The Biathlon Canada Coach of the year award goes to…
Tyson Smith. Biathlon Canada’s 2016 male coach of the year is Foothills Nordic coach Tyson Smith. Congratulations Tyson!
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FNSC Casino – Volunteers Needed!
The Foothills Nordic Casino will be held on Sat. April 30 and Sun. May 1st, 2016. The Casino is an important fundraiser for the Club and helps keep program costs down. There are 38 shifts to fill in a variety of positions, so please consider volunteering...
Bronze for Canadian men in biathlon relay!
Canadian men won bronze today in the men’s biathlon relay at the world championships. This is a major accomplishment and amazing result for the Canadian men which included Foothills member Nathan Smith!
Two top ten finishes for Babikov at Ski Tour Canada!
Ivan Babikov, Foothills Nordic member and long-time National Ski Team athlete, raced to two top 10 finishes at the Ski Tour Canada. On March 9th Ivan raced with the top group all day in a grueling 30 km Skiathlon (15 km each of classic and skate) in...
Attention Biathletes! Canadian Firearms Safety Course.
The Alberta Biathlon Club (ABC) is offering a Canadian Firearms Safety Course on April 16 and 17, 2016 in Calgary. Register here.
Update on Lifesport
A message from Norm Person, owner of Lifesport. Lifesport has supported Foothills Nordic over the years and it appears we will be able to continue shopping there until at least 2017.
Tour of Canada in Canmore Tuesday. Jesse Cockney sprints to top 10!
The Tour of Canada will be in Canmore this week with races Tuesday (sprints), Wednesday (skiathlon), Friday (skate race) and Saturday (pursuit). Come out and CHEER on our Canadian and Foothills racers!
‘Marion’s Place’ dedication at Cookie Race
A small group of Marion Wooden’s Foothills friends and the current loppet organizing crew, met last Friday to dedicate the Cookie Race soup & cookie tent station as “Marion’s Place” with a large banner with her name and picture....
Cookie Race results
The 39th Annual Cookie Race was held on February 27, 2016 in beautiful Peter Lougheed Provincial Park. Skiers as young as 3 to 4 years old skied 500 m while an 83 year old (and former Olympian) skied 24 km. 173 children and youth participated and all...
Great weekend for Foothills Biathletes at Calforex #5
Foothills Nordic biathletes had a successful weekend at the Calforex #5 races in Grande Prairie, AB held on February 20 and 21. You can read the summary or view the results for Saturday and Sunday.