Otway Nordic Centre
Snow Phone: 564-3809
The Otway Nordic Centre, home of the Caledonia Nordic Ski Club, is located minutes west of Prince George, British Columbia, Canada. Otway has 30km of machine groomed trails (PB100(2007), PB170(older)) for classic and skating[D techniques. There are 5km of trails which are lit until 9:30pm every evening for night skiing. There is a biathlon range at the Nordic Center. A 3 minute introduction video on Cross Country Skiing at the Otway Nordic Center was taken at the 2007 Ski Fest and can be viewed at Ski Fest 2007 Video
The club also has trails at Tabor Mountain (approx. 30 min east of Prince George on Hwy 16). The Tabor facility offers longer touring trails which are usually not trackset.
The Otway Centre under went big changes during 2004/05 as the Rotary Nordic Lodge was expanded by an additional 3328 sq.ft. building that includes running water, washrooms, a lounge area, a rental shop and a concession area.
The expansion brings the total size of the lodge to 4768 sq ft. The construction began in early October 2004 and was ready in February in time for the 2005 Ski Nationals! The original day lodge is a 2 storey, 720 sq. ft. building offering 1440 sq.ft. of space. It has a gas fireplace on the main floor. The basement level is heated with a gas furnace and there are ski waxing benches. The Biathlon Range has a small cabin which is heated by a woodstove.
The Caledonia Nordic Ski Club thanks GM's "Making Dreams Possible" initiative for providing a grant to the Caledonia Nordic Ski club for coach training and development. This initiative is dedicated to supporting athletes at all levels through coaching excellence for 2007-08. For more information please access the website at: www.thedriveison.ca
Quick Links
- What is the latest news at the club? — Notice Board
- Do you require a membership form and information about fees? — rates
- Need directions on how to get to Otway? — Map showing the Location of Otway
- Do you require information about facilities or programs? — Contacts for information
- What are the weather conditions at Otway? — Environment Canada or The Weather Network
- What is the City of Prince George all about? — The City of Prince George's Homepage
- Want more information about cross country skiing in BC, Canada and the world? — Cross Country BC or Cross Country Canada or International Ski Federation or Faster Skier.com or skifaster.net
- Want more information about Biathlon in BC, Canada and the world? — Biathlon BC or Biathlon Canada or International Biathlon Union