Do you want to help a high school student, make a great contribution to the Nordic ski community, get paid, and have a ton of fun all at the same time? If so, you’re a perfect candidate to be a Junior Nordic High School Buddy! Here’s the deal: We have many interested, talented, and eager…
What is the Temperature Cutoff for Junior Nordic?
(And when else do we cancel practice?) There are basically three conditions that cause us to cancel a Junior Nordic practice: The windchill-adjusted temperature is less than -5 F Conditions are rainy or icy Warm temperatures have compromised trail conditions At the end of the day, our goals with any practice is to make sure…
Can We Use Fish-Scale Skis for Junior Nordic?
This is the first post in our Frequently Asked Questions series where we’ll try to answer common questions from new Junior Nordic families. And it’s a timely one because Nordic skis are currently in really short supply. But before we answer the title question of the article, it’s probably helpful to answer another question first:…
Things I’m Grateful for: Fresh Snow, Groomed Trails, & Amazing Coaches
Junior Nordic hasn’t even started yet, and you can already ski just about any ski trail in Anchorage. So yeah, I’m grateful for all the snow this year! But skiable trails aren’t just about snow. So, I’m also grateful to everybody at NSAA for all of our amazing trails. That includes Craig and Bill (our…
Parent Orientation Meeting Info
Heya Junior Nordic families! We have our parent orientation meetings scheduled, and we’re doing these via Zoom again this year in keeping with our effort to run Junior Nordic safely during the Covid-19 pandemic. I’ll be posting a longer “welcome aboard” message in the next few days, but I wanted to get the meeting info…
Gear Pickup Notes
Heya Junior Nordic-ers! We’ve had a bit of confusion from some of our new families regarding gear pickup, so I wanted to provide a bit more details so that everybody knows exactly what to expect when they arrive at the Kincaid Wax Bunker to get their gear. First things first, here’s a list of stuff…
Coach Orientation Meetings
Update as of 1:56 PM on 11/16/2021: I’ve added a PDF export of the 2021 coach orientation presentation here. And we’ll post the Zoom recordings as soon as the meetings are done. HELLLLOOOO Junior Nordic coaches! Just a quick heads-up that we’ll be having coach orientation meetings next week. If you’re a full-time coach, we’re…
Welcome to the Junior Nordic News Site
Hello Junior Nordic fans! For my first post here, I wanted to give everybody some details about the purpose of this site. Broadly speaking, Junior Nordic News is here to do four things: Keep participating families informed about the Junior Nordic Program. Just like the Anchorage School District, NSAA the uses the Remind system to…