Youth News

Season trail pass now available through Paddle Boston.

Registration closes November 15. Don't wait!

2026-27 Youth Families Checklist has all the important details to help you get ready for the season, including info for the New Families Zoom on Nov. 17th, the Season Opener on Nov. 22nd, and this season's first club-wide practice on Dec. 5th. Check it out!

The countdown begins for snow!

Book a pick up time now for ski rental packages through Ski Boston.

Youth registration continues: https://www.skireg.com/emxcyouth-2026

Registration is now open for returning families.

October 8: Registration opens for new families.

Registration for the EMXC Youth 2026/27 Season starts Oct 1 @ 12 PM ET

https://www.skireg.com/emxcyouth-2026

October 1: Registration opens for returning families

October 8: Registration opens for new families

EMXC is excited and so proud to announce that our very own Sarah Holton is the recipient of the 2026 Chummy Broomhall Award from NENSA! This is a well-deserved recognition of all that Sarah does for our skiers, our club, and for skiing in New England. Read all about the award and Sarah HERE.

Thank you for a wonderful season! And congratulations to our graduates!

We hope to see you all - skiers, families, coaches, volunteers - next season.

Be sure to check out our website for information about summer ski camps.

Information about EMXC summer roller skiing is coming soon, and information about registration for the 2026/27 season will be posted in September

Congratulations to ALL of our festival skiers this weekend! It was so much fun to watch you smile, jump, race, flip quesadillas, and make new friends. Festival weekend always reminds me of what a wonderful community we have in EMXC.

Another HUGE thank you to ALL of the volunteers who made this weekend such a resounding success. A special shout-out to our coaches, our wax team, and our

The most anticipated weekend of our ski season is upon us! The 2026 BKL Festival in Jackson, NH!

*If you are not attending the BKL Festival, your country coaches will be in touch about practice tomorrow! And we will miss you!*

Take Note...VERY IMPORTANT BKL Festival Information

The most anticipated weekend of our ski season is upon us! The 2026 BKL Festival in Jackson, NH!

Please read below for very important information about practice this week and Festival preparationWednesday, February 25

Who: Full club practice INCLUDING USA (only for USA skiers racing at the festival)!!

When: 6:00-7:30 pm **NOTE TIME CHANGE**

Highlights this week...

Highlights this week...

February is upon us! This is a super busy month, leading into the 2026 BKL Festival in Jackson, NH, the first weekend of March. Please read below for all of the exciting upcoming events!

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February is upon us! This is a super busy month, leading into the 2026 BKL Festival in Jackson, NH, the first weekend of March. Please read below for all of the exciting upcoming events!

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Carnival was a blast! Shorter than usual, but we saw a lot of smiling faces. Thank you for your patience this year with our multiple weather-related modifications. And a HUGE thank you to Nancy, Erik, our amazing Youth coaches, and the entire Carnival planning team! Results will be sent out soon!

Sunday we had our annual SkiAway to Waterville Valley, and the conditions were fantastic!

**UPDATE (4:40 pm) - we will DELAY the start of tomorrow's race until 9:15 am. The remainder of the timeline will remain the same. Games will start at 8:30ish, and coaches will be on hand to keep skiers moving. We will have a warming station in the wax shed and access to the cafe. So dress up and celebrate winter with us!**

YES - the EMXC Youth Carnival is HAPPENING! We've made some

YES - the EMXC Youth Carnival is HAPPENING! We've made some adjustments to the format this year to account for the cold temperatures and a truncated timeline. It will be cold, and that's ok! Come dressed with layers for a great morning of fun. The sun will be out, the music will be playing, and we'll have hot cocoa and face glitter for all!

Saturday, January 24 - POLAR EDITION

Who: Full club practice. Please dress for the weather! Layers are key. Cover exposed skin. Hot chocolate and donuts in the cafe following practice!

When (please remember, these are practice START times. Plan on arriving at least 15 minutes early to get your skier on snow in time for practice start):

The Youth Carnival is now scheduled for January 31st!

There is no need to re-register your skier. However, if your skier CAN NOT participate and they are registered for our original Carnival date, please email [email protected].

