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Welcome to GNSC

Winter morning in GlenelgGlenelg Nordic is a volunteer-run cross-country ski club with about 25 km of regularly groomed and trackset trails for classic skis near Markdale, Ontario. The trails are in Grey County Forest #24 and on nearby private land, passing over moderate hills, through hardwood and coniferous forests and a variety of wooded and open terrain.

Membership in our club, at $40 per person or $80 per family, is an affordable investment, and non-members can purchase day passes at reasonable rates. For details, see our membership page.

PDF copy of Spring Newsletter

Bike Rally

Time: Saturday, June 22, 2013, 1:30 meet, 2:00pm start, 4pm social

Place: 383766 Concession 4, Glenelg.  West of Baptist Church Road

RSVP: by  June 16.  Reply to Lera Ryan contact email on this site

Details:  potluck, bring your own drinks in a cooler, coffee and tea provided

Directions and route maps will be provided once you have registered.  Routes will vary in length from 20 to 40 km.

Non-cycling partners are welcome to the social event, there are walking trails for those interested.

 

Poetry from the AGM

In Appreciation of our outstanding team of four terrific Volunteer Groomers,

Bob James, Dave Turner, Chris May, Blain Horsley

And Sharon Turner who issues the grooming reports,

to the eager and appreciative members of the Glenelg Nordic Ski Club

Presented for the Annual General Meeting, April 27, 2013

SNOW ANGELS

All of us here know those Groomers from Grey

They’re simply the best, I’ve heard so many say

Oh, I think it’s magic – perhaps even voodoo

What our Angel Boys can do with their ski-doo

So that we lucky folks can just play

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From far and wide all the skiers do come

To ski Glenelg’s trails and have some great fun

Not one soul could ever complain

When Bob, and Dave, and Chris and Blain

Have finished their tasks and said … “Yes, Sharon,We’re Done!”

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Now, we all know the ski days in a week can be seven

But when there’s lots of good snow, I’d wish for eleven

So don’t even think of visiting Port Elgin

Just come with me and I’ll show you Glenelg ‘n’

Those Nordic Club Trails there that I call “Ski Heaven!”

 

By John Dickson, Owen Sound

Updated Trail Map

Revised Trail Map for 2012-13

Updated Trail Map Dec 12, 2012

 

Other Places to Ski

Should you ever get tired of GNSC trails, here are some other places to try:

Bruce Ski Club (Hepworth, Wiarton)
Ski Sauble (Sauble Beach)
Owen Sound Ski Club (Massie)
Kolapore Uplands (Kolapore)

Local Ski Shops

Local Sources for cross-country skis, waxes, snowshoes and winter wear. Both places take time to carefully fit the individual to the equipment.

http://www.bikeface.com   Located on 10th St. E in downtown Owen Sound (519-376-9777)

http://www.suntrail.net/   Located in Hepworth (519-935-2478)