EISA Skiing

05/09/2026

Congratulations to our 2026 EISA Coaches of the Year!

2026 EISA Alpine Coach of the Year:
⭐ Abby Copeland, Middlebury College

2026 EISA Nordic Coach of the Year:
⭐ Patrick Weaver, University of Vermont

03/16/2026

Eastern athletes delivered standout performances at the 2026 NCAA Skiing National Championships Giant Slalom in Park City, Utah!

Men’s Giant Slalom:
🥉 Nick Onkovskoy (Middlebury College) – 58.54 + 57.56 = 1:56.10 → First-Team All-American

⚡ Mikell Townsend (Colby College) – 58.75 + 57.38 = 1:56.13 → First-Team All-American

⛷️ Oscar Zimmer (Dartmouth College) – 57.99 + 58.25 = 1:56.24 → First-Team All-American

Women’s Giant Slalom:
❄️ Kjersti Moritz (Middlebury College) – 6th place → Second-Team All-American

Warm temps and challenging conditions made this GS a showcase of precision and speed. Eastern athletes claimed multiple All-American honors, proving they’re a force to be reckoned with on the national stage!

03/15/2026

WHAT A DAY FOR THE EISA‼️‼️

, & claimed podium finishes in the last race of NCAA Championships, a 20k freestyle mass start.

5️⃣ additional EISA women earned All-American finishes: 🇺🇸🇺🇸

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03/12/2026

03/04/2026

The NCAA Men’s and Women’s Skiing Committee announced today the 74 men and 74 women selected to participate in the 2026 National Collegiate Men’s and Women’s Skiing Championships, to be held March 11-14 at Park City, Utah. The championships will be hosted by the University of Utah.

Participants are selected on a regional basis from two designated regions for Alpine skiing (East and West Regions) and three designated regions for Nordic skiing (Central, East and West Regions). Bids are awarded to regions using a formula determined by the skiing committee. A maximum of 12 student-athletes (three per gender per discipline) may be selected from an institution.

Alpine events will be held Wednesday, March 11 and Friday, March 13 at Utah Olympic Park. Nordic events will run Thursday, March 12 and Saturday, March 14 at Soldier Hallow Nordic Center.
This year’s skiing championships will be webcast live on NCAA.com. Visit http://www.ncaa.com/liveschedule to watch all the action.

Watch the selection show for the 2026 NC skiing championship.

03/03/2026

In an exciting conclusion to the carnival season at Rikert Outdoor Center, the Middlebury Carnival nordic skiers of the week are Ava Thurston and John Steel Hagenbuch of Dartmouth. Congratulations to Ava and John!

In an exciting conclusion to the carnival season at Rikert Outdoor Center, the Middlebury Carnival nordic skiers of the week are Ava Thurston and John Steel Hagenbuch of Dartmouth. Congratulations to Ava and John! Photos Courtesy of Phillip BelenaAva ThurstonDartmouthAva Thurston put on strong perfo...

03/03/2026

The roaring cheers from Rikert Outdoor Center might still be ringing in the EISA racers' ears, even a week after the carnival season came to a close with the EISA Championships. Hosted by Middlebury College last weekend in Ripton, Vermont, the final stop of the 2026 carnival circuit was truly a set of races to be remembered. Family and friends lined the trails with cowbells, posters, speakers, flags, horns, boomboxes, and yes, even chainsaws, which created a wall of sound unlike anything the EISA has seen all season. Quincy Massey-Bierman, a senior on the Middlebury ski team, explained that the rowdy scene was a strong motivation for her final two EISA race performances. "It was electrifying and inspired me to push myself to the limit," Massey-Bierman said. "It filled me with so much joy and enthusiasm, even in the tough races."

Rikert Outdoor Center, Ripton, VTAll photos courtesy of Phillip BelenaThe roaring cheers from Rikert Outdoor Center might still be ringing in the EISA racers' ears, even a week after the carnival season came to a close with the EISA Championships. Hosted by Middlebury College last weekend in Ripton,...

02/26/2026

Back-to-back! Your Big Green are the 2026 EISA Champions!

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02/26/2026

HANOVER, N.H. – On Tuesday morning, the Eastern Intercollegiate Ski Association announced its weekly awards, recognizing Ava Thurston and John Steel Hagenbuch as the organization's Nordic Skiers of the Week.

Thurston, earning her second EISA weekly award, posted two podium finishes at the Middlebury Carnival, helping the Big Green to their second straight EISA Championship.

On Friday, Thurston won the 7.5K classic by 1:07 seconds, skiing to her fifth classic win of the season. She wrapped the carnival with a second-place finish in the 20K freestyle, concluding the EISA circuit with her fifth freestyle podium.

Hagenbuch shined on the men's side in his first races back with the Big Green after making his Olympic debut for Team USA. He opened the carnival with a win in the 7.5K classic, crossing the finish line 1:05 faster than the second-place finisher.

On Saturday, he secured his second win of the weekend in the 20K freestyle, winning by a margin of 1:55. Hagenbuch's two wins led Dartmouth to podium sweeps in both events, as Dartmouth took home its fourth carnival win of the season and second EISA Championship.

The Big Green will return to action on March 4 for the 2026 NCAA Championships, held in Park City and Midway, Utah. More information on the NCAA team and results will be available on DartmouthSports.com.

On Tuesday morning, the Eastern Intercollegiate Ski Association announced its weekly awards, recognizing Ava Thurston and John Steel Hagenbuch as the organiz...

02/26/2026

The fifth carnival of the season brought EISA skiers to Prospect Mountain in Woodford, Vermont, for a weekend of racing hosted by Williams College. After almost a month of racing in cold temperatures, the weather finally took a warmer turn. On Friday, the skiers were greeted by sunny, bluebird skies as they prepared for their races. Quinn McDermott, a sophomore on the Williams ski team, said that the conditions at Prospect Mountain were the best he had seen all year. He "couldn't have be happier" with how the weather turned out for his home carnival.

Prospect Mountain, Woodford, VTAll photos courtesy of Phillip BelenaThe fifth carnival of the season brought EISA skiers to Prospect Mountain in Woodford, Vermont, for a weekend of racing hosted by Williams College. After almost a month of racing in cold temperatures, the weather finally took a warm...