Wetzink’wa Loppet - March 15, 2025

On Saturday, Mar 15, 2025, the Club hostied 36th annual Loppet, with races for all ages & technique persuasions.

Congratulations to everyone who participated. Results can be found at zone4.

To our many, many, volunteers: thank you for dedicating your time & energy to making the race possible. Zoe Andres is the winner of a free season pass for 2025/26. You read that right! A free pass!

 

Information about the race can be found here. As in past years, there were options for all ages, skills, and fitness levels. Distances ranged from 1 km, 4 km, 9 km, 20 km, 40 km, and 60 km. Course maps can be viewed here. Depending on snow conditions, the race committee may modify the routes with short notice but will post updated routes to the website should this be necessary. For each distance, a skier could choose classic or free technique. There was a skiathlon option for the 40 km race wherein participants raced 20km in the classic technique then switiched to free technique for their second lap.

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StoryWalk

December 21 to January 5
What do you get when you combine reading and skiing? The BV Nordic StoryWalk! Kim Norman's Ten on the Sled, with whimsical illustrations by Liza Woodruff, is this year's book. Go from page to page on your skis, in a sled, or however you choose to move across the snow. The story will be posted next to the lodge until January 5, so come and check it out. The StoryWalk is free to attend. Thank you to the Northwest Child Development Centre and Smithers Community Services Association for helping us put this event on.

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Join us on Saturday December 21 from 3:00 onwards to celebrate winter & the return of the sun. Activities including a silent ski, games for young & old(er), wassail, bonfires and more promise to make this a memorable day. A valid season or day pass is required to join in the fun. Volunteers are needed to help make this event possible -- the more people who pitch in, the more fun we'll have. Head to http://volunteersignup.org/FWTYK to see how you can help.

A schedule of events is below:

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Holiday Hustle

The popular Holiday Hustle returns from Saturday, December 21, 2024 to Sunday, January 5, 2024. Everyone is welcome to join. Ski the route as many times as you would like during this time period, and upload your results (including which technique was used) to Strava or post your results, comments, and pictures on our Facebook group page. If you would like to participate but don't have social media, please email your time (preferably with a photo of your watch) to events@bvnordic.ca. Prizes provided by local businesses will be drawn at random, so anyone can be a winner. There's even a prize for skiing the route the most often!

Update December 20: Due to mild weather, we have had to revert to last year's segment: https://www.strava.com/segments/36023534. Therefore, the route is a little over 9 km long, but now with less climbing! It is well-signed, including some reflective arrows for night skiing. Conditions will vary day to day, so check out the grooming conditions on Nordic Pulse. Following the signs, start from the stadium onto Broadway, all the way to the end before heading right onto Wetzin’kwa. Climb up the hill and head right to the inner Demo Forest trail. From there head left at the Upper Logging Road. Enjoy the descent then stay right onto Valleyview until heading left at L6/the Dahlie Connector to ski a short section of the Perimeter trail until it joins Down & Out. Head back via Down & Out to Northern Lights before finishing at the stadium. Be sure to ski all the way past the finish time to ensure Strava picks up your time. 

Please know your limit & ski within it! This is not a closed course: participants must be aware of their surroundings and other skiers, and ski in control at all times. Valid season or day pass needed to join the fun.

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2024 Wetzin’kwa Loppet

When: March 9, 2024

Race notice

Our event calendar wraps up with the 35th annual Wetzin'kwa Loppet on Saturday, March 9. A celebration of the ski season & our Club, the race kicks off with a Parade of Bunnies and offers something for everyone with many different distances and techniques to choose from. A great BBQ lunch is included with your registration fee.

Register at https://zone4.ca/event/2024/G6eXzA/ by TUESDAY, MARCH 5. 

Interested in joining the fun but not keen on racing? Many volunteers are needed to ensure the race is safe & fun for all. No experience is necessary, just punctuality and a willingness to follow directions. Lunch is provided for volunteers, and volunteers’ names will be entered into a draw for a free 2024/2025 pass.

If you are able to help please head to https://volunteersignup.org/98DFW to add your name to any role that appeals to you. If you hope to take part in the Loppet, there are several volunteer roles that allow you to both participate and contribute to the day.

Dog Trail Safety

For the safety of race participants and our furry friends, we ask that no dogs be on the trails from 9:30-2:00. Thank you for your understanding.

Course Maps

1 km

3 km

9 km

20 km

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ADP Camps

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ADP Racing

under construction...

racing philosophy

details about registering in handbook including points

which races we will support and how we will support

link to race spreadsheet

race policy link

2023-24 Race Categories

Race Plan Links

• Athlete Race Plan 
• Nordiq Canada Athlete Race Plan

Historical Race Reports

TBD

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NSDP Roles and Responsibilities

under construction...

2023-2024 NSDP Key Role Roster:

• NSDP Director(s): Stephen Wickham and Sarah Sacharoff
• NSDP Program Coordinator: Denise Kelly
• Rabbits/Bunnies
  • Rabbits Coordinator: Sue Pearce 
• ADP
  • ADP Head Coach: Andrea Stapff
  • Track Attack 1 Coaches: Dustin Hersee, Erin Williams
  • Track Attack 2 Coaches: Ryan Chapman, Chris Werrell, Jodi Preto, Andy Rosenburger, Richard Alton
  • U14 Coaches: Adrianne Rosenburger, Shannon Pearce, Matt Beedle
  • U16/U18 Coaches: Hélène Fleury, Stephen Wickham, Sandy MacLean, Josh Wimbush
  • Ski Boosters Coordinator: Amanda Bourrie
• Masters Performance Head Coach: Andrea Stapff
• Masters Drop In Coordinator: Cobie Oliemans and Linda Kusleika
• Ski S'kool Coordinator: Denise Kelly

If you like this chart, you will definitely want to see the full NSDP Roles and Responsibilities document.  (minor revisions as of Nov 7, 2016)

 

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Teck Northern Cup #1 & #2, and Chris Dahlie Open

When: Saturday & Sunday February 8 & 9
Where: Bulkley Valley Nordic Centre

Saturday February 8 -- two races! Ski in one or both!

Race #1

Interval start, free technique. All age categories, 11:00 am start

Race #2

Exhibition Event, Team Free Sprint. Age categories U10 and older, 2:00 pm start

Sunday February 9

Race #3

Mass start, classic technique. All age categories, 11:00 am start

For more information, consult the Race Notice; course maps can be found here. Race #1 start list, exhibition team sprint start list, race #3 start list.

Good luck to all who registered. Please check your email for important details about the races. We look forward to cheering you on!

Thank you to everyone who signed up to volunteer! Please check your email for important information about your volunteer role. Be sure to dress warmly & check in with our volunteer coordinator when you arrive. We'll provide a delicious lunch and your name will be entered into a volunteer appreciation draw.

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Athlete Development Program

Cross country skiing may seem like an individual sport but the enjoyment and fullfilment for any athlete comes from being part of a team, a club, a community.

