FreeFall: A Rollerski Festival
Organized by New England Nordic Ski Association
– (EDT)
Location:
180 Queen City Park Road, Burlington, VT, 05401, US (map)
Description
Registration and More Information HERE
Registration for competition portion open now until 12pm on Saturday, September 21st. BKL/Master’s open until day of. Day-of registration available for BKL Clinic!
Event Schedule, Sunday 9/22
8:00am: venue open for arrival, course marked for inspection, Bib Pickup open.
9:20am: course closed to rollerskiers for final inspection.
9:30am: Sprint Qualifying rounds.
10:00am: Course re-opens for competitors.
10:30am: Court-stlye heats begin. Heats of 4 (top racer up, last racer down, middle two stay in heat).
Additional Rounds for all.
Round 1
Round 2.
Finals.
11:45am Awards.
12:00pm-1:00pm Lunch Break.
1:00pm-2:00pm MNC Master’s Workout + NENSA BKL Skills Park Clinic
Sprints Course Notes
The equation: New venue with a bigger parking lot = potential for more cool courses!
Note: Course is tentative until event morning – The final course will be set following an on-the-ground inspection of conditions on race morning.
Qualifying round: Qualifying will consist of a single timed run of the full course in an individual start format. 15 second intervals, randomly seeded.
**NEW** To guarentee more racing to more racers, we’ll be running the HEATS as a court-style sprint. Guaranteeing 3 rounds of sprint to every participant beyond qualifiers.
Categories: Depending on the size of field. If there is a sufficient registration numbers to support a separate Junior and Open category, we will split the field for court rounds!
Race and Ski Notes:
NENSA will provide matched ski fleet for all competitors for the sprint from our Swenor fleet, presented by EnjoyWinter. NOTE: All NENSA skis are outfitted with NNN bindings. If you are planning on skiing on SNS, please provide your own skis.
NENSA also is able to provide skis for anyone looking to try rollerskiing for the clinic portion for this event! Please note that the majority of our skis are outfitted with NNN bindings. If you have SNS boots and are in need of skis, please email Ben Theyerl, [email protected], to check in on availability of SNS-outfitted bindings.
In order to ensure a safe and fun rollerski experience for all, please review NENSA’s rollerski policies and procedures before the event! A helmet is required at all times on rollerskis at NENSA’s events!
Introductory/BKL Afternoon Programming
Starting at 1pm, join NENSA Youth and Introductory Program Director Mackenzie Rizio and MNC BKL Leader Liz Hollenbach for an introductory skills clinic!
NENSA Rollerski clinics are geared towards BKL-age children and the parents, caregivers and coaches that support them. The clinic will focus on teaching the fundamentals of skiing, including stopping, turning, basic techniques, agility skills and course, and engaging games.
NENSA can provide skate skis for anyone looking to try rollerskiing for the clinic portion for this event! Please note that the majority of our skis are outfitted with NNN bindings. We will have 4 pairs of skis available with SNS bindings. Please provide this information in our custom question form on SkiReg.
What should I bring?
Skate skis/boots for NENSA skis.
Skate/Combi boots
Poles (optional)
high-visibility shirt.
Knee/Elbow pads (optional).
Please review NENSA’s rollerski Policies and Procedures for more guidance on rollerskiing equipment!
Master’s Workout Offering
Masters get to play too! Starting at 1pm, Mansfield Nordic Club will be leading a Masters workout with separate groups for Advanced, Intermediate, and Beginner. Interested skiers should sign up for the “Masters guided workout” category, and groups will be made at the event based on skier interest. Skiers may utilize NENSA skis (please note all NENSA skis are mounted with NNN bindings). Masters interested in both the competitive event in the morning and the workout in the afternoon should register for both categories.
Workout will be led by Mansfield Club leaders, Adam Terko (Mansfield Head Coach), and Ben Theyerl (NENSA Comp. Program Director).
Parking Directions:
Parking will be available in the lot immediately adjacent to the portion of the Burton space being used for the event. When entering from Industrial Parkway, please park in the spaces towards Talent skatepark. Skiers can then proceed to the back of the Burton Headquarters building to access the course.