Competition Schedule

Prov in c ia l, N ati onal & In t er nat i on al E ve n t s

D E C E M B E R , 2 0 2 1

Dec 4-5 Canada Cup Western Canada Cup Series #1 Vernon Troy Hudson (250) 558-3o36 inf o@sovereignlake.com

Dec WPNS World Cup 4-12 Canmore, AB Jack Pengelly (403) 679-0037 jp enge ll y@a lb erta worldcup.c om

Dec Canada Cup/ 11-12 Teck Kootenay Cup #1 & 2 Western Canada Cup Series #2 Teck Kootenay Cup Series Rossland Adele Pratt (250) 368-7787 adelepratt@hotmail.com

Dec FISU Worl d Uni versi ty Games 11-21 Lucerne , SUI https://www.fi su.net/sports/ winter-games-sports/cross- country-skiing

Dec 18 Teck Kootenay Cup #3 Teck Kootenay Cup Series Golden Joan Dolinsky (250) 344-0017 race@goldennordicclub.ca

Dec 19 Teck Coast Cup #1 Teck Coast Cup Series Callaghan Valley DJ Hay (604) 789-7212 racesecretary@blacktusknordic.com

J A N U A RY, 2 0 2 2

Jan 2 BC Winter Games Trials Kimberley Frank Ackermann (250) 427-0644 frankackermann@me.com

Jan 2 BC Winter Games Trials

Zone 2 (Okanagan) Revelstoke Mike Thomas (250) 814-4583 mike@urbanworkbench.com

Jan 2 Teck Coast Cup #2 Teck Coast Cup Series

BC Winter Games Trials

Zone 3, 4, 5 (Lower Mainland) Callaghan Valley Shannon Harris (778) 868-9855 racesecretary@hollyburnxc.ca

Jan 2 BC Winter Games Trials

Zone 6 (Vancouver Island) Mt Washington Alison James (613) 804-6385 info@strathconanordics.com

Jan 2 Teck Northern Cup #1 Teck Northern Cup Series

BC Winter Games Trials

Zone 8 (Northeast) Prince George Robin Ditto (250) 962-6426 raceoffi ce@ca le donianor dic. com

Jan 2 Teck Northern Cup #2 Teck Northern Cup Series

BC Winter Games Trials

Zone 7 (Northwest) Smithers Jennifer Plummer (250) 847-0314 race@bvnordic.ca

Jan 6-9 Continental Cup/

Worl d Jr / U2 3 Tr i al s/ OW G Tri al s

Ca nmore, AB Masten Brolsma (403) 880-0266 mastenbrolsma@gmail.com

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Jan Teck BC Cup #1 15- 16 Te c k B C C u p S e r ie s B C C ol l e g e/ U ni ve r si t y Se ri e s Ca llaghan Valley DJ Hay (604) 789-7212 rac ese cr eta r y@ blac ktu sk no rdic .c om

Jan 22 Reino Keski Salmi Loppet Salmon Arm Brad Calkins rksloppet@gmail.com

Jan 22 Teck Northern Cup #3 Teck Northern Cup Series 100 Mile House Gary Carlson (250) 395-2063 carlsonglb@gmail.com

Jan Teck Kootenay Cup #4 & 5 22- 23 Tier 2 Points Races Teck Kootenay Cup Series Kimberley Lori Craig (250) 908-4182 loricraigcreative@gmail.com

Jan 23 Teck Northern Cup #4 Teck Northern Cup Series Burns Lake Agathe Bernard (250) 698-7737 info@ominecaskiclub.ca

Jan Western Canadian 28- 30 Championships Red Deer, AB Lisa Marr-Laing (403) 352-1900 marlaing@telus.net

Jan 29 Snow Valley Open Kitimat Travis Carter travisluvsbikes@gmail.com

Jan Toby Creek/Nipika Loppet 29- 30 Invermere Lyle Wilson (250) 342-6516 lyle@nipika.com

F E B R U A RY, 2 0 2 2

Feb Olympic Winter Games 4-20 Beijing, China https://www.beijing2022 .cn/en/ ol ympics_/cross_c ountry_ skii ng.htm

