April 2025
What’s Inside:
3. From the Director’s Desk
4. What’s Next: Upcoming Races, Camps, Training Projects, & Events
5. NYSEF’s Annual Golf Open
6. Marshall Shines at U16 Nationals
8. USA Biathlon Senior National Champs
10. CanAm Championships
11. USASA Nationals
12. Mid-Atlantic Masters Nationals @ Gore
14. IFSA Freeride National Championships
16. Belleayre Athletes Make Finals
19. Senior Day at Whiteface
20. Super Tour Finals
22. Lions Club Ski Jumping
24. NYSEF Biathlon Pro Team
26. March/April FIS Alpine Results
28 March/April XC Results
30. Nordic Spring Awards & Potluck BBQ
32 Spring Fun in Photos
34. MLT Featured Listing
35 Thank You to NYSEF’s Sponsors
Cover Image: NYSEF’s Hudson Marshall races on Draper’s Drop during NYSSRA U16 Alpine State Championships.
Photo by Phil Lodico
From the Director’s Desk
Hello NYSEF Friends & Family,
What a year! In the middle of the season April always feels like an eternity away, but once it is here, it always feels hard to believe how quickly it came. Things are quiet in the NYSEF building and at the mountain with one last weekend of skiing Easter weekend. We’ve been busy recapping the season and completing end of season meetings and looking ahead to next year. As always, the support of the community impresses me and your trust in us keeps us humble.
We closed the year with some exceptional results and a number of athletes competing at the national level for their age and discipline. Throughout the program athletes found success and pushed themselves every day to be a little bit better and to focus a little bit more. This determination paid off and there are few more important takeaways from ski racing than persistence in pursuit of a goal. This final in-season newsletter highlights some of that. At the end of the day we ’ re proud of all our athletes and their commitment to the sport
We’ll be heading west for the annual USSS Congress in May and in the meantime we’ll share some details about our annual golf tournament in June, and we look forward to seeing you all in between.
See you soon,
John Norton, Executive Director
What’s Next: Upcoming Races, Training Projects, & Events
NYSEF Open Golf Tournament
Sunday June 8th, 2025
Join NYSEF at the Lake Placid Club Golf Course for our Annual NYSEF Open Golf Tournament!
Lake Placid Community Day
Sunday June 1, 2025
Lake Placid Horse Show Grounds
NYSEF/Northwood Spring Prep Camp (Mt. Hood, OR)
June 17 - June 27, 2025
U18/FIS - By invitation only.
Please contact jeremyt@nysef.org for information
Les 2 Alpes Alpine Camp (YOB 2013 and Older)
June 26 - July 7, 2025
Click here for more information! Check out the photos from past camps
Click here to register below!
Grasshopper Ski Jumping Weekends
July 3 - July 6, 2025/July 25 - July 27, 2025/August 22 - August 24, 2025
Click here for more information - registration coming soon!
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NYSEF OPEN
A n n u a l G o l f T o u r n a m e n t
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Lake Placid Club Golf Course
Registration: 7:00am
Shotgun Start: 8:30am
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER!
*Registration limited to 24 Teams!*
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Marshall Shines at U16 National Championships
Northwood School Sophomore and NYSEF second-year U16 alpine athlete Hudson Marshall had an incredible 2024/2025 competitive season Possibly saving his best for last, ending on a high note with an impressive showing at U16 Alpine National Championships at Sugarloaf Mountain. Marshall qualified for the competition after strong finishes in both the Super G and SL events at Eastern Regional Championships at Mittersill earlier in the month, placing third in the SL and 6 in the Super G. th
Competition for the National Championship began on March 31 and stretched through the week with a skills quest competition as well as Super G, GS, and SL races. Marshall placed 5 in the Super G, 3rd in the GS, and 4 in Slalom, which placed him 4 Overall for men in the competition It was an impressively consistent performance st th th th
“This was a really great way to cap off the season ” said Head U16 Coach Jimbo Johnston “Hudson has put in hard work every single day this winter, and it’s really paid off for him. I look forward to watching his success next year at the FIS level of racing.”
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US Biathlon Senior National Champs
The United States Biathlon Association held its annual National Championship event in Bozeman, Montana March 27th through March 29th NYSEF was represented by two of our senior athletes, Abigail Van Dorn and Jenna Stainken who travelled with Head Coach Maddie Phaneuf to compete against 170 athletes from across the United States and Canada at the Crosscut Mountain Sports Center.
