It looks like it could be a snowy race: https://ecccnews.wordpress.com/2011/10/27/snowy-mtb-nationals/
I did a collegiate nationals like this one in 2001 at Plattekill in NY and it was a pure race of attrition that we New Englanders are good at surviving (I ended up third overall in the omnium, even with a broken leg in the downhill).
A few shots of Nathaniel this fall:
- Jeff