There will be a gear fitting session on Saturday, November 18 for the kids registered in the SDP lesson program. Stay tuned for more details by subscribing to our emails on this page. The fitting session will take place between 10:00 and 11:30 am in the basement below BoardStiff. Access to the basement is through the back alley. There will be several volunteers to do the fitting. We will also have the stickers to update your membership cards, so bring them with you if you are a returning family. The distribution of the gear will happen on Saturday December 2 from the same location.
The Elk Valley Nordic Centre near Fernie was again this year the site of our 3rd Annual Great Pumpkin Hunt event. An event open to the community just ahead of the ski season. The weather was very favorable on this Saturday morning of October 21. Three hundred pumpkins had been hidden in the bushes and among the fallen leaves by club volunteers. At 11:30 the hunt was on for a great number of boys and girls aged up to 9. Two firepits were set up on the site for roasting marshmallows and wieners. Hot chocolate and coffee kept the young pumpkin hunters and their parents warm. All appeared to enjoy the event. Several photos of the event appeared on Facebook later that weekend.
The Fernie Nordic Society wishes to thank our sponsors for their support: Grow Children”s Boutique, Save-On-Foods, Teck, Giv’er Shirts, Starbucks and Mr Allan Phillips
On December 28, 29 and 30 at 2 pm, join us for guided ski tours of the new Interpretive signage along the Cedar trail. Cider will be waiting for you in the warming hut after your ski! Free for members, day pass required for non-members
What fun! Thank you to everyone who came out to the 2nd Fernie Pumpkin Hunt on Saturday morning at the Elk Valley Nordic Centre. By 10:45 am, the hunt was on. Many volunteers had hidden 275 pumpkins, more than double than last year! We even had to go for a last-minute run to replenish the pumpkins after the first 200 were claimed at 11:20 am! Thanks to those who waited for round 2 to get hidden. We”ll aim for 400 pumpkins next year!
We believed that no pumpkin were harmed abandoned in the woods. The forest was well searched. The hunt was followed by marshmallows by the fire pits as well as hot chocolate and coffee for the participants. The photo booth proved very popular with the pumpkin hunters.
To all volunteers, pumpkin hiders, pumpkin transporters, Emily Park Photography, Starbucks and Ann”s independent – thank you! Finally, Mother Nature, we owe you one. Thanks for pulling through! We also wish to thank Columbis Power for their generous support of this community event.
Watch for our next events when the white stuff comes down. Our first Toonie Race and Full Moon Ski events are to take place in December. Visit our Events page, or stay in touch at Facebook for details.
Read the short report about the event in The Free Press here.
Get your membership by November 15th and pay about 6% less than last season. After that date the fees rise. The club wants to promote early registrations as CrossCountryBC is holding a contest where clubs with improved membership numbers as of Dec 1st, can win loads of ski gear and other prizes. The other lesson fees and rentals for kids are unchanged. Online registration will be open at Zone4.ca by the end of August. Stay tuned! We will have volunteers at the Fall Registration Fair in Fernie on September 6 & 7 from 4 to 7 pm at the Fernie Court House – bring a cheque or credit card. Enrollment into the kids Skill Development Program fills up quickly. See the Membership and Kids Lessons pages for more details.
Once again the Fernie Nordic Racers were at the Kootenay Cup event in Nipika this last weekend January 30-31, 2016. Several of the parents were also participants in the event. This event included long distance categories for adults: 15 and 30 km classic on Saturday followed by 10 and 20 km skate on Sunday. The course was a little challenging and everyone had a good time competing under cool temperatures but nice weather. The race results are available at Zone4 for Classic and Skate.
