Location: Thunder Bay
Dates: September 20 – 28, 2025
About Team Ontario: OJST
High Performance Development Camps (U18/Y2 and U16 identified athletes)
Offered to Ontario Junior Ski Team (OJST) athletes these camps play a key role in bridging the gap between foundational skills and high-performance demands. These camps focus on refining technical and tactical abilities, helping athletes navigate the transition to more rigorous training and competition environments. The program ensures that athletes are well-prepared for the challenges of higher-level competition. High Performance Development Camps not only focus on skill development but also foster camaraderie across different clubs, offering a collaborative atmosphere for athletes to connect and support each other. Additionally, these camps sometimes include Para Nordic athletes, promoting inclusivity and diverse training experiences. This camp are run by XCSO.
Teams are selected in April of each year based on criteria outlined in the Ontario Excellence Programs document. Click the 25-26 Excellence Program Criteria tab.
Contact Alex Roger at [email protected] with any questions or comments
As a part of the XCSO Excellence Camps program for 2025 Team Hardwood will be holding four training camps this summer, fall and winter open to other selected SOD U20, U18 and perhaps U16 athletes who do not have a regular daily training environment (DTE) and who have the training background to handle the training load in these camps.
The purpose of these camps is to offer to these selected skiers the opportunity to enhance their training opportunities and DTE to help them to represent their clubs and SOD at a higher level next racing season.
Camp #3 will be held in the Hardwood Ski and Bike area on Thanksgiving weekend (October 11-13) that will be open to more skiers in these age categories. This camp will focus more on high intensity and race pace training either roller skiing or hill walking. There will be some testing involved in the camp using the new XCSO testing protocol.
For additional information about XCSO’s Excellence Camps, please contact Alex Roger at [email protected]
Team Ontario: OJST On Snow Camp in collaboration with NTDC
Location: Silver Star
Dates: November 26 to December 4, 2025 with optional Western Cup race add-on (December 4 to December 7, 2025)
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About Team Ontario: OJST
High Performance Development Camps (U18/Y2 and U16 identified athletes)
Offered to Ontario Junior Ski Team (OJST) athletes these camps play a key role in bridging the gap between foundational skills and high-performance demands. These camps focus on refining technical and tactical abilities, helping athletes navigate the transition to more rigorous training and competition environments. The program ensures that athletes are well-prepared for the challenges of higher-level competition. High Performance Development Camps not only focus on skill development but also foster camaraderie across different clubs, offering a collaborative atmosphere for athletes to connect and support each other. Additionally, these camps sometimes include Para Nordic athletes, promoting inclusivity and diverse training experiences. This camp are run by XCSO.
Teams are selected in April of each year based on criteria outlined in the Ontario Excellence Programs document. Click the 25-26 Excellence Program Criteria tab.
Contact Alex Roger at [email protected] with any questions or comments
As a part of the XCSO Excellence Camps program for 2025 Team Hardwood will be holding four training camps this summer, fall and winter that could be open to other selected SOD U20, U18 and perhaps U16 athletes who do not have a regular daily training environment (DTE) and who have the training background to handle the training load in these camps.
The final camp of the season will be on snow at Silver Star from November 28 to December 8. This camp will include 7 days of on snow training and the first races of the year at the Western Cup at Sovereign Lake. Training will be twice a day, at altitude for 3 -4 hours per day. The dates of this camp will coincide with the dates of the OJST camp that will be held there.
For additional information about XCSO’s Excellence Camps, please contact Alex Roger at [email protected]
