Kind-a-hard 2025

The 2025 Kind-a-hard classic cross country ski race is planned for Sunday 2nd February (backup date Sunday 9th February), using the groomed cross country ski trails at Laurel Mountain.  It is a 5km individual start classic race.   There will also be a fun 1km race for kids aged 12 and under.  Please join us! Would you like to help out? Let us know!  More info is here. 

Please don't ski on Locust Camp Road - it's for snowmobiles only

Locust Camp Road is a designated snowmobile trail that should only be used by snowmobiles in the winter months.  DCNR Forbes State Forest has a brochure listing which trails are available to which users linked to this page - look for 'Winter Trail Etiquette Brochure (PDF)' in the Snowmobile Trail Maps section. Thank you!

PA Nordic Challenge 2025

There's still time to join the PA Nordic Challenge!  The challenge itself is to complete 8 or more cross-country ski-themed training sessions of at least 30 minutes each, during the key winter months of January and February, consistently exercising throughout the winter, as no more than two sessions per week count towards the challenge, to win a small prize.  See the challenge page for more details - sign up before February!

Minding our ski trail manners

The Cross Country Skiers' Code of Responsibility is available here and as 'Etiquette' in the 'More' section of the website's menu. It was published in the PACCSA newsletter for January 2019.  Please read it!

PA Nordic Challenge - most recent photos