Foothills Nordic Ski Club

Calgary’s Tom Stephen’s set the tone for the Canucks, kicking off World Juniors with a 12th-place finish! Olivier Leveille was only other to qualify for heat...s and was 25th. Molly Miller was the top female in 31st! Le Calgarien Tom Stephen a donné le ton pour les Canadiens en prenant la 12e place des Championnats du monde juniors ! Olivier Léveillé est le seul autre à s'être qualifié pour les rondes éliminatoires et s'est classé 25e. Molly Miller a été la meilleure skieuse en 31e place. See more

Introducing the Nordic Distance Challenge! In partnership between Nordiq Canada and Biathlon Canada, we challenge you to track distanced skied in order to becom...e Canada’s distance skiing champion. This challenge is open to all members of Nordiq Canada and Biathlon Canada and will begin Monday, January 11 and run for 7 weeks until Sunday February 28, 2021. Participants will be able to register at Zone4.ca starting this Saturday January 9, 2021 with the challenge going live Monday. All participants will be eligible for weekly draw prizes and total kilometers skied leaders will be award prizing after weeks 3, 5 and 7, with the overall champion winning a Fluoro-Free wax gift basket from Swix Canada! Throughout the Challenge there will be leaderboards to track your ranking by age, gender and total overall accumulation. Participants can upload from their preferred GPS tracking devices directly to the Zone4 site where their daily, weekly or monthly totals will accumulate. It is possible to manually enter distances skied on your honour but to be eligible for prizing the distances must be verified by a GPS device. Good luck Members! ~ Voici le Défi nordique de distance! Grâce au partenariat entre Nordiq Canada et Biathlon Canada, nous vous mettons au défi de faire le suivi de la distance que vous parcourez en ski pour devenir le champion de distance en ski du Canada. Ce défi est ouvert à tous les membres de Nordiq Canada et Biathlon Canada et sera lancé le lundi 11 janvier pour une durée de 7 semaines, jusqu’au dimanche 28 février 2021. Les participants peuvent s’inscrire sur Zone4.ca à partir du samedi 9 janvier 2021 et le défi commence le lundi suivant. Tous les participants courront la chance de remporter des tirages hebdomadaires et ceux qui auront parcouru les plus longues distances recevront des prix après 3, 5 et 7 semaines. Le grand champion recevra un panier-cadeau de fart sans fluor de Swix Canada! Pendant le défi, vous pourrez consulter les classements pour voir votre rang selon l’âge, le sexe et le classement général. Les participants peuvent télécharger les données depuis le dispositif de localisation GPS de leur choix directement sur le site Zone4 où leur total quotidien, hebdomadaire ou mensuel sera calculé. Il est possible d’entrer manuellement les distances parcourues, mais pour être éligible à remporter des prix, les distances doivent être vérifiées par un appareil GPS. Bonne chance!

Skiing at Confederation Park at Night. Photo courtesy of Rhianna Paige

Meet the people behind Confederation Park Nordic trails. The trails are maintained by Foothills Nordic Ski Club members and volunteers. Claude is one of our g...roomers and lives by Confed. This is his second year volunteering and has quickly become a valuable member of the team. This is also timely as Claude is responsible for the amazing conditions we all enjoyed today as he groomed last night. Thanks for your time and work Claude! See more

Nordiq Alberta is excited to announce that ski trail grooming will be continued for the 2020/2021 ski season! Thank you all for your patience, support, and trust as we worked towards a solution. For more information on the pilot project visit www.kananaskisgrooming.ca!

A big THANK YOU to all the FNSC coaches. The club is thankful for you this week and every week. #CoachesWeek #ThanksCoach

Don't miss out. Introduction 2 Competition (I2C) starts October 1st. Register TODAY! Foothills Nordic Ski Club is EXCITED to offer a *NEW* program tailored to teens who are new to the sport and want to learn to compete. Foothills Friends! Please spread the word! Let anyone who might be interested know about the program and where to find details. Program starts October 1st. Register today! Introduction to Competition (I2C) is a late entry competitive racing program for ...beginner teenagers with the goal that participants will join our racing program (T1, T2 or LC) in 1-2 years. Head coach Eric Groeneveld says This program will engage new XC athletes in a fun environment and will expose them to high quality coaching that focuses on technique and skill development. I have no doubt that athletes participating in the I2C program will have the skills to integrate into our T1, T2 and LC programs in the future. Athletes will learn the basics of off season training through activities including: roller skiing, hiking, running, ski striding, strength training, and balance/agility. On snow, athletes will learn classic and skate skiing techniques. The development of aerobic fitness will be emphasized as well as having fun in a social environment. Skiers are encouraged to participate in competition and will be able to race many times during the season. Participants who have participated in other sports and are committed to attending practices will have the best success in this program. For more information, please contact Eric Groeneveld at [email protected] or check out www.foothillsnordic.ca

