Happy Halloween!!!!!! From Williams Nordic

What a great day yesterday! After a gorgeous morning ski at prospect and a sunny brunch, we gathered again in hthe evening at the Fisher/Kourajian household for pumpkin carving and pumpkin pie!! There was some real artistry demonstrated, as you can tell by the pumpkin pics!
(BTW: I have updated the picasa photo albums through today)

Starting on their pumpkins: Isaac, Vanya, Casey, Hannah

Dimitri keeps dress shirt clean while gutting the pumpkin

Sarah and Jenna

Kristin and Will

Patrick dissects

           Hannah H and Phil/Casey and Hannah S

              Becca and Elena/Will,Kristin, Mitch

                         Patrick and Kalle/Ian

Jenna and Sarah carve a likeness of ME!!  (I'm a Killer-B, by the way)

    Ben impresses everyone with a freehand, full-pumpkin design

top of Ben's/
Dimitri and Erik's  Wu and Kalashnikov-smiling lantern

Isaac enjoys some of Barb's pumpkin pie

Happy Halloween!!!!!!

First Ski!!

Some of the hills in the area reported 2 feet of snowfall last night. Prospect didn't get quite that much, but the skiing was still pretty sweet! Steve (owner of Prospect) even set some diagonal track for the last hour of our ski. There were a few wet spots, but no rock skis needed! What a Halloween TREAT!

Dimitri and Patrick in a drag race

Kristin plows through ungroomed track

Becca

Womens train

Ian and Will

First Snow!!

Snow!   It began to sleet, then snow just as we left for practice Thursday afternoon, so we scrapped our planned rollerski intervals up Greylock and did a bounding workout instead.  It was refreshingly chilly, and exciting to feel snow so early!

Even the flowers are caught by surprise!

Becca, Hannah Hausman

The men's team practices pack tactics

Women's team: almost to the top of the hill

Women's team at the top, in the apple orchards: Kristen, Hannah S, Hannah H, Sarah, Christina, Becca, Holly, Jenna

Friday morning dawns on top of Pine Cobble, above Williamstown

Just another day in the life of a nordie

How lucky are we to be nordic skiers? Even in our off-season we get to be outdoors, in the elements, breathing fresh air. . . . and at this time of year, we are especially lucky, as the colored hills and fresh-biting air complement each other to invigorate even the most studiously tired athlete. . . .

A sunny day with fall bite in the air

No time to stop and smell the roses

Phil: Skiing toward the sunlit hills

Pownal in Peak Foliage and. . . . Guess Who?!

Two photos from a double pole workout in Pownal on Tuesday. One of our fave loops, as the scenery is fabulous around the farms and lakes.
And. . . I am in Park City for a week, attending a coaching symposium. I am staying with the mother of one of our seniors, and just happened to "run into" some choice photos. . . . Not hard to guess who it is!!!

Beautiful Backdrop in Pownal

Kristin and Hannah Smith roll past a farm

Now: GUESS WHO!!!!!!!!!!!!  One of our Super Seniors. . . .    :)

:)

Appropriate Headdress

Posing here on the medal stand with Elizabeth Guiney - Nice braces!! 

2011 Rollerski Race up Greylock

A great day for a race up the highest peak in Mass: sunny and 60, with a cool wind to provide some natural air conditioning. About 50 people lined up to race the 8 miles to the top of the mountain, most on skate rollerskis, some on classic rollers, and one man on rollerblades. The race was won by a Holderness skier, Fabian Stocek, while the top women's winner was Maria Stuber, who is racing this year for the Craftsbury Green Racing Project. We were even joined by '11 alum Robby Cuthbert, who was returning to the race to avenge last year's non-finish due to back injury. Thanks very much to Steve Blazejewski and Berkshire Outfitters (our local ski retailer in North Adams) for putting on a smooth-running race and handing out tons of rad gear during the post-race raffle!!
Team Results Below.  More photos up on web album.

Race morning outside the visitor center

Lining up at the start

Elena and Holly lead the women out of the start

Isaac and Dimitri lead a pack of men during the race

Erik

Knapster

Ian crosses the finish at the top

Hannah strides across the finish

Overall winners Maria Stuber and Fabian Stocek

Everyone who won schwag: THANK YOU BERKSHIRE OUTFITTERS!!

Men:

Top 2 overall:

1.Fabian Stocek                48:21

2. Brett Bedard                 49:37

Williams Results:

1. Vanya Rybkin                 49:53

2. Ian Nesbitt                     50:18

3. Kalle Jahn                       50:44

4. Isaac Hoenig                  51:47

5.  Dimitri Luthi                  52:46

6. Phil Tosteson                 53:24

7. Will Wicherski               54:18

8. Mitch Prevot                 55:25

9. Erik Anderson               55:37

10. Ben Corwin                  56:34

11. Patrick Joslin (Cl)       57:06

Women:

Winner:   Maria Stuber:      55:20

Williams Results:

1. Christina Knapp (Cl)      60:40

2. Elena Luthi                     61:38

3. Holly Whitney               62:47

4. Hannah Smith               64:58

5. Hannah Hausman (Cl)   70:30

6. Becca Bell                    76:42

7. Jenna Maddock            82:32