SKIING NOTEBOOK
Vermont Nordic and Alpine Ski will return to action this year starting with the Bates Carnival, the second time in three years the Catamounts have begun the season competing in Maine.

The Nordic races will take place at the Rumford Nordic Center in Rumford, ME on Black Mountain, while the Alpine action will begin at the Sunday River Resort in Newry, ME.

Tomorrow, the Nordic team will compete in 1.3k Freestyle Sprint while the Alpine team will compete in the GS race. On Saturday, the Nordic team competes in the 15K Skate while Alpine wraps up the Bates College Carnival competing in slalom race.
 
BATES CARNIVAL SCHEDULE (All Times Subject to Change)
LIVE TIMING
Friday, January 10
9:15 a.m. – Women's GS First Run | Men's GS First Run (Alpine)
10 a.m. – Freestyle Sprint Qualifier (Nordic)
12 p.m. – Freestyle Sprint Heats (Nordic)
1 p.m. – Women's GS Second Run | Men's GS Second Run (Alpine)
 
Saturday, January 11
9 a.m. – Men's SL First Run (Alpine)
10 a.m. – Women's SL First Run (Alpine) | Men's 15km Freestyle Individual (Nordic)
12:15 p.m. – Men's SL Second Run (Alpine)
12:30 p.m. – Women's 15km Freestyle Individual (Nordic)
1:15 p.m. Women's SL Second Run (Alpine)
 
WCAX PREVIEWS 2025 NORDIC/ALPINE CAMPAIGN
In the month of December, Jack Fitzsimmons and Michael Dugan with WCAX interviewed Nordic Skiers Annie McColgan and Finn Sweet along with Alpine skiers Mackenzie Wood and Linn Hansson Liedholm to preview the 2025 campaign. CLICK HERE to view the video.
 
LAST TIME AT THE BATES CARNIVAL
The Catamounts last Bates Carnival participation was in January 2023. Vermont dominated in the third and final day of the Carnival, orchestrating an impressive comeback victory winning all four races and securing the overall victory with 826 points. Ben Ogden and Haley Brewster triumphed in the 10k Freestyle, while Mathias Tefre and Caroline Jones claimed victories in the slalom events. The men's Nordic team excelled, with Ogden, Nystedt, and Westervelt sweeping the top four spots in the 15k Freestyle. On the slopes, Jones earned her first EISA win, Clément finished second, and Tefre took first in the slalom, leading Vermont to a commanding performance across all disciplines.
 
HISTORY OF SUCCESS
Under Director of Skiing Bill Reichelt the Catamounts have finished in the NCAA top-three seven times. Vermont now has 6 NCAA team championships, 73 individual national champions, 419 All-American citations and 40 EISA Championships in program history.
 
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