December 6 - 12, 2021

New Note:

A huge thank you to all the ski team members and parents who helped with the trail clearing today.  It is a big job to keep the trails in shape and this was such a big help.   Your energy and enthusiasm keep me smiling and going!  from Trail Maintenance Doris  (And I won't tell Claire how thrilled you were to actually walk in the classic tracks!!) 

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And personally, a HUGE thank you to those athletes and parents who were able to help clear off the ski trails so that all users can ski on them! I'm so grateful for the trails! 

We are going to be on rock skis this week, unless we get triple the snow that we received on Saturday, on Tuesday...

SO- if you have an older pair of skate skis I recommend bringing them. We're a few pairs short and skate skiing on the fish scale skis is seriously a hard workout. Please look through your gear.

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Canmore races are in less than 2 weeks. Here is the race notice for Canmore races. If you haven't booked your hotels yet, I recommend doing so. If you are planning on racing and aren't vaccinated, please read the COVID-19 policy regarding PCR testing on Nordiq Alberta website, it's pretty straight forward.

Please register here, for the Canmore races. Race registration closes on December 14th, with fees increasing by December 10th. 

U16 and older racers require a Canadian race licence. Please ensure that you've registered for this BEFORE you try to register on zone4. If you're planning on racing in ANY Alberta Cup race this season, you will have to do this- so the sooner the better please. 

• 2021-2022 Race Licenses can be purchased here.
• 2020-2021 Race Licenses can be purchased here.- this is for any athlete with a previous Nordiq Canada racing licence and doesn't want to lose their points that they've built up historically. I'm not sure if this applies to anyone else on the team.

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Hoodie Sizes: Red hoodies with "real skiers ski uphill" on it. Please email Claire your hoodie size AND your SHOULDER NAME. I forgot that part... 😖 AND I forgot that there's EMOJI's on the blog!!😲

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Tuesday & Thursday: skate practice. Please be on snow, on time! Lodge is open, meet in the xc stadium.

Saturday: 10-12 practice. We're skating- unless the heavens really open for us on Tuesday... coaches, please dress warmly today.