2010 National Masters

The return to the east!

January 28-30, 2010 skiers of all abilities from throughout North America will enjoy three days of fantastic National Masters ski races, fun social events, and amazing scenery as the National Masters returns to the New England for the first time since 2001.

The AXCS National Masters serves as the U.S. National Championships for citizen skiers 25 and older (and also as a great race week for "Seniors" age 20-24 as well!). Past events have seen over 600 participants from up to 30 states and several different countries. For the twelfth consecutive year, American XC Skiers (AXCS) is proud to be the executive producer and sanctioning body of North America's largest annual XC ski championship event.

For 2010, the Nationals visits beautiful Craftsbury, Vermont and continues the recent trend of a long weekend format to better fit tight work/family schedules. On Thursday, January 28 the NM2010 will kick off with 10km freestyle (all categories) individual afternoon races. The afternoon theme will continue on Friday, March 6 with a fun (aka "unofficial NM2020 event") in the form of a Dash for Cash sprint event. Race events will culminate in the NM2010 finale -- the incredible classic technique Craftsbury Ski Marathon. For NM2010 scoring purposes, all age/gender categories are assigned a particular Marathon distance, but all skiers are free to ski any distance you like within the 25km and 50km options (albeit with non-NM2010 classification).

No qualification or license of any kind is necessary for the AXCS National Masters...you just sign up and enjoy yourself. Guest skiers from other nations are also encouraged to take part and will be eligible for all age group awards. Under AXCS leadership, the National Masters Championships has evolved into one of those special events where skiers ranging from experts to complete novices can all participate together...and everyone has a great time.