Questions? Contact our Head Coach, Andrea Stapff coach@bvnordic.ca

Program Descriptions

• Track Attack (8 - 11) Aims to produce technically competent Nordic skiers, focusing on skiing for fun while enhancing fitness and providing an introduction to training and competition.
• Junior Development Program (12 - 18+) Aims to produce technically competent Nordic skiers, focusing on skiing for fitness and competition. Opportunities to compete at provincial and national-level competitions. Includes race support and access to age-appropriate components of integrated support team.

For some guidance on what to expect as an athlete moves through our ADP program see the Program Progression Spreadsheet

Training Schedule

 

ADP Parents

Information for ADP parents including all Ski Boosters info and volunteer requirements can be found on the ADP Parents Page.

ADP Racing

Information for ADP athletes and parents on racing with the BV Nordic club on the ADP Racing Page

ADP Vision

In 2021, the ADP 5-year Plan Committee developed a vision for our ADP program:

We see:

• a robust program that supports, inspires and provides excellent coaching to our athletes
• an inspiring coaching team that includes a head coach who will ‘be the captain of the ship”
• a collaborative model for parents to participate in volunteerism, fundraising and race support as well as clear expectations of what is required of them.
• a program that fulfills the BVCCSC board’s constitution

Vision of Ideal Program (in more detail):

• expert club coaching available to all ADP and Masters athletes
• an expert coach to lead and inspire volunteer coaches, answering questions, demonstrating technique, guiding, growing
• long term, seasonal, weekly, and sessional planning done for the program and athletes
• sustainable, robust program, fair wages
• healthy registration numbers, good retention, biathlon option?
• well organized race travel, clear roles
• athletes on provincial teams, setting and achieving their goals
• parents feeling their money is being well spent 
• parents not feeling overworked with volunteer duties, parents contributing to program through ‘sustainable’ volunteerism
• comparable fees to other similar sized clubs,
• some support or options available to families that would struggle with new fees
• athletes loving to train, loving the culture, feeling supported and prepared at races.  feeling they have the tools they need to succeed, inspired by expert coach(es)
• sponsors eager to support the program with multi-year agreements
• a program that is creating athletes for life and contributes to the club as a whole.

Art by Facundo Gastiazoro

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2022 33rd Wetzin’kwa Loppet

 

March 12 Loppet results are available here.

The Mass start loppet was an amazing day, but you can keep on skiing. The virtual race has only just started.

It's not too late to sign up on Zone4: https://zone4.ca/event/2022/510BA97A

Virtual Race Option 2022 Virtual Wetzin’Kwa Loppet

2022 Virtual Wetzin’Kwa Loppet
March 13- March 20
Fun for skiers of all ages and abilities, the Wetzin'kwa Loppet has something for everyone. It's not just about getting to the finish line first! The 2022 Virtual Wetzin’Kwa Loppet will take place the week after the in-person Wetzin’Kwa Loppet. The virtual event provides participants with the opportunity to challenge themselves on different routes from the March 12 in-person event. Back by popular demand, the event uses the popular trails from the 2021 Virtual race.

Map of Stadium 

When: Sunday, March 13 to Sunday March 20
Where: Bulkley Valley Nordic Centre
Who: Anyone who can ski 1 km!
What: Your choice of Classic or Skate technique for distances ranging
from 1 km to 32 km. Ski one route, some routes, or all routes! The
choice is yours!
How: For 2022, the virtual Wetzin’kwa Loppet will be administered through Zone4. Please see Registration section to sign up. Participants will receive a reporting link after registration to report your own time. Time yourself with your watch, Strava or other activity tracker.
Cost: $5 suggested donation; proceeds to the BVCCSC Athlete Development Program.
 

Stadium

Routing and 1km Course map “The Jackrabbits”

3 km map “Childs Play”

10 km map “Pine Creek 10km”

20 km map “The Classic”

32 km map “The Outer Limits”

These maps are georeferenced PDFs. You can view them in your browser, or print a paper copy or load it on a phone and see your location on the map. Our Trail Map page describes how to use Avenza with these maps.

Every effort will be made to clearly mark the routes with colour-coded arrows. However, the onus is on participants to know the course. Please familiarize yourself with your course prior to beginning your race.
 

COVID Considerations: please see Race Notice for details.

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Teck Northern Cup #5 and Chris Dahlie Open

What: Teck Northern Cup #5 and Chris Dahlie Open
When: February 6, 2022
Where: Bulkley Valley Nordic Centre
Race Notice
Registration via Zone4

Results

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Bib Pick-Up: Race day, 9:45 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., at the Gary Murdoch Wax Hut.

Start Time

• The race start Feb 6, 11 am 

Race Format

• Mass Start
• Classic technique

COVID Considerations

• Please see and review the Tech Cup COVID Safety Plan

Race - Teck Northern Cup 0.77 km	map
Race - Teck Northern Cup 1.5 km	map
Race - Teck Northern Cup 2.5 km	map
Race - Teck Northern Cup 5 km (2.5 km + 2.5 km route)	map
Race - Teck Northern Cup 7.5 km (5km + 2.5km route)	2.5 km map 5 km map
Race - Teck Northern Cup 10 km (2 x 5km route)	5km map

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Calendar

Full club calendar, including interesting out of town races. 

Click on the "+ Google Calendar" icon in the bottom of the calendar to add these calendars to your set of calendars.

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Survey Results

In spring of 2021, the BVCCSC conducted a survey of its members covering a number of aspects of the club.  We received 273 responses, almost all (98%) from season pass holders.  The response rate represents 30% of adult members.

The Board of Directors had 2 main goals in conducting the survey:  to determine member satisfaction with the club and to inform our decisions going forward.  Secondary goals were to get a snapshot of the club membership and compare responses in 2021 with those in 2011, the year of our last member survey.  

We considered all comments.  In the sections below, our responses to specific comments are given in italics.

We were reassured to see that 81% of respondents were sure that they would get a season’s pass again next year and 11% were likely to do so.  Half of the people who indicated that they would not be renewing noted that they would rejoin if they weren’t leaving town.

Trails (dog trails covered in separate section):

Survey results indicate that the logging roads/Wetzin’kwa trails were the most heavily used followed by the dog trails, Pine Creek, Chris Dahlie trails and finally Down the Mountain/Valley View.

57% of respondents only or usually classic ski, 20% only or usually skate ski; the remaining 23% classic and skate about half the time each.

99% of respondents were very satisfied or satisfied with the variety of trails at the Nordic Centre.  There has been an increase in the percentage of skiers who are very satisfied or satisfied with the variety of trails since the 2011 survey.

There was significant feedback that the variety of trails is excellent and new trails should not come at the expense of maintaining existing trails.  The priorities of the club are to finish upgrades to existing trails and to maintain tracksetting on existing trails.  New trails will only be considered in the short and medium term if they don’t put pressure on PistenBully tracksetting.  Short term priorities are trails that use only the Ginzu, as we have a strong volunteer contingent that could take on more.   

