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Miramichi Cross Country Ski Club

Celebrates 50th Anniversary by Deana Gadd, MCCSC

The Miramichi Cross Country winters. The club offers 25 km of ski You can join the club by taking
Ski Club will be celebrating its 50th trails for all levels of experience and out a yearly membership for
anniversary this season! In 1975 a ski styles. Distances range from the skiing, which includes snowshoe
group of people got together to form 0.3 km Pink Trail to the 12 km Silver trail access, or for snowshoeing
a club dedicated to bringing the Trail for classic skiers, and 2.5 km only. Non-members can use the
growing sport of cross country or to 10 km trails for skate skiing. trails by paying a daily trail fee.
Nordic skiing to local people of all The clubhouse is open several Inside the clubhouse you will find a
ages. Providing outdoor recreation evenings a week for skiing a lighted rental area with skis and snowshoes
through skiing continues to be the trail. Four km of separate for all ages. You can bring a snack
focus of the club today. snowshoe trails wind their way or buy snacks or tea or coffee from
In the early days of the club we through the woods, these are not lit the lodgekeeper.
had no facilities, members met at but may be used by night with The ski club has a number of
different locations around headlamps. social and recreational opportunities
Miramichi to ski as a group, sharing
the work of breaking a trail through
the snow.
Today we have a modern
clubhouse at 131 Nelson Street,
along route 126 in the Nelson area
of the city. The old clubhouse,
further back from the road, has
moved locations several times but
has been in Nelson since 1991. It is
still used for various events in all
seasons, most recently as the base
for the Owls’ Rest Disc Golf
Course. Trails are now groomed
with mechanical equipment, with
fundraising ongoing to acquire a
new machine to handle our changing
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