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


Fantastic start to the day - beach trip before work

Early morning classic

Feb. 20 WHT

Greene River Trail 36

Nakkertock, PQ

Nakkertock, PQ

Feb. 19 WHT

Night skiing in Newport News, VA

Feb. 18 WHT

Nordic Track 30

Gatineau Park, PQ

Feb. 17 WHT Classic

Yuck.

Forbush Corner, MI

Unplanned backcountry

Forbush Corner, MI

Yellowjackets are impressive at the Wildcats Dash

Nordic Track 15

ADK 46ers XC skiing

Feb. 15 Nordic Track--Not enough snow fell today before the rain

Greene Trail 14

P'tit tren du Nord, PQ

P'tit tren du Nord, PQ

Nordic Track 29

Feb. 13 Nordic Track

Nordic Trac 28

Feb. 11 Nordic Track


Y cross

Far Hills, PQ

Feb. 9 Nordic Track

The Wilderness Lodge, Sun 2/9/25

Lake effect magic

The Wilderness Lodge, Sat 2/8/25


Nordic 13

Bretton Woods, NH

Bretton Woods, NH

Nordic 12

Jackson, NH

Nordic Track 27

N. Conway, NH

N. Conway, NH

Greene River Trail 26

Jackson, NH

Saco River, NH

Tracks at Bear Notch NH

Skiing the white stuff

Kinda-Hard 25

Laurel Ridge, Sun 02/2/25

Solo ski

Feb. 2 Race Alternative

Trail inspection at Laurel Mountain

YSU Campus 24

Laurel Ridge, Sat 02/1/25

A new companion

Tug Hill


Skating at the Ridge

Greene River Trail 23

eliptical

Greene River Trail 22

Jan. 30 Laurel Mtn.


Greene Trail 14

Greene River Trail 21


Greene River Trail 20



Jan. 28 Classic on WHT

Ohiopyle bike trail

Greene River Trail 19

Greene Trail 13

WHT Classic Jan. 27

golfcourse skating

The endangered Snow Octopus

Exploring Roaring Run - great place to ski!




White Grass, WV, Jan. 26th 2025

Jan. 26 WHT Classic

Legs are tired

Greene River 12

Greene River Trail 18


Spectacular Laurel Mtn!

She's addicted!

Jan. 25 WHT Skate Ski

White Grass, WV, Jan. 25th 2025




Greene River Trail 17

Laurel Ridge

Jan. 24, WHT

still figuring out how to screen capture



Jan. 23 WHT



Greene River Trail 16

Frigid family: 4 degrees at Laurel Ridge


Walking with poles

Greene River Trail 15

WHT Skate Ski Jan. 21



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


Yellowjackets practice

kids built igloos in the parking lot while i skiied!

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

Homewood Cemetery

Y



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