A trail plan is being drafted.  The trail plan will have a “Q and A” section, so that people understand why some ideas are not being pursued.  Suggestions submitted in the survey include:

Adventure Trail for kids.  In trail plan as high priority.  Needs a volunteer champion.

Connect Down the Mountain to end of Valleyview.  In trail plan as high priority.

Classic only trail.  In trail plan as medium priority.  Could be trackset by volunteers only.  In discussions with SMBA to create multi-use trail.

High Trail for climate adaptation.  Addressed in trail plan; low priority, long term option.

Advanced Trail.  Addressed in trail plan; low priority; limited interest from membership.

Fatbike Trail.   There would be significant issues to manage fatbikes given our purpose and insurance.  The club will not pursue this.

Snowshoe Trail.  The club will not pursue this as there are a number of free snowshoeing trails in the area.  Adding snowshoe trails would take considerable effort and cost to get up and running and those are not available. It is unlikely that snowshoe trails would generate revenue given free options exist nearby.

Enhance viewpoints.  Planned for Wilddog.

More signage including distance to parking lot.  No action - signage is already complex and costly to maintain.  Feedback about signage was overwhelmingly positive.

Facilities:

99+ % of respondents were very satisfied or satisfied with the facilities at the Nordic Centre.

Few comments focused on facilities:

More outhouses including at the lower parking lot.  There is an outhouse at the lower parking lot so we need to improve the signage to that.  We have no plans to build additional outhouses as they are complex to manage and maintain.

Benches along Pine Creek.  We will put out a call for a volunteer to build a bench at the far end of Pine Creek as a first step.

Sauna.  Not a priority for the club.  Complex to manage and maintain.

Expansion of lit trails.  Lit trails are very expensive and would displace other priorities.  

Add cabin for day use.  This will stay as a long-term option in trail plan.   It is not a priority in short or medium term until other higher priority items are complete.

Improve congestion at lower parking lot.  Plan to optimize parking for upcoming season.   Minor machine work and changes to plowing, along with signage should allow parking for up to 40 vehicles.  

Chariots for families with young children to ski with.  The responder offered to raise funds for this.  As responses to our survey were anonymous, we don’t know who it was who offered to work on this.  We encourage them to contact us at feedback@bvnordic.ca.

Tracksetting:

97% of respondents were very satisfied or satisfied with tracksetting.  This reflects an increase in satisfaction since the 2011 survey.

Overall, the comments on tracksetting were extremely positive.  There was a lot of support for our approach of using the Ginzu as an alternative groomer; some people commented that the result was not as good as with the PistenBully.  Choosing the right tool is a mix of cost, people, and snow conditions.  The grooming team is continuing to learn about what tool to use for best result.  A general theme for the coming year will be “keep it up”.   Given the complexity of managing tracksetting, and its cost, the club will make no major changes, but rather take a year to consolidate and make incremental improvements to the approach.  One area for improvement will be grooming at junctions.  

A few comments were received about people’s favourite trail not being set and grooming not being consistent.  Ongoing expectation management with members is needed so that people understand the challenges of grooming and limits to what grooming can do, especially after a large snowfall or when temperatures are near 0.  Groomers are committed to continued learning how to improve grooming where its feasible.  

Specific suggestions included:

Improve grooming reporting.  We are adopting the Nordic Pulse system which should help with this a lot without creating much extra work for groomers.

Real-time reporting of grooming progress.  This isn’t feasible without a satellite communication.  Also, we want the tracks to set up a bit before skiing on them so a bit of a delay is desirable. Nordic Pulse will upload updates as the groomers come through the staging area instead of just at the end of a grooming session.

New equipment for grooming in difficult conditions.   Low priority - there is no magic tool for grooming in wet snow. Groomers are experimenting with use of a simple drag for packing new snow with small machines.  If funds allow, a renovator for the PistenBully would be useful for icy conditions.  

PistenBully – many comments on the need for backup, suggestions for 2nd machine, comments on reliability.  Discussions are ongoing. We plan to begin to build reserve funds to allow risk mitigation and will revisit the PB strategy in the upcoming year.   

More paid groomers instead of volunteers.  Volunteers are huge contributors to our grooming strategy. They are especially valuable for early season trail preparation, backup support when the PB has downtime and supplemental support when conditions require small machines. We will continue to improve how we use a combination of paid and volunteer groomers.   

Fees:

96% of respondents felt that the season pass fee was just right (83%) or too low (13%).  For those who would like to contribute more to the operations of the Nordic Centre, we have set up ways to donate either at the time of registration via Zone 4 or anytime using the link on our website: [url=https:///onlineforms/Cross-CountrySkidefondCanada/club-donation.html.  ]https:///onlineforms/Cross-CountrySkidefondCanada/club-donation.html.  [/url];

74% of respondents found our day pass fee just right (70%) or too low (4%); 26% felt that the day pass fee was too high.  In 2018, we raised the day pass fee from $10 to $15 after much discussion and with authorization from Recreation Sites and Trails BC.  The main drivers of the fee increase were higher fuel, machine and other costs incurred by the club and the desire to have these costs covered by day pass skiers as well as season pass holders.  Our day pass fee is in line with that charged by other similar clubs in the province.  

Fees will always be a sensitive issue for at least some skiers.  In response to the survey question about what would make it more likely for the respondent to get season’s pass next year, cost was mentioned by a number of people:  price staying the same, price dropping and day rate going up.  

Comments on the club’s fee structure included:

Request for punch passes or week-long passes for times other than Christmas.  This would be a challenge to implement and manage.  A number of other clubs in the province have ceased offering punch passes for this reason.

On-line day passes.  We are looking into this option.

Senior’s pass.  We are not considering a special senior rate for several reasons.  If we lower the fees for seniors then we would have to raise them for the rest of the skiers. Our objective is to keep fees reasonable for everyone.  

Special rates for those who volunteer lots or higher fees for those who don’t volunteer.  We are not considering special volunteer rates.  If we offered discounts to the approximately 1/3 of members who volunteer, then we would have to raise the fees for the remainder of our skiers.  Many volunteers have indicated that they volunteer in order to help the club provide a high quality of experience for themselves and others.  

 

In addition, there were a few comments about people who abuse the honour system and ski without getting a day pass.  We discuss this frequently and have yet to come up with a cost-effective solution; we are open to ideas.  One commentor suggested community education on the cost of running the Nordic Centre. 

Communications (also see Tracksetting section):

92% of respondents felt that the frequency and volume of communications from the BVCCSC was the right amount.  The majority of people prefer email (47%) or the website (31%) as the means of keeping in touch; Facebook and Instagram were the preferred method of 15% and 7%, respectively.

There were comments on various aspects of communications scattered throughout the survey.   Of note:

    • Better communicate club stances on major topics like dogs, grooming, finances, etc. at beginning of each season and in a prominent place on the website.  Explain why members have to contribute to Cross Country BC and Nordiq Canada.  Improvements to communications and website are ongoing and depend, to some degree, on people volunteering to do the work.