Phaneuf shared: “Abi had some standout performances, landing on the podium each day Jenna persevered through some challenging shooting at the high altitude to finish up her season strong!” It was a great end to the season for these girls and with exciting news for next season there is momentum in the biathlon program at NYSEF
Day 1, Sprint
3. Abigail Van Dorn (2nd American)
7 Jenna Stainken (6th American)
Day 2, Mass Start
3 Abigail Van Dorn
9 Jenna Stainken (8th American)
Day 3, Super Sprint
2 Abigail Van Dorn (1st American!)
10. Jenna Stainken (8th American)
“This trip was very fun and a great way to end off my season! I was very happy with my shooting and how my races went The venue was beautiful and the altitude made it a very challenging but rewarding experience!”
Abigail Van Dorn
"I really loved my time in Bozeman. I was able to experience not only a great venue with high class competition, but the wonderful community of biathlon. It was a great way to close off not only my season, but potentially my time with NYSEF as I graduate from this program. I couldn't have asked for a better send off."
Jenna Stainken
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CanAm Championships
This year ’ s CanAm U14 Alpine Championships took place at Mount Tremblant in Quebec, Canada from March 31 to April 3 with two NYSEF athletes in attendance. Winter Term U14 second year alpine athletes Evelyn Palma and Jace Bush each qualified for the competition with solid performances at U14 Eastern Regional Championships at Whiteface earlier in the month st rd
The CanAm Event was a great and action-packed experience for both athletes, with the quality of competition in the field being incredibly high Both Jace and Evelyn were able to stay in the mix and gain great experience The courses were not easy, as the rain and wind played a major role in the surface conditions; racers experienced everything from mashed potatoes to a full-on World Cup surface throughout the week Unfortunately, both the skills quest event and slalom race were cancelled due to weather.
“We had young Bobby Marshal join us from Holimont. All 3 athletes enjoyed some success ” said Head Coach Mike Mezzetti “Jace and Bobby both enjoyed top 30 finishes in the GS. Evelyn finished 48th in the GS and 42 in SG, with Jace just missing the top 30 in SG. All-in-all, it was a great experience and great competition!”
USASA National Champs
Colorado for the 2025 USASA National Championships. Week one of competition was for the snowboard athletes and took place from March 29 through April 3 with week two taking place from April 5 through the 9 for the skiers. th rd th th
NYSEF athletes had some great performances overall, bringing home four National Championship medals - two silver and two bronze. Aston Ferrillo and Nilana Hofrichter each placed second in the skiercross in their respective divisions, with Sean Rosenzweig and Ash Georgiades placing third in their divisions.
Mid-Atlantic Masters National Championship
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Gore hosted Masters Nationals this spring, drawing Masters skiers from across the country for three full days of racing and competition in all divisions Competitors ranging from 18-90 competed in varying age classes distinguished by 5 year intervals
Competition was fierce but NYSEF’s Masters athletes did well in their respective age classes and were competitive overall, with Mark Sertl, LJ Swanson, and Zach Carpenter claiming top spots on the podium in their respective classes Terrance Fogarty, NYSEF’s longtime Masters coach also had some great performances.
The excitement and buzz around the event may bring Masters racing to Gore with a fulltime offering this coming winter. Hats off to the athletes and team at Gore who pulled this event off without a hitch despite battling illness, weather conditions, and just about every other variable you could think of Pulling off a great event is reliant on great teamwork and with the help of J J Pavese coming up from Belleayre NYSEF’s teamwork was on full display. Gore’s commitment to Masters Racing was recognized by receiving the Jack C. Tobin Award, given to the individual, group, or team for an outstanding contribution to Masters Ski Racing Well done team!
NYSEF’s LJ Swanson won the Women’s Class 9 Giant Slalom
NYSEF’s Zac Carpenter stands atop the podium for Men’s Class 4. He placed 2 in Super G, 1 in Slalom, and 3 in Giant Slalom. nd st rd
NYSEF’s Rachel Fogarty placed 3 in both Slalom and Giant Slalom rd
IFSA National Championships
On April 8th NYSEF’s Big Mountain Freeride team flew out to Kirkwood Mountain Resort in South Lake Tahoe for the week-long IFSA Junior Freeride Championships This end-of-season event brought together the top performing juniors from North and South America. This year NYSEF athletes Colden Robinson and Leland Carpenter earned a spot in the competition based on their strong results this season. They were among the top 60 U15 athletes in all of the Americas this winter, punching their ticket to this prestigious, invite only event!
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The Championship event took place on the legendary "Cirque", a permanently closed north-facing bowl sitting above Kirkwood “We enjoyed classic springtime conditions in the Sierra with some beautiful bluebird days for competing and free skiing around the mountain.” said Head Coach Nate Trachte “Although the competition didn't go our way, the boys still had a blast. Highlights included; skiing their first proper couloir, the classic springtime "wiggle," exploring around Lake Tahoe on our off day, and some proper sends off the cliffs around Kirkwood. A great end to the inaugural NYSEF Big Mountain Freeride season!”
