Para-Nordic Skiing Programs

Para-nordic programming is a great way for individuals of all ages and abilities to get involved in cross-country skiing and biathlon. Nordiq Alberta is committed to providing opportunities for individuals with physical impairments to get outside and ski, whether it be for recreation or high-performance competition.

Para-Nordic Programs in Alberta

Rocky Mountain Adaptive 

  • Canmore based para-nordic programming

Rocky Mountain Racers 

  • Calgary based para-nordic programming (development to high performance stages)

Strathcona Wilderness Centre 

  • Strathcona County (east of Edmonton) based para-nordic programming

Ultimate Parasports Association 

  • Calgary based para-nordic programming

Para-Nordic 101

Nordiq Alberta is always looking for ways to increase accessibility to the sport of cross-country skiing. As such, we are pleased to offer a limited number of sit-skis on a first come, first served basis for para-nordic programs across the province. If you run or are interested in running para-nordic programming, please contact our office to discuss how Nordiq Alberta can support you.

For more information on para-nordic skiing, visit Nordiq Canada.

Try Para-Nordic Skiing

We are currently in the planning stages of our para-nordic program schedule. New information will be posted here as it becomes available.

If your community would like to host a try-it event, please complete our Community Outreach Form. 

Resources for Coaches

Coaching Kids of All Abilities – online courses

  1. Supporting Positive Behaviour
    1. “Supporting Positive Behaviour offers 20 practical strategies to help you as a coach create the most inclusive, rewarding experience possible for the diverse groups you lead, including kids with invisible disabilities or challenging behaviours.”
  2. Welcoming All Abilities
    1. “This 5-module program explores the positive life-long effects of including people of all abilities through the Heart: by defining inclusion and the impact it has on everyone’s physical and mental health, as well as strategies for recognizing barriers to inclusion. And the Head: which provides tools, strategies, and tested philosophies that demonstrate the importance of movement, activity, and physical literacy for people of all abilities, while identifying the barriers that discourage some participants from joining.”

NCCP Coaching Athletes with a Disability – online course

  • “NCCP Coaching Athletes with a Disability is a resource for coaches who are new to coaching athletes with a disability. Many coaches who are already working with athletes with a disability will also find the module useful.”
  • This detailed manual “covers key concepts such as: 
    • Welcoming athletes with a disability to your sport program and making a positive first impression
    • Learning more about different types of disabilities
    • Assessing athletes’ fitness, coordination, and skill level
    • Understanding the athletes’ perspective
    • Establishing trust”

Sit Ski Instructor Manual – downloadable PDF

  • “Information that can be a base for Nordic sit ski instruction.”