Events and Programs:

25% of respondents participated in the 2021 virtual events; 20% participated in races; 24% participated in non-virtual events (presumably in past years) such as Tour de Soup; 14% attended Masters classes; 6% joined Athlete Development programs and 5% joined Jackrabbits or Bunnies.  We recognise that the numbers would likely have been different if class sizes had not been restricted due to COVID.  

The results for our question about plans to participate in events and programs in the upcoming ski season were quite similar to those noted above.  

We received many comments about Events including those listed below.  There were also a lot of requests for more fun events.  The limits to our ability to offer events are twofold:

1)  Each event needs a champion – someone who will plan and oversee the event; and

2)  Events require volunteers

If you have an idea for an event (or see one on the list below that you are interested in) and want to discuss it further, we encourage you to contact events@bvnordic.ca with the idea along with some indication as to how it would run.  This is how popular events such as the Tour de Soup began. 

Support for continued virtual events even after COVID restrictions are lifted.  The popularity of these events makes it likely that they will continue after COVID.  

Support for specific events: the Holiday Hustle, strava events, treasure hunt.  

More fun events, e.g. poker ski, beer ski, wine tour ski.  Need a champion and volunteers

More informal races.  Need a champion and volunteers

Social gathering for new members so that they can meet others and feel welcome.  Need a champion and volunteers

Discovery Ski Day to introduce skiers to Dahlie trail network.  A version of this idea was incorporated into past Welcome Days.

Canteen in lodge on weekends for people to socialize; hot chocolate vending machine also proposed.

Outreach to increase diversity. Need a champion and volunteers 

Sprint nights.  Need a champion and volunteers

Dinner fundraiser.  Need a champion and volunteers

Waxing clinics.  Need a champion and volunteers

We also received comments about Programs including:

Many requests for more adult lessons (including for new skiers) and adult ski development.  We are offering the latter this year with our new head coach and, as the maximum enrollment was reached quickly, we will consider expanding the program in future years.  Our ability to offer the former is dependent on volunteers.

Non-competitive programs for teens.  Needs a champion and volunteers.

Ability of older kids to enter youth programs.  Older kids are welcome to inquire about entering youth programs - some skill is required.

Request for more details on classes and programs – what level fitness required and other conditions.  Older kids are welcome to inquire about entering youth programs - some skill is required.

Program for para-athletes.  Needs a champion and volunteers.

Capacity (volunteers, head coach, general manager):

36.5% of respondents volunteer with the club; 9% said that they didn’t volunteer but were interested in doing so.  54.5% don’t volunteer.

We did not receive many comments about volunteering that might help us understand why more than half of our members aren’t volunteering.  The need for better volunteer recognition was mentioned with suggestions like photos of volunteers in action and mentions in the newsletter.  We will work on improving volunteer recognition.  However, the board has chosen not to offer volunteers reduced fees as was also suggested.  If we offered discounts to the approximately 1/3 of members who volunteer, then we would have to raise the fees for the remainder of our skiers.

We are taking steps to try to connect better with those people who didn’t volunteer last year, but expressed an interest in helping out.  We have re-instated the volunteer checklist on the registration form and will be more diligent about connecting with those who offer to help than we were in the past.

A few comments specifically mentioned what type of volunteer work the respondent would be keen on doing, however, as the survey was anonymous, we can’t reach out to those individuals.  Anyone interested in volunteering can contact anne@bvnordic.ca or feedback@bvnordic.ca and your request will be directed to the appropriate person.

We received comments about the need to hire a general manager so that the volunteers are not so burdened.  We have done that and our new general manager started work November 1, 2021.

Similarly, we received comments about the desirability of hiring a head coach to support the volunteer coaches and relieve some of the burdens from volunteers.  We have done that and our new head coach started this summer.

Dog Trail Management:

59% of respondents never or rarely ski with a dog; 31% ski only or often with a dog.

We received a huge variety of comments about the dog trails and the club dog policy.  We considered  every suggestion and criticism unless it was exceptionally rude.

Overall, there was more support for the club approach to dog management than there was criticism.  Dog use is a positive and growing part of our overall membership, but is still a minority.  We will maintain the core approach to the dog trails, with specific targeted improvements for the upcoming ski season.  The addition of a dog trail coordinator has already helped alleviate problems and allows for further improvements in communications and trail management.

Some comments concerned last year’s mid-season change in the leash policy.  We recognise that changing course mid-season is not the preferred way to do things.  However, we were faced with an unprecedented number of complaints involving dogs early in the season and felt that we had to react.  We added specific mention of, and a link to, our dog policy on the registration page this year so that every person who buys a season’s pass should know what the rules are about skiing with dogs.

Additional comments included:

Request for new dog trails – Our trail plan proposes two new dog trails, subject to engagement with the Wet’suwet’en, consultation and approval by Recreation Sites and Trails. The plan proposes adding Swamp Dog Trail as a 1.5 km trail on the grassy swamp in the middle of Pooch Paradise. It would have little cost or impact and could be established in the near future, and would increase the dog trail network to a total of 13 km. The trail plan also proposes a major new trail tentatively named Canis loopis, subject to funding, project champion and grooming capacity. Adding Swamp Dog and Canis loopis would result in a total of 18-20 km of dog trails.   

Open up all of Pine Creek to dogs – comments both for and against; there were also some comments requesting removing dogs from the Pine Creek 2.5 (Hound Heaven).  This will not be pursued for several reasons.  Positive response from dog owners would be accompanied by negative response from other skiers – survey results indicate that contrary to comments by dog owners that Pine Creek trails are “under utilized”, they remain popular for skiers without dogs.  Furthermore, “spreading out dogs” would increase pressure on PistenBully grooming capacity which is at its maximum. The preferred strategy is to add Swamp Dog and Canis loopis which will be the equivalent of opening all of Pine Creek to dogs

Leash Policy requiring dogs to be on leashes in the lower parking lot and from the parking lot through the tunnel – comments both for and against with more support for; there were also some comments requesting leashes be required up to junction with dog trails.   The leash policy will remain in place with continued efforts to communicate rationale.  

Second tunnel crossing or allow crossing of Hudson Bay Mt. road.  A second tunnel would be prohibitively expensive.  The club does not support crossing the road instead of the tunnel. Dog owners who use the old road crossing do so at their own risk. 

Dog trail parking – some requests for a second parking lot on the other side of HBM Rd. and one request for dogs to be allowed on the trail connecting the upper and lower parking lot.  We are not pursuing the idea of a second parking lot due to the expense and effort that would be involved; plowing capacity is already at its maximum.  Instead, we will optimize parking in the lower parking lot in the upcoming season.  We are not planning to allow dogs on the trail connecting upper and lower parking lot at this time.  We don’t want to export existing dog behaviour and feces problems to the upper parking lot.  In the longer term, this idea can be revisited.

Post to put dog on leash while putting on skis.  Under consideration.

