General

Let’s celebrate the ski season! Please join us for the Telemark Friends & Family Spring Loppet –  Saturday March 8th.  Once again we will be running the Telemark Spring Loppet as a fun timed participation event with some differences from a regular Loppet.

• 5 different courses to choose from 1.5km – 3km – 7.5km – 15km (30Km lap #1) – 30km Lap #2 – 30km (Full) – Stadium Layout .Please check the maps so you know your course.
• Ski classic or skate technique or mix it up and ski 1/2 & 1/2. There is no relay event.
• Challenge the distance that best suits your mood and ability – No age categories
• No Mass Starts – Start anytime between 8am and 11am (must finish by 2pm)
• Pick up a timing chip in the stadium area
• Cross the start line to activate your timing chip
• Ski your chosen course with your friends & family, Youth Programs group or all by yourself
• Cross the finish line to get your official time
• No bibs, aid stations, prizes or medals
• BBQ included for all registered participants
• Music and fun for everybody
• Low cost – Only $12 for everybody.
• Registration on on Zone 4! Entry deadline: Friday March 7th 8pm

Telemark is hosting the Teck XC BC Championships Feb 28-March 2 – This weekend! This event will see 600 people (mostly kids) from all across BC and further afield come to Telemark for a weekend of fun competition.

It takes a lot of volunteers to host an event like this and we could still use a few more. We hope you have some time to volunteer and help make this a successful event. There are many different roles. Please go to our Volunteer sign up page through this link

We will be open to the public/members for skiing and snowshoeing. However with so many people here it will be exceptionally busy. The parking lot will be overfull and several trails will be temporarily closed. So we recommend waiting to come to telemark until later in the afternoon (2pm or later) on Friday Saturday and Sunday or coming back on another day.

Join us for a fun Winter Event at Telemark Nordic Centre. Bring your xc skis (classic or skates), your snowshoes & your sense of adventure and join us for a half day of fun on the trails at Telemark on February 23rd, 2025.

Collect as many checkpoints as you can or wish and return to the finish line before the end of the 4hr time limit. You may choose to stay on skis or snowshoes the entire time or to switch means of transport during the race but you cannot go on snowshoe trails with skis and vice versa.

Bring a friend or two and race together or against each other.

Good navigational skills and strategy planning will make the difference! 

Visit www.AdventureImmersionLab.ca to register and for more information

Please Note: All Telemark XC ski and snowshoe trails will remain open and this event will have no affect on public or member skiing/snowshoeing.

Telemark is offering FREE trail passes and rentals for all kids (18 & under) on Monday Feb 17th in celebration of Family day.

Come on out to the Telemark Nordic Centre on Family Day for some family fun in the snow. Telemark has lots of great snow for xc skiing and snowshoeing right now with some of the best conditions all season.

Join us the evening of Valentine’s Day – Friday Feb 14th for a fun night out with your sweetheart – Group snowshoe & xc skiing – Potluck – Special treats – Live music with our favourite band. 

Crisprr will be performing from 7:00 – 8:30 in the daylodge. Guests can expect a dynamic setlist featuring their pending song release Snow is Falling alongside some classic rock fan favorites and new material from the band’s upcoming album.  Plus, they will do a pre-release private screening of the accompanying music video they shot at Telemark just before Christmas.

Schedule of Events
– Group Snowshoe/Ski 5:30 to 6:30
– Potluck starts 6:30pm. Surprise us with your dish- appetizers, salads, main courses and desserts are all welcome. Please bring your own plates and cutlery
– Band plays 7:00 to 8:30 – Dancing encouraged
– Daylodge closes 9pm
– No alcohol function please.

Please join us for some Biathlon racing action Feb 8-9, 2025 with the Odlum Brown Biathlon BC U13 Championships. This event gathers the best young biathletes from across BC for some friendly competition.
Event website with lots more information
Event invitation

VOLUNTEERS are needed for all kinds of different roles. Please go to Volunteer Sign-Up Link and find a role for you. See poster below.

The event takes place in the Telemark Nordic Centre biathlon range and trails. Telemark will remain fully open to public & member skiing and snowshoeing that weekend but there may be some short-term restrictions for public/member skiers on some trails near our Biathlon area.

We have been working hard over the last couple of seasons towards building the “Panorama Cabin”.  We hoped to start construction last fall but the approval process took longer than expected and our funding application to the BC Tourism Growth Program was not successful. We now have the BC Government approval which includes environmental impact assessment and  First Nations consultation. Full approval will be in place once we have the final engineered plans this spring. Thanks to the generous donations of individuals like yourself and some corporate commitments we now have about 50% of the budgeted $100,000+ for the project. We will try again to apply for some additional funding but your donation will help to close that gap.

The cabin is planned for a spectacular spot overlooking the Okanagan valley 1/2 way along the Panorama Ridge ski and snowshoe trails. It will provide a challenging yet accessible destination for everybody as well as shelter for those needing a rest while on a longer adventure. The cabin is planned be made to modern building standards complete with covered deck space and plenty of room in its 18’x24′ footprint.

We hope you are as excited by the Panorama Cabin as we are. Please make a donation through our Canada Helps Fundraising Platform. It is easy to donate and the best part is that you get a tax receipt through our fundraising partnership with Nordiq Canada and additional matching funds of up to $2000 through CCBC. The fundraiser is open only until April 1, 2025

Telemark’s Biathlon Program is hosting a biathlon demo day and is inviting interested people to join! Biathlon is a unique winter sport that combines cross country skiing with marksmanship.
Date: Saturday January 25th
Time: 1:30pm
Location: Telemark Nordic Biathlon Range (200m South of the Main Lodge)
Register Online for free here: https://zone4.ca/register.asp?id=37836
*Important: This event is appropriate for participants 9 years of age and older.

New for this season, Telemark Nordic is using EcoAims biathlon systems. EcoAims are safe, easy to operate optical biathlon systems. There are no projectiles, rather they operate similar to the guns used in the 1980’s game “Duckhunt”. Thanks to grants from ViaSport, Biathlon BC, Biathlon Canada and the International Biathlon Union, Telemark has several new EcoAims biathlon units for this season.

Here’s a brief description video of the EcoAims units: Training for Biathlon with EcoAim

Equipment required

• All participants will need to bring their own cross country ski equipment. Equipment can be rented from Telemark Nordic’s Rental Shop.
• All participants will need to present a valid season or trail pass for the event. Trail passes can be purchased at Telemark’s Main lodge.
• All participants should dress in layers appropriate for the temperature.
• All participants should have gloves (not mitts) in order to operate the EcoAims.