All ski sections are conducted at Cardigan. Ski trails offer back-country conditions, meaning varied snow types (sometimes deep and fluffy, sometimes hard and icy – always trees and rocks - it IS New England, after all!). The goals of the weekend workshop are to have fun while learning how to improve your skiing!
PLEASE NOTE! You MUST bring skis, boots, and poles with you if you intend to be in a Ski Section! Neither the Workshop nor Cardigan Lodge has any ski gear to loan/borrow! Makes for “tough sledding” if you don’t have skis…!
New to Nordic (cross-country) skiing? Been out a few times at X/C centers or on the local golf course? The Intro Level Backcountry 101 section is just right for you!
Ready to rip down icy chutes? Skied the West Buttress in January? We want you to come ski with us! Check out what we offer for trips and telemark clinics at the ski committee page and join in! For these workshops you can stay home and drink heavily. Read “Accidents in North American Mountaineering” and laugh.
Comfortable spending all day on skis in the woods? Feel ready to move up into the mountains to ski some of the steep stuff? Believe that you’ve “skied out” your favorite downhill/front-country area? Want to make your own tracks? The Down Mountain section will teach you what’s different “out of bounds” and offer some techniques that will help you tackle steeper terrain!
Don’t fit into the above categories? Been Nordic skiing for several years in varied conditions? Looking to move from ½ day tours to all-day excursions? Ready to leave the flat, groomed trails behind? The Intermediate Touring section is where you belong!
STILL not sure? Email