Event start: 10:00 am
$20 entry fee, you choose whether to ski skate or classic.
Amazing door prizes at the finish! Please pay with cash.
Hello Cross Country Ski Enthusiasts, there is a dusting of snow showing up on the mountain tops!
Join us for our Annual General Meeting on November 2nd, to hear what is coming up in our 2025 year! AGM starts at 10:00 am.
At the sametime you can purchase your Early Bird Pass – pay by cash or cheque to save on those credit card fees (Early Bird Rates close on November 5, 2024 at 11:59 pm)
Get your skis waxed by our amazing Ski team athletes and enjoy a cup of coffee, yummy baked good or both while you wait (ski waxing and goodies by donation). Ski team fundraising activties (9:00 am to 2:00 pm)
Join us for a beautiful ski by moonlight (and Tiki torches!) to the Euphrates Cabin. We’ll have an outdoor bonfire, hot apple cider and plenty of good vibes! The cabin will be open.
Please be sure to bring your own mug for cider, as well as a headlamp. The route will be partially illuminated with Tiki torches back from the cabin along the Rail Trail.
Cost: $5 each for non-members
Or by donation for Nelson Nordic Ski Club Members
A fundraiser for our Nelson Nordic Ski Team and Youth Programs!
Capstone Caper Loppet, wear your best costume!
Open to all ages and ski levels; everyone is welcome! Join us for this family-friendly fun event, enjoy the great outdoors & be entered into an exciting prize draw!
Entry by donation, to our NNSC Nordiq Canada Annual Club Fundraising campaign – Donate Here: NNSC”Smooth Grooves Track and Trails”
Choose your distance or do all the loops!
- 1 km Storyboard – scavenger hunt loop
- 3 km Camp Busk loop
- 6 km Euphrates loop
Loppet Check in: 9:45 am – Loppet Start: 10:15 am
Join Nelson Nordic’s Track Attack and Junior Racers at our popular annual Pumpkin Hunt to raise funds for our youth programs and ski team!
DOWNLOAD Pumpkin Hunt Poster here!
We will hide 150 pumpkins in our Enchanted Forest. Children 12 years and under are invited to hunt for a pumpkin, with our ski team athletes to guide them into the forest. FUN for the whole family!
Rubber Boots are recommended:)
Admission of $20 includes one pumpkin, 1 hot chocolates and 1 hotdog.
In order to spread out participants and make it a fun and safe event, we will have three sessions, one beginning at 10:00 am, second at 10:30 am, and third at 11:00 am. All tickets must be purchased online in advance at nelsonnordicski.square.site
**Please remember to bring your own mug for hot chocolate and your own drinking water. Also parking is limited please carpool if you can. Overflow parking is available at the Busk parking area.
Special thanks to our generous local sponsors; Save-On-Foods, Safeway, Kootenay Coop, Oso Negro, Kootenay Bakery and Pink Dog Design!
We look forward to seeing you out at the Nelson Nordic Apex trailhead on Saturday, October 25. Rain or shine!
Approx. 10 mins S. of Nelson on Hwy 6, across from Whitewater Rd.
Hello Cross Country Ski Enthusiasts, there is a dusting of snow showing up on the mountain tops!
Join us for our Annual General Meeting on November 1, 2025, to hear what is coming up in our 2026 year! AGM starts at 10:00 am.
At the same time you can purchase your Early Bird Pass – pay by cash or cheque to save on those credit card fees (Early Bird Rates close on November 4, 2025 at 11:59 pm)
Get your skis waxed by our amazing Ski team athletes and enjoy a cup of coffee, yummy baked good or both while you wait (ski waxing and goodies by donation). Ski team fundraising activities (9:00 am to 1:00 pm)
You are cordially invited to our fabulous and popular Tour de Soup!
On Saturday, January 24th, 2026 from noon to 2 p.m., come join us for a gourmet ski experience!
Visit any of our warming cabins at Apex, Euphrates (Busk) and Clearwater and sample a delicious cup of soup at each. Soup is offered BY DONATION, with proceeds going to Kidsport and to support our youth programs and Ski Team.
Please bring your own cup or mug for soup! (Suggested min. donation: $5 per cup.)
Non-members must pay trail user fees, as usual.
POSTPONED DUE TO WEATHER!
SKI FOR FREE IF YOU HAPPEN TO SHOW UP ON SITE TODAY:
The Moonlit ski has been postposed due to inclement weather. See you on January 31, 2026 Instead!
Join us for a beautiful ski by moonlight (and Tiki torches!) to the Euphrates Cabin. We’ll have an outdoor bonfire, hot apple cider and plenty of good vibes! The cabin will be open.
Please be sure to bring your own mug for cider, as well as a headlamp. The route will be partially illuminated with Tiki torches back from the cabin along the Rail Trail.
(apple cider is available while supplies last).
A fundraiser for our Nelson Nordic youth programs and Ski Team!
Exciting News, our club’s hosting of the The Teck Kootenay Cup is coming up soon: Saturday and Sunday, February 14th and 15th 2026.
DAY 1 COMPETITION: Saturday, Feb. 14th, 2026 at Apex
DAY 2 COMPETITION: Sunday, Feb 15th, 2026 at Busk
CLICK HERE FOR 2026 RACE NOTICE
CLICK HERE FOR 2026 TECHNICAL DETAILS
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER for TECK KOOTENAY CUP RACES 3 & 4
Can you volunteer? Many jobs, large and small! The success of this terrific event for all ages and abilities is due in large part to a wonderful team of volunteers, please consider signing up.
Volunteer opportunities are now open.
Please click on the following link (or copy it into your web browser if it doesn’t work), to go to the volunteer sign-up sheet:
volunteersignup.org/D3F8D
Sign-up only takes a couple of minutes, just follow the instructions on the page.
Thank you for volunteering!
Woohoo! What a great day at Nelson Nordic for our sprints!
SATURDAY – KING’S COURT – RESULTS
SUNDAY START LIST:
https://zone4.ca/event/
2026 MAPS
Sunday U14 and U16 Cup Clearwater course
Sunday U18 – Seniors and Masters Clearwater course