Thank you to everyone who participated in this year’s Nordic Cross event! It was a huge success and a lot of fun. Thank you especially to the volunteers who worked so hard to make it a great event!
Looking for Board Members
We will have a few vacancies on the Yellowknife Ski Club Board next year; if you think you would be interested or know someone who might be, email us at ykskiclubcommunications@gmail.com . The board meets once a month and is a great crew of skiers who love to promote the sport.
HP ski waxing service – We want your feedback!
Every year, the Yellowknife Ski Club’s high-performance program puts on a waxing service during the Snow Show and Wax & Wine where HP skiers wax skis for $25/pair. In recent years this service has been extended to include other stand-alone waxing days during the year. This is an important fundraiser for our skiers and they want to ensure they are providing a quality service that meets the needs of our community.
Whether you have had your skis waxed by the HP skiers or not, they are interested in your feedback! Please take this short survey:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/L7HHNX3 before April 30, 2023.
Thanks for taking the time!
Yellowknife Ski Club Awards
As the ski season draws to a close, we are looking for nominations for the volunteer awards. If you would like to nominate someone, email ykskiclubcommunications@gmail.com with the nominees name, the award you would like to nominate them for, and a brief reason why you are nominating them. Nominations are due by April 28th!
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The Wooden Ski Award -for a long-service member(s) of the club with a tradition of involvement and dedication to the club.
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The Double-Poler Award -for an adult volunteer(s) who made a significant contribution to the club in the past year.
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The Stellar Snowflake Award -for junior volunteer(s) who made a significant contribution to the club in the past year.
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The Herringbone Award -for a business that contributed in-kind services to the club in the past year.
2023 Yellowknife Gold Loppet Success!
Thank you to everyone to participated in the 2023 Yellowknife Gold Loppet! We had 470 registrants! Our biggest loppet ever! By all accounts it was a huge success, thanks in large part to our volunteers and sponsors!
Gold Terra – Signature Sponsor
CCNWT – Sponsor
Weatherby Trucking – Vee Lake Parking Lot
C Heal Construction – Loading Ramp
True North Rotary – Chili Servers
Sarah Beattie -Coordinator
Alyssa Titus – Coordinator
John Stephenson – Coordinator
Robert Tumchewics – Lead Groomer
Sean Marshall – Groomer
Chris Hrkac – Groomer
Dave Speakman – Groomer
John Buckland – Groomer
Shamus Gordon – Groomer
Kathi Woodward – Cookie Baker Extraordinaire
Damian Panayi – Gear Prep
Bryce Pippy – Master Tracker
Jean-Marie Mariez – Parking Lot Attendant
Satish Garikaparthi – Parking Lot Attendant
Dave Taylor – Safety Rider
Hawley Zytaruk – Safety Rider
John Ketchum – Safety Rider
Sarah Beattie – Jackson Checkpoint Host
Keelen Simpson – Jackson Checkpoint Host
Shannon Jennings – Jackson Checkpoint Host
Anthony Ellendt – Banting Checkpoint Host
Antje Rilk – Banting Checkpoint Host
Emma Ambury – Banting Checkpoint Host
Sandra Scott – Gear Expeditor
Trent Waterhouse – Gear Expeditor
Brian Latham – Registration Booth
Linda Zachariassen – Registration Booth
Jocelyn Apps – Registration Booth
Aggie Brockman – Registration Booth
Caitlyn Chappell – Registration Booth & Soup Team
Meghan Schnurr – Registration Booth & Soup Team
Bernadette Knox – Registration Booth
Nicola Langille – Registration Booth
Jennie Rausch – Registration Booth
Wendy Stephenson – Registration Booth
Michele Culhane – Start/Finish Line Attendant
Martin Rourke – Start/Finish Line Attendant
Ariel Whaley – Start/Finish Line Attendant & Soup Team
Caroline Pollock – Start/Finish Line Attendant
Jason Johnston – Start/Finish Line Attendant
Michael Gilday – Firewood
Hilary Jones – Rotary Club – Chalet Volunteer
Michael Kalnay – Rotary Club – Chalet Volunteer
Jennifer Loughery – Rotary Club – Chalet Volunteer
Bryan Manson – Rotary Club – Chalet Volunteer
Avery Parle – Rotary Club – Chalet Volunteer
Gordon Van Tighem – Rotary Club – Chalet Volunteer
Ajay Chauhan – Rotary Club – Chalet Volunteer
Erin O’Rourke – Rotary Club – Chalet Volunteer
Cameron Twa – Rotary Club – Chalet Volunteer Vic Barr – Rotary Club – Chalet Volunteer
Thank you volunteers at the Yk Ski Races!
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Yk Ski Races success!
Due to Mother Nature, only U14 and older were able to race in the Yk Ski Races today, but a great time was still had by all! Click here for race results!
From a parade ski, to 100m sprints to cookie medals for all racers, everyone enjoyed themselves.
A huge thank you to all the volunteers, without you, there would be no ski races!
Register for the 2023 Yellowknife Gold Loppet!
The 2023 Yellowknife Gold Loppet, sponsored by Gold Terra is Sunday, April 2, 2023. Click here to register!
The Yellowknife Gold Loppet is a non-race event for skiers of all ages and abilities. Skiers can choose from 4km, 15km and 25km distances, and enjoy homemade chili and bread from Sundog Trading Post at the Yellowknife Ski Club chalet afterwards. The event begins at the Vee Lake boat launch.
Join us for chili lunch on Saturday, March 11th!
Join us for lunch this Saturday and cheer on our racers! 