On December 27-28, the Race Team has another ski waxing fundraiser. If you missed the earlier one, it is not too late to get your skis in shape. Getting your skis ready helps our athletes going to the Ski Nationals in Canmore in March.
Cost: $30 per pair
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Pay at the time of pickup. Or pre-pay at Polar Peek Books, or as a Christmas gift ! Small race team branded cowbells are also available.
‡ ‡ ‡ If your child is in the SDP program and has a set of the club rental skis, bring the skis for a FREE waxing.
Greetings Masters Skiers! I apologize for the delay in getting this information out, but the early start to the season caught me a little off guard! I just wanted to, once again, thank everyone who filled out the survey. It has been instrumental in our planning for the season.
We are going to have a Masters group with a variety of offerings this season. You can join as a group member for the very low cost of $30. You must be a member of the Fernie Nordic Society to join.
The Fernie Nordic Society is exploring the possibility of kicking off an Adaptive Nordic Skiing Program this winter for individuals with disabilities!
This program would aim to provide opportunities for individuals with disabilities to learn and engage in cross-country skiing in a supportive and fun environment! We believe that individuals of every ability should have the opportunity to experience Fernie’s winter through this wonderful sport.
We want to hear from you! Are you interested in participating, volunteering or supporting this initiative? We have a short survey for you. Any and all feedback is welcome, your input is essential in helping us shape a program that fits the needs of our community.
Click the image to take the survey
If you or someone you know might be interested in this initiative, please send us a message.
Last weekend was a busy one at the Nordic Centre. A dozen volunteers were on hand on a rainy Saturday and on Sunday morning with a long to-do list of tasks. Fantastic work by all and with no incident … Nice!
Among the many things done, we got the stadium gully by the Cedars houses and lower kiosk area cleared out so that the snowcat can get through more easily for grooming and snow harvesting. Out on the trails, we cleared many of the favourite snow harvesting spots out to the Teck Bridge and then up along the Runt to the Grunt top.
One team worked to get lots of fire wood split, filling the wood shed to the top. Another team had the cable and lights hung up all around the stadium area. In addition we did an overall tidying up of logs around the stadium and a cleanup/sorting of supplies in the Warming Hut.
The Fernie Nordic Society wishes to thank Mark C. for doing the repairs to the roof of the hut damaged by a falling tree recently. And another Thank You! to Alisha who organized the snacks and refreshments for the occasion.
Now it is up to Mother Nature to send us loads of snow!
We are in the initial stages of planning our programming for Masters skiers for the upcoming Nordic ski season. If you are an adult (18+), you qualify as a Master – that is the only requirement!
Your feedback is important to us and helps us plan programming that will benefit as many members as possible. If you could take a few minutes to consider what activities you would like to see provided by the Fernie Nordic Society’s qualified coaches and instructors, we would greatly appreciate it!