Dog messes.  Many comments mainly in favour of the scoops and requesting better management of dog feces by owners.  We will continue with strategies from last year.

Dog trail fee.  Comments were received in favour of a specific fee for dog trails and other comments were received indicating that some dog owners feel that they don’t get value for the money that they pay.  We will not be instituting a dog pass at this time.  We will continue to educate dog owners on the extra cost that their use already creates.  Also, will investigate an option for a targeted “dog trail” donation.

 

 

 

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NSDP Calendars

This page has links to calendars you can subscribe to for various aspects of the nordic skills development program. By following the instructions below to subscribe to them you can stay up to date with the latest calendar changes for the groups/activities you are interested in.

How To Subscribe To Calendars

The calendar links below are not clickable because doing so only imports the current events and does not subscribe you to future additions and changes to calendar events. To subscribe to changes requires a few more steps depending on what kind of device you have, click on the links below to learn more:

• Mac
  • https://support.apple.com/en-ca/guide/calendar/icl1022/mac
• iPhone/iPad 
  • See the "Subscribe to a calendar" section here https://support.apple.com/en-ca/guide/iphone/iph3d1110d4/ios
  • Screencast walkthrough https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oe5S0aCeM_4
• Outlook
  • https://www.howtogeek.com/661142/how-to-add-an-icalendar-link-to-your-outlook-calendar/
• Google Calendar (Web)
  • See "Use a link to add a public calendar" here https://support.google.com/calendar/answer/37100

Calendar Links

Links to ICS format versions of the various club calendars to add to your computer/phone's calendar.

Skill Development Program Groups

• Track Attack 2
  • https://calendar.google.com/calendar/ical/c_fg4fj8m378iiovfucmn0g860qg%40group.calendar.google.com/public/basic.ics
• U14
  • https://calendar.google.com/calendar/ical/c_sub021al55ki6fdj39a22q9bqk%40group.calendar.google.com/public/basic.ics
• U16
  • https://calendar.google.com/calendar/ical/c_u81oti4ov06fg53mqmno76s7e0%40group.calendar.google.com/public/basic.ics
• U18
  • https://calendar.google.com/calendar/ical/c_7vhhe9b1bq2uggqqmbppjurh58%40group.calendar.google.com/public/basic.ics

General Club Calendars

• Away Races
  • https://calendar.google.com/calendar/ical/bvnordic.ca_dnrofcbu7j4iv5iab6n1lhn148%40group.calendar.google.com/public/basic.ics
• Biathlon
  • https://calendar.google.com/calendar/ical/bvnordic.ca_192bsrm53ejo6pscncu4ethe90%40group.calendar.google.com/public/basic.ics
• Events
  • https://calendar.google.com/calendar/ical/bvnordic.ca_s2f1qs033iv1ubd0l3jc8edfec%40group.calendar.google.com/public/basic.ics
• Local Races
  • https://calendar.google.com/calendar/ical/bvnordic.ca_s2f1qs033iv1ubd0l3jc8edfec%40group.calendar.google.com/public/basic.ics
• Practices
  • https://calendar.google.com/calendar/ical/bvnordic.ca_msm0o28blk4idubq33iln1fk54%40group.calendar.google.com/public/basic.ics
• Skill Development Program Events
  • https://calendar.google.com/calendar/ical/bvnordic.ca_ggqj2rg84l249lp8bg7h225k0o%40group.calendar.google.com/public/basic.ics

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Contact

Nordic Centre Location

8.5km up Hudson Bay Mountain Road.

Directions

Mailing address

Bulkley Valley Cross Country Ski Club
Box 4412, Smithers BC V0J 2N0

General Comments/Concerns

feedback@bvnordic.ca

General Manager

Jan Wengelin, gm@bvnordic.ca

Skills Development Program

Head Coach, Andrea Stapff, coach@bvnordic.ca

Coordinator, Denise Kelly, denise.kelly@bvnordic.ca

Tickets and information

McBike & Sport, Main St. and Second Ave. 250-847-5009

Club Contacts

Board of Directors

Information about or for the website

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Sponsors & Partners

The club is grateful to the following sponsors and partners.

Interested in becoming a club sponsor? We have sponsorship opportunities for events, programs, projects, grooming operations or general club support. Send an email to sponsorships@bvnordic.ca to learn more.

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Annual Sponsors

Annual Sponsors provide financial support to the Club.     

 

                

               

     

          

 

  

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Project Sponsors

These sponsors have generously provided funding or in-kind support for the construction of our new Tracksetter Garage:

 

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Partners

These partners provide a wide range of support to the club including management of the trails, logistical support, and funding.

 

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Grooming FAQ

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Athlete Resources

Race Plan Template

2020_athlete_race_planning_.pdf

Nordiq Canada Athlete_Race_Plan.pdf

Distance Tracking

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Skiing with a Dog

The Bulkley Valley Nordic Centre has 11 km of dog-friendly trails for skiers with or without a dog.   The dog trails are accessible from the lower parking lot.  Dogs are not allowed on any other trails, in the upper parking lot or in any of our buildings.  As with all our trails, skiers must carry a valid season or day pass when on the dog trails.

To ensure that all skiers and dogs enjoy their experience and stay safe on the dog trails:

• Dogs must be on a leash in the parking lot and until after the tunnel
• Dogs have the right of way on the dog trails so ski cautiously and behave courteously toward each other and toward the dogs
• All skiers should anticipate encountering off-leash dogs and remember that dogs can act unpredictably
• Dog owners are responsible for their dog’s behaviour and should act accordingly:
  • Pick up after your dog in the parking lot and along the trails
  • Do not bring untrained dogs to the trails
  • Dogs should be under voice control or on a leash
  • Do not bring aggressive dogs to the trails
  • If your dog becomes disruptive, leash it and leave immediately
  • Don’t bring an unspayed female in heat
• Skiers with dogs must ski in the direction posted; skiers without dogs may ski in either direction
• Maximum of 2 dogs per skier and 4 dogs per group of skiers

Our Dog-friendly Trails are

• Pooch Paradise
• Wild Dog
• Hound Heaven

Check out this video highlighting the club's canine protocols and read the club's policy on skiing with dogs at the Nordic Centre.

See the results of the dog trail survey conducted in spring of 2024.

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Mailing Lists

The club uses google groups to communicate with athlete development program (ADP) parents and coaches. These groups are enumerated and described in this document. There are links to group archives in this document as well, which is useful if you were added to a group late or otherwise missed messages. 