In other news:

Carnival POSTPONED: In accordance with NENSA's Temperatures Guidelines for BKL Programs, we are postponing Saturday's Youth Carnival. A new date will be selected soon! We WILL have normal practice on Saturday - please look for an email from your head country coaches for details

Wednesday, January 21

Who: Full club practice (no USA)

When: 6:30-7:30 pm

Registration is now open for Youth Carnival, Youth SkiAway, Race for Snow, and the Read More

Thursday, January 15

Who: Scandinavia ONLY

When: 6:30-7:30 pm

Technique: Sweden (classic), Norway (skate), Finland (skate)

Registration is now open for Youth Carnival, Read More

Registration is now open for Youth Carnival, Youth SkiAway, Race for Snow, and the Read More

Registration is now open for Youth Carnival, Youth SkiAway, and the 2026 BKL Festival. See below for more

Wednesday, January 7

Who: Full club practice (no USA)

When: 6:30-7:30 pm

Technique:

Happy New Year!

New Families: We have EMXC swag for you! All new skiers can pick one piece of Skida EMXC swag FREE! Available on Saturday mornings during practice. We also have EMXC swag for sale. Stop by and say hi to Lia, our clothing coordinator.

Volunteers Needed! A few of our dedicated EMXC volunteers will be transitioning out of the club after this season, and we need your

Happy New Year! We are excited to see everyone back at Weston on Saturday!

Saturday, January 3

Who: Full club practice

When (please remember, these are practice START times. Plan on arriving at least 15 minutes early to get your skier on snow in time for practice start):

Practice details below. Also, our winter break schedule and a few save-the-dates!

PLEASE read these posts carefully for important practice details.

Saturday, December 20

Who: Full club practice

When (please remember, these are practice START times. Plan on arriving at least 15 minutes early to get your skier on snow in time for practice start):

PLEASE read these posts carefully for important practice details. The winter break practice schedule is listed below this week's practice details.

PLEASE PURCHASE YOUR TRAIL PASS ASAP. YOU CANNOT SKI WITHOUT ONE.

Wednesday, December 17

Who: Full club practice (no USA)

When: 6:30-7:30 pm

Great to see everyone out there today! Below is our practice schedule through the New Year. All of these dates are also listed in our Google Calendar. If you've not subscribed, you can do so HERE.

Practice details for this week will be posted on Tuesday afternoon.

December 15-20: Normal schedule

Wednesday, December 17:

The weather is on our side! We are so lucky to have all on-snow practices this early in the season. PLEASE read these posts carefully for important practice details.

If you've not done so, PLEASE PURCHASE YOUR TRAIL PASS ASAP. YOU CANNOT SKI WITHOUT ONE.

Saturday, December 13

Who: Full club

Our first practice was on snow, so weekday practices can begin! PLEASE read these posts carefully for important practice details. Since snow coverage is limited, practices may be a bit different from our typical schedule.

PLEASE PURCHASE YOUR TRAIL PASS ASAP. YOU CANNOT SKI WITHOUT ONE.

Wednesday, December

We expect practice this Saturday to be a combination of on-snow (!!) and dryland. Get out your winter apparel now! Here is our typical schedule. However, this Saturday will be different as we are unlikely to have enough snow coverage for all. PLEASE READ ON for important details:

Proposed

Country assignments will be emailed to you soon, and your head coaches will reach out with important first-practice information.

Typical practice start times are below, but this may change depending on whether we have enough snow for *some* of our skiers to be on skis! So stay tuned!!

Scandinavia: 8:15-9:45

Western Europe: 8:30-10

North America (except USA): 8:30-10

USA: 8:45-9:45

Please join us on Sunday, November 23rd from 10:30-12:30 for our season-opening meeting at Lincoln Sudbury High School

EMXC is a wonderful community of families - and we need your help to make this event a success. PLEASE volunteer!

For returning families: don't forget to renew your skier's NENSA membership first and then register here.

New Families: Registration opens at noon on October 8th. Check out this webpage for detailed instructions.

We had the best practice with Julia Kern. Fun, games, Q&A, and swag signed. Thank you Julia!

We welcome back Julia Kern. Join her and your EMXC friends for a practice this fall.

When: Saturday, September 27th from 3:30-5pm

Where: Cold Spring Park, Newton

Please complete THIS FORM so we know how many skiers and parents (sibs and ski-interested friends welcome!) will attend.