Nordiq Alberta wants you to 'hit us with your best shot' (By which we mean photographs)! We are excited to announce the launch of our 2020 photo contest taking ...place until December 31st 2020. For more information visit: http://xcountryab.net//Nordiq-Alberta-2020-Photo-Contest-R Photo for poster by Doug Stephen (@vr45photography on Instagram)

Hi All: Enclosed is a link about Trail Grooming in the parks. Kananaskis Trail Grooming

If you weren't able to tune-in to our Instagram Live-Stream core workout this morning, you can check it out below! The video will guide you through a basic warm...-up and a basic core strength circuit. We're curious to hear your feedback! - Senior National Biathlon Team Biathlonworld Biathlon Canada See more

Fitness and recreation is critical. It is vital... says Kyle Shewfelt Kyle Shewfelt is a well spoken advocate for recreation and sport groups to work together to be reconsidered to be classified before phase 3. Sport and Recreation facilities are considered the same phase as Night Clubs and Sporting Events. https://omny.fm//olympic-gold-medalist-kyle-shewfelt-makes

Thanks, Mom, for breaking trail and setting tracksin the snow and in life. Happy Mother’s Day. [Photo] Pete Vordenberg

Rappel: Nordiq Canada est à la recherche de candidatures pour les prix suivants Prix Firth décerné à une femme, pour souligner sa contribution exceptionnelle... envers le ski de fond au Canada. Prix Dave Rees décerné à un homme ou une femme, pour souligner leur contribution exceptionnelle et leur apport au développement du ski de fond au niveau national. Bénévole de l’année décerné à un homme ou une femme, pour souligner une apport remarquable au développement du ski de fond au plan national ou régional. Veuillez vous référer au formulaire de mise en candidature pour plus d'informations. Les prix seront annoncés juin 2020. Date limite de soumission: 8 mai 2020

UPDATE: APRIL 16 Athletes/Coaches/Sport Organizations: Please check the latest update re: COVID-19 Coronavirus from the Sport Medicine Advisory Committee. Advis...ory on COVID-19 https://myemail.constantcontact.com/Update--12--Advisory-on Communiqué d'information COVID-19 https://myemail.constantcontact.com/Mise---jour--12---Commu

Nordiq Canada has updated its COVID-19 protocol. Visit the link for more information.

Another airport has announced its closure, Canmore International. Un autre aéroport a annoncé sa fermeture, Canmore International.

Little bit of positive in this though time. Great video made by Alberta Youth Championship organizers. Keep doing great job @xc_bragg

Socially distanced cross-training already underway for these Racing Bear biathletes!

While you work form home or bored in isolation, why don’t you highlight some who’s done outstanding job this past ski season? Send your nominees. Few categories to pick from. Xcountryab.net

Nordiq Canada Cancels 2020 Canadian Ski Championships at Sovereign Lake Nordic Club in Vernon, B.C. Statement: https://nordiqcanada.ca//nordiq-canada-cancels-...2020-canad/ Nordiq Canada annule les Championnats canadiens de ski de 2020 au Club de ski nordique de Sovereign Lake à Vernon, en Colombie-Britannique Déclaration: https://nordiqcanada.ca//nordiq-canada-annule-les-champio/

Today is a historic day in Cross Country Skiing for Canada. Canada won its first ever medal in a relay at the 2020 World Junior Championships in Oberwiesenthal, Germany. A big story for Foothills. Two of the four skiers and one of the Nordiq Canada coaches were from Foothills! With the support of Foothills Head Coach, Eric Groeneveld, skiers, Tom Stephen and Xavier McKeever skied to a silver medal in the 4x5k relay along with team mates Oliver Leveille and Remi Drolet. Ca...nada was strong leading into the relay with all members of the relay having top 30 finishes (McKeever finished 17 in the 10k Classic and Stephen finished 17th in the 30k Classic). These results made the team believe they would medal today and they DID! A second place finish at this level and this early stage of their skiing career means great things to come for Canada and Foothills. Congratulations to everyone involved! More details https://nordiqcanada.ca//junior-canucks-win-historic-silv/

