Renew your club membership now!

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The Fernie Nordic Society is getting ready for a new season of nordic skiing. Club memberships and season passes are available now from our Zone4.ca registration page. You can enroll your children in the ski lessons program and race team at this time as well. Corporate memberships help support the club. Pleas note that our early-bird pricing applies to Family and Individual memberships until Sept 30th.

About Us

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The Fernie Nordic Society is a BC registered non-profit organization founded in Fernie in the fall of 2006. From a small group of dedicated nordic ski enthusiasts, the membership of the Society has grown to an impressive 1,170 members during the 2022-2023 season.
From the beginning, a program of lessons for young skiers was set up following the guidelines from the provincial organization CrossCountry BC. For a quick overview of the Fernie Nordic Society’s milestones, view this timeline

Our Mission

Providing exceptional crosscountry skiing opportunities for residents and visitors of all ages

Our Vision

A community of skiers supporting first class crosscountry skiing experiences

Our Purpose

♦   High quality trails, facilities and equipment
♦   Excellent services and multi-level skier development programs
♦   Effective relationships and partnerships
♦   A vibrant, sustainable organization with an engaged membership

Guiding Principles

We are:

♦   Volunteer-driven
♦   Safety conscious
♦   Welcoming
♦   Transparent
♦   Affordable

Summary of 2022 – 2023 Season

2022 – 2023 Annual Report


The Board of Directors

All members of the board of directors of the Fernie Nordic Society are volunteers and also enthusiasts of cross-country skiing and other winter sports. The current board of directors is composed of the following people:

Megan LohmannCo-Chair – Partnerships
Jane StevensSecretary
Johnny ShawDirector of Skier Development
– vacant –Director – Race Team
Matthieu CorriveauTreasurer
Mike De JongDirector of Operations
Sam SedlowskyDirector of Facilities
– vacant –Director-at-Large
Jennifer HeathCo-Chair – Operations
Laurie BemiDirector of Membership

Latest Meeting of Directors

Read the meeting minutes

Previous meeting minutes are available HERE