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Fernie holds narrow lead in Teck Kootenay Cup Series
The Teck Kootenay Cup Series Races No. 5 and No. 6 took place on February 14 and 15, in beautiful Kimberley.
Over 135 participants took part on Saturday and 120 participants on Sunday, with teams from Calgary, Canmore, Fernie, Golden, Invermere, Kimberley, Nelson, New Denver, Rossland, Slocan Valley, and Columbia Falls and Libby, Montana.
Racers competed in either the free technique race on Saturday or the classic technique event on Sunday, and were pleasantly surprised at how good the trail conditions were, thanks to the hours of trail work, shoveling of snow and expert grooming by Wayne Gilbert, Derm Kennedy and many other volunteers. Conditions were sunny and fast on both days, making for lots of smiles all around!
The Fernie Nordic Society (216) has a narrow lead over the Toby Creek Nordic Ski Club (205), Kimberley Nordic Ski Club (193) and Golden Nordic Ski Club (166) following Teck Kootenay Cup No. 6. The final Teck Kootenay Cup is scheduled for March 1 in Nelson, weather permitting. For more results please visit www.zone4.ca.
This year, for the first time, the Kimberley Junior Racers organized a very successful Valentine’s dinner and Silent Auction on the Saturday night. Ninety people attended the dinner, which was held at the Anglican Church Hall.
Many racers from other clubs came to this dinner, and thought that it was one of the highlights of the weekend. We would like to thank all of the sponsors: Trickle Creek Lodge, RCR, Spirit Mountain Lodge, North Star Mountain Village, Montana’s Bar & Grill, Britner’s Fish & Chips, The Olde Bauernhaus, Stonefire Pizzeria, Mark Creek Market, Centex, Overwaitea, Kimberley City Bakery and The Kimberley DollarStore. And to the 30-40 volunteers who dedicated their time, energy, and lots of delicious homemade food to make the Teck Kootenay Cup the great event it is: Thanks!
Also, a big thank you to Teck for sponsoring this amazing event!
Cross Country BC/Kimberley Nordic Club
