The Men’s Classic Sprint race followed the Women’s race and the temperature was warmer and the conditions tougher. The sprint course had a long uphill that had to be done twice so no one tried to double pole the entire sprint course using Skate skis. Federico Pellegrino won the Gold Medal, with Eric Brandsdal getting… Continue reading Ski Tour Canada 2016 – Men’s Sprints
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Ski Tour Canada 2016 – Women’s Sprints
Classic Sprints were held on March 8, 2016 and were the first races held in the Canmore, Alberta portion of Ski Tour Canada 2016. The weather was warm and sunny and these conditions held for all the races in Canmore. Norway swept the Women’s Sprint medals with Maiken Falla winning Gold, Atrid Jacobsen getting Silver… Continue reading Ski Tour Canada 2016 – Women’s Sprints
Ski Tour Canada 2016 – Women’s Skiathlon
The Women’s Skiathlon was held on the second day of competitions of the Canmore portion of Ski Tour Canada 2016. The Women’s Skiathlon was composed of a 7.5 km Classic race followed by a 7.5 km Skate Race with just a ski exchange between the two parts of the Skiathlon. After a see-saw battle at… Continue reading Ski Tour Canada 2016 – Women’s Skiathlon
Ski Tour Canada 2016 – Men’s Skiathlon
The Men’s race followed the Women’s race on March 9, 2016, the second day of races in Canmore. The Skiathlon was composed of a 15km Classic race followed by a 15m Skate race with a ski exchange between the two parts of the Skiathlon. Norway’s Martin Sundby was first followed by Sergey Ustiugov of Russia… Continue reading Ski Tour Canada 2016 – Men’s Skiathlon
Ski Tour Canada 2016 – Women’s Classic Pursuit Race
The Women’s Classic Pursuit race was held in Canmore, Alberta on March 12, 2016 and was the fourth and final race of Ski Tour Canada 2016. This race would determine the overall winner of Ski Tour Canada 2016. It would also strongly impact the final ranking of Female skiers over the year and would determine… Continue reading Ski Tour Canada 2016 – Women’s Classic Pursuit Race
Ski Tour Canada 2016 – Men’s Classic Pursuit Race
The Men’s Classic Pursuit race was held in Canmore, Alberta on March 12, 2016 and was the fourth and final race of Ski Tour Canada 2016. This race would determine the overall winner of Ski Tour Canada 2016. It would also strongly impact the final ranking of Male skiers over the year and would determine… Continue reading Ski Tour Canada 2016 – Men’s Classic Pursuit Race
Ski Tour Canada 2016 – Men’s Skate
The Men’s Skate race was the third race of four men’s races held in Canmore, Alberta. These races completed Ski Tour Canada 2016. The March 11, 2016 interval start race was won by Finland’s Matti Heikkinen with Russia’s Evgeniy second and Sweden’s Marcus Hellner third.
Ski Tour Canada 2016 – Women’s Skate
The Women’s Skate race was the third race of four women’s races held in Canmore, Alberta. These races completed Ski Tour Canada 2016. The March 11, 2016 interval start race was won by Norway’s Ingvild Oestberg with Norway’s Heidi Weng in second and Finland’s Kristi Parmakoski third.
Ski Tour Canada 2016 – Miscellaneous Images
The final images of the Canmore, Alberta portion of Ski Tour Canada 2016 are a few odds and ends not taken of the skiers in competiton. The Camore Nordic Centre is a wonderful a site for cross country ski racing. The trails are challenging and well maintained and the scenery is spectacular. The mountain trails… Continue reading Ski Tour Canada 2016 – Miscellaneous Images
Canada Ski Nationals 2015 – Male Team Sprint
The staff and volunteers at the Lappe Nordic Centre are known for their enthusiasm and expertise and they had the course and all the organizing well under control for the first day of the races. With temperatures well below freezing at night and hovering near freezing point during the races, the trail conditions were ideal.… Continue reading Canada Ski Nationals 2015 – Male Team Sprint
Canada Ski Nationals 2015 – Female Team Sprint
The 2015 Haywood Ski Nationals were held at the Lappe Nordic Centre from March 14 to 21, 2015 in Thunder Bay, Ontario. The Lappe Nordic Centre has world class trails and is known throughout Canada as a wonderful place to compete. The first day of racing featured Team Sprints and the course conditions and the… Continue reading Canada Ski Nationals 2015 – Female Team Sprint
Canada Ski Nationals – Male Skate Races Interval Start
The second day of competition featured Free Style (Skate) races with Interval Starts. The trail conditions were excellent and the weather was slightly warmer than the previous day. The Juvenile Boys race was 5 km and the Men’s CCUNC, Junior Boys and Open Men races were 10 km.
