Season Standings

Greetings Everyone!

Congratulations to all for a wonderful season of community-based ski races. Each club and community did a wonderful job with events, and the turn out at each race was excellent.

You will see "unofficial AC results" posted, now that the Himie Towle Frolic is over. These results are posted on the Four Seasons site. Our end-of-season Aroostook Cup awards will take place on April 2nd at the MWSC banquet. More details on this to come soon. I'm going to allow the remainder of this week for any questions, comments or disputes of AC Points to be brought to my attention. You can email me at mikes@mainewsc.org. Protests will not be considered after 5:00 PM on Friday, the 19th.

You will notice all season some folk's points have not been given to any specific club. If people did not specify a club at registration time, I could not fairly award those points. If you are one of those people, and intended to have your points given to a specific club, please notify me immediately.

After the end of the protest period ends I will begin compiling individual point results, and will name a winning club. Please check back in next week at this time to see official results. Thanks again for a great winter season, and I hope to see you all at our awards night!

Cheers,

Mike

Annual Ski Frolic Brings 2010 Aroostook Cup to a Stylish Close

Nordic Heritage Center, Presque Isle

3/14/10

The 2010 Aroostook Cup Cross-Country race series that started with a brisk and cold day in January this year, wrapped up with a sunny day more reminiscent of May in the County than March. More than fifty club and community members came out for the annual Himie Towle Memorial XC Ski Frolic on Sunday at the Nordic Heritage Center in Presque Isle. A tremendously busy week for fans and volunteers at the USSA Junior Olympics did not deter skiers from coming together once again to celebrate the sport and the season in style.

Participants in the frolic enjoyed freestyle cross-country races for all ages and abilities. The main event of the afternoon was a 7.5 km race around a beautiful course, taking skiers up and down the trails surrounding the main lodge and stadium and the Heritage Center.

In the men’s division Seth Hubbard of the Nordic Heritage Sport Club took first, while Sarah Dominick of Stockholm’s Snowy Mtn Ski Club took the win in the women’s division. In unofficial results for the Aroostook Cup Club Point series the 10^th Mtn Ski Club of Fort Kent finishes in first place with 126 points, while the Nordic Heritage Sport Club of Presque Isle finishes close behind with 114 points.

For a list of the full season’s results and point standings please visit http://www.fourseasonstrail.org/Aroostook_Cup__.html. Official point series results will be posted online, and the awards will be presented at the end of season Maine Winter Sports Center banquet on April 2^nd. Details on this event will be posted at www.mainewsc.org. Congratulations to all the participants and organizers from this winter’s events!

22nd Annual C-ME Ski

22^nd Annual C-ME Ski Event

Aroostook Wildlife Refuge – Limestone, ME

2/27/10

With temperatures hovering around the 40-degree mark, and the threat of rain showers, the 22^nd annual C-ME Ski Event took place this past Saturday, February 27^th, at the Aroostook Wildlife Refuge in Limestone. Jointly sponsored by the Friends of The Aroostook Wildlife Refuge and the Limestone Ski Club, the C-ME Ski drew a strong gathering of citizen skiers from the surrounding area.

While junior skiers raced a 2km loop, youth skiers raced a 7km course, and adult participants took three laps around the same course for a 21km classic race. On the women’s side Snowy Mtn Ski Club skier Sarah Dominick took the win with Patty Hebert and Bonnie Cyr of the 10^th Mtn Ski Club following suit in second and third place.

Fred Bailey of the Nordic Heritage Sports Club won the men’s field, barely edging past Northern Skiers club member Joey Bard. Rounding out the top three was Adam Fisette also of the Nordic Heritage Sports Club. For a complete list of results and Aroostook Cup Point standings visit http://www.fourseasonstrail.org/Aroostook_Cup__.html. The final race in the 2010 Aroostook Cup series is the annual Himie Towle Memorial XC Ski Frolic, which takes place on Sunday, March 14^th at the Nordic Heritage Center in Presque Isle.