Earlybird registration is now open on Zone4.ca for 2020-21 season memberships for Nelson Nordic Ski Club.
Become a member of our not-for-profit society and our active nordic skiing community! Your membership fees also cover unlimited skiing on our designated trails all season long!
Nelson Nordic Ski Club is seeking a Head Coach to provide coaching and coordination for the Club’s Track Attack and Junior Racing programs. The Head Coach is responsible for overall program administration, planning and development, including coordination of parent coaches and other volunteers.
Reporting to the General Manager, the Head Coach also develops annualized training plans for athletes in the program and works with individual athletes on fitness and technique. Program promotion, event planning, equipment management and travel to races outside of Nelson will be required. Ensuring compliance with the Club’s Covid-19 safety plan, Return to Sport plan, and other physical distancing requirements will be a key component of the position this season.
To view the complete Job Description, click here.
Desired Qualifications/Experience
Preferred Start Date: November 1, 2020
Application Deadline: October 26, 2020
Interested and qualified candidates are invited to submit their covering letter and resume to General Manager Jaime Frederick at jaime@nelsonnordicski.ca. We thank all applicants; however only short-listed candidates will be contacted for an interview.
Nelson Nordic Ski Club is seeking an experienced coordinator to lead its School Outreach Program, which provides children in primary and middle schools with an affordable, positive outdoor experience through the introduction of basic cross-country skiing skills in a fun environment. The program serves more than 800 School District 8 students annually, with sessions running four days per week from early January to mid-March.
Reporting to the General Manager, the successful candidate will be responsible for program planning, set-up and operation, including hiring and supervising staff, program marketing and promotion, coordinating events, and communicating directly with schools to ensure the program is fully subscribed. Ensuring compliance with the Club’s Covid-19 safety plan and Return to Sport plan, the school district’s pandemic protocols and other physical distancing requirements will be a key component of the position this season.
To view the complete Job Description, click here.
Desired Qualifications/Experience
Preferred Start Date: August 24, 2020
Application Deadline: August 9, 2020
Interested and qualified candidates are invited to submit their covering letter and resume to General Manager Jaime Frederick at jaime@nelsonnordicski.ca. We thank all applicants; however only short-listed candidates will be contacted for an interview.
Nelson Nordic Ski Club needs your help to purchase a new grooming machine!
Our fundraising campaign continues to gather steam. Thanks to a combination of grants and generous donations from our members, we have now raised over $150,000!
We are very grateful for your support! As we’ve noted before, the cost of a new machine is in the range of $327,000. At the moment, we are in the process of completing an application to BC Capital Gaming for matching funds and we have commitments from other granting agencies that will be honoured if we are successful in that application.
However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we have also been informed that gaming funds for capital projects are not assured and may be somewhat more limited than in recent years. In the meantime, we continue to hold the funds raised to date in a restricted account. These funds will be used only toward the purchase of a new grooming machine.
In order to put the Club in the best position possible to purchase a new grooming machine sooner rather than later, we continue to seek donations from our supporters: If you have not yet made a donation and would like to do so, there are two options:
As you know, Nelson Nordic Ski Club is a non-profit community resource for members and non-members alike – we offer courses for over 900 schoolchildren annually through our popular School Outreach Program plus other youth and adult programs. We are also a draw for winter tourists, offering 26km of beautiful groomed track – and this helps support many other businesses in Nelson and area.
Thanks again to the 432 Nelson Nordic Ski Club (NNSC) members who responded to our member survey in April. That’s approximately half of our membership! So we (the board and management of the club) feel we have a pretty good idea of where the membership wants us to head.
We thought we would take this opportunity to let you know the major findings of the survey and what we are planning to do about them.