Spam

To prevent messages from the @bvnordic.ca mailing lists being incorrectly marked as spam you need to "whitelist" messages from @bvnordic.ca with your email provider. Below are illustrated examples on how to do this for outlook/hotmail and gmail (screnshots taken via Safari on a mac laptop, these may look different on other platforms/devices)

Outlook/Hotmail

Microsoft calls the whitelisting process "Safe sender and domains"

When signed into outlook.live.com you will see something like this in the top right of your browser window. Click on the gear icon (highlighted)

This should bring up a Settings view like this, click on “View all Outlook settings"

In the all settings view do the following

1. Click on Junk email
2. Click on the “+ Add” button in the “Safe senders and domains” section of the Junk email settings
3. Add “bvnordic.ca” to the list of safe senders
4. Save the changes to the settings

Google Mail

To ensure that google mail doesn't mark messages from @bvnordic.ca as spam we will create a "filter"

Go to mail.google.com when signed into the account you receive email and click on the gear icon in the top right of the window:

This will present a menu like this, click on "Settings"

This will take you to a new page with all of the google mail settings. Here click on "Filters and Blocked Addresses" near the top of the window:

When you click on "Filters and Blocked Addresses" the window will have a link named "Create a new filter" near the bottom of the window. Click this link

A new view will appear like the one shown below. In the "From" field enter "@bvnordic.ca" and then click on the "Create filter" link near the bottom of the filter view:

This will bring up another window with all of the possible actions you can do with the new filter. Check "Never send it to Spam" and click on the "Create Filter" button:

Now messages sent to you from @bvnordic.ca should never be marked as spam.

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Chris Dahlie Memorial Cup

Chris was an early promoter of skiing in the Valley. He came to Canada in 1928, drawn to the Bulkley Valley as it reminded Chris of his homeland near Lillehammer, Norway. A natural skiing population grew amongst the Scandinavian settlers, many of them were tie-hackers from the railway construction days.

Building ski jumps, cutting slalom runs, designing cross county routes, and helping Harry Orm make hickory and birch skis; Chris’s life revolved around the sport in all its aspects. He built the first ski cabin up on The Prairie at the downhill ski area. Participating in slalom, cross country ski racing and jumping, he regularly traveled from Burns Lake to Hazelton for tournaments, and attended championships around the province.

In his memory, his wife Elsie had the silver cup made; to be dedicated every year to a ski booster:
Someone who promotes the sport by helping to make better facilities, by great personal performance or via leadership in the ski community.

In the early years, the award alternated between the Smithers Ski Club, and the cross-country club. Since 2000 the tradition has been carried on by the BV Cross Country Ski Club every year.

Past Recipients

1990 Walter Hromatka
1991 Einar Blix
1992 Claire Challen
1993 Graham Maclean
1994 Dan Young
1995 Olav Skjelbred
1996 Paul & Esme Challen
1997 Gary & Liz Murdoch
1998 Daphne Moser
1999 Brant & Tenley Dahlie 
2000 Cor & Mary Vandermaal 
2001 Marilyn Ritchey
2002-03 Karen MacKeown & Dave Bustard
2002-03 Pat & Dave Pearce
2004-05 Debbie & Dennis Courtliff
2005-06 Steve Howard
2006-07 Mark Blayney & Loretta Malkow
2007-08 Brian Fuhr & Kathleen Yates
2008-09 Bob & Karen Mitchell
2009-10 Jill & Peter Krause
2010-11 Lorraine & Des Moran
2011-12 Liz Holdyk
2012-13 Kathy Spiro
2013-14 Dave Pellow
2014-15 Larry McCulloch
2015-16 Alex & Jane Woods
2017-18 Kevin Kriese & Irene Ronalds
2018-19 Steve & Liz Osborn
2019-20 Geoff Recknell & Sandra Nash
2020-21 Alan Baxter
2021-22 Darlene and Mike Doogan-Smith

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Webcams

View From Lodge Towards Hudson Bay Mountain

Latest Image

Time Lapse

Snow Stump v2

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Fifth Annual Tour de Soup

Sunday, January 19th, 2020

11:30-2:30 p.m. at the Buchfink Lodge. Registration for poker hand prizes from 11:30-1:30. Prizes at 3:00

All ages & skill levels welcome.

Help Wanted! Sign up here: https://signup.com/go/KjxjNzt

https://www.facebook.com/events/2591414444474815/

Fun ‘poker’ ski with hot soups from local restaurants. Pickup a playing card at each soup station to make up your poker hand. Prizes back at the lodge for the best poker hands.

$5 for season/day pass holders. Tickets at the Lodge & the start of Pooch Paradise/Dog Trails

Don't forget your cup!

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Trail Map

 

There are a few versions of our trail map:

• Printable Georeferenced PDF
• Georeferenced PDF better suited to mobile devices
• Nordic Pulse mobile app for iOS or Android
• Trailforks

 

Trailforks

The trailforks mobile app will allow you to see our trail network and where you are on it without having to use cell data. See their website for how to install and use the app https://www.trailforks.com/apps/map/

Our trailforks page is https://www.trailforks.com/region/bulkley-valley-nordic-centre-31676

A cool feature of the Trailforks app is the ability for anyone to report on conditions or issues. You can also earn Trail Karma. By donating money to the club's trail fund, your Trail Karma will improve your chance of great snow and will make the hills a little less steep, (or more grueling if that is what you want). 😉

Avenza Maps

Avenza Maps is an application that allows you to view your location on our georeferenced map pdf and is available for iOS on the App Store and for Android on Google Play store. The free version will let you use up to three active maps at a time. You will definitely want this to be one of those 3 maps. If you don't already have Avenza Maps installed here are links to install it for iOS and Android:

Once you have Avenza Maps installed following this link should import the map into the app pdfmap://drive.google.com/uc?export=download&id=1MimiPeXI22dCuUXUkiCjco6dH6YYfH8v

 

If that link does not import the map then follow these instructions on how to import maps into Avenza Maps:

• iOS instructions
• Android instructions

All Avenza Maps help is here http://help.avenzamaps.com

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Directions

Getting to the Bulkley Valley Nordic Centre

Entering Smithers from east: On Highway 16, turn left at first set of lights on to Tatlow Road (at Toyota dealer), turn right onto Pacific Street at LB Paving, turn Left on Dahlie Road, cross over railway overpass. Follow the hard left turn on to Hudson Bay Mountain Road (follow skier signs), continue up Hudson Bay Mountain Road. The BV Nordic Centre is the second right after the switchbacks and has a large Bulkley Valley Nordic Centre sign at the entrance.

From the west: Follow Highway 16 through town to third set of lights at King Street (just past Extra Foods). Turn right on King St following to the end and turn left on Railway Ave. Follow Railway to where it turns left on to Pacific. Turn right onto Dahlie Rd, and follow the hard left turn on to Hudson Bay Mountain Road (follow skier signs). Continue up Hudson Bay Mountain Road. The BV Nordic Centre is the second right after the switchbacks and has a large Bulkley Valley Nordic Centre sign at the entrance.

Once on BV Nordic Centre road, the first parking lot allows access to the dog trails by skiing through the underpass to cross Hudson Bay Mountain Road. To use the lodge and upper trail systems, pass through first parking lot (through gate) and park in the upper parking lot. Walk to the top right corner of the parking lot, past the Gary Murdoch wax hut and on to the Buchfink Lodge. The race office is on the main floor, inside the main door and on your left. The eating area and kitchen are upstairs.