Feb 5 Cascade Cup Manning Park Jo Hughes (604) 668-5933 x 1339 jo@manningpark.com

Feb 5-6 Teck Kootenay Cup #6 & #7 Te c k K o ot en ay C up Se r ie s F i na l e Nelson Jaime Frederick (250) 354-4299 jaime@nelsonnordicski.ca

Feb 5-6 Huckleberry Loppet Golden Joan Dolinsky (250) 344-0017 race@goldennordicclub.ca

Feb 6 Spud Valley Loppet Pemberton Delores Franz Los (604) 894-6189 dffl os@hotmail.com

Feb 6 Teck Northern Cup #5/

Chris Dahlie Open

Teck Northern Cup Series Smithers Jennifer Plummer (250) 847-0314 race@bvnordic.ca

Feb 7 Sunshine Coast Loppet Gibsons Jim Janke (604) 740-0752 sunshinecoastloppet@ gmail.com

Feb Teck BC Cup #2

12- 13 Teck BC Cup Series BC College/University Series Salmon Arm Alan Corbett (250) 463-4631 askacorbett@hotmail.com

Feb Canadian Birkebeiner 12- 13 Edmonton, AB https://canadianbirkie.com/

Feb 19 Teck Nort hern Cup #6 Te c k N o rt h e rn C u p Se r ie s F i n al e Vanderhoof Wa nda Nemethy (250) 524-0550 bwruntwo@telus.net

Feb 19 Black Jack Loppet Rossland Adele Pratt (250) 368-7787 adelepratt@hotmail.com

Feb 20 Snowshoe Hare Loppet Fort St John Becky Grimsrud (250) 262-1900 beckygutteridge@gmail.com

Feb Teck Coast Cup #3 & #4 19-20 Teck Coast Cup Series Finale Mt Washington Chris Bowlby (250) 465-2674 ce2bowlby@gmail.com

Feb BC Winter Games 24-27 Vernon Nancy Beaumont (250) 545-9600 programs@crosscountrybc.ca

Feb Teck BC Track Attack 26-27 Championships West Kelowna Mike Edwards (250) 707-5925 mike.edwards@ telemarknordic.com

Feb 26 Coast Outdoors P’ayak Callaghan Valley Sherryl Yeager (778) 887-7669 sherryl@callaghanxcski.ca

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Feb 26 Moose Marathon Kitimat Travis Carter travisluvsbikes@gmail.com

Feb 27 Spi ri t of the Ri vers Loppe t Prince George Robin Ditto (250) 962-6426 ra ce offi c e@c ale don ian ordic .co m

Feb 27 FIS World Junior/U23 - Mar 6 Championships Zakopane (POL) https://www.crosscountrybc. ca/competition-schedule

M A R C H , 2 0 2 2

Mar Masters World Cup 3-11 Canmore, AB Greg Thompson (403) 678-3353 gthompson@ albertaworldcup.com

Mar 4-6 Teck BC Championships Teck BC Cup Series BC College/University Series Prince George Robin Ditto (250) 962-6426 ra c eo ffi c e @ca led onia nor dic. c om

Mar Paraly mpic Wi nter Games 4-13 Be ijing, China https://w ww.beijing2022. cn/a /20160729/045865.htm

Mar 12 Wetzin’k wa Lopp et Smithers Jennifer Plummer (250) 847-0314 race@bvnordic.ca

Mar 12 Ke lowna Appl e Loppet We st Kelowna Mike Edwa rds (250) 707-5925 mike.edwards@ telema rknordic .com

Mar 13 Teck Okanagan Cup Te c k O k an ag an C u p S er i es F i na l e Penticton Kevin Dyck programs@ nickelplatenordic.org

Mar 13 Blackwall Bash Manning Park Jo Hughes (604) 668-5933 x 1339 jo@manningpark.com

Mar 13 Omineca Loppet Burns Lake Agathe Bernard (250) 698-7737 info@ominecaskiclub.ca

Mar 13 Sun Peaks Loppet Sun Peaks Phil Youwe (250) 578-7734 phil.youwe@gmail.com

Mar 19 Vancouve r Island Loppet Mt Washington Alison James (613) 804-6385 inf o@strathconanor dics.com

Mar National Championships/ 20-27 US Super Tour Finale Callaghan Valley DJ Hay (604) 789-7212 racesecretary@ blacktusknordic.com

A P R IL , 2 0 2 2

Apr 2-3 Sovereign 2 Silverstar

Ski Marathon

Vernon Marcus Boyle (250) 307-3263 director@ sovereign2silverstar.com

and emotiona l that next year he plans to do the full 50 km.

