August 01, 2015 – The EasternCup race formats and distances have been finalized for the upcoming 2015-16 season of EasternCup, JNQ and Supertour racing here in New England!

The Craftsbury Outdoor Center plays host to our EC opener in December, in Craftsbury Vermont, with an exciting FAST weekend of racing planned. We then travel to Black Mountain in Rumford ME over the January MLK long weekend, where we combine with the Bates Carnival on Saturday for some exciting EC and collegiate racing. We then have two back to back weekends of combined Supertour and EC racing – first at Mt. Van Hoevenberg in Lake Placid, the last weekend of January, and then off to Stowe Vermont and the Trapp Family Lodge, for a combined Supertour, EasternCup and UVM Carnival weekend the first weekend of February!  All to make for a very exciting race season indeed!

Craftsbury Vermont, at the Craftsbury Outdoor Center, EC Opener:
Saturday Dec. 19th: classic SPRINT
Sunday Dec. 20th: freestyle 5/5k interval start

“Craftsbury is excited to be hosting the opening EasternCup and looking forward to welcoming New England skiers as they kick off the 2015-2016 on snow season” ~ Judy Greer, COC

Black Mountain, Rumford, Maine, EC (combined with Bates Carnival 1/16):
Saturday Jan. 16th: freestyle interval start: 5/10k (EC/Bates Carnival)
Sunday Jan. 17th: classic mass start: 5/10k (EC)

“Black Mountain Ski Resort and the Chisholm Ski Club are very excited to again play host to a combined Bates College Carnival and the EasternCup MLK weekend. The excitement is always seeing the elite college skiers going head to head with NENSA athletes.” ~ Roger Arsenault, Chisholm Ski Club

Lake Placid New York, at Mt. Van Hoevenburg, Supertour/EC:
Saturday Jan. 30th: freestyle SPRINT (ST/EC)
Sunday Jan. 31st: classic mass start: 5k (U16),10/10k (EC/ST)

“Mt. Van Hoevenberg and the Olympic Regional Development Authority are excited to welcome the cross country skiing community to Lake Placid this winter.  We are looking forward to hosting the Super Tour and Eastern Cup athletes on our Olympic Trails.”  ~ Kris Cheney Seymour

Stowe Vermont, at Trapp Family Lodge, combined Supertour/EC/UVM Carnival:
Saturday Feb. 6th: classic interval start: 5k (U16) & 10/15k (EC/ST/UVM Carnival)
Sunday Feb. 7th: freestyle interval start: 5/10k (EC/ST/UVM Carnival)

“Stowe Nordic is excited to once again be the host club for an EasternCup and the University of Vermont Winter Carnival, plus the addition of a Super Tour event in 2016.  We look forward to another outstanding weekend of racing at the Trapp Family Lodge!” ~ George Jackman, Stowe Nordic