EISA Nordics Shine at EC Craftsbury Openers

Back-to-back wins for Dartmouth's Sophie Caldwell and a total of 19 top-10 results for EISA skiers at the Eastern Cup openers at Craftsbury this weekend kicked nordic skiing off on a positive foot in the otherwise snow-troubled East. UVM's Alex Howe found his way to the podium twice, and he was joined in the top 10 by Middlebury's Doug Debold and Patrick Johnson and by Bates' Nick Muchaud. But the EISA women were the real showstoppers! Caldwell was in good company in the top 10 with her Dartmouth teammates Steph Crocker and Carly Wynn, Middlebury's Heather Mooney and Annie Pokorny, UVM's Anja Gruber and Lucy LeGarrec, and UNH's Elizabeth Guiney. Full NENSA report and results by Pat Cote here.

Sophie Caldwell (photo by Kris Dobie courtesy of NENSA.net)

Nordbotten Notches NorAm Win

Jonathan Nordbotten (UVM) stole the show today in Panorama with a big-time slalom victory in the final NorAm of the series. This guy means business.

Rippers Gone Rap

Check out "Nuthin' But A Ski Thang" in the latest issue of Ski Racing to read about Ian Macomber (rap alias: American Mob) and other members of the Dartmouth Ski Team who can sing almost as well as they rip. Middlebury's Aaron Robertson and UVM's Lucy Garrec also get name-dropped hard.

Nordic Alumni and Coaches Fun Race at UNH Carnival.

UNH will be hosting a fun race for nordic alumni and coaches after the UNH carnival.

Details here.

UNH Jumps on Bloggin' Bandwagon

UNH is the latest team to fire up their blog for the season, just in time for Old Man Winter to finally kick in back East. You can learn all about their alpine coaches like the clutch new assistant they picked up, Hitchy, and a unique skill set Brian honed out in Colorado during early season training.

Brian Blank, ski coach extraordinaire and... bird whisperer?

Kasper Gives New Meaning to Sick Skiing

Did you happen to catch Eastern boy and Dartmouth student Nolan Kasper slay his way to 4th place in today's slalom at Beaver Creek? From the hospital to the high line, this guy made it look easy. Hope you feel better soon, buddy.

Watch the Universal Sports video of his second run sword swingin' move here.

Nordbotten (UVM) Nabs WC Start at Beaver Creek

Jonathan Nordbotten (NOR) of UVM makes his World Cup debut tomorrow on the famed Birds of Prey at Beaver Creek. First slalom run at 9:30am MST. Pick it up on Live-Timing (http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/disciplines/live-timing/alpineskiing.html), and best wishes for making the flip!