Belleayre Athletes Make Finals; NYSEF athletes on Podium
Each year athletes begin the season setting goals and making a plan to achieve those goals. Goal setting is a cornerstone of success in many aspects of our daily lives and ski racing is no different Three of our Belleayre athletes exceeded their goals this season and made it to Eastern Finals at the U16 and U18 levels, joining Gore and Whiteface athletes and coaches bringing together the NYSEF team to support all the athletes who qualified.
Belleayre athletes Samuel Rein (U18), Caitlin Fonseca (U16), and Georgia Schmidt (U16) all qualified for Eastern Finals this season demonstrating their perseverance and commitment to getting better every day. Catching up with Belleayre head U16 Coach, Kate McKenna, she shared that each of these athletes had a focus on things they could control away from results.
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McKenna shared, “They all knew they can’t control how everyone else does and this helped them stay focused on their skiing throughout the year. ”
For Samuel (Sammy) Rein this meant finishing more clean runs and making relative progress all year long. Sammy started skiing at Holiday Valley and has been with NYSEF Belleayre since he was a U12 As a skier he admires Bode Miller and his style to take chances. Coach Kate, proudly shared of Sammy’s style, “when you watch him ski, he’s always entertaining to watch and it’s not a surprise Bode is his skiing hero, the way he skis.”
For U16s Georgia Schmidt and Caitlan Fonseca process and putting the work into getting to the next level of their skiing really paid off “They are both really athletic and seriously love skiing. They definitely take it seriously but have a lot of fun too.”
The highlight of the girls week may have been the monster bag of gummy bears and some sugar inspiration each day Great work achieving goals and joining our other qualifying athletes at Finals. Big congrats to Nora Petrocci for notching some more strong results and to Emmett and Charlie Fox, as well as George Desantis, and Dash Hamilton for also getting it done landing a few more top 10 results to close out their seasons!
Results:
Men’s SL:
2. Emmett F.
7. Charlie F.
9 Georgie D
Ladies’s SG:
3. Nora P..
Men’s SG:
2. Emmett F.
*GS was cancelled
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Whiteface Senior Day
NYSEF’s Alpine team at Whiteface hosted “Senior Day” on Tuesday April 1 in conjunction with the annual Whiteface Alumni Open GS races. NYSEF’s Winter Term Program as well as Northwood School celebrated the final race of both high school seniors and some of our post graduate athletes who will be moving on from the NYSEF program next year. We’d like to congratulate all of our graduating athletes on a successful season, and we wish you the best of luck in all of your future endeavors - we can’t wait to report on all you accomplish in our alumni news! st
Congratulations Whiteface Seniors!
Charles LeDuc
Cole Van Etten
Denny Sebek
Lees Divine
Luke Salibello
Mason Englert
Zach Wargo
Cara Dempsey
Elleanore Pelletier
Julianne Brochu
Marie-Jean Casez
Natalie Gaeckle
Sydney Kuder
Teegan Wardlaw
Congratulations Belleayre Seniors!
Chase Norwick
Jack Needham
Parker Tyler
Sebastian Bertinelli
Congratulations PGs!
Charlie Howe
Gavin Ebert
Patrick Gilbert
Lily Fischer
Arielle Haccoun Choquette
Congratulations Gore Seniors!
Noah Sanita
Rebecca Panio
Samantha Lawney
Avery Tunney
Super Tour Finals
Recap from Head Coach Paul Smith
2025 Supertour Finals was a really neat opportunity for the NYSEF Nordic team. This event is rarely in our backyard so it was great to take advantage and get the team on the start line. The event is a finale series of the best cross country ski racers in the country, seniors and juniors; including athletes who have been racing on the World Cup all season It’s always cool to race against the person who's poster is on your wall! Racing this late in the season is a great development opportunity, it continues the season in a way which adds momentum and motivation for the training season ahead but also allows athletes to improve their skills on courses that will be featured for 2026 US Senior Nationals next season
NYSEF nordic athletes Kai Mckinnon, Max Fey, Raquelle Landa, Duncan Van Dorn, Filippos Kogiantis, and central NY guest skier Cora Hinsdill all put themselves out there and participated in some of the competitions. Special shout out to Kai and Max who competed in every race. Max, still as a young first year U16 had some of his best results to date in a cross country ski event.
