Caribou’s Annual New Year’s Race Brings Sunshine and Fast Trails

Caribou, ME

1/17/10

Nearly 70 participants came out to the Caribou Ski Trails this Sunday to participate in the season’s second Aroostook Cup Series event, the 2010 New Year’s Ski Race and Scavenger Hunt. Volunteers from the Northern Skiers Club and Cary Medical Center were on hand to deliver a fast and fun 5k freestyle race and tour, followed by a ski and snowshoe scavenger hunt.

January’s cool temperatures and lack of precipitation in combination with diligent grooming and trail maintenance resulted in a blazing fast race course. Taking advantage of the awesome conditions were Will Sweetser and Sarah Dominick of Stockholm’s Snowy Mountain Ski Club. Sweetser and Dominick took the fastest overall time for men and women with a time of 12:40 and 13:42 respectively.

On the men’s side Jeff Dubis of the 10^th Mtn Club took second, while Anthony Drouin, also of 10^th Mtn, took third. In the women’s field Sherry Dubis (10^th Mtn) took second to Dominick, while Patricia Hebert (10^th Mtn) took third.

In the Aroostook Cup Club Standings Fort Kent’s 10^th Mtn Club remains in the lead with 64 points, while the Nordic Heritage Club of Presque Isle holds on to second place with 26 points, just ahead of Caribou’s Northern Skiers Club at 22 points. The next event in the Aroostook Cup is the Madawaska Valley Ski Sprints, being held at Madawaska’s Four Seasons Trails next Sunday, January 24^th. These sprints will bring a new race format the Aroostook Cup that is sure to bring forth regional talents not yet seen. For more information check out www.fourseasonstrail.org.