Halifax Nordic Ski Club Newsletter
In this week's newsletter:

  • Record Breaking Membership
  • Kicking Off 2021!
  • HNSC Programming Update
  • Introducing- Paragon XC
Jan 10th, 2021
500 MEMBERS
Record Breaking Year

Welcome to all 500 members of HNSC. It is great to be a part of a community of people who not only make the best of Winter... but who genuinely LOVE it!!!
Excellent Grooming Strategy Paid Off Big Time

2021 is off to an incredible start!! One decent snowfall resulted in a full week of skiing for HNSC members. Smiley's Park was the place to be early in the week. It was wonderful to see the community coming together to enjoy Winter outdoors. One member reported getting 5 consecutive days on skis in.

Smiley's is a wonderful place to work on technique and/or bring young children. It is very flat and has a playground near the entrance for when they need a little ski break. Lots of spots to stop for a snack around the campground loops too.

The groomers let us have our fun at Smiley's, all the while holding Dollar Lake in their back pocket. As conditions deteriorated at Smiley's it was time to groom it up at Dollar Lake just in time for the weekend.

Don't be fooled by what you see if you are in the city. Point Pleasant in the morning...Dollar Lake that afternoon afternoon.

Dollar Lake is another campground. The big thing to know about this site is hills, hills and more hills. You need to work to get in and to get back out, but the campground loops are much more of a rolling terrain.

Flexibility is the name of the game for XC skiing in NS!

As always visit our website for more trail info.
Programming Delayed
Unfortunately we have not faired as well in the city and due to the lack of snow and warm temperatures we have not been able to make snow at the Brunello Snow Bowl.
We have delayed the start of all programming by one week and will start next week with a dry land session if necessary. You will/should have heard from your coaches with an update.
Introducing Paragon XC
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In addition to the Links at Brunello & Oakfield Golf and Country club, HNSC is partnering with another golf course, Paragon Golf and Country Club, to provide another trail site for our existing members and to welcome new members from further down in the valley. Paragon XC is located in Kingston, just outside of Greenwood.

If you are already a member of HNSC this location is now available for your skiing adventures.

Grooming is expected to start this upcoming week. Depending on grooming patterns, we would expect between 3-5km of trails. As always follow us on FB and Twitter for condition updates.

Member updates on the social sites are much appreciated.
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Generous grants from Nordiq Canada and the NS Dept. of Communities, Culture and Heritage have allowed us to purchase grooming equipment that will bring groomed trails to the area.
Thank you to our club sponsors, we are grateful for your generous support of our club and growing the cross country ski community.