The Methow Valley Nordic Team’s Novie McCabe won two national championships, and anchored an all-MVNT team to another first-place finish, at the Junior National Championships in Utah last week. McCabe also won two first-place titles in last year’s Junior Nationals at Lake Placid, New York, skiing in the U16 division. This year she competed in […]
Cross country skiing
MNVN claims lots of top spots at Race of the Methow
The Methow Valley Nordic Team (MVNT) hosted the final PNSA Junior Qualifying race at the McCabe Trail at Liberty Bell High School last weekend, with great weather and excellent grooming making ideal conditions for the Nordic racers taking part in the Race of the Methow. MVNT fielded 38 skiers in events that included over 150 […]
Race of the Methow at McCabe Trails this weekend
The 2018 Race of the Methow, a two-day event for skiers of all ages and abilities staged on the McCabe Trails at Liberty Bell High School, will take place Saturday and Sunday (Feb. 10-11). This year’s race will serve as the final PNSA Junior Nationals Qualifier and as part of the Washington Nordic Cup. The […]
Ski Derby draws hardy Nordic skiers
The annual Methow Valley Ski Derby attracted a determined group of classic Nordic skiers to the Chickadee Trailhead at Sun Mountain Last weekend. They enjoyed sunny weather and fairly fast conditions for the event, where they could choose between a 15-kilometer lower loop or, in the fashion of the Worldloppet events, a 30K loop that […]
Naney takes top spot in Methow Valley Pursuit last weekend
Winthrop’s Sam Naney was the overall winner of the two-day traditional Nordic skiing race, over a total of 60 kilometers, in competition at the Methow Valley Pursuit last weekend. Naney blazed from Mazama to Winthrop in 1:15:21 on Saturday, 5 minutes ahead of the second-place finisher. In Sunday’s race, from the Cub Creek trailhead to […]
MVNT’s McCabe qualifies for Scandinavian Cup races
Novie McCabe of the Methow Valley Nordic Team (MVNT) qualified to represent the United States in the Scandinavian Cup races for 15- to 17-year-olds at the U.S. National Championships in Anchorage, Alaska, last week. McCabe will join five other U.S. team members in Vuokatti, Finland, on Jan. 20-31. She was one of four MVNT members […]
Nordic Festival and Pursuit invites racers, casual skiers
The annual Methow Valley Nordic Festival and Ski Pursuit – two days of Nordic racing and recreational skiing celebrating the valley’s extensive trail system – is on Jan. 20 and 21. Participants can take part in a timed one- or two-day ski race, or an untimed 10-kilometer event with free shuttle service provided. The schedule: […]
Ski Rodeo draws more than 100 competitors to McCabe Trails
The Methow Valley Nordic Team (MVNT) hosted the annual Ski Rodeo on Dec. 27 at the McCabe Trails at Liberty Bell High School. More than 100 racers joined the event with races ranging in distance from a 400-meter lollipop race to a 10K skate race. “The thin snow cover was expertly groomed by the volunteer […]
Sadie Bjornsen claims another podium in World Cup Nordic racing
Methow Valley native Sadie Bjornsen raced to her third podium finish of the season as World Cup Nordic racing resumed last weekend, taking 3rd place in the women’s 10-kilometer classic event at the Tour de Ski in Lenzerheide, Switzerland.
Meanwhile, her brother Erik continued as a top performer for …
Nordic team kicks off competition at B.C. event
It’s December, so the Methow Valley Nordic Team (MVNT) must be competing already. Indeed, 22 team members traveled to Silver Star, B.C., last weekend to compete at the Sovereign Lake Super Tour/NorAm. According to a report by team director Leslie Hall, more than 450 skiers competed each day, with categories for age 12 and up. “Many […]
