Over 150 biathletes from across North America are in Prince George for some high-level competition.
The Caledonia Nordic Ski Club is hosting a combined International Biathlon Regional Event, Western Canadian Biathlon Championships and the BC Provincial Biathlon Championships Friday through Sunday.
Spokesperson, Kevin Pettersen told Vista Radio Otway will be in pretty good shape despite the balmy conditions we’ve had for most of the winter.
“With the snow that we make, its very resilient and stands up to rain and everything like that. We are in really good shape here for the event.”
“We had that cold snap two weeks ago and we were able to make a lot of snow and so the stadium, arena and the trails are in really good condition.”
He added the athletes that are set to touch down in the northern capital are ready to put their skills to the test.
“It is one of those events where everything can change on a shot or missed shot and even shooting clean so it is a pretty amazing event to watch in person.”
In addition, UNBC is offering a $2,000 tuition credit to eligible competing athletes continuing a program it introduced at the 2023 Nordiq Canada Selection Trials and Nordiq Cup.
Prince George was slated to hold the Olympic Trials but were cancelled by Nordiq Canada on November 27th due to uncertainty around snow conditions caused by unusually mild temperatures.
The trials were re-located to Sovereign Lake Nordic Centre near Vernon.
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