ASD Middle School

The Middle School Nordic skiing practices and races are a program of the Anchorage School District. The program offers after-school lessons and may provide skiing equipment for your child (please check availability of ski equipment with your child’s middle school). This program is also a non-cut program, meaning any child, male or female, may ski and race on their school’s team.

ASD contracts with the Nordic Skiing Association of Anchorage to organize and officiate the six races that occur during the two-month season. NSAA is a non-profit that maintains cross country trails year round. All trail user families are encouraged to support their trails by becoming members.

For more information on how to get your child involved in their school’s Nordic skiing program, please contact their school.

Volunteer

Parents, want to support your skier and have fun on race day? Come help out and help at the Middle School races! The volunteers work together to make the race a great experience for all racers whether first or last, for families and coaches. We need help to set up the race course 2 hours before the start and others to help during the race in the start/finish area and in the woods.

How You Can Help:

  • Course Set Up: This is the only job that takes place in advance of races—usually starting about 4 pm the afternoon of the race. Help mark the course and set up start and finish areas. You don’t need to ski.
  • Timing Crew: Feel the excitement of the race!! Working in groups of two, you record bib numbers in start waves, or time and record finish line results. We train; no experience needed.
  • Course Marshals: Stationed on course with radios, these volunteers get to see the race unfold on the course, and report any problems should they occur. Skis help.
  • Course sweeps: You get to ski behind the race, provide encouragement to the slowest, report problems and get to witness the best sportsmanship as the last skiers are cheered home.
  • Course Take Down: Host Team
Sign up to Volunteer!

Volunteer Coordinators:
middleschoolxcski@gmail.com

We appreciate your help!

Schedule

Weather and/or snow conditions may dictate a change in location. Please double check race venue as late as noon on race day.

2026 Race Dates

The race course maps are drawn as proposed.  Input from the coaches, or ski trail conditions, may require changes to be made.

RACE DATETechniqueLocationTimeHost School parentsCourse
#1 – Wednesday, Jan 28JamboreeKincaid6:00 PMGMS & Hanshewmap#1
#2 – Wednesday, Feb 4ClassicChugiak HS6:00 PMMirror Lake & Centralmap#2
#3 – Wednesday, Feb 11A/B-Freestyle

C/D-Classic

 Kincaid6:00 PMMears & Winterberrymap#3
#4 – Wednesday, Feb 18FreestyleBartlett HS6:00 PMClark, Begich, & Wendlermap#4
#5 – Tuesday, Feb 24FreestyleService HS6:00 PMRoming & STrEammap#5
#6 – Thursday, Feb 26FreestyleKincaid6:00 PMGirdwood & GVMSmap#6

Start Times of Waves for each Race.                  

  • 6:00pm D Boys&Girls
  • 6:10pm C Boys
  • 6:20pm C Girls
  • 6:30pm A Boys
  • 6:35pm A Girls
  • 6:40pm B Boys
  • 6:45pm B Girls

2026 Race Results

MS#1 Kincaid 28Jan:  On-snow Jamboree,  no timed results
MS#2 Chugiak 4 Feb:    results text     excel table
MS#3 Kincaid 11 Feb:    results text     excel table
MS#4 Bartlett 18 Feb:    results text     excel table
MS#5 Service 24 Feb:    results text     excel table
MS#6 Kincaid 26 Feb:   results text     excel table
season summary:

Contacts

Coordinating Assistant Principal:

Gruening Middle School
Todd Burningham
burningham_todd@asdk12.org

NSAA Middle School Representative:

Julie and Mike Truskowski- middleschoolxcski@gmail.com 

Timing Results Questions and Corrections:

Bob Stehn – bob.stehn@gmail.com

Volunteer:

middleschoolxcski@gmail.com

General Questions:

Nordic Skiing Association of Anchorage 907-276-7609