February 2023

been getting more and more For some, with the championship races the focus shifts from a patient to a little more aggressive mindset; More aggressive skiing but also making the aggressive (and sometimes harder) choice to actually take recovery between the hard bouts.

Part of the team heads to High School State Championships in Rochester After that, we have Eastern High School Champs in Vermont and Junior Nationals in Fairbanks Alaska. These are many amazing opportunities for the team. I have no doubt it will be a good end to the race season!

Devo XC: February Recap

Our DEVO team led the charge forerunning for World University Games, and our athletes' dreams became even greater with the experience. DEVO athletes skied the 5k competition loop with confidence and speed beside athletes from all over the world. Some of the DEVO team members skied each day of the competition, sometimes twice a day, on hard compressed competition courses which many seasoned skiers shy away from.

Throughout this last month, our team has skied through extremely erratic weather patterns shifting from fifty-degree slush, to ten-degree ice in just a few hours. Regardless of these wintry-weather conditions, they continue to gather together with smiles on their faces through practices and competitions The team raced at Gore Ski Bowl, Empire State Winter Games, and Dewey Mountain over the course of the last month earning several podium finishes at these events from athletes; Tyler E., Ryan M., Will P., and Liam S.

You’ll see this group charging through their final weeks of training weekly at Mt Van Hoevenberg on Tuesdays and Thursday afternoons, gearing up for our final Bill Koch Championship weekend at Craftsbury Outdoor Center, March 4th - 5th. To celebrate the end of our season we look forward to a full team gathering on March 19th, bringing together our athletes and coaches across all age levels and nordic disciplines for some end-of-season revelry!

-Julianne Stemp