NMH Alpine Ski Team

06/27/2026

We are very pleased to welcome Christian Chandler to the alpine team and to the class of 2030! Christian comes to us from Eaglebrook School so he is no stranger to NMH, Berkshire East, and racing in our region. He qualified for the Eastern US Alpine Championships last year and he has many years of racing experience.
Christian also plays soccer and baseball, and is a downhill mountain bike racer. He enjoys fishing in his free time.
Welcome to NMH, Christian!

06/18/2026

We are saddened to learn of the recent passing of former teacher and coach Nick Fleck, who was a legend in NMH’s skiing history.

Nick Fleck arrived at NMH in the fall of 1972. After his undergraduate years at Bowdoin, he taught at Holderness, then Exeter, then Wilbraham & Monson, before coming to NMH. An English teacher, Nick coached the alpine ski team for 26 years, overlapping with Dick Kellom who coached the cross country skiers and jumpers (and prior to Nick’s arrival, the alpine racers too).

Nick was known for his care for students, and for helping skiers develop their technical skills while always emphasizing the importance of loving the sport and having fun. He was also instrumental in starting the girls’ alpine team in 1975, creating opportunities for girls to race in what had been a male-dominated sport.

For more on Nick’s tenure, see my history of skiing at Mt Hermon:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Z9vrmtvVpGvOmGV27caMci1lUlz8zDmyQ0S8DJ0WxCo/edit?usp=sharing

Nick was an important part of the ski team's history, and we remember him and honor him for his contributions, work, and care for his students and skiers over the years.

06/06/2026

We welcomed back some special alumni skiers who are on campus for reunion, with a ski team gathering at our new team locker rooms. Here are 2021 captains Izzy Campbell and Arden Bacon with coaches LeBlanc & Leeds, and a crew of 70s era alums who gathered by our tribute to former coach Dick Kellom. Dick’s daughter Kristin ‘80 and grandson Ross ‘17 also pictured. Many other alumni skiers stopped by also and shared fun stories from their years on the team.

05/30/2026

Reunion is just around the corner, and I'm hoping to connect with all attending ski team alumni! Classes ending in 6 and 1, and any other attending - I hope to see you on campus next weekend.

On Saturday, June 6 at 11:00, let's gather at the gym (meet out front). I'll show you the new ski team locker rooms and we can connect for stories and memories.

Meanwhile, I'm re-posting the history of skiing at Mount Hermon that I wrote several years ago.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Z9vrmtvVpGvOmGV27caMci1lUlz8zDmyQ0S8DJ0WxCo/edit?usp=drive_link

Hope to see fellow skiers back here on campus next weekend!

A Brief History of Skiing at Mount Hermon By Greg Leeds January 2021 Skiing in its various forms - primarily alpine and nordic, which includes jumping - has been a part of the student experience at Mount Hermon and later Northfield Mount Hermon for nearly 100 years. The first mention of skiing...

04/13/2026

Celebrating our New England championship season with a special dinner at Ford Cottage with the Hargroves!

03/29/2026

Some great results today at the Eastern U18 Finals at Gore as NMH placed two in the top four of both girls and boys slalom! Wylie Benedetti’27 and Ellie Pinkham ‘26 took 3rd & 4th, while Cody Vassar ‘26 & Sam Rotermund ‘26 went 2-3 in the boys’ race. Ying Kay Leung ‘26 was 12th. Special shoutout to Berkshire East racer Addie Loomis who took second in both the GS and slalom this weekend. Finally, huge thanks to coaches Dan, Gery, Jim and Paul for their great work shepherding the flock; NMH had 9 racers qualify for, and 8 compete in, this postseason competition series!

03/28/2026

Congratulations to senior co-captain Cody Vassar who won today’s Eastern U18 Finals giant slalom at Gore, NY!

03/02/2026

Great day for a race at the Beast! A bunch of our racers competed in the eastern FIS slalom on our home turf. Wylie Benedetti ’27 did particularly well against very high level competitors.