Snow conditions not ideal at Otway Nordic Centre for Nordiq Cup races, but U-23 coach says Prince George much better off than snow-starved Europe
Back when he was a young boy in Prince George, long before he became head coach of Canada’s NextGen cross-country ski team, Eric de Nys remembers big snowfalls and drifts as high as he was tall.
It’s been a similar story in France, Switzerland, Germany, Italy and Sweden. Wherever in Europe the Canadian team has been on the Tour de Ski or World Cup , the only ski trails suitable for racing are those covered with human-made snow. A thousand ski resorts in France are closed due to a lack of snow.
Race organizers from the host Caledonia Nordic Ski Club could use a good dump from the sky but the Otway race trails are well-covered thanks to some early season snowmaking. The NextGen team is made up of 12 athletes, nine of whom are in Prince George this week . This is a tune-up race to get them ready for next week’s world junior championships in Whistler.
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