by Shawn Radcliffe | Feb 10, 2018 | News
by Barbara Gray It has recently been brought to the club’s attention that there are other off snow options for nordic ski training when you can’t get to the trails. Owen Sound Fitness and Training and the YMCA of Owen Sound Grey Bruce both have obtained a new piece of...
by Shawn Radcliffe | Feb 10, 2018 | News
by Marilyn Suke Now in the middle of our busy racing season. Some Georgian Bay Nordic highlights include: Joel Zandvliet and Sarah Groh being chosen to race at Ontario Winter Games in February. Many podium finishes by our Pee Wee and Midget skiers in the Southern...
by Shawn Radcliffe | Feb 10, 2018 | News
by Mark Avery and Jason MacDonald We are now at the half-way point of our Jackrabbit lessons! We have had a tremendous turnout this year with 100 skiers taking part! It truly is great to see so much interest in ‘our’ sport. Having so many skiers is great but also...
by Shawn Radcliffe | Feb 10, 2018 | News
by Martin Kerr Well, after such an amazing December, January was a bit of a roller coaster ride. However the good news is that the base at Colpoy’s Bay ski trails has held up well and some new snow should quickly get us up and running on all trails quickly....
by Shawn Radcliffe | Feb 10, 2018 | News
by Fred Scheel The skiing at Sawmill Nordic Centre has been very good for the most part. Our new PistenBully is working well and most of our groomers have finished their training on the machine. The January Thaw that we experienced over the last two weeks of the month...
by Shawn Radcliffe | Feb 10, 2018 | News
by Tom Hakala, Bruce Ski Club newsletter editor I was skiing at Sawmill the other day and decided to take a shortcut between trails. The transition trail I was on ‘T’s into a main trail right at a curve. For whatever reason I had my head down as I merged into the main...
by Shawn Radcliffe | Feb 10, 2018 | News
by Ken Clarke We hosted our first of two races this year on January 15th. The Great Wolf invitational was a great success thanks to the tremendous efforts of over 30 volunteers. We welcomed over 260 competitors including Elementary, High School and Para Nordic...
by Shawn Radcliffe | Feb 10, 2018 | News
by Mike Campbell Have you ever wondered how fast you ski the trail system, or how today’s ski compares to yesterday, or even how fast you skied the Grunt compared to other skiers in the club. You can find out all of these details through a smartphone app called...
by Shawn Radcliffe | Feb 10, 2018 | News
by Mike Campbell Greetings fellow ski enthusiasts! We are at the midpoint of our ski season, and to date we have had almost 60 days of our trails being open for skiing. Grooming has been a real challenge lately, with the lack of snow and January thaw. However, it...
by Andrew Howlett | Feb 10, 2018 | Colpoys
The trail was groomed yesterday, and there will be good skiing for you today.