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!”
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Membership registration is open!
It’s white out there…time to sign-up to the club for the 25-26 season. Follow this link to register through Zone4. Great news, fees have not changed from last year!
Track your distance, win a prize!
Track your skiing this season. Any style, anywhere. (NOTE: snowshoeing counts, too!) Starting on January 1st 2026 a new form will be activated to allow you to enter the date, distance, and location of your outing in this form. We will tabulate the results as the season progresses and post a leaderboard on the websiteContinue reading “Track your distance, win a prize!”
New grooming status app
Great News! The Tay Valley Cross Country Ski Club has partnered with Nordic Pulse, an app-based cross country ski trail grooming report system! It provides trail condition reports from ski areas across North America on one platform and streamlines grooming reporting for ski areas. Using the Global Positioning System (GPS) and Assisted GPS (AGPS) toContinue reading “New grooming status app”
Trails are ready
According to our Trail Boss, Phill, club members and the executive have put in about 100 person hours of volunteer labour in preparing trails (another round of branch clean-up happened this weekend) and buying/ prepping grooming equipment for the upcoming season. The Board members (old and new) have spent many more hours meeting, planning andContinue reading “Trails are ready”
Trees planted!
The trees were planted at Lombardy Public School on May 5th, as the first initiative of the ski club Green / Eco fund to help offset the carbon released by fuel used for trail grooming. One hundred and fifty trees were purchased from Ferguson Forest Nursery and planted by students to provide shade trees andContinue reading “Trees planted!”
Trail conditions
For the latest trail conditions at Murphys Point, you can consult the ski club’s Facebook page. Our groomers update the conditions and let skiers know if they have groomed. You can also check out the Ontario Parks Snow Report page for any of the parks that are open for snow sports. The constant temperature swingsContinue reading “Trail conditions”
Skate the Lake
The Big Rideau Lake, that is. Just off the shore of the town of Portland, you will find a world class outdoor skating oval. This 1 kilometre long oval is cleared of snow and maintained with a Zamboni every year in preparation for an outdoor speed skating competition. The International Big Rideau Lake Speed SkatingContinue reading “Skate the Lake”
Ski Club History!
The Tay Valley Ski Club is launching the revised 2nd Edition of the ski club history. Here’s a link to the actual book: tay valley xcountry ski book 2018 A special Thank You to Don Boyle who wrote the updates and led the project. It’s very interesting to see the history of the club andContinue reading “Ski Club History!”
Club Celebrates 35 Year Partnership with Murphys Point Provincial Park
The 35th anniversary of our Ski Club’s partnership with Murphys Point Provincial Park was highlighted at the AGM on November 6, 2017 held in the Meeting Room at the Perth Pool. Curtis Thompson, park superintendent, presented club president, Drew Lampman, with a commemorative plaque. Those attending the AGM enjoyed a specially decorated cake after theContinue reading “Club Celebrates 35 Year Partnership with Murphys Point Provincial Park”
Tay Valley Cross Country Ski Club 