Nordic Center
The Dublin School Nordic Center is nestled on the North side of Dublin School's campus on Beech Hill. Equipped with lights and snowmaking to extend the hours of accessible skiing, we welcome public use of this incredible facility. The Nordic Center is the home facility for Dublin-XC a youth to masters skiing club.
Celebrating our 10th season, the Nordic Center opened in January 2014. The trails are designed to be challenging and fun, with lots of twists and turns to keep young people entertained while developing important skills and balance for the sport. The 9 km trail system provides the School with a state of the art training and racing facility to complement its long-existing 20 km trail system below Dublin Road.
Resources & Information
- Interactive Map & Conditions Report
- News & Events
- Using the Nordic Center
- About
- Mountain Biking
- Static Map
Interactive Map & Conditions Report
News & Events
Welcome back everyone! We have rolled the natural snow and are making snow! Need things to firm up before real grooming begins. Thin cover but skiable with caution. Reminder that the grooming report is found on the Nordic Pulse interactive map on the home page. This page is just for occasional news!
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Happy November everyone! The next expansion of the lighted snowmaking loops is almost complete, and Steve has begun testing the snowguns and tuning up the grooming machines. We will begin making snow at the earliest opportunity. Our local teams and clubs have begun dryland training and we all look forward to an exciting season ahead. Think COLD and stay tuned!
In other news, a big THANK YOU to our crew of local bikers and Dublin students who have been working to expand and improve the mountain bike trails all summer and fall. These are open to the public, just remember your e-waiver and please consider a donation to the Center.
A reminder to check out the exciting offerings at the DublinXC website here https://www.dublinxc.com/. Limited space is available to sign up soon if this is soething you are interested in this summer!
Dublin XC is offering a dryland training camp for nordic skiing. This is a great oppoortunity to prepare for the upcoming season, get great coaching, and connect with other skiers! Please find all the details here: https://www.dublinxc.com/summer-camp/
ANNOUNCING SIX OUTDOOR SCULPTURE COMMISSIONS!
Dublin School is excited to announce the creation of the Putnam Gallery Sculpture Park at the Nordic/Outdoor Center in Dublin, NH. The park will be free and open to the public.
The park will be woven into the existing trail system in the woods of Dublin School’s rural campus.
The inaugural call for artist proposals will be for SIX new outdoor sculptures.
Permanent work is preferred, but temporary work will be considered. Submissions from established and emerging artists are encouraged in all mediums. Preference is for work inspired directly by the Putnam Gallery Sculpture Park’s location, local flora, fauna, terrain, and changing seasons. The use of local materials and in situ construction are pluses but are not required. The Park’s mission is to connect visitors with a direct experience with nature, so artwork that can engage viewers with the natural world in new ways will be preferred. Limited electricity is available on site; sculpture pads, if necessary, should be included in the costs of proposals but can be arranged through the Dublin School. Artwork proposals should be between $3,000 and $12,000, with an average budget of around $6,500 expected for this initial launch of six. In the years following, the park expects to acquire one to two new works annually as funding allows.
Submissions can be made digitally or by mail and include drawings, schematics, photomontage, maquettes/miniatures, etc. If possible, they should include materials, site concerns, conservation concerns, and examples of previous similar work.
To submit digitally, email eschofield@dublinschool.org
To submit by mail, Earl Schofield. 18 Lehmann Way, Dublin NH 03444
Visiting the site is highly encouraged from dawn to dusk seven days a week when no previously scheduled events occur.
The Dublin School Nordic Center is located on Harrisville Road in Dublin, NH 03444. Parking is available. Trail maps are clearly visible at the top of the parking area. Follow the access road directly uphill to the trail marked on the maps as “Placid.” The area on either side of and inside of this and the smaller trails here will become the home of the sculpture park.
Call Earl Schofield at (603)680-0477 for answers to any clarifying questions you may have or to arrange a site visit.
