Milestones in Canadian Nordic Skiing (to update)
Milestones in Canada’s skiing history – 1879 to the present Settlers from Scandinavian countries were responsible for skiing’s early development in Canada. They skied in groups, built small jumps, and […]
Early Times
Canada
Settlers from Scandinavian countries were responsible for skiing’s early development in Canada beginning as early as 1879.. They skied in groups, built small jumps, and competed against one another. Other […]
Overseas
A Brief Early Account of Skiing The earliest fragments of skis date to about 7200 BC and were uncovered at a stone age site in northern Russia. These wooden skis […]
Clubs
Canadian Ski Clubs
NWT: Hay River Ski Club Yukon: Whitehorse Ski Club British Columbia Revelstoke Ski Club Alberta: Calgary Ski Club Camrose Ski Club Saskatchewan Manitoba Ontario Jehu AC, Beaver Lake, […]
Overseas Ski Clubs
Fram Ski Club Oslo, Norway. Lillehammar Ski Club, Norway. Ull Ski Club, Oslo, Norway.
Ski Techniques
General Ski Techniques and Evolution Old Ski Techniques Race Technique Evolution The History of the Skate Technique
Ski Sport Organizations
Canadian Amateur Ski Association (CASA)> Canadian Ski Association (CSA)> Canadian Snow Sports Association (CSSA)
Originally founded as the Canadian Amateur Ski Association in 1921 the organization evolved first to the Canadian Ski Association and now the Canadian Snow Sports Association. Canadian Amateur Ski Association […]
Nordiq Canada (formerly Cross Country Canada)
In 1980 the cross country discipline of the then Canadian Ski Association (CSA), legally formed a separate organization. It then rebranded to become Nordiq Canada in 2019. A Short History […]
Competition
Types of Competitons
PURSUIT WITH A BREAK: THE GUNDERSEN START By: FIS: Bengt-Erik Bengtsson This starting format was named after Gunder Gundersen, former medalist in Nordic Combined in the mid – fifties and […]
Technique
Race Technique: Evolution
Race technique has evolved as a result of better tracks, equipment, stronger athletes and rule changes. Presented below are pictures showing the evolution of race techniques.
Rules
The Skating Dilemma
World Champs in Seefeld 1985 February 10, 2010Article by: Bengt Erik Bengtsson A questionnaire that was sent out after Davos (click here for the article) did not show any united […]
Para Nordic
Paralympic History
PARALYMPIC CROSS COUNTRY HISTORY In 1948, Sir Ludwig Guttmann organized a summer sports competition involving World War II veterans with a spinal cord injury in Stoke Mandeville, England. Winter disability […]
Ski Jumping
Ski Jumping History
Early Ski Jumping in Alberta
SKI FLYERS Early 1900s Posted on February 21, 2017 by Amy Hancock “If you get the right angle to float on top of the pressure of the wind you get more distance.”(Clarence Servold, […]
The Most Famous Jump Hill: Evolution
The most famous jump hill is the Holmenkollenbakken hill in Oslo, Norway and the series of pictures below depict the evolution of the hill over more than one hundred years.