Thunder Bay skiers continue strong at final Eastern Canada Cup

December 20, Monte-Sainte-Anne. Skiers from both the National Team Development Centre (NTDC) Thunder Bay, and Big Thunder Nordic Ski Club (BTNSC) continued their winning ways racing in the second and final Eastern Canada Cup of the season in Mont-Sainte-Anne, Quebec this past weekend. In the classic interval start on Saturday, NTDC had some super results, with Julian Smith adding another …

NTDC Nordic Skiers Claim Multiple Podiums at Eastern Canada Cup

December 12, Gatineau, Quebec. Thunder Bay’s National Team Development Centre (NTDC) athletes had several podiums and strong performances this weekend at the Eastern Canada Cup races held in Gatineau Quebec. Racing hard in Saturday’s skate sprints on the rain soaked Nakkertok ski trails, all the NTDC athletes made it into the event quarterfinals.  Julian Smith eventually took the gold, Pierre …

Local Nordic Ski Volunteer honoured with National Award

Nordiq Canada, the national sports governing body for cross country skiing recently honoured Chris Serratore, NTDC Thunder Bay Board chairperson, with one of three national Volunteer of the Year Awards. These awards recognize individuals who have made significant achievements in the regional or national development of cross-country skiing. Chris’ involvement in the Thunder Bay ski scene started over 20 years …

NTDC Athletes Named to World Cup Teams

Three NTDC Thunder Bay athletes have been named to the teams representing Canada at international events this January and February. NTDC veterans Pierre Grall-Johnson and Graham Ritchie will be part of the Canadian contingent competing in period three World Cup races in Scandinavia later this month.  Ritchie and Grall-Johnson previously skied for Canada in World Cup races in 2019 and …