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The Canmore Nordic Ski Club has been in existence for more than 25 years and formally organized under the provisions of the Alberta Societies Act for more than 15 years. The Club has an active membership of roughly 600 members year in and year out. The typical breakdown is 275 children involved in Jackrabbits through Junior racing programs, 30 adults involved in adult or masters racing, 150 adults taking skill improvement courses and roughly 150 members at large taking part in the more social activities such as Moonlight skis, New Years events, Family Races and other fun events. CNSC employs one program director and two coaches who help to deliver most of the racing programs but are also actively involved in the other program delivery. As well the Club has more than 30 volunteer instructors and coaches who are active in the delivery of programs. All CNSC instructors have at least their CANSI Level 1 coaching certificate. The Club raises funds primarily through membership dues and program fees and through hosting the Rocky Mountain Ski Challenge and the Canada Day Fun Run. We traditionally have not relied heavily on grants or aggressive fund raising. The Club is one of the largest members of Cross Country Alberta. Our Skiing Facilities The Canmore Nordic Centre was developed to host the 1988 Winter Olympic Cross Country events. Since that success, the Nordic Centre has played host to a wide number of Cross Country Skiing events yearly ranging from the 1995 World Masters where over 1,000 athletes competed to the 1997 World Junior Championships to the annual Rocky Mountain Ski Marathon which has 300-500 competitors. Other major events hosted by the Canmore Nordic Ski Club at the Nordic Centre in the past include the 2005 and 2008 World Cups, the 2002 Canadian Junior and Senior Nationals, the 1992 and 1994 Canadian Junior Championships and the 1998 Canadian Senior Championships. The Nordic Centre's snow making and trail grooming equipment and CODA's timing equipment are all in place. The ski trails have been expanded since the Olympics to add yet more variety and flexibility in hosting races (there are over 70 kilometers of trails). The team rooms, wax rooms, showers, medical rooms, media centre, restaurant, day lodge and Bill Warren Training Centre are all available to be used for the event and all facilities are wheelchair accessible. Spectator viewing areas are plentiful and fenced off from the trails. A $25-million refurbishment of the Nordic Centre, funded by the Alberta government, was completed in early 2008 and recertified the facility to host international biathlon and cross-country events. CNSC enjoys an unparalleled relationship with the custodians of the Canmore Nordic Centre (many of them are members of our Club). This means that our standing Race Committee is familiar with dealing with all aspects of the Canmore Nordic Centre and can get done what needs to be done. As a back up location, Canmore is spoiled to have the Mount Shark trail system which was developed as a back up for the 1988 Olympics but is still used annually for the Alberta Sharkfest races at the end of the season. Mount Shark is 30 km south from Canmore but has the benefit of being at altitude so it holds snow throughout the winter.
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