Registration opens at noon for returning families Oct. 1 and for new families Oct 8.

All Club practice (except USA): skate

Ski Up night for those interested in Juniors and Summer Devo (check your email for details), please rsvp

Saturday 3/8 Games Day for all at 8:30, Graduation (about 9:30), followed by Brunch at St. Mary's Episcopal Church

Thursday 2/27 Packing Day

Go to our Festival Page for what to pack and what time to be where!

Wednesday 2/26: Non-Festival goers (practice as usual, no USA): skate

Festival skiers - Practice relay tags (USA included): skate. 7:15 Team Meeting with Coach Stock

Parents Meeting - 6:45 Watershed Building

Important: Clean all skis and get new glide applied - Weston snow is dirty!

Thursday 2/27: Packing Day, no practice

Saturday 3/1: BKL Festival in Waterville, Maine

No official practices but you are welcome to ski during our usual practice times. Some countries may hold practices, depending on coach availability.

Austria - Wednesday and Saturday - skate

Sweden - Thursday - skate, Saturday - skate start at 8:45.

Finland - Wednesday - skate. Thursday and Saturday - classic

Please remember: No dogs on the snow! Dogs must be leashed.

Fill out this form if you are going to Festival.

USA - Saturday: skate (8:45-9:45)

Alberta - Saturday: skate

Ontario - Saturday: classic

Quebec - Saturday: classic

Switzerland - Saturday classic

Austria - Saturday: skate (8:15-9:40)

Germany - Saturday: classic

Sweden - Saturday: skate.

Finland and Norway: Saturday: classic

Lots of variety this week. Check your country to see the technique call.

And everyone please note: No dogs on the snow! Dogs must be leashed.

USA - Saturday: skate

Alberta - Wednesday: classic, Saturday: skate

Ontario - Wednesday: skate Saturday: classic

Quebec - Wednesday: skate Saturday: classic

Switzerland - Wednesday: skate, Saturday classic

How awesome were the relays?

Thursday - Scandinavia - skate.

Everyone is welcome to practice relays with our Junior friends. Come at 6:15 to put wax (and stay late or come Thursday to prep for Saturday's carnival). Classic!

Don't want to ski classic? Many countries will skate too.

Register here for Classic Relay.

Sign up for Carnival by 6pm Wednesday and Volunteer, please.

Full Club Practice: skate

Scandinavia - combined practice so please look for Coach Frances (or anyone with a cape).

Don't forget: Register for next Saturday's Carnival and please Volunteer

Signup for Wednesday's Classic Relay

Wednesday - All Club Practice (except USA) - skate technique

Thursday - Sweden and Finland - classic, Norway - skate

All Club Practice.

North America (except USA) 8:30-10. Technique: classic.

USA 8:45-9:45. Technique: classic.

Western Europe 8:30-10. Technique: classic.

Scandinavia 8:15-9:45. Technique: skate.

Scandinavia: classic technique

North America (except USA) - classic technique

Western Europe - classic technique

Scandinavia - skate technique

Our plan to continue classic this Saturday has been foiled by broken machinery.

All Club Practice - skate technique. Come early to remove the sticky kick wax off your skier's skis.

North America (except USA) 8:30-10. Skate.

USA 8:45-9:45. Skate

Western Europe 8:30-10. Skate

Scandinavia 8:15-9:45. Skate.

Wednesday - North America (except USA) and Western Europe: classic technique. Don't do anything to your skis, you/we will put another layer on top of your current wax.

Scandinavia: skate technique.

Thursday - Scandinavia: classic technique.

Check out Oleg's photos from Saturday in the members only section.

All Club Practice. Snow! Come early to put on (or remove) wax.

North America (except USA) 8:30-10. Technique: classic.

USA 8:45-9:45. Technique: classic.

Western Europe 8:30-10. Technique: classic.

Scandinavia 8:15-9:45. Technique: SKATE. (come early if 1 set of skis with wax to be removed).

Scandinavia - classic technique.

North America (except USA): skate technique.

Western Europe: skate technique.

Scandinavia: classic technique.

All Countries: We are skiing, but bring sneakers in case we need to rotate use of snow.

North America (except USA): 8:30-10. Technique: skate.

USA: 8:45-9:45. Technique: skate.

