Nordiq Canada Snow DayJanuary 21, 2024, until March 8th, 2024
This year, Nordiq Canada is on a mission to inspire clubs to integrate a Ski Playground into their activities.
By hosting a Ski Playground event at your club between January 21st and March 8th, 2024, you could win a FIS Snow Kidz Prize Pack! This prize pack includes V-boards, dual slalom course flags, a set of race bibs, buffs and toques – everything you need to elevate your club’s ski playground!
Contact Katja Mathys, [email protected] for more information
The City of Thunder Bay, Cross Country Ski Ontario and Lakehead Superior Nordic Association (Big Thunder and Lappe Nordic Ski Clubs) are excited to welcome selected athletes to the Lappe Ski Center for the 2024 Ontario Winter Games.
All event information will be posted on the Zone4 Event Page.
Race Formats:
Saturday: Free Technique Sprint Qualifier and District Relay
Sunday: 5 km Interval Start Classic
This event is open to selected athletes in YOB 2008-2009-2010.
Selection races were held in each district.
Visit the City of Thunder Bay’s Ontario Winter Games Website.
Ontario Youth Championships Update: 13 February 2024
Visit Soo Finnish’s website for more information about Youth Champsionships:
Registration: https://zone4.ca/register.asp?id=35904&lan=1&cartlevel=1
Ages: Open to all coaches and athletes U14 and up
Updates and last minute info on whats app:
https://chat.whatsapp.com/IRh6RJC17ZWKQvO27XPDzM
[ 10am ] Arrival – meet and greet everyone at the parking lot below the soccer field at Delki Dozzi in Sudbury.
The idea is to work with kids and coaches in a safe environment but in somewhat uncertain conditions. So we are inviting u14 to u18 aged skiers to join as well as any coaches to come and stay with the younger ones.
Gear required:
Please ask for stuff in advance if you don’t have something, we will try to bring that if you let us know
- Roller skis classic
- Ski boots
- Classic and walking poles
- Bike helmet
- High visibility attire, for example bright colored shirt
- Running shoes
- Shades
- 2 complete sets of clothing plus one dry outfit for going home in.
- Rain gear
- Lunch and snacks, you provide your own.
Objectives:
Connecting strength and power to better technique.
[10:15] Warmup – dynamic
[10:30] Strength and power elements – on and off roller skis.
12:00] Lunch
Reflections on what strength exercise you find helpful improving your technical skill in striding and double poling
[12:30] Your technical change from low to high speed, capturing that on video.
[1:30] Long easy classic ski
[3:30] Going home
XCSO: Alex Roger
Lead Coach: Peter Wiltmann
Club Coaches: tbd
For more information and registration details click here.
Camp Focus: Community, Mentorship, Strength Session, Enhanced DTE
Camp Leader: Peter Wiltmann
Camp Staff: Peter Wiltmann, Alexander Maycock, Sophia Marshall, Mya Marshall
XCSO Staff: Alex Roger
XCSO Club Excellence Camps: a series of camps designed to provide training opportunities and exposure to a high performance training and learning environment for Ontario athletes and coaches.
Who: Open Camp for athletes 13 and older. Participants are expected to gauge their own suitability for the demands of the camp. Attending athletes under the age of 18 must be supported by a club coach. Ideally, the ratio of coaches/parents to athletes will be 1-5, where possible.
Attending coaches/parents are expected to be engaged and help support the delivery of the Excellence Camp.
- Club coaches
- Open to all athletes, no selection process.
- Mandatory attendance at one of the District Excellence Camp for athletes on the following teams:
- Team Ontario Development
- Ontario Junior Ski Team (OJST)
- Ontario Ski Team (OST)
Visit the link below for all the details!
https://zone4.ca/register/VoP6xG/
Lakehead Superior Nordic Association is excited to present Nordiq Canada Selection Trials and OCUP#2 from January 2 to 6, 2024.
L’Association nordique supérieure de Lakehead est heureuse de présenter les épreuves de sélection Nordiq Canada et l’OCUP#2 du 2 au 6 janvier 2024.
North Bay Nordic Ski Club is excited to welcome you to OCUP #3.
Formats:
Saturday: Interval Start Free Technique
Sunday: Pursuit Classic
The race notice and registration can be found at: https://northbaynordic.ca/2025-ontario-cup-3
We are excited to welcome Porcupine Ski Runners as an OCUP host!
2 days of OCUP racing plus 1 day of Family Day Fun.
Race Formats:
Saturday: Club Team Sprint Free
Sunday: Classic Mass Start
Monday: Colour Ski (Tier 3 Community Event)
For more information visit:
OCUP #5 Webpage
