Jacobs, has lead me to brainstorm all the places I've skied:

*Places I've skied this year are bold. 

NH

Gunstock Nordic Center - Gilford

White Mountain Regional High School – Whitefield

Monadnock High School – Swanzey

Great Glen Trails - Gorham

Jackson Ski Touring Center - Jackson

North Conway Recreational Trails – North Conway

Waterville Valley Nordic Center - Waterville

Blackwater Nordic Center - Andover

Bretton Woods Cross Country Ski Center– Bretton Woods

Oakhill Nordic Trails - Hanover

Lake Sunapee Golf Course – Lake Sunapee

Holderness School - Holderness

Wonalancet Wander course - Wonalancet

The Balsalms - Colebrook

Lucy Farm - Conway

Keene Country Club – Keene

Sandwich Fairgrounds – Sandwich

 

VT

Ethan Allen Firing Range – Jericho

Vermont Academy – Saxtons River

Putney School – Putney

Bolton Valley Nordic Center – Bolton

Trapp Family Lodge – Stowe

Craftsbury Outdoor Center – Craftsbury

Smuggler's Notch Road – Stowe

Stowe Nordic Center – Stowe

Sleepy Hollow Nordic Center – Huntington

Prospect Mountain – Bennington

Grafton Ponds Outdoor Center – Grafton

Ole's Nordic Center – Waitsfield

Rikert Touring Center – Middlebury

Mountain Meadows – Killington

 

ME

Black Mountain – Rumford

Gould Academy – Bethel

Sugarloaf Outdoor Center – Carrabassett

Sugarloaf USA – Carrabassett

Rangeley Lakes Nordic Center – Rangeley

Pineland Farms – New Gloucester

Deering Park – Portland

Caribou High School – Caribou

Caribou Country Club – Caribou

Nordic Heritage Center – Presque Isle

Aroostook State Park – Presque Isle

10th Mountain Ski Club – Fort Kent

Lonesome Pines – Fort Kent

Madawaska Elementary School – Madawaska

Four Seasons Trails – Madawaska

Limestone Wildlife Refuge – Limestone

 

MA

Notchview Nordic Center – Windsor

 

USA

Lake Placid Ski Jumping Complex – Lake Placid, NY

Mount Van Hoevenberg, Lake Placid, NY

Saratoga Biathlon Trails, Saratoga, NY

Dewey Mountain Nordic Center, Saranac Lake, NY

Salmon Hills Nordic Center, Redfield, NY

Rendezvous Ski Trails, West Yellowstone, MT

Bohart Ranch, Bozeman, MT

Mt. Itasca, Coleraine, MN

Michigan Tech Ski Trails – Houghton, MI

ABR Ski Trails – Ironwood, MI

Ponderosa State Park – McCall, ID

McCall Elementary School – McCall, ID

Soldier Hollow, Midway, UT

Snow Mountain Ranch, Estes Park, CO

Rabbit Ears Pass, Routt National Forest, CO

Auburn Ski Club, Donner Summit, CA

Royal Gorge, Soda Springs, CA

 

 

Canada

Foret Montmorency – QC

ValCartier – QC

LaPatrie Biathlon Center– QC

Mont Sainte Anne – QC

Gatineau Park – ON

Charlo, NB

Canmore Nordic Center, AB

Morraine Lake Road, Lake Louise, AB

 

ABROAD

Dachstein Glacier, Ramsau, Austria

Stevio Glacier, Mals, Italy

Vuokatti Ski Tunnel, Vuokatti, Finland

Toksovo, outside Saint Petersburg, Russia

Tarvisio, Italy


A few more fun numbers: 


Number of states I've skied in: 12

Number of countries I've skied in: 7

Number of teams I've skied for: 5 (not including Eastern HS, J2, or Junior National teams)

Number of coaches I've skied for: 14

Number of pairs of race skis I bring to a biathlon race: 6

Number of pairs of skis I own right now: 13

Number of poles I've broken in races: 0 

Number of poles others have broken for me in races: 3

 

 

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