by Keith and Heather Nicol
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| Heather leaving the day lodge |
We like to get in
some early season cross country skiing at Sovereign Lake Cross ski area which
is known for its early consistent snow. Sovereign Lake is located just 30
minutes from Vernon, B.C. in the sunny B.C. Interior. This year the season
started even earlier than normal and conditions are superb. We skied at
Sovereign Lake on Wednesday, November 29 and arrived to sunny skies and
temperatures of -4C. They had several cm of new snow and we were told that over
30 km of trails had been groomed for classic and skating that day. Sovereign Lake is a large ski club but despite
its large membership we find the lodge friendly and welcoming. And it certainly
attracts people from across the country at this time of year. We met friends
from Halifax and Calgary in the lodge while we had our lunch. What a
coincidence! Sovereign is a full service club with rentals, lessons, and a
small cafeteria and offers many programmes for kids and adults. And when you
combine the length of the trail system at Sovereign with adjacent Silver Star
Mountain you have the largest trail network in Canada at an impressive 105 km. Sovereign also offers snowshoeing but when we were there these trails needed
abit more snow to open. For more information on Sovereign Lake Nordic see: https://www.sovereignlake.com/
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| Keith skiing into the stadium with the day lodge in the background |
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