Another note from the event; Many of our Devo team athletes participated in a fun ski with National Team athlete and World Cup star from Vermont, Ben Ogden The weather was rough that day with layers of ice and freezing rain and wet snow but all had fun! Special thanks to Ben and Mount Van Hoevenberg for putting in a fun cross country ski cross course!
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Lion’s Club Open
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Each winter since the early 1980's, the Lion’s Club of Lake Placid has partnered with NYSEF to generously sponsor a ski jumping and nordic combined competition for developing athletes in each sport. This year, the Lions Club Open took place on Sunday, March 9 and attracted over 50 athletes from the Northeastern US, ranging in age from 5 to 18
Competition took place on the HS10, HS20, and K48 hills, followed by cross country racing with a Gunderson start at the base of the Olympic Jumping Complex NYSEF Athletes swept the podium in the boys and girls HS10 ski jumping competition, as well as, the girls HS20 and Open boys K48. In Nordic Combined, NYSEF athletes took the top spots in both U10 races, as well as the boys U12 race.
“I’m so proud of all of the athletes who competed in both ski jumping and nordic combined.” said Skimeister Head Coach Kaileigh Moore. “I’ve watched each and every one of these kids put lots of hard work in over this season, often in brutal weather, and its definitely shown! Whether they made it onto the podium or not, all of our athletes put in their best effort today, and it was great to see how much fun they all had!”
Ski Jumping:
Girls U10/HS10:
1 Adalina W
2. Nadia G.
3. Isabelle S.
4 Willow H
5 Nell W /Lesa L
7. Harper K.
Girls Open HS20:
1. Paisley R.
3 Anna G
Nordic Combined:
Girls U10:
1 Nadia G
Boys U10/HS10:
1 Alex G
2. Frank P.
3. Phoenix C.
4 Hayden K
Boys Open HS20:
3. Greg B.
Boys Open K48:
1. Henry L.
2 Jack K
Girls U12/HS20:
1 Adalina W
2. Nadia G./Willow H.
4. Isabelle S.
5 Harper K
7 Lesa L
8. Nell W.
Girls U16/K48:
1. Paisley R.
Boys U10: 1 Phoenix C Girls U16: 1 Paisley R
Boys U10/HS10:
3 Will S
7, Henri G.
8. Alex G.
9 Frank P
12 Hayden K
15. Phoenix C.
Boys U16/K48:
3. Will C.
NYSEF Introduces New Biathlon Pro Team for 2025/2026 Season
NYSEF is excited to introduce the members of our new Biathlon Pro Team for the 2025–26 season! Hannah Chipman, Tim Cunningham, and Dolcie Tanguay will make up the team, primarily training at Mt. Van Hoevenberg in Lake Placid under the guidance of Head Biathlon Coach Maddie Phaneuf. These athletes will be dedicating the year to full-time training with the goal of representing Team USA in international competition this winter Get to know each athlete below!
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Hannah Chipman (she/her), Norwich, VT
Hannah will be joining us following her graduation from Dartmouth this June, where she is completing a degree in computer and electrical engineering. Before Dartmouth, she spent a post-grad year at the Fort Kent Outdoor Center in Maine where she was introduced to the sport of biathlon -- and was immediately hooked! She quickly found success, representing Team USA at Youth World Championships in her first season Since then, she has competed at Junior World Championships, Junior European Championships, FISU World University Games, and Junior IBU Cups Outside of biathlon and engineering, Hannah enjoys mountain running, backpacking, playing the viola, and doing origami. We're excited to welcome her to the team!
Dolcie Tanguay (she/her)
Fort Kent, ME
Dolcie is a 2024 graduate of Paul Smith's College and a proud NYSEF alum, excited to return to the Adirondacks! Originally from Fort Kent, Maine, she moved to the region to pursue both her education and biathlon at PSC After graduating, she continued her athletic career with Team Birkie in Minneapolis, Minnesota Dolcie has represented Team USA at Junior World Championships, Junior European Championships, FISU World University Games, Junior IBU Cups, and IBU Cups Outside of training, she enjoys canoeing, cooking, baking, sewing, and reading. She's also looking forward to applying her environmental science degree alongside her athletic pursuits. We welcome her back to the Adirondacks!
Tim Cunningham (he/him), Springfield, NH
Tim returns to NYSEF after training with the Craftsbury Green Racing Project in Vermont Since graduating from St Lawrence University in 2021, he has focused on biathlon with various programs, and we ' re thrilled to have him back on the team He has represented Team USA at the Junior World Championships, several IBU Cups, and European Championships over the years. Off the trails, Tim enjoys rock climbing, ski touring, swimming, studying foreign languages, and going to live music -- making the Adirondacks a perfect place for him to live and train Welcome back, Tim!
