Things are heating up!
The Northeast Slalom Series season standings have been updated through Eastern Regionals with only three stops remaining until the Sept. 2 finals at Pangaea.
With stops in Wolfeboro, Dubes and Vermont remaining, adults are vying for 12 spots in the finals (with the top four getting first-round byes), with juniors jockeying for four.
More details at waterskitheeast.com.
The biggest Northeast Slalom Series ever will kick off June 25 with two tournaments in one day at Avon and Wolfeboro.
The 2022 NESS season has expanded to seven states and 11 stops leading up to the Sept. 3 NESS finals at Pangaea, making it the largest schedule in the series’ history. The increased schedule will give more opportunities to more skiers, and create a larger cash-prize purse at the finals.
“The NESS has been a really great series, but it’s time to supercharge it,” said Dana Hinman, who has come on board this year as the series’ lead director. “This year’s cash-prize purse is definitely going to be an attention grabber.”
The registration fee is $25 for adults, while juniors are free. To register, adults send $25 to the Old Farms Skiers (fiscal agent for NESS), via either PayPal (@oldfarmsskiers) or Venmo (@oldfarmsskiers). Juniors only need to email dana@hinmaninc.com. The adults will compete for a cash-prize, while juniors will compete for trophies.
The 2022 Northeast Slalom Series is sponsored by Hinman, Inc., h2oproshop, Avon Old Farm Skiers, and Cadillac Hill Carpentry, Radar Skis, and MacCallum’s Boathouse. More information at waterskitheeast.com.
2022 NESS Schedule
With the final stop of the 2021 Northeast Slalom Series in the books (VT States results here), the field for the Sept. 4 head-to-head finals at Pangaea is set.
Here are the brackets:
ADULTS
1) Dan Warner 110.75 (2.75@39)
8) Zach Carpenter 93.5 (3.5@35)
2) Becky Bartlett 84 (6@28)
7) Justin Campfield 95.25 (5.25@35)
3) Dana Hinman 103 (1@39)
6) Scott Behner 98 (2@38)
5) Scott Bellefeuille 100.5 (4.5@38)
4) Matt Byrne 97.5 (1.5@38)
JUNIORS
1) Aaron Bartlett 80 (2@32, 32mph)
4) Addy Byrne 54 (6@15, 28.6mph)
2) Zoe Carpenter 87 (3@35, 32 mph)
3) Tia Byrne 80.5 (2.5@32, 32mph)
Each skier is skiing against their own handicap, with the skier in each bracket that does the best against their handicap advancing. For example, if Becky Bartlett were to score 2@32 (+2 above her handicap), while Justin Campfield scored 5@35 (.25 below his handicap), Becky would advance.
Adults will be competing for a cash-prize purse of nearly $1,000, while juniors will be competing for trophies.
The 2021 Northeast Slalom Series is sponsored by h20proshop.com and Hinman Builders.
With three Northeast Slalom Series events in the books and only two more qualifiers left to go, Dan Warner leads the adult division, with Becky Bartlett and Dana Hinman close behind.
Aaron Bartlett and Zoe Carpenter are tied atop the season junior division standings, with Tia Byrne only 20 points behind.
Click here to see the full season standings. And view each stop’s results here:
Stop 1 – Pangaea Record Slalom V2.0 (Saturday)
Stop 2 – 41st Annual Lakes Region Open
Stop 3 – Eastern Regionals
Only two stops remain to qualify for the Sept. 5th finals at Pangaea: the Dubes Ski Classic XXXII on Aug. 22, and the Tom Costello/Alan Rossi Vermont State Championships on Aug. 28.
At the conclusion of the series, the top eight adults and four juniors will qualify for the series championship’s head-to-head finals. Adults will be competing for a cash-prize purse of approximately $1,000, while juniors will be competing for trophies.
The 2021 Northeast Slalom Series is sponsored by h20proshop.com and Hinman Builders.
