The Hart Ski Hill is turning 50 and a Canadian legend is coming to BC’s Northern Capital to mark the occasion.
Nancy Greene Raine will be part of the celebration taking place Friday and Saturday (March 1st and 2nd).
Greene Raine is best-known for the winning the Olympic and World Championship gold medals in Grenoble, France in 1968.
What she enjoys most about the sport is how inclusive it is to all age groups and skill levels.
“One of the things that keeps me so enthusiastic about skiing is seeing that its a sport and an endeavor that can be enjoyed on a casual weekend basis by kids from the little toddlers right up until the grandparents.”
“I am coming to check out the Hart Ski Hill area and do a little fundraising dinner for them. It’s very unique to have a little ski hill like that, it’s not a big hill but it’s a great place to learn and is in right within the city limits.”
Greene Raine spoke with My PG Now touching on her dominance at the World and Olympic stage 51 years ago.
“You know the gold medal I had is the biggest impact I had on the general public because everybody is watching the Olympics for ski racers, but for ski racers themselves the biggest race for them is the world cup, which is what I won the first two times.”
The champion alpine skier was voted Canada’s Female Athlete of the 20th Century.
Green Raine was also an Olympic team member in 1960 and 1964 and is also a member of both the Canadian and BC Sports Hall of Fame.
She was also the recipient of the Lou Marsh Award as Canada’s Outstanding Athlete of the Year in both 1967 and 1968 along with the Order of Canada and the Order of British Columbia.
The event will be highlighted by the ski hill’s 50th Anniversary Dinner where Greene Raine will be the keynote speaker.
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