About Nordiq Alberta

Nordiq Alberta embodies the love of nature and active lifestyles.  We strive to create an environment that values equity, fairness, and transparency for all members whether they are trying to achieve the podium, sponsoring events, or skiing recreationally for lifelong health.

Vision

We foster passion for Nordic skiing in Alberta

Mission

We advocate for lifelong participation in Nordic skiing for all Albertans through the support of clubs, events, access to Nordic infrastructure, as well as athlete, coach and official development

 

 

Our Value Statements
  1. Responsibility, Respect, Integrity, Partnerships, Excellent Service, Learning and Growth are valued and demonstrated throughout our organization.
  2. All people have the right and are encouraged to participate in cross-country skiing.
  3. Sporting excellence should be achieved through fair play, ethical, and moral behavior.
  4. Participation in cross-country skiing contributes to a healthier lifestyle and feelings of well being.
  5. The roots of cross-country skiing are founded in an inherent love of outdoor experiences in nature.
  6. We support the community of volunteerism within nordic skiing.
Our Stakeholders

Clubs, Athletes, Coaches, Officials, Members, Volunteers, Nordiq Canada, Government of Alberta (Sport, Physical Activity and Recreation Branch – SPAR), Alberta World Cup Society and Sponsors

Our Principles
  1. Support the Nordiq Alberta Members and Clubs, by providing timely service, communication, assistance, and sanctioning-endorsement of events and programs. Liability insurance coverage is also provided for all programs, leadership, coaching, facilities, and trail preparation for Clubs and Members through Nordiq Alberta.
  1. Develop, maintain, and continuously improve a skier/athlete development system that ensures an adequate level of skiers at all levels (recreational and competitive), to ensure the existence and further development of programs and services offered and/or endorsed by Nordiq Alberta, whereby the benefits flow towards the Alberta Ski Team. This also enables Nordiq Alberta to enhance active lifestyles and fitness, which contributes to the overall well being of all Albertans.
  2. Promote the ongoing development of youth programs through effective leadership development, efficient materials distribution, by creating various forums for sharing of ideas between youth programs throughout Alberta, and by continuously trying to improve the information resources being distributed to clubs for youth program development.
  3. Promote cross country skiing as an accessible sport and recreational activity for all Albertans, including those within historically excluded populations (i.e. women, Indigenous populations, LGBTQ+, athletes with disabilities, etc).
  4. Maintain and promote a high performance program with an emphasis on the Alberta Ski Team and Development Ski Team, for the purposes of high-end competitions such as the Provincial or National Championships, World Championship Trials, and Canada Winter Games. The benefits of this program should also reciprocate to the skier/athlete development program. 
  5. Encourage member participation in the governance of the association (responsiveness) and to foster an efficient and effective association in partnership with all stakeholders (i.e. Member Clubs, SPAR [Government of Alberta], Staff, and Volunteers), by effectively and efficiently managing the activities and resources.
  6. Foster excellence in leadership by training, developing, and enhancing our Board, Committee, Coaches, Leaders, Officials, and Volunteer personnel.
Our Responsibilities
  • Interface with external partners (Sport, Physical Activity and Recreation (SPAR), AIAWCS, Nordiq Canada, Winsport)
  • Raise funds for Association functions and programs
  • Partially subsidize and operate the Alberta Ski Team, including selection, coaching, training opportunities, and competitions
  • Provide liability insurance coverage for all programs, leadership, coaching, facilities, and trail preparation for clubs and members through Nordiq Canada.
  • Provide a current insurance certificate
  • Develop and maintain the Nordiq Alberta Athlete Development Model
  • Program design, delivery, and facilitation
  • Develop leader training programs
  • Run training courses for coaches and leaders
  • Promote and coordinate the Skills Development Program for member clubs
  • Run training courses for officials
  • Coordinate the provincial race calendar & event sanctioning 
  • Coordinate the Alberta Cup Series
  • Provide internal communication (Nordiq Alberta website, Nordic News, Facebook, Instagram)
  • Direct link to division personnel, helping with club operations through guidance, knowledge sharing, and expert advice