Paul Smith’s ready to have new 5K trail network homologated for Nordic ski and biathlon competitions; goal is to be top US college for Nordic, biathlon.

Paul Smith’s College, working in concert with USA Nordic and US Biathlon, is now positioned to have its new 5-kilometer (3.1-mile) Nordic ski trail network homologated by the International Ski Federation (FIS) and the International Biathlon Union for elite-level racing.

FIS and IBU will send homologation officials to the site to inspect the trail profiles and biathlon range. They will also consider the site’s natural snow cover and review a college race last winter that tested the trails.

When completed, the “College of the Adirondacks” will be the only collegiate facility in the United States with sanctioned trails for Nordic skiing and a biathlon range, both on campus, en route to its goal of becoming the top Nordic and biathlon school in the United States.

Read the full December 2 story at the Adirondack Daily Enterprise here.