Glenelg Nordic Ski Club

Welcome to GNSC

By Mike, on November 6th, 2009

Winter morning in Glenelg Glenelg Nordic is a volunteer-run cross-country ski club with about 25 km of regularly groomed and trackset trails near Markdale, Ontario. Our trails — in Grey County Forest #24 and (for members only) on nearby private land — take you over moderate hills through hardwood forests and a variety of terrain.

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

Updated maps

By Mike, on February 17th, 2010

David Turner has updated the GNSC trail map to add the new trail and eliminate the ones that are no longer used. At the same time, I have created a new map of all the trails using a GPS device, which is posted alongside it below.

trailmap-ms gnsctrails

As you can see, the hand-drawn map is pretty accurate! (Except the trail down to Concession 6. But that’s so far south that criticizing its accuracy is like complaining that Capt. Scott didn’t really know where he was going in Antarctica!)

As before, a bigger version of the map, and a printable version, are available form the Trail Maps page. If you would like to get the GPS map as a track that can be downloaded to your GPS device, let me know and I will see what I can do.

GNSC Group Skis

By Mike, on February 11th, 2010

Some members have recently been asking about how to arrange for people to get together and ski. While there is no permanent schedule for group skis, there are some good options.

There is often a Ladies’ Ski at 9:30 am on Tuesdays and Fridays, starting from the parking lot. But this does not happen every time. If you are interested in a particular day, you can check with Sharon Turner at 519-986-4423.
You might be interested in skiing with people at a different time — or you might not be a lady! If so, feel free to add a comment to this post stating what kind of a skiing you are interested in and when you are available. Then other members can see your suggestion and get in touch to set something up.

Moonlight Ski

By sharon, on January 29th, 2010

The moonlight ski was a great success. Many thanks to Patsy and Bob James!

Happy skiers

All hail the new trail

By Mike, on January 23rd, 2010

Great news. This month, a new trail is being added to the GNSC empire! The trail connects the Turner property to the James property, over the fields of Megan McCrossan and (your webmaster) Michael Smart. Now you can complete a GNSC Odyssey – from the County Forest, to Turners’, then Smarts’, Jameses’, and Barneses’ and back (or the reverse) – without ever retracing your steps. To find out more and see the trail on a map, just click here to … Continue reading All hail the new trail

Upload your photos

By Mike, on December 20th, 2009

Now you can add your own photos to our site – visit the Photo Galleries

Other Places to Ski

By Mike, on February 22nd, 2010

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

By blain, on December 20th, 2009

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)

Planning for the new season

By Mike, on November 11th, 2009

Welcome to the 2009-10 ski season. The next few posts tell you about our planned club events for this year — and the handy calendar in the sidebar will always be there with reminders of upcoming events.

Don’t forget to renew your membership early – visit our membership page for details and to download the application form.

As well as these one-time events, GNSC will once again have regular Ladies’ Ski days on Tuesdays and Fridays at 9:30 am: Meet at the parking lot. No regular commitment required. Starts when conditions are appropriate. Contact is Sharon Turner: 519-986-4423.