The Fernie Nordic Society is excited to be hosting one of our community’s favourite events of the year! This popular event is open to the general public and is aimed at children up to 9 year old and their family.
What to expect?
When: Saturday, October 19, 2024 Where: Elk Valley Nordic Centre next to Mt Fernie Provincial park Cost: $10 per pumpkin. Tickets can be purchased at The Guide’s Hut on 2nd Ave. (Exact cash only please) Choose one of 2 Time Slots: 11am-12pm or 12:30pm-1:30pm
Fun searching for your favourite pumpkin!
Hot chocolate (bring own mug), bbq food by donation
Emily Park Photography & more!
Prize for best costume
11th Annual Community Fun Event
Several participants in a previous event
The Community Fun Event is returning on Saturday February 22, 2025 on the trails of the Elk Valley Nordic Centre. The event is open to everyone, club members and non-members alike.
How about a fun challenge for yourself and your friends? Ski on the 25 km circuit of trails from the warming hut of the Elk Valley Nordic Centre and the trails of the Fernie Alpine Resort. There is a prize for best costume! A short ride on the chairlift is included in the fun. Do the loop twice to complete the event. Or a partner and you may ski the circuit together once, adding up to 50 km. There are categories for Mini-Vikings too! Ski as fast or as slow as you want, by yourself or with a friend, on either a 1.3 km, 3.4 km or 7.5 km course. Add some fun with a costume..
The ski lessons of the SDP program are going ahead for the 2024 – 2025 season. Lessons are expected to start in early January.
The Skill Development Program offered to our young skiers by the Fernie Nordic Society was actually developed by the nation-wide organization Nordiq Canada. The program is standardized across the country. All our volunteer coaches are trained according to the established structure to provide a consistent level of training to our skiers.
The levels in the program are aimed at the various age groups:
Bunnyrabbit Program for children 5 years and younger
Jackrabbit Program for children from 6 to 9 years old
Track Attack Program for children 10 years and older
The Fernie Nordic Society provides training at these levels at our weekly Saturday morning and Tuesday or Thrursday after school sessions. Lessons run from January to March all at the Elk Valley Nordic Centre. Events may combine the efforts of other clubs nearby. This is a great opportunity for young skiers to improve their skills in a fun atmosphere and to challenge themselves.
Saturday Lessons
10:30 – 11:30 am
Tuesday After School Lessons 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm
Thursday After School Lessons 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm
Cost of lessons
Bunnyrabbit $60 for either the Saturday, Tuesday or Thursday sessions Jackrabbit $70 for either the Saturday, Tuesday or Thursday sessions TrackAttack $80 for either the Saturday or Tuesday sessions
Please note that enrollment into the program is done ONLINE for the 2024-2025 season. Please visit the online Zone4.ca page to register your child. Classic ski rentals for the season are available for youngsters enrolled in our program at a very low cost. Be sure to select this option during the online registration.
For more information about our program, or to register your child, you may also use our Contact Us page.
The documents attached below are our basic guidelines for running a fair training program for our young skiers. They are aimed at our parents and our volunteer coaches. We ask all parents and coaches of the 2024-2025 season to read them, to sign the relevant release forms and return to the coaches at the first ski lesson.
The Fernie Nordic Racers is our own ski racing team. Aged from 9 and up, the team members follow a regular training before and during the ski season. They aim to improve their skills in a fun way.
The main goal of the Fernie Nordic Racers program is to establish a healthy, nurturing competitive environment. We feel that competition provides one of the best opportunities for children to be exposed to rules and social values as well as defining the need to get along well with others and be accepted as part of a team. The team will put a strong emphasis on promoting values such as tolerance, fairness and responsibility.
Improving skills while having fun!
One of our key initiatives is to have fun while learning to ski fast on nordic skis. We believe nordic skiing is a lifelong sport that promotes a well-rounded physical fitness base. Team members establish friendships with kids of different ages, from different schools and from various communities. These friendships play a positive role in their social development and add to the primary focus of having fun while skiing. Skiers learn both skate and classic nordic ski techniques. Positive attitude and sportsmanship are stressed.
Individual goals
Some team members seek high-level competition while others take a recreational approach to the sport and may not compete in races. Regardless of their level of competition, kids will have a lot of fun and develop healthy, life-long skiing skills and an appreciation of the beautiful mountain outdoors. Team members are encouraged to learn to be responsible for themselves in term of keeping track of all their gear, having appropriate clothing, water and snacks, and learning to maintain their own skis.
The 2024-2025 season of the Fernie Nordic Society will be the 11th year of the Fernie Nordic Racers. Our race team is for skiers 9 years or older who have been previously enrolled in nordic ski lessons for at least one season. If your child is interested in joining the team, please contact the Coach Johnny before September 30, 2024 through the Contact Us page on this site. Visit this page at Zone4.ca to join the team!
For a more detailed explanation on this program, please follow this link to the excellent site of Nordiq Canada.
Becky Scott with 2015 winnersOur fourth time winners!Dry-land off season trainingIndoor summer training
