FORT KENT, Maine — Carl Theriault, a fixture in the Aroostook County Alpine and Nordic ski scene for over 20 years, has been named the new boys and girls Nordic ski coach at Fort Kent Community High School.
Theriault replaces Melinda Bard, who moved out of the area last summer.
Theriault, born in Massachusetts, has family roots in Fort Kent and has skied for over 55 years. He was involved in the ski industry while working in Wyoming and Montana and upon his return to Fort Kent joined the Alpine Ski Board at Lonesome Pines Trails in 1995.
Theriault also was the head Alpine ski coach at Fort Kent CHS from 1998-2004 where he worked with current head Alpine ski coach Greg Voisine as well as longtime Nordic coach Ben Paradis, who remains on the school’s ski coaching staff.
Theriault is a founding member of Maine Winter Sports Center and is the vice president of the Fort Kent Outdoor Center.
“We are thrilled to have coach Theriault take over our Nordic ski program and couldn’t be more pleased to have a person with his vast experience and knowledge of skiing at all levels,” Fort Kent athletic director Eric Werntgen said in a news release.
The team will open its season in a 3-kilometer freestyle race on Tuesday, Dec. 15, at Caribou High School.