Our last event of the season is a fun one: Nordic Cross.
Go fast or slow – anything goes on this ski/obstacle course, featuring slalom, backwards skiing, single sticking, etc. Read the full 2021 Nordic Cross Race Notice.
We expect conditions to be MUCH better than 2019 (pictured), but still fun and amazing.
Bib pickup starts at 10. Sign up here by Friday. Categories include:
From our volunteers director and loppet organizer Alyssa Titus:
What a day! Thank you for supporting the Loppet and being part of such an amazing ski community. We had 430 participants – a record!
Our biathlon range came to life over the weekend with the Biathlon Polar Cup competition. Thanks to athletes from Hay River for joining our crew, and to organizers Doug Lockhart and Belinda Whitford.
Here’s a team shot of the Hay River athletes who joined in the event, courtesy of the Hay River Ski Club.
You’ll find more photos from the competition on the Hay River Ski Club Facebook page.
A huge thank you to all the people who contributed to this event!
Organizers: Doug Lockhart, Kerry Wheler, Chuck Lirette and Doug Swallow.
Course and Stadium Planning: John Stephenson and the amazing grooming crew and Doug Lockhart.
Course and Range Officials: Doug Lockhart, Trent Waterhouse, Lisa & Brian McShane, Judy Whitford, Carol Lockhart, Karen Wall, Chuck & Dorothy Lirette, Braam Berrub, Tamara Pellisey, Kandace Groenewegen, Philippe Breton and Tyler Hawkins.
Coaching our athletes: Marie-Eve Raymond, Myra Berrub, Trent Waterhouse
Food and supplies: Hille Kumbholz, Braam Berrub, Trent Waterhouse, Doug & Carol Lockhart, Lisa & Brian McShane, Marie-Eve Raymond, Tyler Hawkins, Ashley Coombs.
Statistics: Mark Cliffe-Phillips and Doug Swallow
Uniforms: Kirk Tastad
Our club played host to the NWT Territorial Ski Races last weekend and it was a beauty event. We were thrilled to have over 130 skiers, including skiers from Fort Smith and Hay River, and dozens of volunteers. Congratulations to everyone who skied the course!
You’ll find the day one (classic) results here and here. And day two results (free) here.
Cross Country NWT has posted a few photos, and one again, the Yellowknifer caught up with the action. Thanks James McCarthy!
Let this one of two of our most hard-working coaches suffice: Mike Argue and Kevin Durkee.
Now bear with me for the thank you’s to volunteers. Just check out this enormous list.
Thank you!
We’ll have about 20 athletes, including 14 from Hay River and six from Yellowknife, as well as several dozen parents and volunteers on site for the Biathlon Polar Cup March 26-28. The chalet will be in use by our visiting athletes so members, please cede the building to our guests (washroom use excepted) who will arrive Friday.
Competition starts at 2 pm Saturday and noon on Sunday, with sighting in firearms starting an hour earlier. Trails in use include the Biathlon 1 km and 1.25 km.
It’s been many years since we’ve hosted a biathlon competition: major thanks to Belinda and Doug for making this event happen!
Registration ($10, $5 for kids) is now open on Zone4.ca.
Why register?
Here are the COVID rules:
Event Package Pickup and Information
Thank you to the Rotary Club for assembling the event packages!
Note: Buffs are reserved based on earliest registration, not earliest pickup. If your registration page listed an option for a buff, it means you were one of the first 400 and a buff is waiting for you.
Three options:
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Photos and Prizes
Enter our draw for prizes by posting a selfie or other photo on facebook or other social media with the hashtag #ykloppet2021, or email ykskiclubvolunteerdirect
Best Selfie and Best Dressed Skier also win a prize. Get out your capes and costumes!
Prizes include: Bluefish kite-flying expedition! Gift certificates! Cookies!
The Yellowknife Ski Club and Cross Country NWT is pleased to host the NWT Territorial Ski Championships in Yellowknife on March 20/21.
This is a family event with categories for all ages. Anyone is eligible to enter.
All participants must register for the event at zone4.ca before Sunday, March 14 at midnight. Race fee is $5 per race. Under 8 years of age are free. Late entries cannot be accepted.
We are following COVID-19 protocols:
Cold weather policy: As per Nordiq Canada racing rules, the racing cut off temperatures will be -15 C for under 12 years (U12) and -20 C for other age categories. The ‘event jury’ will monitor the weather forecast and will announce via email on the day of the event by 1pm if races will be cancelled. In case of cancellation, participants are encouraged to go for a recreational ski. No refunds will be issued.
Want to help out? Email Kerry Wheler at ykskiclubevents@gmail.com by March 17 to join the crew.
Time for round two of SKIGO Bingo! Just do your best to fill in the squares on the SKIGO card or Junior SKIGO card, then submit it to win prizes.
Click these links to download the cards:
Deadline is April 12. Send complete entries (or rather, photos of) to skigoyellowknife@gmail.com.
Submit your entry to: skigoyellowknife@gmail.com.
There’s a junior SKIGO card too! Download the PDF for both cards here.
In lieu of our annual loppet, the Yellowknife Ski Club is developing a 20 km ski loop (including a few portages) this weekend that runs in and around Yellowknife. We strongly encourage all Yellowknife skiers to enjoy this route at their own leisure in the coming days, while remembering physical distancing guidelines.
We believe this is a good way both to support skiing, demonstrate our commitment to the skiing community, and spread skiers out over a large space.
The trail is unmarked, except for this map, and it takes in a few well-known ski routes, connected by some perhaps less well known snowmobile trails.
The trail includes Niels Konge’s beautiful 6.5 kilometre loop on Frame Lake.
It connects to the ski club via the snowmobile trail that runs behind the legislature and over the highway. The suggested route there is our outer loop, which includes a few gentle hills (and one really fun steep one; feel free to take off your skis and walk down). Ski club trails are free to all skiers for the rest of the season You can find great accessories for your snowmobile and know what to do to make the trip better..
The trail picks up on Back Bay, stomping grounds of guerrilla groomer and lifetime honorary ski club member Kevin Hodgins. This is another nice, flat section for skiers of all levels.
A final section takes in the tracks that run into the Burwash, and can be skied at the same time or separately.
We suggest skiers travel south to north on the snowmobile route and ski counterclockwise on the Bay Bay loop in order to end up going the right way on the ski club section trails. However, there should be ample room on all of the routes to accommodate travel in both directions.
As with any loppet, there are no prizes for finishing. Only the sense of having enjoyed a great ski!
Grooming schedule:
Enjoy!