Facility Volunteer Opportunity: Shovel Trails

Looking for an outside volunteer opportunity that isn't on skis? We have just the volunteer role for you! We are looking for a few volunteers to help shovel access paths at WCParks. Specifically: Cabins, and an access path from the parking areas. The cabins steps and paths to the ski racks, a couple of paths to the parking area Shovel a couple of paths form the parking areas to the trails in the smaller xc ski parking lots. Interested? Contact volunteer@kanatanordic.ca for more ... More

Chandra Crawford at CSM Fast and Female 2016!

Chandra Crawford at the CSM  Fast and Female  Event, Saturday Feb 20, 5-6 PM, Château Montebello: Open to all girls from 8 to 18. Girls, come  celebrate you participation in skiing and sports in an inspiring event with the CSM Olympic Gold Medalist Honorary Co-President! https://ff2016canadianskimarathon.eventbrite.ca Chandra Crawford, MCS  événement Rapides et Radieuses, le samedi 20 février, 5-6 PM, Château Montebello: Ouvert à toutes les filles de 8 à 18Les filles. V... More

Feb 6, 2016 All Learn to Ski Programs at Wesley Clover Parks are CANCELLED

Hello BR, JR and Dyna Parents After a trip back from Wesley Clover Parks,  the Club has decided that all Learn to Ski classes for Sat Feb 6 2016 are  cancelled due to unsafe conditions.   The heavy rain earlier in the week, followed by the cooler temperature, had turned the whole of  WCParks into a sheet of ice.   All  trails and fields leading from 401 Corkstown Road are CLOSED for skiing. Trails leading from 411 Corkstown Road are CLOSED or Fair, at best. If you are anxious to ... More

Volunteer at Canadian Eastern Championship

The Canadian Eastern Championship (February 5 to 7 2016) being held at Nakkertok this weekend is THE largest competitive cross-country race event in Canada with over 700 competitors from Midget to Open categories from all provinces and territories. The event again has an organizing committee which is a joint initiative of clubs in the Ottawa-Gatineau cross-country ski community: Nakkertok Nordic, Club Skinouk, Chelsea Nordiq, Kanata Nordic, and XC Chelsea Masters. Profits from the event are ... More

JR2 Group shares ‘What they like about the Jackrabbit 2 Program’

During lesson 4’s hot chocolate break, the group of JR 2s (led by Don, Martin and Jasi) was asked: What do you like about the JR 2 program at Kanata Nordic? Here are some responses from the kids: We play games like  soccer while on skis We get to ski up and down hills, on the Pretzel course and we even climbed over a big tree log I saw deer foot prints and lots of squirrels in the woods I like to ski with my friends and the leaders. My dad was not here to ski today, but it was ... More

JR3 Group shares ‘What they like about the Jackrabbit 3 Program’

During lesson 3's hot chocolate break,  Tim and Trent's group of JR3s were asked: What do you like about the JR 3 program at Kanata Nordic? Here are some responses from the young skiers: I get to ski fast and furious with my dad, who is one of the leaders We get to ski through different trails and there was one trail that had lots of trees (Note to Reader: that would be the Trails 103 and 104 ; so if you have not skied out there, make sure you do) We played a game called Cops ... More

Pick-Up your Kanata Nordic Season Passes 

All Kanata Nordic members get a season pass for the 2015/16 season as part of their membership. If you weren't able to pick up your 2015/16 Kanata Nordic Ski pass please contact info@kanatanordic.ca to arrange pick up.  This season all registered members aged 13+ will receive a season ski pass and should have it visible when skiing our trails at Wesley Clover Parks (WCParks). Non-members are welcome to ski the trails by buying a day pass at the trailhead.  More

JR4 Group shares ‘What they like about the JR4 Program’

During the Hot Chocolate break at Lesson 2,  we asked the skiers in Michael's JR 4 group:  What do you like about the Jackrabbit (JR) Level 4 program at Kanata Nordic?. Here are some of the children's responses: I liked skiing through the trails even though it was a bit rainy today We get to learn to Classic ski and Skate ski We get unlimited Hot Chocolate and marshmallows (Note to Readers: not quite unlimited. The kids are served 6-8 ounces of Hot Chocolate and they may have more ... More

Volunteer to help at the Kanata Nordic Pretzel Sprint Race

The 2016 Kanata Nordic Pretzel Sprint Race is scheduled for Sunday January 17 2016. There are many jobs and tasks for which we need Volunteers in order to make this event a success. We need volunteers for Race Day and Pre Race Day roles and tasks. There are a range of opportunities for outdoors and indoors and roles that require no racing experience.  Please sign up for as many tasks as you wish.     More

Parking for Saturday Lessons

WCParks has created a Third parking area for KN members to use on saturday afternoons, so that the original main parking area can be used by WCP staff and riders only. Bunnies should use the THIRD parking entrance (second on the left), so that they have the shortest walk to the protected bunny area. All other skiers can use the first 2 parking areas ( all parking areas now marked), and avoid parking in the main stable parking area. Please park in a way that is conscious of letting ... More

Pilot Project with Mush Larose to introduce skijoring to the KN trails

On Wednesday evenings, starting January 6, Kanata Nordic and the Mush Larose dogsled club are kicking off a pilot project to introduce skijoring to the Kanata Nordic trails. Skijoring is a sport that combines cross-country skiing with dogsledding. A team of 1 or 2 dogs is harnessed to a skier. A small group of Mush Larose members have joined Kanata Nordic to gain access to a new groomed trail system for training. Some members of the group are hoping to be selected for the Canadian team that ... More