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Nordic Ski Team

Classic, skate,and a lotof games.

The Abenaki Nordic Ski Team is a New England Nordic Ski Association (NENSA) recognized program that teaches Nordic skiing for beginners through age 14. Learn and ski both classic and skate techniques, play lots of games on skis and tour the Wolfeboro Cross Country network.

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Partial scholarship

Reduced tuition code

Partial25

Enter it at checkout in Ski Club Pro. It takes 25% off tuition, and off Alpine equipment rentals.

Before using it, please consider whether your family needs the reduced rate. If standard tuition is within your means, we kindly ask you to choose it: each reduced tuition increases the amount the club must raise, and choosing the standard rate when you can keeps support for the families who need it most.

If even the reduced price is out of reach, email admin@abenakiskiteam.org. It stays between you and us.

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A young Abenaki Nordic skier in a race bib striding along a groomed track between the trees

At a glance

Ages
Beginner through age 14
Practices
Wednesdays 4:30–5:30pm and Saturdays 12:30–1:30pm
Tuition, 2026–27
$300
Season pass
Wolfeboro XC trail pass (opens in a new tab)
Membership
NENSA, encouraged but not required. Which one to buy
Worker credits
1 per family. Volunteer shifts

The details

  • Wednesdays 4:30–5:30pm and Saturdays 12:30–1:30pm, a schedule built so Nordic athletes can also do Alpine and Freestyle.
  • The team competes in the New England Bill Koch Youth Ski League, the largest cross-country program for young people in the country.
  • Nordic equipment is included in tuition, with help from the Killington World Cup Foundation.
  • Nordic skiers need a Wolfeboro XC trail pass, not an Abenaki pass. Buy it online or at the Nordic Skier.
  • Families are also asked, not required, to take a New England Nordic Ski Association membership at the youth or junior level.

NENSA membership

  • A New England Nordic Ski Association (NENSA) membership is encouraged, not required.
  • You do need one for certain events, such as the Bill Koch League Festival.
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With thanks to Killington World Cup Foundation

The Abenaki Nordic team in club bibs, skis and poles, lined up on the snow with their coach

Who’s on the hill

Nordic Ski Team coaches

Head Nordic Coach

Jim Hayford

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Jim is an Ossipee/Tuftonboro native. He competed on the Kingswood Nordic Team and continues to race in his free time. Jim ran cross country in high school and at Unity College and has a passion for individual-effort sports and their community. Outside these adventures, Jim is a police officer in Madison, NH.

Nordic Coach

Walton Green

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Walton learned to ski in northwestern Connecticut on a town-operated rope tow like Abenaki and switched to telemark gear in high school and to backcountry skiing in college. Now that he has three daughters on the Abenaki team, he realizes he will need to update his 80s-vintage touring skis and leather boots if he wants to keep up. He divides his time between Wakefield, NH and Boston, MA, where he does research on ancient plants and plant ecosystems.

Ready to sign up for Nordic Ski Team?

Registration runs through Ski Club Pro. Every athlete needs a season pass before the first day on snow.

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Partial scholarship

Reduced tuition code

Partial25

Enter it at checkout in Ski Club Pro. It takes 25% off tuition, and off Alpine equipment rentals.

Before using it, please consider whether your family needs the reduced rate. If standard tuition is within your means, we kindly ask you to choose it: each reduced tuition increases the amount the club must raise, and choosing the standard rate when you can keeps support for the families who need it most.

If even the reduced price is out of reach, email admin@abenakiskiteam.org. It stays between you and us.

Register in Ski Club Pro (opens in a new tab)

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