Western Europe: 8:30-10. Technique: skate.

Finland and Sweden: 8:15-9:45. Technique: skate.

Norway: 8:15-9:45. Technique: classic.

Happy New Year! Scandinavia tonight. Technique: skate

Normal practice schedule for all regions:

North America (except USA): 8:30-10. Technique: skate

USA: 8:45-9:45. Technique: skate

Western Europe: 8:30-10. Technique: skate

Scandinavia: 8:15-9:45. Technique: skate

Please bring skis, poles and boots.

Dress for the weather. Refresh glide wax skills.

Wednesday 6:30 - 7:30 PM – CHANGE: Skate ski for Western Europe. NO NORTH AMERICA OR SCANDINAVIA (low snow).

Thursday 6:30 - 7:30 PM – Skate ski for Scandinavia only

Dress for the weather. Refresh glide wax skills.

Saturday 12/21 - Full Club practice.

No Practice 12/25-1/1.

All Club Practice. Skate. Another combination practice of dryland and on-snow.

Practice start time (arrive 15 minutes early).

Scandinavia (practice runs from 8:15-9:45): on snow from 8:15-9

Western Europe (practice runs from 8:30-10): on snow from 9-9:30

North America, except USA (practice runs from 8:30-10): on snow from 9:30-10

USA (practice runs from

Open ski. No official practice as limited snow.

Practice Canceled. Thursday TBD

Rain, wind, and warm temperatures forecasted.

Tomorrow will be a combination of off-snow (dryland) and on-snow practice. Please note:

Practice start time (arrive 15 minutes early - practice starts on time!). On-snow time: given our limited terrain, we are rotating on-snow time for everyone

Scandinavia (practice runs from 8:15-9:45): on snow from 8:15-9

Western Europe (practice runs from 8:30-10): on snow from

We expect practice this Saturday to be a combination of on-snow and dryland. Get out your winter apparel now! Go here for our typical schedule.

Rental pick up is starting soon. You should have received an email with your pick up time from the Read More

Join us this Sunday, Nov 24, for our Season Opener at Lincoln-Sudbury High School.Great opportunity to learn about the club and connect with EMXC friends. Youth will have a dryland practice with their new teammates. Wear sneakers and layers.

There will be an information session for new families. Used clothing sale (bring outgrown

Thank you Julia Kern for a fun and inspiring morning.

Registration for returning families opens Oct 1st and new families on Oct 8th.

Don't forget you need a current NENSA membership to register.

Sit Tight. Registration information is coming.

EMXC Youth Summer Devo Program (pictured) was a hit!

Games Day 8:30. Bring skis, boots, poles and sneakers.

8th Grade Graduation at 9:30

followed by a Brunch Celebration down the road at St. Mary's Episcopal Church

Snow vanishing. Wednesday - No club practice. Ski-Up night for 7/8 graders interested in Juniors and summer programs. Signup here. Probably dryland.

Saturday - we are planning for a games day - snow or not, and fun season celebratory brunch, details coming soon.

Sunday's EMXC Festival schedule.

Here is Saturday's Festival EMXC timeline.

Parking may be tight. NENSA asks us to please try to carpool or take the shuttle.

Staying home? Ski at Weston during our regular practice times. Some countries are having practice or you can ski with your families.

Today is wax and pack day. Please come to the wax tent 5-6pm to clean your skier's skis and have new wax applied, then you scrape and brush. Is this painful and time consuming? Yes. But skiing at Weston is dirty and we want clean skis to race.

Please check out the schedules on our Festival

This week we gear up for the Festival

Wednesday 2/28 - Skate technique. Come practice your relay tags (Saturday's relay is classic but we are doing skate). USA Festival skiers, please come too. Pre-festival meetings - Parents 7pm, Youth 7:15pm.

Waxing - please be sure you plan for labeling, cleaning, and waxing (and scraping and brushing) your skier's skis here. Our wax tent may

Full Club Practice: Technique TBD

Next week we break for public school vacation week. After this Saturday, there are no scheduled practices until 2/28, but your individual coach may offer a country practice. Try to find some snow and ski - either at Weston during our regular practice times or up north.

