Worth the wait: Lebanon girls win first NHIAA D-II cross country ski crown
Ayla Weale
Modified: 3/4/2021 10:06:46 PM
PINKHAM NOTCH, N.H. In the end, it was worth the wait.
Delayed by two days when weather softened the course, the Lebanon High girls cross country ski team won its first NHIAA state championship on Thursday, taking the Division II crown at Great Glen Trails. Senior Ayla Weale recorded a pair of top-10 finishes for the Raiders, who had previously recorded four runner-up results in various divisions in the 1970s and ‘90s, long before the NHIAA set up Nordic skiing for its own state honors.
ConVal lines up at the starting line. Courtesy photo
Gwen Inglis approaching the finish line after her skate leg. Courtesy photo
Co-captain Eva Calcutt approaching the finish line after her skate leg. Courtesy photo
Co-captain Camille Hendrixson heads out of the transition zone while Gwen Inglis changes from classic to skate skis in preparation for her second leg. Courtesy photo
Representing ConVal at the State Divison I Championships: Eva Calcutt, Camille Hendrixson, Gwen Inglis, Eme Tyler-Wall, Laura Phillips, Grace Phillips Courtesy photo
Published: 3/4/2021 4:16:17 PM
ConVal Nordic skiing co-captain Eva Calcutt qualified for the NHIAA Nordic Meet of Champions by taking fourth place in the classic leg and eighth place in the skate leg of the Division I State Championships held this past Wednesday on the Great Glen Trails at the base of Mount Washington. Normally held as two separate races on the same day, classic and freestyle, this year the race was structured as a
New digs, same deal: Hanover Nordic skiers sweep NHIAA D-I championship
Staff Reports
Modified: 3/3/2021 9:40:44 PM
PINKHAM NOTCH, N.H. The Hanover High Nordic ski team stepped up a division this winter.
On Wednesday, it stepped out with more champion’s hardware.
The Marauders swept both the boys and girls team titles and watched junior Simon Phipps win both boys races to dominate the NHIAA Division I state championship meet at Great Glen Trails. It’s the Marauder boys’ third straight team title, the last two coming in D-II, while the girls took honors for the first time in any division since 2013.
CONWAY â Despite limited ski area ticket sales and restrictions on restaurant seating due to the pandemic, Mount Washington Valley businesses still described the two February vacation weeks (President s Day vacation week, followed by New Hampshire vacation week) as busy with increased traffic, sales and bookings. The fact that regular snow falls kept local areas with great conditions for skiers and riders certainly didn t hurt.
Last year at this time, nervousness about the brand-new coronavirus was just beginning to flare. Yet the February vacation weeks were still strong.
Fast forward to 2021. Lodging members of the chamber weighed into the survey with mostly positive comments. In fact, Christopher Bellis, co-owner of the Cranmore Inn in North Conway, was featured in a story on WMUR-Channel 9 about what a strong vacation week the valley had.
PINKHAM NOTCH — With mild temperatures and partly sunny skies, this year s Ski, Shoe and Fatbike to the Clouds on Sunday, Feb. 28 was a highlight for many racers who