Read Article Mt. Abram Nordic skier Alex Hemingway races down the trail during Mountain Valley Conference championships Sugarloaf on March 9. Submitted photo His classmates might have been hanging around a lake or a pool during the summer, but Mt. Abram’s Alex Hemingway was already back in training for the winter’s Nordic ski racing season. Other Boys Nordic finalists • Ben Condit, sophomore, Edward Little • Carson Zundel, sophomore, Mt. Blue • Cam Walters, junior, Mt. Abram • Abrahm Geissinger, sophomore, Spruce Mountain His long, hot summer of training paid off. The junior snatched first-place finishes in the classical and freestyle competitions, with winning times of 14:47.6 and 6:57, respectively, at the Mountain Valley Conference championships last month. His stellar performances also earned him the Sun Journal’s Boys Nordic Skier of the Year honor for the second year in a row.