The P.E.I.’s biathlon team hasn’t been able train at the Mark Arendz Provincial Ski Park at Brookvale’s Nordic site due to the lack of snow this winter. | SaltWire
P.E.I.’s biathlon team athlete Fidel Wendt, left, 18, and head coach Caitlin Campbell were in Charlottetown recently to speak to SaltWire Network about training for the upcoming P.E.I. 2023 Canada Winter Games. - Dave Stewart/SaltWire NetworkCHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. — The head coach of P.E.I.’s biathlon team said the lack of snowfall this winter is proving to be a challenge when it comes to having an edge for the upcoming Canada Winter Games.
Erin Curley, acting superintendent of ski operations at the ski park, told SaltWire Network her staff is still in the process of making snow and will be doing so right up until the games start on Feb. 18. “The athletes would know them inside and out," Campbell said. “We’d go through each section of the course. We haven’t been able to do that."
“Absolutely," Wendt said when asked if not being able to train this winter at Brookvale has created a challenge.“Last year, we did a test of for the Canada Games. I know the big loop. It was the first time I had ever raced that loop."
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