Full Club Practice (except USA), classic

From Head Coach Jim Stock - The time trial is the primary way we will seed the classic relay at the Festival. Participation in the time trial is optional, and we can use secondary methods of selecting relay partners including input from their country coach and requests for friends to be partners. No preregistration. Countries will bring

Scandinavia practice: Finland-skate, Sweden-classic.

Wednesday - all club practice (except USA). North America and Western Europe will continue with classic. Leave any klister on and come early to re-apply.

Scandinavia - skate.

Signup now for Carnival this Saturday. Our ONE home race. See webpage for details, and please volunteer.

But no need to register for our Valentine's Day Classic Time Trial next Wednesday.

North America, including USA, and Western Europe - classic

Sweden - skate, Finland - skate

Good luck to those who are racing the Silver Trot in Hanover, NH!

Lots going on - here's a calendar!

Full Club Practice (except USA) Wednesday night - Western Europe and North America: classic, Scandinavia: skate.

If you skied classic on Saturday, leave klister on skis (for now). And check out the videos on our waxing page.

January 25th Scandinavian countries practice:

Norway - classic

Finland - classic

Sweden - Check for an email from your coach. When in doubt, bring both classic and skate gear.

Full Club Practice (except USA). North America and Western Europe - skate. Scandinavia coaches will decide technique.

Full Club Practice

North America and Western Europe - skate technique

Scandinavia - classic technique (scrap off any Toko Yellow from Thursday at home if possible)

Snow! Wednesday - North America (except USA) and Western Europe - skate 6:30-7:30pm, Scandinavia YES - bring both classic and skate.

Thursday - Scandinavia - technique called by country coaches, pending track condition.

No snow and rain forecasted. Saturday's practice is cancelled. Now's the time for some snow dances.

Save the date for our Ski-Away Feb 11th.

Thursday practice - Scandinavia, skate.

Almost no snow: Scandinavia only - skate.

Viewing party postponed. Apologies for the late decision.

Dryland Practice - Capture the Flag followed by hot chocolate.

8:30 start for everyone.

Signup Here to bring snacks. Bonus - bring skis to wax tent and go home with them waxed.

Sweden out for dryland practice! Nothing stops EMXC Youth!

NO Practice. Little snow and a critical pump is broken affecting snowmaking. Fingers crossed for Saturday.

All this rain didn't help our snow survive, so we limiting which groups practice this week.

Wednesday - Western Europe only 6:30-7:30, skate

Thursday - Scandinavia only 6:30-7:30, skate

Full Club Practice - come prepared for a combination of dryland and skate.

Scandinavia 8:15-9:45, skate + dryland

North America and Western Europe (ex USA) 8:30-10, skate + dryland

USA 8:45-9:45, skate + dryland

Another week of limited practices.

Wednesday - North America only 6:30-7:30, skate. But not USA (which only practices on Saturday) nor Alberta (unforeseen coaching issues), sorry.

Thursday - Scandinavia only 6:30-7:30, skate

Full Club Practice. Our goal is to get everyone on the snow, but we have to see how the snow hold out tomorrow morning. Come prepared for both on-snow and dryland.

Scandinavia - 8:15, skate + dryland

USA - 8:45, skate + dryland

North America and Western Europe - 8:30, skate + dryland

Little snow so split practices this week.

Wednesday - Western Europe only 6:30-7:30, skate

Thursday - Scandinavia only 6:30-7:30, skate

All Club Practice. Combination of Dryland and Skate.

Bring ski equipment and sneakers. Dress for weather.

8:15 Scandinavia

8:30 Everyone Else

Need a Practice Schedule Refresher? Weather and snow conditions do require flexibility - but this is our General Practice Schedule.

Don't forget our first Wednesday evening practice (in the dark) is usually only after we have a Saturday on-snow practice. Our first on-snow practice can be a bit stressful and daylight helps.

Rosters and Directories can be found in the "Members Only" section.

Our thanks to Olympian Julia Kern for practicing with us Sunday morning. What an inspiration you are - hard-working, balanced, and kind. A low key and muddy start to the season.

Now's the time - returning families don't forget to register (spots will fill up). New Families registration opens Sunday Oct. 8th.

It may be a lovely September day but we are gearing up for ski season! Registration for returning families opens Oct. 1st. Registration for New Families opens Oct. 8th. Here is the link. You must have an active NENSA membership to register. Follow the steps on our Registration and Scholarships page.