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Year At A Glance

Important dates each calendar year. To open the embedded document seen below in its own window click on this link

some more content after the embedded document

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Safety Information

The club maintains safety equipment at the Nordic Centre for use by anyone in need. Club members are encouraged to become familiar with the following so they will be able to assist in an emergency. This information and important contact numbers are posted next to the Lodge Telephone.

Lodge Telephone

• A telephone is available on the main floor across from the 1st Aid room.
• The phone number is 250-846-5030
• The phone is for emergency or brief non-emergency calls. Long distance calls will be blocked.
• Dial 9-1-1 for ambulance, police, SAR(Search and Rescue) or fire

Ski at your own risk

• Skiing alone is NOT recommended
• Don't rely on cell phones as coverage is poor on most trails.
• There is NO First Aid Attendant and NO ski patrol.
• Trails are NOT patrolled at the end of the day.

1st Aid Supplies

• Small first aid kit upstairs above small kitchen sink
• Portable first aid kits in unlocked cupboard in main floor 1st Aid Room
• Rescue tobaggon located in Shed #1 by maintenance buildings. Blankets, leg splint, neck brace and basic 1st Aid kit inside wrapped "burrito"
• Emergency Kits out on trails - locations marked on trail map. Contains wool blanket, reflective blanket, matches, tensor bandages, hand warmers

AED (Automated external defibrillator)

• The AED is next to the stairs, inside the main door of the lodge.  
• The AED is a portable device that checks the heart rhythm and can shock a heart to restore a normal rhythm.
• Anyone can use the AED. It Talks! Best used with a call to 911.
• If someone is unconscious, use the AED. It only shocks if needed.

Snowmobile Rescue Sled

• BV Nordic Centre owns a rescue snowmobile(yellow skandic) equipped with a toe bar and a rescue toboggan located in Shed #1 by maintenance buildings. Blankets, leg splint, neck brace and basic 1st Aid kit inside wrapped "burrito" in toboggan.
• Helmets are located in unlocked cupboard in main floor 1st Aid Room
• The snowmonile is only to be driven by individuals that are familiar with snowmobile operation. Operate at own risk.
• To start: 
  • Ensure red square ON/OFF switch on right side is in ON position (pull upwards)
  • Attach key to ignition on left side of dashboard. Key located in woodenbox in #1 shed
  • Push ORANGE button on left side until engine start. If you hear "beeping" every 2 seconds, wiggle the key on its ignition
  • Push down on gear level and swirch to 1st gear.

Emergency Rescue Procedures 

• Link to Emergency Rescue Procedures

 

Biathlon Safety

• Link to Biathlon Safety Policy

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Trail Plan

Our Trail Plan 2025-2029 was approved by the Board of Directors on February 24, 2025.  Downloads:

• Trail Plan 2025-2029 approved.pdf
• Competition and Training Trails Master Plan prepared by GeoEnviroLogic Consulting Ltd.

The 2025-2029 trail plan received extensive input from the trail coordinator, nordic centre director, general manager, key volunteers, board of directors and the club membership. During development of the plan, the membership was given information and asked for feedback through the website, newsletters, and an information session at the 2024 AGM. The plan builds on previous trail plans which incorporated input from a membership surveys (most recently in the spring of 2021) as well as input from members and the board of directors. 

The trail plan identifies priorities and proposed projects that the Club will support if there is the necessary volunteer leadership, government approvals, and funding.  Trail planning will continue to evolve as we receive feedback from skiers, First Nations, Recreation Sites and Trails BC and as we learn more from fieldwork and fundraising efforts.

Contact us: If you are interested in helping out with trail planning, maintenance, or development, or if you have questions or suggestions about the trail plan, please send a note to trails@bvnordic.ca

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Regional Snow Camp

2023

The 2023 Teck Regional Snow Camp for Northern BC is scheduled to happen at the Bulkley Valley Nordic Centre December 8-10th. Register for the event here:

https://zone4.ca/register/WqPDkb/

Notice of event is here:

Camp Notice

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ADP Parents

ADP Parent Handbook

All ADP Parents are required to read this handbook : ADP Athlete and Parent Handbook

ADP Parent Conduct

The BV Nordic Club has expectations regarding how ADP parents conduct themselves while supporting ADP athletes. Upon registration of an athlete, all parents or guardians that will be accompanying an athlete or involved in the program are expected to follow the Code of Conduct.  The latest code of conduct can be found on the club's Policies Page.

ADP Volunteer Requirements

Information about the fundaising and volunteering expectations are detailed in the ADP Athlete and Parent Handbook.  

Athletes should help!

Track Attack Requirements

For volunteer duties, the total number of volunteer spots are divided by the number of ADP families.

Each family is required to signup for approximately:

• 2 lodge parent spots (non-coaching families only)
• 2-3 ticket checking spots (please sign up for at least one spot over the Winter break and Spring Break please, coaching families can just do 2)
• 1-2 lodge cleaning spots

*Track Attack parents – 2 ‘On-snow Parent Helpers’ to assist our Volunteer coaches on Thursdays and Saturdays.

ADP Duties

ADP Volunteer Instructions for Ski Families 2022-2023

Ski Boosters

All parents are a part of Ski Boosters.  Ski Boosters is led by a team of parents that organize the fundraising and volunteer requirements for our ADP programs.  

Ski Boosters Questions?  skiboosters@bvnordic.ca

Racing:

Ten Commandments For Parents Of Athletic Children

See the ADP Racing page for race information.

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Coach Training

           NCCP General Training Certification                                               National Coaching Certification Program comprehensive overview (training, evaluation, certification) for the sport of cross country skiing    

            Coach Development Workshops                                                    Community Coaching workshops explained

Checklists 

• ICC/CC Checklist
• L2T Checklist
• T2T Checklist

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BV Nordic Coaches

Questions? Contact: denise.kelly@bvnordic.ca (NSDP Coordinator Denise Kelly)

Important Requirements for BV Nordic NSDP Coaches

1. Seasons Pass or Day Pass (annually)
2. Coaching License (annually)
3. Criminal Record Check (every ~5 years)

Seasons Pass or Day Pass

All coaches, including volunteer coaches, must register for a seasons pass or day pass as this is required for anyone who uses the trails.

Coach License

All coaches coaching for more than 7 hours/year must sign up for the Nordiq Canada Coaching License before starting to coach from July 1st to June 30th in order to continue benefiting from NC liability insurance coverage and other benefits.

The NC coaching license is mandatory for all active cross country ski coaches in Canada who are coaching at least 7 hours per year with a registered cross country ski club (with their division).

An “active” coach is anyone who performs typical coaching tasks with a registered club, including delivering practices or assisting with delivery of practices, with any age group, for at least 7 hours per year.

The Nordiq Canada license is renewable annually and is valid from July 1 to June 30 at no charge. Registration opens on June 15 each year. You must already be a club member to sign up for a Coaching License.  Please do this at the start of each season.  Click on 'Nordiq Canada Coaching License' above for the quick and easy way to sign up for free.   