The seven-stop, four-state 2021 Northeast Slalom Series will kick off July 3rd and conclude with head-to-head, cash-prize finals on Sept. 4th at Pangaea.
View the full series schedule here.
The series will once again feature two divisions of competition – Adults and Juniors – using NOPS points to level the playing field among speeds and determine placements. Based on these placements, series points will be awarded at each stop. At the conclusion of the series, the top 8 Adults and four Juniors in the series standings will qualify for the Sept. 4th, head-to-head finals at Pangaea.
Adults will be competing for a cash prize pool of approximately $1,000, while Juniors will compete for trophies. The registration fee is $25 for adults and Juniors are free. Register here.
Shannah Pochini (Adults) and Tia Byrne (Juniors) are the series’ defending champions.
The 2021 series is supported by h2oproshop.com and Hinman Inc.
With only one stop left in the 2020 Northeast Slalom Series, the field for the finals, to be held Sept. 5th at Pangaea, is nearly set.
Click here for the updated season standings.
Following the conclusion of Saturday’s Tom Costello/Alan Rossi Vermont State Championships, the top eight adults and four juniors in the season standings will qualify for the head-to-head series championships.
With three stops to go in the 2020 Northeast Slalom Series, Shannah Pochini and Tia Byrne have opened up substantial leads in the adult and junior divisions, respectively.
See the complete standings here.
The final three stops in the series are the Oswegatchie Digger Dog 20 (Aug. 22, Ogdensburg, NY), Dubes Pond Classic XXXI (Aug. 23, Hooksett, NH) and the Tom Costello Alan Rossi VT State Championships (Aug. 29, Montpelier, VT).
At the conclusion of the series, the top eight adults and four juniors will qualify for the head-to-head series championships, Sept. 5th, at Pangaea.
JJ Paulovich and Sage Pottbecker kicked off the 2020 Northeast Slalom Series with huge scores at the Twin Lakes 3 Event to take early leads in the season standings.
JJ scored 1 at 39-1/2 off (1104 NOPS points) to top the Adult field, with Hutch Haines (956 NOPS) and Scott Cerosky (752 NOPS) rounding out the top three.
Sage rounded 4 buoys at 35 off (1071 NOPS) to earn top series points in the Junior division. Sam Hill (878 NOPS) and Brendan O’Brien (763 NOPS) finished second and third, respectively.
Stop 2 of the series took place July 4th at Pangaea Puddle (awaiting scores), while Stop No. 3 will be held July 10-12 at the Pre-Regionals in Avon, CT. View the entire series schedule here.
At the conclusion of the series, the top eight adults and four juniors will qualify for the head-to-head series championships, Sept. 5th, at Pangaea.
The nine-stop, five-state 2020 Northeast Slalom Series kicks off this weekend with the Twin Lakes 3-event tournament Saturday in Monroe, NY.
View the series’ full schedule here.
The series will once again feature two divisions of competition – Adults and Juniors – using NOPS points to level the playing field among speeds and determine placements. Based on these placements, series points will be awarded at each stop. At the conclusion of the series, the top 8 Adults and four Juniors in the series standings will qualify for the Sept. 5th, head-to-head finals at Pangaea. Adults will be competing for a cash prize pool of approximately $1,000, while Juniors will compete for trophies. The registration fee is $25 for adults and Juniors are free. Register here.
Skip Hommel (Adults) and Leland Carpenter (Juniors) are the series’ defending champions.
TWO IMPORTANT CHANGES FOR THE 2020 SERIES
1) Due to the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on the economy and the water skiing community at large, NESS will not be soliciting corporate sponsorships this year. That will result in a reduction of the cash-prize pool, which will now be solely made up of NESS registration fees ($25 per skier), minus expenses for the Junior trophies. Work on securing sponsors once again in 2012 has already begun.
2) Skiers who wish to receive series points at any given stop MUST have registered for the series prior to earning those points, including Juniors. Payment can be submitted after the fact. Be sure to register here.