Fun times and great weather for our joint practice with the Juniors.

Join us at Lincoln Sudbury Regional High School Sunday April 2nd 4:30-6:30 for our closing banquet. We'll share season highlights and recognize our graduating athletes and coaches.

Saturday March 10th is our last club practice: Games Day - skate

Join us for team pictures, games, and an 8th grade graduates (and 7th graders joining Juniors) ski-down. We realized it is too early for pizza but this day is always a hit.

Games start at 8:30 for the entire club.

The day will end with our graduates "skiing-down" at about 10:15. Please come cheer!

Wednesday March 8th - all club (except USA) practice 6:30-7:30, skate. Skiers with rentals, you do not have to return skis until Monday March 13th. But you need to remove all kick wax and klister from your skis. If you were at Festival, come today 5-6:30 or at least 30 minutes early on Wednesday to clean your skis.

Interested in Juniors? 13 and 14 year-olds who are interested in Juniors

Thursday 3/2 - No practice - its packing day!

Bring skis to be waxed 5-7pm. All skis should be labeled, waxed, scraped, and brushed before leaving for Vermont.

Check out the 2023 BKL Festival Page on this website for schedules, links, and information.

Interested in joining Juniors? Our annual ski-up night for 13 and 14 yr olds potentially interested in EMXC Jrs will be Wednesday March 8th during our regular practice time. On-snow practice (if snow) and pizza and a chance to meet athletes and coaches. Parent Q&A.

No official practices this week. But you can go for a family ski during our regular practice times! Friday 2/24 5pm is the last chance to register for the BKL Festival. Coming to the Festival? The EMXC Youth dinner and meeting is not to be missed. Join us Saturday night at Sterling College - the food will be delicious and the company great. Sign up now.

We are proud of our U14 Dublin skiers. Not much snow, but we are accustomed to that. Go EMXC!

Full Club Practice: USA classic. Everyone else: skate.

Wednesday 2/15 Full Club Practice, except USA 6:30-7:30 North America and Western Europe - classic. Scandinavia - skate.

Thursday 2/16 Scandinavia - classic.

Go EMXC Youth skiers. You did great and we are proud of all of you.

Thank you to everyone who made yesterday a success. We are so grateful to our coaches and volunteers. Special thanks to Chris, Jonathan, Jim, Nancy, Caitlin, Kris, Leona, Michael, Frances, Jason, Sarah, Eli, Mark and DCR. Thanks to our wax team, our course-set-up crew, food servers, registration folk, herders, timers,

Sign up here for Sprints Races Thursday morning. Parents, please volunteer.

Wednesday - Full Club Practice, except USA, 6:30- 7:30: Western Europe and North America - skate, Scandinavia - classic.

Thursday, Scandinavia Practice 6:30-7:30: classic.

Saturday, Full Club Carnival and Sprint Races: skate. Bib pickup 7:15-7:45.

Saturday Practice: wind chill forecast for 8am is -23F. North America and Western Europe practice cancelled. Scandinavia - skate. All exposed skin must be covered, see email. Don't wear earrings as metal is a great thermal conductor.

Carnival is coming Saturday February 11th! Sign up for Sprints Races here and please volunteer.

Thursday Practice 6:30-7:30: Scandinavia - skate.

Wednesday - Full Club Practice, except USA: 6:30-7:30

Western Europe and North America: classic

Scandinavia: skate

Full Club Practice

North America and Western Europe (ex USA) 8:30-10, classic

USA 8:45-9:45, skate

Scandinavia 8:15-9:45, skate

As a reminder, an email from a coach with a technique call will "trump" the general technique call. So if your coach says you are skating, you are skating!

Wednesday - Full club practice, except USA: 6:30-7:30

Western Europe and North America: classic

Scandinavia: skate

Thursday - Scandinavia: 6:30-7:30, skate

Thursday practice 6:30-7:30: Scandinavia - classic, unless coach's email communicates differently.

Saturday practice, Full Club: Western Europe and North America (except USA) - classic, USA - skate, Scandinavia - skate. Conditions are subject to change, check website after noon Friday for updates.

