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The club is taking steps to improve access to the cross-country ski trails and to reduce our club’s carbon footprint by organizing a weekly shuttle bus service from Perth to Murphys Point Provincial Park. This FREE service is a trial partnership between our ski club and Lanark Transportation. Check out our Shuttle page for allContinue reading “New shuttle service”

Our digital registration page is up and running. Click HERE to join. This year, at the AGM, members stated a desire to freeze membership fees again for this year. So, the cost to join remains the same: $75 for a family, $50 for an adult individual, $25 for students and Jackrabbits (who aren’t part ofContinue reading “Join the club!”

The first in-person AGM since the fall of 2019 saw a good turnout of new and returning club members. Members of the executive presented past minutes, the financial report, the trails report, the programs report, and the membership report. There was also a report from Murphys Point Provincial Park. Of note, this year marks theContinue reading “Successful AGM”

The club’s annual general meeting will take place on Monday, November 14th, at 7pm. This in-person event will be held at the Perth & District Indoor Pool. Masks are welcome and hand sanitizer will be available. We are excited to announce that we will have a guest speaker once again. This year’s talk is “FrozenContinue reading “AGM on Nov 14”

On Saturday, November 5th, two dozen members headed out onto the trails on a beautiful fall day to help get them in shape for the ski season. Here is the write up from “Trail Boss” Phill: Thanks to all for the very important work you put in for the ski club this morning!  The beautifulContinue reading “Trails prepped & ready”

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.