March & April FIS Alpine Results
FIS Men:
Stratton Spring SL #1:
9. Gavin E. (40.69)
Stratton Spring SL #2:
3. Gavin E. (34.71)
Whiteface Alumni GS #1:
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1 Charlie H
2. Gavin E.
3. Charles L.
Whiteface Alumni GS #2:
1. Charlie H.
2,. Charles L.
3 Patrick G
FIS Women:
Whiteface Alumni Open GS #1:
1. Leanne A.
2. Cara D.
3. Midje C.
4 Julianne B
5. Arielle HC.
Whiteface Alumni Open GS #2:
1 Leanne A
2. Cara D.
3. Lily F.
4 Arielle HC
Sunday River Super G (3/25):
4. Julianne B.
March & April XC Results
NENSA U16 Eastern Championship:
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Boys 5km Skate:
2. Max F.
35. Liam S.
66. Connor M.
Boys 5km Classic:
16. Max F
67 Liam S
87. Connor M
Boys 1.3km Skate Sprint:
3 Max F
33. LiamS
68. Connor M
NYSEF athletes Max F., Connor M., and Liam S. represented Team New York for their first ever U16 Championships from March 7 - 9th at Prospect Mountain in VT; competing against the top U16 skiers of New England, with guest athletes from the Midwest and Ontario at NENSA U16 Eastern Championships. The fully volunteer-run nordic center did an amazing job maintaining the trails and organizing the races to run smoothly and fairly for all athletes Max F had a phenomenal weekend, returning from injury to land in 2nd in the Overall Score, only 2 points away from 1st! th
NENSA Eastern High School Championships:
NYSEF JRT athletes Holly E, Max F, Kai M, Jenna S, Abigail V, and Duncan V represented Team New York at the NENSA Eastern High School Championships in Rumford, Maine in March, where we saw spring weather creating challenging race conditions. Our athletes fought hard all weekend against the top high school ski racers of New England and came out of the races exhausted, but still grinning! Max F, Kai M, and Abigail V had some standout performances over the weekend. Kai landed in 4th in the Girls Overall Score, with Abigail in 6th!
Boys 5km Skate:
6. Max F
Girls 5km Skate:
1. Kai M
3. Abigail V
Girls 7.5km Classic Mass Start:
13 Abigail V
16. Kai M
Girls 1.3km Skate Sprint
6 Kai M
10. Abigail V
Team Mixed Medley Relay:
5th: Alden G, Abigail V, Max F, Kai M
12th: William D, Emma M, Duncan V, Sophia M
Junior National Championships: Members of NYSEF’s Junior Race Team travelled to Soldier Hollow in the last week of March to compete at Junior National Championships. Congratulations to Daven L and Alumni Andrew Scanio on earning AllAmerican status!
U20 Men’s Sprint:
9 Daven L (All-American)
U20 Men’s 15k Skate:
7. Andrew S (alum, All-American)
16. Daven L
Fillipos K - pb 40th in skate sprint
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Nordic Spring Awards & Potluck BBQ
The success of a team is never the result of one person it’s built by many. Our Nordic Spring Awards and Potluck BBQ was a celebration of just that: the collective effort, spirit, and support that fueled the 2024–2025 season Athletes, parents, coaches, and community members came together to reflect on the months of training, traveling, competing, and cheering and to recognize the dedication it took from every corner of our Nordic family to make it all possible.
We recognized all of our athletes and revisited standout moments from the year Podium performances across cross country skiing, biathlon, Nordic combined, and ski jumping highlighted the strength and versatility of our team. We also had fun with a few creative superlative awards, including the Johannes Team Captain Award and the Next Ben Ogden of the Adirondacks.
A heartfelt congratulations to our graduating seniors; Daven Linck, Abigail VanDorn, Jenna Stainken, Jack Kroll, Mitchel Penning, Forrest Slingerland, Fillipos Kogiantis, Nathaniel Burke, and Landon Kinal Your leadership and legacy will continue to inspire the younger athletes following in your tracks.
To our families and program support volunteers thank you for the countless ways you lifted this team throughout the year Whether it was helping run the ADK Tour de Ski, cleaning our HQ bathroom, sidestepping and prepping the jump hill, or traveling cross-country with athletes to Biathlon Junior Nationals, your dedication has been felt in every corner of this program. We couldn’t do it without you
A special shoutout to Molly Hann, recipient of the Crazy Falcon Volunteer of the Year award for her unwavering support of the DEVO Development Program. Her energy, reliability, and heart have helped shape a generation of young skiers and we are endlessly grateful. We look forward to what’s ahead and to digging deep into our summer training,
– The Nordic Team Coaching Staff
Congratulations Seniors!
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