Author: Mary Beth Van wart

Season 7 is here – Pit Zone is open!

That’s right, everyone! NJ NICA Season 7 is here! Pit Zone for student athletes is open! The NJICL staff has been hard at work, planning another awesome season, and we can’t wait to get back together with our NJ NICA family. Please check your email for the invitation to register from NICA Pit Zone. Make…
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NJ@KT 2022 – That’s a wrap!

Good Morning Parents, Guardians, Coaches and Friends, I hope this email finds you well and recovered from a long week of fun and riding. Many folks extended the trip into the weekend with ride destinations from Burke Mountain Downhill to the Ascutney Festival and many locales between NJ and VT. What an amazing opportunity! The…
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NJ@KT 2022 – Camp Day 4, Evening Edition

Greetings Parents, Guardians, and Friends, I’m checking in as promised to let you know that our ride groups had a great day. Thus far we’ve avoided the storms in the region, but have decided to cancel the bonfire plans out of an abundance of caution. The winds were gusting enough at showtime that it would…
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NJ@KT 2022 – Camp Day 4, Morning Edition

Good Morning Parents, Guardians and Friends, It is another wonderful morning here in the Northeast Kingdom. We are expecting some weather this afternoon, so the day’s schedule has been flipped, with trail rides happening this morning after breakfast. Students are recovering from a long day of riding yesterday, a day with so many accomplishments and…
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NJ@KT 2022 – Camp Day 3

Good Morning Parents, Guardians and Friends, It is beginning to sound a bit cliché, but it truly is another glorious morning here in Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom. Campers woke up to 60 degree temperatures after a night of perfect sleeping weather and headed over to the dining hall to fuel for a big day on the bike.…
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NJ@KT 2022 – Camp Day 2

Greetings Parents, Guardians, and Friends, It’s another glorious morning at Burke Mountain Academy. Campers just finished breakfast with some locally sourced maple glazed bacon added to the standard breakfast fare. Yes, it was good enough to mention in this morning’s recap email! They are grabbing their bicycles now from the secure storage locations, and prepping…
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NJ NICA Goes to Camp!

NJ@KT 2022! Hello NJ NICA Family! After a few years of waiting, it’s finally here – our first every NJ NICA Summer Camp! Our campers, coaches and staff have taken up residence at Burke Mountain Academy in East Burke, VT – home of some of the most fun trails to ride on the East Coast!…
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