There are four main divisions of NYSSRA-Nordic. \u00a0They are XC, biathlon, ski-orienteering and the Bill Koch Youth Ski League. \u00a0Below is a description of each division and the types of events they offer.<\/p>\n
XC – Cross Country Ski Racing<\/a>:<\/strong> \u00a0This division of NYSSRA Nordic focuses on hosting nordic ski races in both the classic and skate style. \u00a0These races vary in length and are designed for skiers who ski U16 and older. \u00a0The chairperson of the XC \u00a0Division of NYSSRA Nordic is Eric Seyse\u00a0and the chairperson of the Mid-A XC Ski Team is Margaret Maher.<\/p>\n Biathlon<\/a>:\u00a0<\/strong>This division of NYSSRA Nordic focuses on holding nordic races that combine skate skiing and target shooting. \u00a0Competitors must combine skilled marksmanship and fast skiing to achieve the fastest time.\u00a0 Nick Gretzinger chairs the Biathlon Division of NYSSRA Nordic.<\/p>\n Ski Orienteering<\/a>:<\/strong> This division of NYSSRA Nordic creates events that combine the ski off map reading and navigation with skiing and traversing challenging terrain. \u00a0The NYSSRA Ski-O division is chaired by Chris Frielinghaus.<\/p>\n Bill Koch Youth Ski League<\/a>:\u00a0<\/strong>The Bill Koch Youth Ski League is a group of programs run across the state (and New England region) that aim to teach young kids about the sport of nordic skiing. \u00a0The chairperson of the NY Bill Koch Committee is Eric Hamilton.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" There are four main divisions of NYSSRA-Nordic. \u00a0They are XC, biathlon, ski-orienteering and the Bill Koch Youth Ski League. \u00a0Below is a description of each division and the types of events they offer. XC – Cross Country Ski Racing: \u00a0This division of NYSSRA Nordic focuses on hosting nordic ski races in both the classic and (read more)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-161","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","post-seq-1","post-parity-odd","meta-position-corners","fix"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nyssranordic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/161","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nyssranordic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nyssranordic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nyssranordic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nyssranordic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=161"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/nyssranordic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/161\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":441333,"href":"https:\/\/nyssranordic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/161\/revisions\/441333"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nyssranordic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=161"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}