PA Nordic Challenge 2024 #PANordic2024

The PA Nordic Challenge will take place from Jan 1 to Feb 29, 2024.

The PA Nordic Challenge is to complete a number of ski-based activities as described below, making a training log entry for each one. 
Upon successful completion of the challenge, PACCSA members will be rewarded with a special embroidered patch.  

  • Renew your PACCSA membership
  • Contact us to register for the challenge, before February, and look for an email in reply.
  • Perform 8 or more separate training sessions of qualifying activities, each 30 minutes or more.
  • Follow the directions provided by email to make a training log entry for each qualifying workout, no more than 10 days later.
  • Provide a photo to go with each training log entry, as evidence.  You do not need to be in the photo.  
  • An online leaderboard will be generated automatically.  If you don't want your name to be shown, use a nickname. 
  • The qualifying activities are: nordic skiing, rollerskiing, CAT skiing, nordic track, ski-erg, and walking or running with poles.
  • You do not have to do all of these.  
  • Only those performed within the challenge period, Jan 1 to Feb 29, will count towards the challenge.
  • You can log as many workouts as you like, but only 2 per week will count towards the challenge.
      
  • Optional: post your photos on social media, with hashtag #PANordic2024
  • Upon completion of the challenge, contact us again, tell us your mailing address and celebrate! 

The aim of the challenge is to keep us all focused on keeping active and either cross-country skiing or doing something like it throughout the season, and to have fun.  The photos could be of anything associated with the day's training, provided they are suitable for public viewing.  They will be displayed on the website for motivation and inspiration.   

PA Nordic Challenge 2024


Greene River Trail 14

Greene River 11

Snow seekers unite!

Walking with poles

Jan. 19, WHT Skate

Gliding bliss

Wilderness Lodge

The Wilderness Lodge, Sun 1/19/25

Greene River Trail 13

Greene Trail 10

Laurel Ridge, Sat 01/18/25

Wilderness Lodge

The instigator

Jan. 18 Classic on WHT

Greene River Trail 12

Greene River 9

Jan. 17 on WHT

Greene River 8


Greene River Trail 11

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Greene River Trail 10

Jan. 16 on WHT


Jan. 15--WHT map

Greene River Trail 9


Greene River Trail 8

Full moon ski

Jan. 13 on WHT

Greene River 7

Greene River Trail 7

Northwoods makes us smile!

River kids at Northwoods

First time skiing in the Buckeye state

The Wilderness Lodge, Sun 1/12/25

Greene River 6

Greene River Trail 6


Jan. 12 on WHT--Phone hiding in car ...





Laurel Ridge, Sat 01/11/25

Greene River 5

Jan. 10 on WHT--excellent

Wolf Rocks, after a lot of trail-breaking

Laurel Ridge

Chapin Forest - Joe Collum

Greene River 4

WHT Jan. 9--fairly hard packed

North Woods- prime conditions.

Greene River 4

laurel ridge on friday afternoon



Greene River 3

Greene River Trail 3

Excellent trail bypass on Red Loop, Matthew South’s Eagle project

Greene River Night 2

Greene River Trail Night 2

Intro to XC Skiing Class

Jan. 8 on WHT--very nice conditions!


First family red loop of 2025

Greene River 1

Greene River Trail 1

Schenley Park

Jan. 7 on WHT

Frick park on a Monday late afternoon

Val di Fiemme, Italy

Jan. 6 WHT Skate (thanks, Kamila)

New trail

Y xc

Val di Fiemme, Italy


Jan. 4, on WHT

Y xcing

Jan. 3 on WHT

Lovin' the North Country!

First ski of 2025!

Nordic Track--Jan. 1