The torch was officially passed to a new generation of cross-country skiers today who added a new chapter to the history books. in the World Junior 4x5 kilometre relay. The Story:

Sharing someone else’s post on how to communicate your opinion on the recent funding cuts to Alberta Parks and PLPP groooming: Make sure you call and email the... Environment Minister: Jason Nixon 780-4272391 [email protected] It is not unusual for governments to make a bunch of unpopular announcements at once. Then they monitor the ones that get the most blow-back and save face by reversing those decision. So make a Ruckus everyone!

Nordiq Canada is on a bold mission to get all Canadians on skis and more athletes on podiums. Have a read on how new Canadians are embracing winter by joining t...he skinny ski movement in Les nouveaux Canadiens adoptent l’hiver en se joignant à la communauté du ski https://nordiqcanada.ca//new-canadians-embrace-winter-by-/

Congratulations to this inspiring Foothills member!

Cookies! Thanks to all the volunteers and Foothills Nordic for hosting an excellent event #xcski #winter #snowhow

Hi Skiers: So I checked out the Cookie Race course today. Conditions (today) were fantastic, but tricky waxing. I tested out klister KR20 base with a top coat... of VR65. It was +3 in the parking lot. It was a bit slow on the old grooming going up Whiskeyjack, great on the mint grooming of Tyrwitt and then alternately zero grip to icing on the old grooming of fox creek. By the end, I was experiencing the suction associated with damp wet snow. Mountain Weather forecast freezing levels of 1000 to 1500m tonight and chance of flurries. Environment Canada is calling for -1 and 5 to 10cm of snow. So, What is the recommendation for the Cookie Race???? For the former weather forecast, I’d again use a KR20 base and top coat with universal Klister in the morning. For the latter, I’d base binder with VG35 and a Swix VR hard wax based on the actual temperature. So if you can tell me what tomorrow would have been by this evening, then we can all have a good race. Failing that, here is my recommendation: Glide wax is LF6 Grip: Clean and sand (100 grit) your bases tonight. If you have them: bring your propane torches and wax stands for a morning wax frenzy. If not, go with the safer option of VG35 binder and a selection hard waxes. The second option is less durable, but shouldn’t ice up regardless of the fresh snow. Coach Colin

We are excited for the Cookie Race and Lake Louise Loppet this weekend! Our team will be helping racers with wax in the morning of both races. Find us beside th...e Pocaterra Hut for the cookie race, and at the upper parking lot for the Lake Louise Loppet. Look for the Norseman tent, and come say hello if you want a hand applying glide wax or kick wax! See more

We are all ready to welcome athletes of the Alberta Winter Games! @albertagames @2020airdrie @canmore.nordiccentre @ Canmore Nordic Centre Provincial Park

Conditions at Confed were amazing this morning. Definitely the best of the season!

One of our key volunteers (Stephen V) for snow farming took this video last night while snow farming. He titles it dance of the magic snow fairies. Snow fa...rming happens every Wednesday from 6:30pm to 8pm. Sing up below! https://volunteersignup.org/EAXWL https://photos.app.goo.gl/G7eQcokXXtd5nNq67

The Athabasca Loppet is fast approaching and they would love for you to join them! This Saturday, February 1st, join the Athabasca community for a great day out in the snow! To register, visit: https://zone4.ca/register.asp?id=23256&lan=1&cartlevel=1

There has been a few car break-ins at the Confed Parking lot this year including one this week. In the two cases the car was mistakenly left unlocked. We thin...k somebody is taking advantage of the busy parking lot in the evenings and testing door handles, sitting inside the vehicle and looking for valuables. Please make sure you lock your vehicle even if only gone for a few min. Also do not leave valuables in the car. See more

A pair of kids xc ski poles were lost at the Golden Nordic Ski Club. They are blue kids poles with the name Charlotte on them. If someone accidentally grabbed them please contact Noel Robitaille ([email protected]).

A BIG thank you to our clothing sponsors. Your financial contribution is what helps make Foothills programs a success!