Full Club Practice, except USA: 6:30-7:30

Western Europe and North America: skate

Scandinavia: classic

Full Club Practice

North America and Western Europe (ex USA) 8:30-10am, skate technique

USA 8:45-9:45am, skate technique

Norway and Finland 8:15-9:45am, classic technique

Sweden 8:15-9:45am, skate technique

Practice 6:30-7:30 Scandinavia

Norway and Finland - classic

Sweden - skate

Wednesday 6:30-7:30pm

Full Club, except USA.

Western Europe and North America skate technique.

Scandinavia classic technique. Classic skiers come with clean base (no binder, no left over stick wax or klister).

Full Club Practice, staggered times.

Scandinavia - classic technique 8:15-9:45am

Western Europe and USA - skate technique 8:20-9:10am

North America - skate technique 9:10-10am

Wednesday 6:30-7:30: Full club, except USA. Technique: skate for all EXCEPT Norway, which will ski classic (Reminder: Norway skiers should always have both skate and classic equipment at every practice)

Thursday 6:30-7:30: Scandinavia only. Technique: skate for all EXCEPT Norway, which will ski classic (Reminder: Norway skiers should always have both skate and classic equipment at every

High winds means no snow-making. Practice is officially canceled.

Scandinavia can come and see if there is snow but no promises.

Wednesday 6:30-7:30: Full club, except USA. Technique: skate

Thursday 6:30-7:30: Scandinavia only. Technique: skate (Reminder: Norway skiers should always have both skate and classic equipment at every practice)

Saturday: TBD, announcement will not be made this week until Friday evening given the anticipated weather. Please check back after 6pm on Friday for an update.

Some snow, but very soft and not skiable, so we are cancelling practice tomorrow, Saturday.

Very limited snow:

Wednesday - Western Europe and Scandinavia only - skate technique, NO North America

Thursday - Scandinavia, skate

Typical practice times (on snow):

USA - Saturday 8:45-9:45

North America and Western Europe: Wednesday 6:30-7:30pm and Saturday 8:30-10am

Scandinavia: Wednesday and Thursday 6:30-7:30, Saturday 8:15-9:45am

Dec 10th practice will be packed with fun and require festive flexibility! Charles River Recreation plans to make snow tonight and thinks there may be enough for skiing on Saturday, Dec 10. So, please bring your sneakers AND ski equipment, as well as appropriate clothing! If there is snow, it will be minimal and require "taking turns," but everyone with equipment will get a chance to ski if

Saturdays practice times are the same as last week:

Scandinavia 8:15-9:30

Western Europe and North America 8:30-9:30

USA (age 7) 8:45-9:30

We encourage snow dances to bring us some snow!

Think Snow! Our first practice is this Saturday December 3rd. As it is too warm to make snow, we are planning a dry land practice.

Start times: Scandinavia (returning skiers) 8:15am, USA (7-year-olds) 8:45, Everyone Else 8:30. Head coaches will email each training group, so please check your email for more information.

Join us for our Season Opener this Sunday 10:30-12:30 at Lincoln Sudbury High School. We'll be outside so dress for the weather! Bring a dessert or side salad and used gear or clothes for the swap n' sale. Youth will have a dryland practice, new families an orientation, followed by an all-club pizza lunch.

Are you new to EMXC? Overwhelmed by the gear? Join us for a Zoom Meeting Thursday November 10th at 8:30 pm to discuss gear. Designed for new families, we’ll unpack the basics you need to know about cross country ski gear (skis, boots, poles and clothing.)

Zoom

For new and returning families!

Sunday, November 20th at 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM at the Lincoln Sudbury High School parking lot. Event will be outdoors unless it is raining.

Meet the coaches! Youth skiers will attend a dryland practice and games. Shop or sell at our used gear and clothing sale – bring your outgrown items to sell

Registration for EMXC Youth's 2022-2023 season is now open for returning families, and general registration opens on October 10. We have had to close registration early for the last few seasons due to high demand, so we encourage you to register early to avoid being waitlisted. As a reminder, active NENSA membership is a prerequisite for registration.

Returning skiers who will

Mark your calendars! Registration for our EMXC Youth ski program opens on October 1st. Return to our new website to find detailed information about how to register, trail pass requirements, equipment rental, clothing suggestions and much, much more! Register early, as availability fills up quickly.