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Mary Stewart, this year’s Kilometre Count Distance Challenge (KCDC) winner for female skiers, received her award on a sunny spring day. Just days after returning from a Latin American trip to Panama and Costa Rica, Mary switched her attention back to skiing from soccer long enough to receive the club’s KCDC trophy. Congratulations Mary!

Jim Reain, one of this year’s Kilometre Challenge Distance Award winners, received his trophy recently. The custom made two-of-a-kind trophy was presented to Jim by last year’s winner, Robert Mears. The trophy, though not quite as prestigious as the Stanley Cup, is handed from one winner to the other year-over-year in much the same way.Continue reading “Trophy Presentation”

All club members are invited to complete this survey now that the season has wrapped up. Over the last two years, the Tay Valley Ski Club has almost tripled in size and we want to know what you think and how you feel about how the Club is doing. Please take a few minutes toContinue reading “Membership Survey”

The Tay Valley Cross Country Ski Club Kilometre Count Distance Challenge is officially closed for 2022! However, it’s not too late to enter your ski information. If you kept track of your outings and know how many kilometres you skied, enter the information on our Google Form. We will accept entries until Friday, March 25th.Continue reading “Kilometre Challenge Info”

The new club toques have arrived get yours here through our Zone4 Registration site. They cost $28. Get one before they disappear! PICK-UP LOCATION: Currently, the only pick-up location is Heritage Bikes, 16 Conlon Dr, Perth, from 10am to 5pm from Tuesday to Friday. Bring your receipt.

Check our Facebook page for the most up-to-date grooming reports. With this changeable weather — pouring rain one day, mounds of snow the next — the trail conditions will vary greatly. Before heading out, refer to our Facebook page. Our groomers post their last grooming times and report on general conditions. You can also checkContinue reading “Grooming updates”

When: Saturday, February 12 6:30pm – 9pm Where to start: Winter Parking Lot Come and enjoy the beautiful trails at Murphys Point under an almostfull moon. Meet some club executive members and fellow skiers andrevel in the beauty of midwinter. Arrive at the main (winter) parking lot any time between 6:30 and 8 pm withContinue reading “Moonlighting at Murphys Point”

The Loppet may be cancelled but the Kilometre Count Distance Challenge is back! Track your mileage on our Distance Challenge page by clicking on the link and filling in the information on our club Google Form. Once a week (or so), we will update the table on the page showing who has skied, where, andContinue reading “Distance Challenge”

Unfortunately, due to the current Omicron driven COVID wave and the resulting restrictions, our annual Loppet has been cancelled for the second year running. A year ago, we certainly didn’t think we would be in this situation again, but here we are. We are optimistic about our chances of holding our classic loppet next year.Continue reading “Loppet Cancelled”

The 2022 Tay Valley Loppet is set for Sunday February 6th at Murphys Point Provincial Park, with a reserve date of February 13th, if snow conditions are not adequate. The format will be a 2.5 or 5 km freestyle “cookie race” at 10:00 am, followed by a classic 10 km or 20 km classic raceContinue reading “Loppet details”