General

Telemark welcomes back Kelowna Cycle as an official Club Sponsor.  Telemark and Kelowna cycle have had a long time partnership with Kelowna Cycle contributing over years especially to the Team Telemark youth race team program.  Kelowna Cycle comes on board this year as an overall Club ‘Green Circle’ sponsor.  This past fall Kelowna cycle also provided the venue for our most successful ski swap ever. Kelowna Cycle carries lots of great ski equipment.  If have some ski equipment need check them out.

Thanks Kelowna Cycle!

The annual Team Telemark raffle is back for another year!  The  raffle is a fundraiser for  the Team Telemark  Youth Development XC and Biathlon Race Teams.  Our Team Telemark kids are working hard to do their best and represent the Telemark Nordic Club.  Let’s support them in their efforts towards excellence.

Raffle Tickets are only $5 each  with 20 great prizes from local businesses including…
Swagman Bike Rack, Woven Art Panel by Annabel Stanley, Waterfront Wines gift card, skis & snowshoes from Fresh Air, IFM Therapy Massage, Kelowna Toyota Detail package, SilverStar Nordic Package, The Cove one night stay & dinner and many more great prizes. Click on the poster to see prize details.

Purchase tickets from one of the Team kids… or… at the raffle table set up outside the lodge on Saturdays…or… stop in at the Telemark day lodge anytime… or… use our online platform right now

Draw date March 13th. Thank you & good luck!,

 

The Telemark Nordic Club would like to  welcome back Red Moose Immigration Services as a Club sponsor for their second year.

Nicole and Robert Kleemaier of Red Moose Immigration Services in Kelowna are avid cross-country skiers and  have been long time, active Telemark members.  They wanted to give something back to the Club and have become a dedicated sponsor. You may have seen their banner as the backdrop for the season pass photo this year.  You will definitely see Nicole and Robert around the trails in their distinctive Red Moose outfits.

Red Moose supports foreign nationals in their efforts to get a visitor visa, study permit, work permit or permanent resident permit. They also help employers who want to hire those individuals. If you need these kinds of services please think of Nicole and Robert and Red Moose Immigration Services.

Are you interested in sponsoring the Telemark Nordic Club?  Check out our Sponsor webpage

Happy New Year everyone! The Telemark Nordic Club is wishing you a safe and happy 2021. Thank you to all our members and guests for a successful 2020 despite all the challenges.  We are off to a  wonderful start to our 2020-21 ski season and we are looking forward to seeing you in the new year and for the rest of the ski and snowshoe season.

To the valued members, guests and volunteers of the Telemark Community: On behalf of the Board and Staff of  the Telemark Nordic Club, I would like to wish you all a safe, healthy, and joyous holiday season, and New Year.  We will get through this pandemic together.  With over 50 km of cross-country ski and snowshoe trails, Telemark offers a healthy way to stay active while maintaining a “social-distance.”  Enjoy Telemark this Holiday season with your friends and family!  Sincerely Brent Hobbs, President       

We have beautiful ski and snowshoe trails, great conditions, rentals and more…everything you need to help you enjoy your Christmas stay-cation at Telemark. We will be open everyday through the entire Christmas season including Christmas day.  Check out the full Christmas Schedule

Our huge tree this year provides a wonderful centerpiece to our new lodge layout.

Telemark has a new snowshoe trail!  Ridgeview is across the road from the parking lot in the K9 trail area. Dog or no dog, check it out. It’s on a ridge above the current trails and although it’s rated most difficult, take your time up the climb and you should be OK. On a clear day the view is stunning and different from what we usually see from Telemark, with views of mountains, lake and the farms you pass on the way up to Telemark. The trail distance is 1.9 km. but you have to access it off the main snowshoe trail so the total distance is 3.4 or 3.8 km depending on which way you go. Check out the Map here.

Telemark recently received $10,000 in funding from Nordiq Canada through the ‘AltaGas Club Support Grant’. The funding is to help support our Youth and Race Team Development Programs.  This funding will make a big difference in helping to grow our programs and allow more kids to enjoy skiing as a sport for life.

Nordiq Canada is the sport governing body for XC skiing in Canada and provides the leadership, support and resources needed for all Canadians to find their own greatness in our sport, whether they aspire to ski for their country or for fun and fitness. AltaGas is a Nordiq Canada parnter investing in Canada’s XC skiing future.

Thanks Nordiq Canada and Altagas!
 

Just a reminder that our Youth Programs will be starting up on Saturday Dec 12th.  150 kids and their families will be at Telemark between 10am and 1pm.  It’s wonderful to see all those kids on skis but things can get hectic. If you are keen to ski at Telemark on Saturday it is best  to come in the afternoon to avoid the crowds and get good parking.  It is especially important to come at a less busy time considering current COVID restrictions.

The youth programs will be meeting each Saturday until spring with a two week break through Christmas.