Upcoming Events
The following races are on the calendar this season. In addition multiple High School and Club teams practice weekdays from 3:30-5:30. When terrain is limited to the snowmaking loop these groups have priority. Please see the grooming report for details during low snow times.
12/11 Prep School Race 1-5 pm
1/8 NH High School Race 2-5 pm
2/19 NH High School Race 2-5 pm
2/22 NENSA Dublin School Winterfest. All day event.
2/26 NH High School Race 2-5 pm
3/1 NEPSAC championship. All day event.
Using the Nordic Center
Using the nordic center
The Nordic Center is free and open to the public when not being used for school and regional events, and when conditions are safe for skiing. Our center runs off of donations that can be made above, with Venmo payments to Dublin School, or with a check payable to Dublin School. In all cases we ask that you put "Nordic Trails" in the memo/message box so we can track support for the Nordic Center. Dublin School is happy to pay for Nordic Center infrastructure, grooming and labor. We are hoping to raise money to pay for generator rental and fuel costs for snowmaking. Based on last year's figures we anticipate these costs to be $20,000.
All skiers must do the following in order to use the Nordic Center:
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Fill out the Nordic Center Waiver.
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Follow all safety guidelines at the Center and ski in the designated direction of travel.
Suggested Donation Amounts for use of snowmaking area:
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Single skier $10 per day/ $100 per season
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Family $25 per day/$250 per season
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Team use of a single time slot: $100
Dublin XC, Keene, and Conval all pay an annual fee for their team's use of the Center. Please contact Lisa Bates (lbates@dublinschool.org) if you would like to work out a seasonal rate for your team.
About
About the nordic center
We thank Michael Lehmann and Nancy Haynes, children of the founders of Dublin School—Paul and Nancy Lehmann, who donated the land and resources to develop the Nordic Center. They believe strongly in the power that comes from getting young people outside in the winter on a pair of skis.
The Dublin School Nordic Center opened in January 2014. The 9 km trail system, provides the school with a state of the art training and racing facility to complement its long-existing 20 km trail system below Dublin Road. By combining the School's trails with those of Yankee Publishing's trails, skiers can now ski from the Dublin General Store to the summit of Beech Hill. The trails are designed to be challenging and fun, with lots of twists and turns to keep young people entertained while developing important skills and balance for the sport.
In 2015 the International Ski Federation (FIS) voted to award Dublin School’s Nordic Center a homologation certificate for it’s five kilometer John Morton designed race course. The homologation process establishes an international standard for race courses to provide guidelines for course design and construction. Today the School is adding an extensive snowmaking and lighting system to one of its race loops. The course plans to or has hosted College Carnivals, Eastern Cups, Prep School races, and BKL and Citizen’s races.
Dublin’s course was intentionally designed to take advantage of Dublin’s high elevation (the course tops out at 1800 feet above sea level) and north-facing aspect. The course is in high demand due to its proximity to Boston and surrounding communities. According to Brad Bates, Head of School, “FIS homologation prequalifies Dublin to host national and international events where athletes hope to earn FIS points and qualify for the US National Team. For us, however, we are just happy to have such a fun and technical venue for our skiers to learn and enjoy the sport of skiing. None of this would have happened without the vision and support of Michael Lehmann, the son of our school’s founders, Paul and Nancy Lehmann. I also appreciate the efforts of our Buildings and Grounds Team and the support of trustee George Foote, who were all involved in constructing these trails.”
Mountain Biking
Mountain Biking at the Nordic Center:
Our trails are free and open to the public. We ask that you fill out the online waiver and use caution as conditions are variable and hazards may exist. Please consider a donation to the Nordic Center to help us with the costs of maintaining trails and access to this beautiful place! Any amount is much appreciated!
In addition to being open for skiing in the winter, our Nordic Center trails are used by our school's Mountain Biking team in the off-season, and are also open to local bikers in the area!
