Some unfortunate news coming out of Caledonia Nordic Ski Club and Nordiq Canada, as they announce the relocation of the Olympic Trials.
The trials, scheduled for December 13th to the 16th, ahead of the upcoming Winter Olympic Games in Milano-Crotina, will be moved to the Sovereign Lake Nordic Centre in Vernon, due to unfavourable temperatures and conditions in Prince George.
Nordiq Canada Event Chair Kevin Pettersen said despite efforts of using snow making machines, the one element they can’t control is Mother Nature.
“Going into this, we knew that the temperatures were necessary so, that was our main risk was not getting those cold temperatures.”
“It’s always something that you do plan for, if things just don’t go your way.”
Pettersen said they were able to produce about four piles of snow roughly 4 metres high, adding they would have needed about 25 of those.
A lack of snowfall and warmer temperatures wasn’t just unique to PG, as the Sovereign Lake Nordic Centre was experiencing similar issues, however, a recent snowfall ultimately helped the decision.
Pettersen noted that Caledonia Nordic Ski Club wouldn’t be out of the question for future events similar to this one, and thanks the community for the support, and everyone involved for giving their time and energy.
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