St. Johnsbury Academy’s Ruth Krebs and Craftsbury Academy’s Annika Leahy will be in action along with rest of Vermont’s High School ski racers Wednesday, February 22 at Craftsbury for the Freestyle day of VPA states. Photo - Dave Priganc
See the stars of tomorrow skiing today in Vermont's State HS Championship meet! Craftsbury is hosting the Freestyle day.
Schedule:
Individual races in the morning, relays in the afternoon.
Boys’ Individual - 10:30am
Girls’ Individual - 11:45am
Boys’ Relay - 2:00pm
Girls’ Relay - 3:00pm
Course:
Individual races will be 2 laps of 2.5k, with the relay being one lap of 2.7k. Courses will be closed during the event to non-race traffic. Maps below.
Results:
Where to watch:
Coaches’ Corner and 6 corners are both locations where the course passes by itself allowing you to see racers at two points in the race without having to move much. See blue markers on map below.
Parking:
Carpool if at all possible. It’s a busy week at Craftsbury, and the thaw has made some lots inaccessible independent of any racing, so parking will be at a premium.
How to avoid the race while skiing:
Morning - Heading outbound on Lemon’s Haunt and you can access Ruthie’s via Kirby’s, per usual. Afternoon - Access will be a bit tricky.
Head north from Activity Center. Ski below cabins and intersect Race Loop Bypass.
From the lower field, take Lemon’s Haunt to Coaches’ Corner. Head south (right) on Lemon’s Haunt. CAREFULLY cross the race course at 6 corners, and head out Upper Bayley Hazen to Elinor’s.
Duck Pond to get out to Elinor’s.
Questions? Check in with the Activity Center for the latest.
2023 VPA XC Ski states - Freestyle, individual. 2 laps. Blue pointers indicate recommend spots for spectating.
2023 VPA XC Ski states - Freestyle, relay.
2023 VPA XC Ski states - Freestyle, relay - stadium detail.