Olympic Trials: Trail Use Information Dec 13th -16th

EVENT NOTICE: Olympic Winter Games Trials
December 13–16

Sovereign Lake Nordic Centre is proud to host the Olympic Winter Games Trials from December 13th–16th!

We are excited to welcome our Olympic hopefuls to Sovereign Lake this week! Thank you to our members and the public for supporting these athletes and for welcoming them alongside our club and community here at SLNC.

We truly appreciate everyone working with us to host these athletes on their path to the Olympics by sharing the trails for a few more days of competition. We know that with the late start to the season, this is a real sacrifice of your personal ski time, and we are grateful for your patience and generosity as we help Canada’s best pursue their Olympic dreams.

See Event Page for Course Maps and Race Information

Weekend Parking + Access Notice

Throughout the event dates, available trails and parking will be limited and public trail access may be delayed due to race operations and athlete movement.  You will  be asked to park in the snowshoe parking area to reserve space for volunteers , staff and athletes during the event. We appreciate your understanding and know this is an inconvenience.

Please plan ahead, carpool when possible, and follow the direction of parking attendants and staff.

Trail Access Impacts (Public Skiing)

December 13th, 14th, and 15th (7 am -4 pm)

During the event, public trail access will be significantly limited to ensure a safe and efficient race environment.

Open for Public Use (One-Way Route):

• 1/2 Sovereign

•  Woodland Bell (one-direction only) → Black Prince Cabin → Carl Wylie → 1/2 Sovereign → Lodge

Lars Taylor → OPEN

• This trail will remain open to allow users to access SilverStar Mountain Resort Nordic trails or return back to Sovereign Lake Nordic Centre.

Closed Trails(For the safety of Athletes and Public)

• Stadium

• Snowshoe trails

• Toboggan Area

• All Passmore Trails and the return on Woodland Bell

• Aberdeen(Be Aware: If you choose to ski down this trail you will not be able to ski all the way to Sovereign Lake and will be forced to walk along the road from the Snowmobile Parking lot or ski back up to Lars Taylor)
  Please respect these closures and all course control signage.

December 16th (7 am -4 pm)

Open for Public Use:

• Majority of upper trails including Passmore, Woodland Bell, Carl Wylie(exit changed to 1/2 Sovereign),

•  Aberdeen/Lars Taylor

Closed Trails(For the safety of Athletes and Public)

• Toboggan Area & Snowshoe trails

• Stadium

• All Lower trails including Dog Trails

Additional Notes

• Expect higher-than-normal traffic in the Nordic centre area.

• Follow instructions from staff and volunteers for everyone’s safety.

• Thank you for your patience and support as we help stage this important national selection event!