Vancouver’s first Para Nordic Learn to Ski Day was shown on Global TV! CCC, CCBC and the Nordic Racers Ski Club organized a Para Nordic Learn to Ski Day on February 2, 2008 in West Vancouver and the response was overwhelming. Sixteen persons with physical disabilities were introduced to cross country skiing! And we had many more responses asking for a Learn to Ski Day on a different date!
The event was captured by Global TV Morning News. Watch interviews with CCC Para Nordic Development Coordinator Jeff Whiting, Team 2010 skier Courtney Knight and Mary Benson. The segment aired Feb 13th.
How do you measure “success”? A high turnout? Well a turn out of sixteen persons with a physical disability and twenty-two volunteers (including 5 NCCP coaches) is pretty good. But perhaps the truest measure of success was the number of participants who want to take up the sport and ski again. Three of the participants were truly inspired to join the Nordic Racers Ski Club’s newly formed Para Nordic Race Team called TEAM DHL! Look for these skiers at future division races!
Many thanks to our sponsors - Cypress Bowl Recreation, DHL, CCBC and CCC (SportCanada Funding) – for which this day would not have been possible!
