Nordic Skiing | Proctor Academy

Proctor’s Nordic Ski program is a highly spirited, closely-knit team of motivated athletes ranging from first-timers to top regional and national competitors. The team’s focus is always on having fun and supporting each other while athletes and coaches take on new challenges alongside each other.

Proctor’s Nordic program customizes each athlete’s race schedule to their abilities and future goals. While all team members compete inter-scholastically against New England private schools in the Lakes Region League, others compete in the NHNCA series against New Hampshire’s public schools, as well as in USSA Junior National Qualifiers. Many also join in adventures such as the Canadian Ski Marathon and the Norwegian Birkebeinerrennet Marathon. Most importantly, however, is the program’s desire to create a lifelong love and appreciation for Nordic Skiing.

Contact Info:

For more information on Proctor’s Nordic program, contact Buz Morison.

Year Round Athlete Development

Proctor’s Nordic program provides significant training camp opportunities around the world!

Proctor’s Nordic program provides significant training camp opportunities throughout the year, including working closely with other endurance coaches on campus (cross country running and cycling) to provide year round training and conditioning guidance.

Preseason Training:
Beginning with available pre-season off-snow roller skiing, athletes build endurance and are able to improve technique while they await colder weather.

Quebec Training:
In early January, coaches and skiers travel to northern Quebec for training on snow. This training camp is focused on intensive lessons for the beginning skiers, as well as extensive snow time and drills for elite skiers

Norway:
Every other March, coaches and athletes travel to Norway to train and take part in the Birkebeinerrennet 54 km Ski Marathon alongside 18,000 other skiers. The trip includes skiing outside of Oslo, spectating at several World Cup events, tours of museums in Oslo, and a week of Hutte life above Lillehammer in preparation for the marathon. This camp provides incredible exposure to the best of skiing competition as well as perhaps the most intense ski culture in the world.

Exposure to the Sport

One of the primary goals of Proctor’s Nordic Ski program is to expose athletes to the scope of the sport of Nordic skiing.

One of the primary goals of Proctor’s Nordic Ski program is to expose athletes both to the scope of the sport of Nordic skiing and to challenges they may not have believed were for them! Many Proctor Nordic skiers graduate having completed numerous ski marathons, an accomplishment few high school skiers can claim. In the process of competing in those marathons, Proctor’s skiers see others of all ages competing alongside them and learn skiing is a sport that expands far beyond scope of their own high school careers.

Bill Paine ‘51 Nordic Center

Proctor’s Nordic program boasts the FIS homologated Proctor Ski Area’s Bill Paine '51 Nordic Center, as its home base.

Proctor’s Nordic program boasts the FIS homologated Proctor Ski Area’s Bill Paine '51 Nordic Center, as its home base. Full snowmaking and lighting on the 1.4 km sprint loop and full grooming with Proctor’s alpine groomer throughout the entire trail network affords some of the earliest snow in the region and world class training conditions to Proctor’s athletes from December to March. The trail system allows all levels of Nordic races to take place at the Proctor Ski Area, including internationally scored competitions. Learn more about the Proctor Ski Area HERE. In addition to the Proctor Ski Area fully groomed trails, the team also trains on local snowmobile trails and groomed trail network within Proctor’s 2,500 acres of woodlands.