Whistler Nordics

What's Happening!

  • The 2008/09 winter season has come to a close - see the gallery for photos of events/races
  • Whistler Nordics would like to thank all the volunteers, coaches, sponsors and club members for another successful season
  • Dryland fall clinics are being planned - keep checking back here for details
  • The 2009/10 Skill Development Programs will open for registration in the fall - it is likely that the days will be Saturday morning and Tuesday evening again

2009 BC Midget Championships


Whistler Nordics Midgets team placed 3rd in the BC Midget Championships at Whistler Olympic Park on Feb 28 and Mar 1st. Great participation and the following placements earned points for the team:
  • 1997 boys Free Technique - 3rd - Braden Metza
  • 1997 boys Team Relay – 3rd - “The Hairy Beasts” (Austin Reith, Alex Gershon, Callum McKay, Braden Metza)
  • Classic Technique Skill Award – Steffi Denroche.
All results are available at Zone 4.

Whistler Nordics Loppet - February 22, 2009


Whistler Nordics hosted the annual Whistler Loppet on the trails around Whistler on Sunday 22nd Feb. See photos from the day courtesy of Dave Sharpe.
Race results are available at: Zone 4

Coast Cup 4 - February 14, 2009


Whistler Nordics hosted the fourth in a series of 5 regional races. This event was held at Whistler Olympic Park in the Callaghan, see the race notice for more information. Race results are available at: Zone 4
Spud Valley Ski Club hosted the fifth race on February 15 at the same location. See photos from the day courtesy of Toshi Kawano Photography.
Race results are available at: Zone 4

2008-2009 Nordics season membership

Thank you to all of you who have already signed up as members! With the growing popularity in our club, we'd like to remind you to sign up soon. Membership form

Long-Term Athlete Development

The new Canadian Long-Term Athlete Development Resource Paper - Canadian Sport for Life has been posted. We encourage you to view this excellent document, especially if you are a coach, since Cross Country Canada's revised coaching program is closely integrated with this model.

CALOC – Callaghan Valley Local Organizing Committee News

Although some of you may already know, some may not:

The Callaghan Valley Local Organizing Committee – CALOC will be working in conjunction with sport partners and VANOC to host competitions in all Nordic disciplines in the Callaghan Valley for the 08 and 09 season, and beyond 2010.

CALOC is hoping to engage as many people in volunteer capacities as they can, so if you are interested in volunteering in some capacity, please contact Denise at: denise@squamishchamber.com
GM Canada
Whistler Nordics Ski Club is pleased to have received a grant from GM Canada. This grant will aid us in improving the skills of our coaches and give kids with a disability access to coaches trained in Adaptive Skiing as we continue our partnership with Whistler Adaptive Sports Program.
Cross Country Canada
We are please to announce that Whistler Nordics Ski Club (in association with Whistler Adaptive Sports Programs) has been selected as a recipient of the funding from Cross Country Canada Para-Nordic Club Funding program in the amount of $1000.00.
Sports Funder
Whistler Nordics Ski Club has applied to Cross Country BC and SportsFunder to receive Lottery Funds for our 2007 - 2008 Community Coaching Workshop. The CC certification gives Club coaches a higher level of coaching skills which will benefit children in our Skill Development Program. The SportsFunder grant subsidizes 75% of the costs per participant in the course.