Benefits of membership

As the provincial governing body for cross country skiing in Alberta, it is our promise to represent and advocate for our members. We are constantly seeking to improve our service to you and as such encourage you to reach out to our office with questions, concerns, and suggestions.

Your valued membership fees allow Nordiq Alberta to complete a comprehensive set of programs and initiatives, including:

  • Securing government and private funding
  • Athlete bursaries
  • Coaching and official development
  • Support for smaller clubs
  • Promoting the cross-provincial racing series
  • Improving trail access as well as increased trail creation
  • Support Spirit North in their work with First Nation communities
  • Initiating a Para-Nordic Development program
  • Improved services for recreational skiers
  • Downloadable templates for Safe Sport
Our Objectives
  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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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).
  5. 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. 
  6. 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.
  7. Foster excellence in leadership by training, developing, and enhancing our Board, Committee, Coaches, Leaders, Officials, and Volunteer personnel.
Membership Fees

Club: $100.00

Adult: $22.00*

Teen: $22.00*

Child: $22.00*

Skill Development Program (Bunnies/Jackrabbit/Track Attack): $10.00

*$10.00 of the Membership Fees are for Nordiq Alberta while the other $12.00 is directed to Nordiq Canada