2020 Ski Nationals Cancelled

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In support of Canadian efforts to minimize the transmission of the Coronavirus (COVID-19), Nordiq Canada in consultation with the local organizing committee at the Sovereign Lake Nordic Ski Club have chosen to cancel the 2020 Canadian Ski Championships, scheduled for March 25 to April 2. Read more

XCSO extends our sincerest thanks and appreciation to the Organizing Committee of the 2020 Ski Nationals for their  leadership, hard work and dedication in preparing to host the country.

NTDC Thunder Bay Applications

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Are you interested in joining  one of Canada’s most successful teams – applications close on April 10.  Apply now.

Employment Opportunity with Team Hardwood

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Team Hardwood is seeking a cross country ski coach to lead the Junior Development (Devo) Squad.   More information

uOttawa Nordiq Ski through School Skier & Etudier

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Spend a Sunday afternoon at uOttawa! uOttawa Nordiq’s female athletes want to share their passion for staying in sport during University, and inspire U18 & U16 skiers to do the same!  This event is FREE thanks to support from the Nordiq Canada Women’s Committee.  More information.

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Ontario athletes heading to World Champs/World Cups!

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Ontario’s athletes heading to international competition!  Georgian Nordic’s Graham Ritchie and Nakkertok’s Pierre Grall-Johnson both training with NTDC Thunder Bay  will be joined by Lappe Nordic’s Annika Richardson and Zoe Pekos of Barrie XC/U Ottawa Nordiq to represent Team Canada at the 2020 Under-23 World Championships February 28 – March 8th in Oberwiesenthal, Germany.

Lappe Nordic’s Evan Palmer Charrette and Team Hardwood’s Bob Thompson will also be competing at FIS World Cups.  Click here for a link to NTDC’s Full story

Nordiq Canada News

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Division and Club Administrators are invited to join Nordiq Canada for a webinar on February 13 at 7pm ET about Safe Sport.  Click here for more information.

Campaign 100 is now live.  Raise $ for your club by completing an application form available by contacting Nordiq Canada.

Nordiq Canada’s new website will be launched next week! Watch @nordiqcanada for launch news.

Employment Opportunity

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Highlands Trailblazers is seeking to hire a Head Coach.   More information

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XCSO is seeking a Performance Coach

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XCSO is seeking an Ontario Performance Coach who will join a strong team of professionals committed to developing a cohesive and collaborative approach to athlete development in the province both able bodied and para-nordic. Application deadline is Feb 28, 2020. Full job description

 

Ontario clubs celebrate FIS World Snow Day!

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The 5th Annual Hiawatha SnowFest was held Sunday January 19th, 2020 and was a registered World Snow Day event. The event attracted approximately 200 individuals and families signed up for a fun filled day of cross country ski and fat biking loppets with distances for all ages and abilities, from 1 k to 30 k and trails marked accordingly. We had one person who even did the 5k snowshoe run! As part of the event, there were guided and self-guided snowshoe tours. There was a mass start at 11 AM with staggered starts according to activity and length. Participants were welcome to start their loppet anytime after 11 AM up until 1 PM. Along the trails were two “cookie stops” serving cookies, hot chocolate or hot grape juice. It couldn’t have been a more beautiful day with blue skies and sunshine for the whole event. As the loppet participants came to the finish line, they were greeted with music and volunteers cheering them on. All received a snowflake cookie “medal” as a reward. Many went back into the trails to continue enjoyment of them, some switching from one activity to another. After being out on the trails, everyone was invited into the Sugar Shack to enjoy a delicious hearty lunch, snacks and hot beverages. Our volunteers did an outstanding job!

Here is a link to an article in the local news with some photos.

Lappe Nordic
Lappe Nordic celebrated World Snow Day with Families on Skis. The skies were sunny and the temperatures pleasant for the families who were treated to trail tours, skill stations, free rentals, discounted trail passes and a sparkle station for the kids. The famous Lappe pancakes were on the grill in the kitchen and the saunas were hot.

Highlands Nordic
Highlands Nordic served up hot chocolate to over 60 people and all enjoyed a bonfire and a cookie distance challenge. Draw prizes and cookies were the enticement to complete a 3 km or 7 km loop. The trails were decorated with huge cookies to keep everyone moving and motivated. The firepit with hot chocolate, marshmallows roasting and cookie eating was the place to be apres ski. With fresh snow, the day was magical!

Pictures below.

Nordiq Canada launches their Clubhouse!

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Nordiq Canada is thrilled to welcome clubs to the clubhouse! Requested by Nordiq Canada clubs, the Clubhouse gives clubs tools to promote our great sport and recruit to your programs. Need photos and videos for social media? Find them in the clubhouse. Logos and downloadable posters? Also in the clubhouse. Keep checking back. We intend to add new content regularly to meet your needs.Registration Code: ClubNordiq2019