The early season Silver Star – Sovereign Lake X-C ski Supercamps attract large numbers

by Keith and Heather Nicol

 We just returned from teaching in the early season Supercamps that are held every year at Silver Star and Sovereign Lake located near Vernon in B.C.’s Interior. This year this area had early snow and conditions for the camps were close to perfect. In fact, the last week featured classic Okanagan sunny skies with day time temperatures around -4C- ideal for both classic and skate skiing. These camps have been running for many years but seem to be getting more popular and this year was the largest in some time with well over 300 participants.

A group practicing poling at Sovereign Lake Nordic ski area

   The camps are broken down into 3 day and 5 day camps and this year ran from November 20 to December 10. Classes involve instruction by some of Canada’s top cross country ski instructors and coaches and a chance to ski on the 105 km trail network which includes trails at Silver Star and Sovereign Lake Nordic ski areas.  The camps offer video analysis of your skiing plus late afternoon lectures on nutrition, yoga, how to prepare for skiing a loppet and much more. There are a variety of specialized programmes including biathlon, a pro camp for aspiring masters racers and new this year is “Wild Women” programme which involves enjoying the nordic ski experience in a fun, friendly, female-focused environment. Spend your mornings on skis improving your technique, and then relax in the afternoons with wine & yoga, a strength and conditioning session, and other exciting extras. Like many of the sessions this year this programme sold out early. Class size varies but is usually between 5-6 participants per instructor which makes for personalized instruction. 

The views from the trails are spectacular

 For those that missed the early season camps you can still take part in Supercamp with 2 more sessions coming up on January 12-14, 2018 and February 16-18, 2018. For more information email : info@xcsupercamp.com or check out: http://www.xcsupercamp.com/

We love being able to ski right from our door at Silver Star