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ENSC Recreational Programs

It is sometimes easy to forget that skiing is not just about who can ski the fastest! There's a lot of wilderness out there, and you don't need to don skin-tight lycra to enjoy it.

Edmonton Nordic offers recreational programs for all ages, raging from the Jackrabbit Program to an Adult Social Training Group.


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Recreational Skiing Activities - 2009-2010 - Download Schedule in .pdf

Updates on all the recreational ski trips can be found on the Edmonton Nordic Recreation Blog

DATE

VENUE

LOPPETS & OTHER EVENTS

Sun Nov 15

TBA

 

Sun Nov 22

TBA

 

Sat Nov 28

St Albert

St Albert First Flakes Loppet

Sun Nov 29

Tawatinaw

 

Sun Dec 6

Blackfoot

 

Sun Dec 13

Chickakoo

 

Sat Dec 19

Goldbar

Edmonton Rudolph Red Nose Loppet

Sun Dec 20

Blackfoot

 

Sun Dec 27

Edmonton River Valley
End to End ski

 

Sat Jan 2

-

 

Sun Jan 3

Strathcona WC

ENSC Troll ‘n Park Loppet

Sat Jan 9

-

 

Sun Jan 10

Camrose

 

Sat Jan 16

Athabasca

Athabasca Loppet

Sun Jan 17

Blackfoot

 

Sat Jan 23

Camrose

Ole Uffda (Camrose) Loppet

Sun Jan 24

Tawatinaw

 

Sat Jan 30

Vermillion

Beckie Scott (Vermillion) Loppet

Sun Jan 31

Athabasca

Tawatinaw Valley Loppet

Sat Feb 6

Red Deer

Bob Johnstone (Red Deer) Loppet

Sun Feb 7

Drayton Valley

 

Sat Feb 13

-

Canadian Birkebeiner, Blackfoot

Sun Feb 14

Fort Saskatchewan

 

Mon Feb 15

St Albert

STANSKI Fun Day, St Albert

Sat Feb 20

-

Gatineau World Loppet, Quebec

Sun Feb 21

Blackfoot

Gatineau World Loppet, Quebec

Devon Grand Prix

Sat Feb 27

-

Cookie Race (Kananaskis Marathon)

American Birkebeiner

Sun Feb 28

Tawatinaw

 

Sat Mar 6

Canmore weekend

Saskaloppet, La Ronge, SK

Sun Mar 7

Canmore weekend/Blackfoot

Lake Louis Loppet

Sat Mar 13

Edson

Mooseheart Loppet, Edson & Rocky Mtn Ski Challenge, Canmore

Sun Mar 14

Drayton Valley

Sveinunsgaard Loppet (Grande Prairie)

Sat Mar 20

-

 

Sun Mar 21

Tawatinaw

 

Sun Mar 28

TBA

 

Sat Apr 3

Strathcona WC

Beat the Boogie Loppet Strathcona WC

Sun Apr 4

TBA

 

EDMONTON NORDIC RECREATIONAL SKIING PROGRAM FOR 2008/9

Wednesday Night Social Skis
Mid week social skis are planned for Wednesday evenings as soon as snow conditions permit.    Be ready to start from the Goldbar shelter at 7 PM.   We plan to ski the trials around Goldbar & Goldstick Parks at a leisurely place for hour or so.   Other locations in the river valley may also be used so check the ENSC website for updates.   For these skis, as we did last season, we will combine with the skiers from the Edmonton Bicycle & Touring Club.

Day Trips

Day trips to ski areas within one half to two hours drive of Edmonton will be held on weekends throughout the season, usually on a Sunday.   We  will car pool out to the ski venue.  Some of the ski areas we plan to visit  include, Blackfoot, Fort Saskatchewan, Tawatinaw Valley, Athabasca, Drayton Valley, Chikakoo Lake & Camrose.  See Schedule for details.   On these trips we usually ski for a few hours and cover distances between 10 – 20 km.

Weekend Trips

This season we are arranging a ski trip in mid February to the Kananaskis/Banff area staying at Canmore.   This will give us various options to ski the trails in either Peter Lougheed  Park, Canmore Nordic centre  & Banff Park.  Other weekend trips may be arranged depending on demand.

 Annual End to End River Valley Ski

Join us for our annual ski through the Edmonton River Valley from Goldbar Park to Whitemud Creek over the Xmas holidays on Sunday 27 December.     If this seems too much, ski as far as our lunch stop at Kinsmen Park.

Other Trips

Other ski trips planned include:

  • Moonlight ski in Blackfoot

Please note, the venues and dates of these recreational skis are likely to change depending on current snow conditions.   We will try to find the places with the best current snow conditions.   Please check the website at: http://www.edmontonnordic.ca or contact Mike Stern for the latest updates.  

Tel. (780) 433-4328 or    Details of meeting places and car pooling options will be decided closer to the event. 

Non members are welcome to all events.

 

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Summer 2010
 
Goldbar

Enjoy running the Goldbar trails - they're almost as much fun in the summer as when you're on skis! Watch out for dog walkers.

Goldstick

Finished for the season.

Science Park

Finished for the season.

Capilano

Finished for the season.

 
 

For more conditions, visit the Alberta Ski Areas Trail Report

Don't know where to ski? Visit the Northern Alberta Trail Guide

 
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