Organizers hope to see everyone, live and in person, in the P’ayak at Whistler Olympic Park in 2022!

By Randi Ostby, Larch Hills Nordic Society

by Sherryl Yeager, Nordic Racers

Fundraising Through a Pandemic

Larch Hills Nordic Society Trail Lighting Project

Headlamps will no longer be necessary to ski at Larch Hills Recreation Area (Salmon Arm) during the evening hours next winter! Thanks to substantial grants from the B.C. Gaming Capital Grant program and the Thompson Okanagan Tourism Association, as well as grants from the North Okanagan Regional District and Shuswap Community Foundation, the Larch Hills Nordic Society Trail Lighting Project will get underway this year. LHNS is preparing to install 3.5 km of trail lighting this summer and 1.5-2.5 km of additional lighting during the summer of 2022. The total cost of this project is over $500,000.

LHNS has been fundraising for the Trail Lighting Project since the fall of 2019. This project was one of four fi nalists in the 2019 Kraft Heinz Project Play competition because of incredible support received from local, provincial, and national cross-country ski communities. Over 250 people submitted nomination letters in support of the Trail Lighting Project and many people spent countless hours voting for the project online. LHNS did not win the grand prize, but the club did receive $25,000 to kick off the fundraising campaign.

In December 2019, the LHNS Trail Lighting Committee organized a fundraising Holiday Concert to promote the Trail Lighting Project. Once again, LHNS and community members rose to the occasion, both as performers at the concert and as Trail Lighting Project donors. Concert attendees were treated to three hours of performances (ranging from rock bands to classical pianists to folk singers) along with home-baked goods and refreshments. It was evident that there is an abundance of musical talent in LHNS and the community of Salmon Arm. Nobody knew that just three months later the world would be gripped by the Covid-19 pandemic, and that large fundraising events would have to be put on hold for some time.

Fundraising through the pandemic has been challenging. Many families and businesses have struggled fi nancially, and several grant programs have been interrupted. Despite this, many local businesses and individuals have donated generously to the Trail Lighting Project and LHNS is very appreciative of these contributions. If there is an upside to the pandemic, it is that Larch Hills Recreation Area was busier than ever this winter as people discovered that the trails were groomed, and that cross-country skiing was permitted. LHNS membership increased dramatically as many new people embraced this great winter sport. With the addition of a trail lighting system, skiers will also be able to enjoy evening skiing for years to come.

'Build the North'

Outreach for Cross Country Ski Clubs in Northern BC

Thanks to Nordiq Canada and AltaGas, Cross Country BC was pleased to launch the ‘Build The North’ initiative this past winter. This special project provided coach outreach and support to the many clubs in northern BC, from Williams Lake, to Fort St John, to Burns Lake, and everywhere in between. The North played a very prominent role in the history and development of cross country skiing in this province and many clubs are now looking forward to an injection of new energy and knowledge. Thanks to continued support from Nordiq Canada, plans are already underway for further outreach this coming season, including dryland training.

The primary goal is to improve club Skill Development Programs (SDP) through helping current and aspiring coaches to improve their coaching skills. Additionally, junior racing programs and Ski S’Kool programs stand to benefi t. The club visitations and online sessions include technique and info sessions with club coaches and leaders, demos of eff ective SDP sessions for the various stages of development, general Q&A sessions on all things skiing, and much more.

The primary coach for the project is Graeme Moore, who is centrally based out of Prince George. Graeme has a long history with cross country skiing; he is NCCP L2C certifi ed, an active NCCP Learning Facilitator, and a former club head coach. He has two young children, both of whom are in the Jackrabbit program. Says Graeme: “I am excited, inspired, and hopeful that this program will make a diff erence!”