Southern Ontario District (SOD) Nordic Skiing

SOD Race Series

Jon — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:31:28 +0000

2012 SOD Race Series summary now posted. Go to Nordic News/ SOD Awards.

2011-12 Club Registration Letter

Jon — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 01:16:54 +0000

Click here to read a letter from Cross Country Ontario in regards to club registration for 2011-12.

A Call For SOD Events

Jon — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 02:37:54 +0000

All SOD clubs are encouraged to send the dates of their home club events to jgrimwood@yahoo.com as soon as possible. We will post these events on our website calendar. This will help attract more participants in SOD events throughout the winter.

SOD XC News

Jon — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 02:27:15 +0000

Thanks to Bill Thompson for publishing the latest edition of SOD XC News. Click here to view.

SOD Skier Awards Posted

Jon — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 02:05:51 +0000

Click here for a list of 2010-11 age category winners.

SOD Skiers Make Ontario Ski Team

Jon — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 01:18:17 +0000

Congratulations to the following junior skiers who, through their dedication and performance, have earned a place on the Ontario Ski Team.

Scott Hill, Team Hardwood

Nick Monette, Team Hardwood

Larkin Davenport, Highlands Trailblazers

Emma Spelt, Team Hardwood

Natalia Hawthorn, Team Hardwood

Jennifer Jackson, Highlands Trailblazers

Andy Shields, Waterloo Region

Bob Thompson, Team Hardwood

SOD Supports Its Athletes

Jon — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 12:32:13 +0000

SOD supported SOD athletes Jordan Cascagnette, Andy Shields, Erin Tribe, and Mary Thompson who recently represented Canada at the Junior, U23, and World University Nordic Ski Championships. Read more and see photos…

Huntsville Awarded 2012 OFSAA Championships

Jon — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 03:54:15 +0000

Huntsville has been awarded the OFSAA 2012 Nordic Championships to be held Feb 22-24, 2012. This leads up to the start of the Ontario Parasport Winter Games 2012.
The venues for the Championships include Arrowhead Nordic Centre at Arrowhead Provincial Park and downtown Huntsville. Ontario Parks is in the process of building an additional 100 vehicle parking facility at Arrowhead starting this spring. The Town of Huntsville is the presenting sponsor of OFSAA 2012.
Thursday the distance races will take place at Arrowhead.
Friday the team sprints have been scheduled for the downtown core of Huntsville. The town has committed bringing snow to the streets and closing Main St and the side streets King and West into the new Park. The staging area will happen in River Mill park along the Muskoka River.
The Friday afternoon starts Winter Assembly were the public can ski, kicksled and skijore on the Main St. The significance of delivering an event in this new venue will raise the profile of the sport for our local community.
The community of Huntsville is excited about the opportunity to hosting OFSAA and the Ontario ParaSport Winter Games 2012.

SOD Athletes at Canada Winter Games

Jon — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 03:41:25 +0000

Congratulations to the following SOD skiers who will be representing Ontario at the Canada Winter Games in Halifax, Nova Scotia from February 19th to 27th.

Christy Campbell (Waterloo Region)
Jordan Cascagnette (AWCA/Team Hardwood)
Andy Shields (NDC/Waterloo Region)
Erin Tribe (NDC/ Team Hardwood)
Emma Spelt (Team Hardwood)
Natalia Hawthorn (Team Hardwood)

ParaNordic Try It Day

Jon — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 03:18:53 +0000

Kawartha Nordic Ski Club is hosting a ParaNordic Try It Day on February 6th. Click here for more information.