In early 2026, as part of the Cypress Nordic Advisory Group, Hollyburn Cross Country Ski Club and the Nordic Racers Ski Club commissioned a report by John Aalberg of the Cypress cross-country ski area on Hollyburn Ridge.John, a former Olympian, is renowned for designing several Winter Olympic Nordic venues, including Whistler Olympic Park, that have become legacy sites used by recreational skiers and racers. An initial visit took place during the ski season in late March, followed by another visit in late June after the snows had melted. This report was then forwarded to Cypress Mountain by Hollyburn and the Nordic Racers with the request that it be reviewed and considered for implementation.

To see this report, click on the link below:

Evaluation of the Cypress Cross-Country Ski Area – Final Report (John Aalberg)

Registration for the 2026-27 season is coming up soon:

• Early registration from May 31 to June 3
• Regular registration from June 14 to June 19

This year we’ll be welcoming 4-year-old Jack Bunnies again!

New to the club? Questions? Reach out to the registrar (hccscreg@gmail.com)

The December 2025 Hollyburn Newsletter is available.

• Chris Manhard: starting at 02:10 in the recording.  

• • Chris, originally from 100 Mile Nordics, is BC’s Provincial Coach and led BC’s historic 2025 National Championships.  

• Katie Weaver:  11:36

• • Katie is a member of Hollyburn XC Ski Club, the BC Ski Team, and the National Group 2 Team.  She is the 2025 National Champion in the Sprint.  At the World Cup in France last winter, she placed a career-best 11^th & 16^th in the Sprint Qualifications & Finals, and went on to compete at the World Championships in Norway in front of 50,000 spectators.  She is going into med school next year.  Katie has her eyes set on qualifying for the 2026 Winter Olympics.

• Ella Fuller & Megan Lohmann:  23:02

• • 16-yr old Ella is Fernie Nordic’s first-ever National Champion… x 2!  Megan is the dynamic club president.  A small and relatively new club, Fernie Nordic has harnessed amazing community support and the club’s young athletes are now giving back and inspiring the entire community.

• Finn Redman & Maria Lundgren:  35:05

• • Finn is a member of Telemark, the BC Ski Team, and the National Group 1 Team.  His experiences on the 2024 B-Tour in Sweden inspired him so much that he made the decision to live and train in Sweden for a year.  Maria, originally from Sweden, is the Assistant Provincial Coach and has led multiple B-Tours to Sweden for BC.

• Remi Drolet:  46:30

• • Remi is a member of Black Jack Ski Club, the BC Ski Team, and the National Group 2 Team.  He has BC’s best-ever results at the World Junior Championships (7^th in 2019 and 4^th in 2020) and was the anchor for Canada’s historic relay Silver in 2020.  Taking a year off during his studies at Harvard, he was one of the very youngest skiers at the 2022 Winter Olympics.  He is also an NCAA Champion.  Remi has his eyes set on qualifying for the 2026 Winter Olympics.

• Reid Carter:  1:00:10

• • Reid is the longtime Chair of Cross Country BC.  Of his long list of accomplishments in the sport world, a particular one of note was his leadership and strong support for successfully hosting the FIS 2023 World Junior and U23 Nordic Ski Championships in Whistler.

• FEATURE:  Beckie Scott:  1:03:52

• • Beckie is an Olympic gold and silver medallist from small town Alberta, and the first Canadian to win an Olympic medal in cross-country skiing.  She was Chair of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Athlete Committee.  Beckie is the founder of Spirit North, a national organization dedicated to improving health, wellness and education outcomes for Indigenous youth through sport and play.  She is an Officer of the Order of Canada and has been inducted into the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame, the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame, and the Canadian Ski Hall of Fame.  Beckie is now leading our national ski community as CEO of Nordiq Canada.