Criminal Record Check

Required for all Rabbits, Athlete Development and Ski S'kool Coaches. Please ensure you have this redone every 5 years.  It is free.

Contact our General Manager Jan Wengelin jan.wengelin@bvnordic.ca or Program Coordinator Denise Kelly denise.kelly@bvnordic.ca for instructions on how to complete a criminal record check.

Coach Conduct

TBD (link to conduct in policies, link to discipline policies, safe sport, higher standard, making athletes aware of their own code of conduct expectation)

Code of Conduct Coach Agreement

Code of Conduct Parent Athlete Agreement

Training

TBD (need clear info on what level of training is expected for coaching at different levels, where to get the training and when in the year it is generally available, funding provided for getting training, link to our club events page for any local training, link to CCBC info on training they are offering, who to contact if you are interested in further training)

Link to coach training information page

Coach Meetings

The Athlete Development Program Coaches meet approximately monthly with the Head Coach to plan, learn and troubleshoot.

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Virtual Wetzin’Kwa Loppet 2021

Fun for skiers of all ages and abilities, the Wetzin'kwa Loppet has something for everyone - it's not just about getting to the finish line first! While this year’s Loppet will look a little different, it will also allow for more opportunities to challenge yourself on different trails.

When: Saturday, February 27 to Sunday, March 7

Where: Bulkley Valley Nordic Centre

Who: Anyone who can ski 1 km! 

What: Your choice of Classic or Skate technique for distances ranging from 1 km to 32 km. Ski one route, some routes, or all routes! The choice is yours!

How: Download the Strava app to track your route(s) and time(s). Organizers ask for your cooperation in using the Strava app where possible. Please contact loppet@bvnordic.ca to make other arrangements if using Strava is not an option for you.

Cost: $5 suggested donation; proceeds to the BVCCSC athlete development team.

Loppet Facebook Event Page

Strava Problems?

Is strava not matching one of the loppet segments to your activity? Follow these instructions to file a support ticket with Strava to get them to match the segment for you (if possible). Note: you need to use a web browser, not the phone app, to find the potential matching segments to send to Strava support.

Strava Loppet Segments

10k—2021 Wetzin'kwa Loppet Pine Creek Cruise
https://www.strava.com/segments/27229509

20k—2021 Wetzin'kwa Loppet The Classic
https://www.strava.com/segments/27440695

32k—2021 Wetzin'kwa Loppet The Outer Limits
https://www.strava.com/segments/27433212

Registration

Download and complete this registration form and email it to loppet@bvnordic.ca to register.

Register by February 24 for your chance to win a prize from McBike! Deadline to register is Saturday, March 6.

Route Maps

• Stadium Routing and 1km Course map “The Jackrabbits”
• 3 km map “Child’s Play” (updated Feb 25 with small change to route out of stadium)
• 10 km map “Pine Creek Cruise”
• 20 km map “The Classic” (updated Feb 25 with small change to route out of stadium)
• 32 km map “The Outer Limits”

Every effort will be made to clearly mark the routes with colour-coded arrows. However, the onus is on participants to know the course. Please familiarize yourself with your course prior to beginning your race.
If there are differences between the maps and arrows on course, follow the arrows.

Our trail map page has information on how you can monitor your position on a map using trailforks or our georeferenced PDF map.

Safety, Trail Conditions, and Dogs

This is a self-supported event. There will be no hydration or feed stations. Be prepared to carry what you need with you. First aid will not be provided beyond what already exists at emergency kits located at some of the junctions. Participants should have a check in plan if skiing alone.

Please note that although our wonderful grooming team will endeavour to set fantastic tracks, conditions will vary over the course of the event. We appreciate your cooperation and understanding. 

Given the length of the event, closing the dog trails is not an option this year. Participants skiing the 10, 20, and 32 km routes should be prepared to encounter dogs.

COVID-19 Safety

Visit https://bvnordic.ca/covid-19-info/ to familiarize yourself with the club's COVID-19 safety plan. Participants must be prepared to follow our guidelines for physical distancing and passing.

Past Results

Past results on zone4

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McBike Family Welcome Day at the BV Nordic Centre

The Bulkley Valley Cross Country Ski Club invites you to our annual Family Welcome Day featuring free skiing all day.

Jill & Peter Krause from McBike will be on hand with their rental fleet to provide free rental skis & boots and the Club's Ski Skool equipment will also be available. Last skis go out at 2:00 and all equipment must be returned by 3:00. Although skiing is free all day, for insurance purposes guests are asked to still pick up passes to wear. These can be found outside at far end of the lodge and at the dog parking lot.

Volunteers are needed to help welcome new skiers & hand out passes, fit ski equipment, etc. If you have time to help spread the joy of nordic skiing to others, please add your name to our sign up sheet.

Details:

When: Sunday, February 16, 2025.
Where: Bulkley Valley Nordic Centre at 8.5km on Hudson Bay Mountain Road.
10am Free ski rentals available on site compliments of McBike; skis must be returned by 3:00.

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Womxn’s Cross Country Ski Clinic

Sunday January 26, 2025   8:30 am - 2:00 pm

All levels welcome, from beginner to advanced! Instruction by experienced coaches. Join us for a day of camaraderie, learning, and fun.

Morning Skate and/or Classic lessons before a delicious lunch catered by Riverside Kitchen Co, followed by your choice of yoga, a waxing clinic, or a trail tour to cap off the day. Spots in the wax clinic and yoga are limited and available on a first come basis.

Register at zone4 until January 12 or until the limited spaces are filled.
$65 for Bulkley Valley Nordic members, $80 for non-members (includes day pass).

For more information, contact womxnsclinic@bvnordic.ca

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Teck Northern Cup #2 - BCWG Zone 7 Trials

What: Teck Northern Cup #2 and BC Winter Games Trials for Zone 7
When: January 2, 2022
Where: Bulkley Valley Nordic Centre
Race Notice
Registration via Zone4

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Bib Pick-Up: Race day, 10:45 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., at the Gary Murdoch Wax Hut.

Start Time Change

• The race start time will move from Jan 2, 11 am to Jan 2, 12 pm
• This is to give us the best chance of running the entire race (i.e. have the temperature above warmer than -15 C for U12 and -20 C others)
• We will not delay the race later than 12 pm

Temperature Considerations

• BC continues to be in a deep freeze;
  • Trend is looking good for Jan 2 with at least some warming associated with snow
  • Even at current temperatures we are seeing temps in the afternoon below -20 at BV Nordic
• Due to COVID Restrictions, there wont be an indoor warm place to ‘hang out and warm up’
• Please dress accordingly and consider using your vehicle as a ‘warming hut’ as required
• Please consider having hot shots and toe warmers for your kids as required
• BV Nordic will send an email Saturday afternoon to generally address the temperature as it relates to the race

COVID Considerations

• Please see and review the Tech Cup COVID Safety Plan
• NOTE it has been updated based on Dec 24^th PHO Order

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Course Maps And COVID Safetey Plan

 

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