The PA Nordic Challenge starts on Jan 1st.  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 special embroidered patch.  See the challenge page for more details - sign up before February!

The winter of 2023 was generally terrible for PA skiers.  Riccardo managed to ski the furthest, with 203km skate, followed by Heidi with 135km classic and then Javi with 105km skate.  On rollerskis, Riccardo covered 66km, Naomi, 59km, and Judi, 34km.  The leaders in snowless exercise were Jim, who notched up 90km on NordicTrak, Naomi, who Nordic-walked 83km, and Javi, with 35km on the ski-erg.  Let's hope that 2024 will be better for skiing in PA.   

The photos show the patch, a compilation of the training log photos and the leaderboard from winter 2023.