No snow: this week’s weather at the Rikert Nordic Center in Ripton, Vt., is more conducive to soccer than skiing. Photo courtesy of New England Nordic Ski Association
Ripton — A drier-than-normal January and an equally unwinterlike forecast for February has prompted the organizers of a first-time Vermont ski activity for women to cancel their event.
Due to marginal snow conditions, Women’s Ski Day at the Rikert Nordic Center will not be held on Sunday, Feb. 5, as planned.
“Unfortunately, we just couldn’t get the weather to cooperate. Since this was the first Women’s Ski Day at Rikert, we wanted conditions to be ideal. Especially with another warm up in the forecast, it seemed the best option was to look ahead to next season and plan for a fabulous event in 2013,” said Petty Lyons, event organizer at Rikert Nordic Center. "We were so excited to have so many terrific sponsors for this first annual event and wish to thank them for their support."
Hosted in partnership with the, Women’s Ski Day in Vermont was to feature coaching in ski technique from top instructors, along with waxing clinics and a yoga workshop. Proceeds from the event were to benefit the Stride Foundation, a Ferrsiburgh-based non-profit devoted to empowering girls and women through mentoring and sports.
Lead sponsors had included the Middlebury Inn, Waterfalls Day Spa, Ski Rack, Middlebury Mountaineer, TD Bank, Rikert Nordic Center, Toko, Otter Creek Yoga.
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