New for the 2023 season and following on the success of the John Hauser's 24-hour fundraising ski last season, Kawartha Nordic will be hosting an 8-hour Ski Relay on January 22. This event will be a team relay and fundraiser. Proceeds will go to the Canadian Mental Health association Haliburton Kawartha Pine Ridge, supporting their efforts to house those in need in our region.

Families, businesses, teams, and skiers of all levels are encouraged to participate. Expect a day of fun with activities alongside the relay, while giving back to our community.

Keep an eye on our website and newsletters for more exciting details regarding this event and how you can help out as a volunteer!

Participant Guide

Registration is completed on both Zone4 and CanadaHelps

Event Schedule:

• 10 AM Opening with Drumming by local First Nations
• 10 AM - 3 PM Outdoor Games
• 11 AM - 2 PM Maple tafffy "la tire"
• 1 PM - 3 PM Chili from Ashburnham Ale House
• 5:09 Sunset, bring a headlamp for skiing after sunset
• 6 PM Closing

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Kawartha Nordic and Lakefield College School are partnering to host the 2023 OFSAA Nordic Ski Championship, presented by Wild Rock Outfitters. This event will be hosted on the trails of Lakefield College School on Thursday and at Kawartha Nordic on Friday, while Wednesday offers a chance for pre-skiing so athletes could be at either site.

Full details about this event are available through www.ofsaa.on.ca/championship/nordic-skiing/

Kawartha Nordic is pleased to be selected once again to host an Ontario Cup race. This event, the LCS Cup including OCup 5, is presented by Wild Rock Outfitters and will be held on the trails at Lakefield College School.

Registration and full details of the event including the race notice and results are available at zone4.ca/event/2023/LCScup.

Trail Work

Thank you to all who have come out to help!

We have extended the work weekends to include Nov 5th & 6th, 12th &13th & 19 & 20, as there is still much work to be done! 

We have been able to clear the fallen trees from Kenner and Adam Scott trails, but much debris still remains. With the extended dates, we are hoping you can make it up to KN to volunteer and help clean up the trails and prepare firewood for the coming ski season.

If there is no wood to stack or trails to clear, check on the large whiteboard map outside the rental trailer, there may be some "around the lodge" tasks that KN could use a hand with. 

There are a few loppers, clippers and axes onsite at KN, or bring your own if you can.

Please click HERE to access the KN volunteer program and sign up. There you will find the options that are available to you for this falls Trail Work. 

We would love to have you as part of the Kawartha Nordic volunteer team!

Membership and Youth Program registration will open on October 8th at 8am. Follow Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or our website for details on online registration. Past members will also receive an email with all the details required to get signed up for this coming ski season.

Registration is completed online using our partner Zone4. Starting October 8th follow the links on the membership or youth programs pages.

Youth Programs including Bunnyrabbits, Jackrabbits, and Track Attack focus on skills and fun! For children from age 4 to 12, these programs are scheduled for 8 weeks in January and February 2023 on Saturdays (January 7, 14, 21, 28 and February 4 5, 11, 18, 25)

• Bunnyrabbits: Saturday afternoon 1-2 pm
• Jackrabbits: Saturday morning 10 am -noon OR Saturday afternoon 1-3 pm
• Track Attack Skate: Saturday morning 10 am -noon
• Track Attack Classic: Saturday morning 10 am -noon 

Note: the Racing Rabbits program (formerly Jack Attack) will run only in the afternoon (1-3pm) as well as Wednesday evenings (registration for Racing Rabbits is part of the Race Team program and includes both classic and skate skiing).

The main focus of all our youth lessons is fun on the snow. Within each program we aim to address the needs of beginner and experienced skiers, sometimes in separate groups.

For more information check out our programs online or take a look at our Youth Program Handbook.

The Annual General Meeting of the members of the KAWARTHA NORDIC SKI CLUB, INCORPORATED will be held on Monday November 14, 2022 from 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm. In addition to the electing our directors and receiving the annual and financial report, come on out to hear about the modifications to our programs and services this year.

Nominations for Directors may be made in writing and filed with the Secretary seven (7) days prior to the Annual General Meeting. All members in good standing, 16 years or over, are eligible to vote. Nominations may be sent to Kawartha Nordic Ski Club Inc., PO Box 1371, Peterborough ON, K9J 7H6 or board@kawarthanordic.ca.

• Official AGM notice
• Minutes of last year's AGM on November 8, 2021
• KNSC Bylaws
• Agenda and Proposed Resolutions
• Financial Report for the year ending June 30, 2022

Location: (virtual connection details emailed to eligible members)
Date: Monday, November 14, 2022
Time: 7:00pm

Thank you to those who have volunteered to assist with the Kawartha Nordic Youth Program. There are, however, still many spots open.

To run the program these positions still need to be filled;

Weekend Program;

• 5 Bunnyrabbit Coaches 
• 13 Jack Rabbit Coaches 
• 20 Track Attack Coaches 

Midweek Programs;

• 1 Racing Rabbit Coach
• 3 U12/U14 Coaches

Check out KN's ivolunteer sign-up page to add your name to a program! 

We are also looking for 2 dynamic and experienced individuals to lead our Bunnyrabbit and Racing Rabbits positions. The Bunny Rabbits are a weekend program and the Racing Rabbits are midweek. The role isnt very different from the standard program coach, but you would be willing to mentor newer coaches, by answering questions and assisting with their daily program. The Communications and Volunteer Coordinator would be handling many of the logistics around our programs, such as group assignments, registration and volunteer coach recruitment, allowing the lead coaches to focus on the program, the other coaches and the athletes.

Visit the Lead Coach job descripton for more details.