Canada Ski Nationals – Female Skate Interval Start Races
The second day of competition featured Free Style (Skate) races with Interval Starts. The trail conditions were excellent and the weather was slightly warmer than the previous day. The Women’s CCUNC, Juvenile Girls, Junior Girls and Open Women races were 5 km races.
Ontario Cup #1 – 2014-2015
The first Ontario Cup for the 2014-2015 ski season was held on December 21 and 22 at the Lappe Nordic Centre. With the new snow, the race course was in great shape and the weather was a nice mix of son and cloud . Due to conflict with other races and uncertainty about the snow… Continue reading Ontario Cup #1 – 2014-2015
Cross Country Skiers in Motion
It is difficult to capture the speed and action of cross country ski racing. These photos were taken at a sprint race held on the Thursday night prior to the Sleeping Giant Loppet. I was unable to get good photos in the artifical light at the night race so I concentrated on trying to capture… Continue reading Cross Country Skiers in Motion
Ontario Cup 2012 – January 6th and 7th Classic Races
The first Ontario Cup of 2012 was held at the Lappe Nordic Centre near Thunder Bay, Ontario. A 3 km Classic Race was held in each race class on January 6th and Classic Sprints were held on January 7th.
Ontario Cup 2012 – January 8 Skate Races
The Freestyle Races of theOntario Cup were held on January 8 at the Lappe Nordic Centre.
World Nordic Games in Thunder Bay
In 1995, the World Nordic Games were held in Thunder Bay, Ontario. From March 9 to March 19, Big Thunder Sports Park in Thunder Bay was the host to the biggest event in cross country skiing, nordic games and ski jumping. What an excellent facility this was – terrifiic trails and a wonderful place to… Continue reading World Nordic Games in Thunder Bay
World Cup in Thunder Bay in 1994
As a warmup for the Nordic Games the following year, from March 19-20 the last World Cup in the 1993-1994 season was held at Big Thunder in Thunder Bay, Ontario.
Sleeping Giant Loppet 2011
The 34th annual Sleeping Giant Loppet was held on March 5, 2011. Close to 800 skiers took part in the loppet on a beautiful, warm, sunny day.
Sleeping Giant Loppet 2010
The Sleeping Giant Loppet takes place in Sleeping Giant Provincial Park near Thunder Bay, Ontario every year on the first Saturday in March. This loppet (formerly known as the Sibley Ski Tour) provides both recreational and competitive races in a variety of distances, including challenging and highly competitive 50km skate and classic races.
Canmore World Cup 2008 – Distance Races
The 2008 World Cup, held in January at Canmore Alberta, drew many of the world’s top cross country skiers. The event was blessed with bright, sunny weather and cold, but not too cold, temperatures. There were four distance races: a 10km Skate race for women, a 15 km Skate race for men, a 15 km… Continue reading Canmore World Cup 2008 – Distance Races
Canmore World Cup 2008 – Sprint Races
Sprints were held in both classic and skate techniques at this World Cup in Canmore, Alberta. Chandra Crawford won the skate sprint to the delight of an enthusiastic crowd in her home town.
Ontario Cups in Thunder Bay
Skiing action from a few Ontario Cup races held in Thunder Bay at the Lappe Nordic Centre and the Kamview Nordic Centre from 2006 to 2009.
2005 Canmore World Cup
Canmore, Alberta was host to a World Cup from December 12-15 in 2005 and Canadian skiers showed they could compete successfully against the best in the world. Beckie Scott won a silver medal in the 10 skate race and she and Sara Renner skied to silver medal in the team sprint before a large, enthusiastic… Continue reading 2005 Canmore World Cup
Cross Country Skiing in the Thunder Bay Area
A collection of cross country photos from many venues and through many years. Photos were taken in Thunder Bay (Lappe Nordic Centre, Kamview Nordic Centre and one at Big Thunder) with the exception of photos from trails near Atikokan, Ontario.