Foothills Nordic Ski Club

Aspiring greatness. Celebrating Canada’s winter spirit.

2023-2024 Programs Survey Report

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Nordic Ski Programs

Foothills programs are lead by an outstanding team of qualified and experienced volunteer and paid coaches. We deliver high quality Cross-Country skiing and Biathlon programs and events in a friendly and supportive environment where members can improve fitness, learn first-rate technique, form skiing friendships, and strive for competitive excellence. We are proud of the Foothills standard of excellence and are confident you’ll enjoy our programs.

Cross Country Programs

Biathlon Programs

Ski at School Program

Adult Programs

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Member

1964

Founded

2

Full-Time Coaches

1200

Members

65

Volunteer Coaches

STRONG FOR LIFE

LET FOOTHILLS NORDIC TAKE YOU AND YOUR FAMILY TO NEW HEIGHTS!

Founded in 1964, the Foothills Nordic Ski Club is one of Canada’s largest nordic ski clubs, with approximately 1200 members. We offer lessons and programs tailored for skiers of all abilities. The Foothills Nordic Ski Club grooms and maintains the trail system at Confederation Golf Course, providing a fantastic urban ski experience for all. Please contact [email protected] for general inquires.

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COACHING STAFF

FNSC is home to a highly qualified coaching staff consisting of full-time, professional coaches as well as volunteer parent leaders and part-time coaches.

Tyson Smith
Georg Jalkotzy

ABOUT TYSON SMITH

HEAD BIATHLON COACH

Tyson has been skiing and racing with Foothills Nordic for as long as he can remember. He competed in his first cross country ski race, The Cookie Race, at the age of five years old. Tyson may have finished dead last in this race but he still ate the most cookies of anyone. Over the following years Tyson joined FNSC’s ski and biathlon programs. Here, he discovered that he could actually get better at cross country skiing and still eat lots of cookies. At the age of ten Tyson won his first Cookie race (while still probably eating the most cookies of anyone). Since then Tyson worked his way up through the Foothills programs, representing the club for numerous years on cross country and biathlon provincial/national teams. Now coaching for FNSC, Tyson works hard to provide biathlon programs where both recreational and highly competitive biathletes of all ages can thrive.

COACHING EXPERIENCE

Head Biathlon Coach, Foothills Nordic Ski Club (Current)
Team Alberta Head Male Coach 2019 Canada Winter Games
Team Alberta Head Male Coach at 2015 Canada Winter Games
Team Alberta National Championships coach from 2013-2016
Head Coach at 2015 Biathlon Alberta South Korean Biathlon Exchange

SKIING EXPERIENCE

First year nordic ski racing: 1992
First year biathlon racing: 1995
Canadian National Team biathlete 2005-2012
Team Alberta biathlete 2000-2012
First year coaching: 2012

RECOGNITION

2016 Biathlon Canada Coach of the Year

CERTIFICATIONS

NCCP Competition Development Certified

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ABOUT Georg Jalkotzy

HEAD PERFORMANCE CROSS COUNTRY COACH

Georg has been skiing with Foothills since he was invited out by a school friend in first grade. His earliest memories on skis were struggling to stay on his feet on a windy, icy grid at Canada Olympic Park. As he grew up through the cross country program, he was drawn to the self improvement aspects of competition. His favorite race each year was the Alberta Cup finale held at Mount Shark where the podium was awarded blocks of parmesan cheese. This prize went unbested until racing a European tour in Italy and France where hunks of prosciutto were on offer. Georg went on to represent the club on provincial and junior national teams before transitioning from racing to coaching while living in Quebec City.