Athletes Fundraising for Trip of a Lifetime! »

March 18th to April 2nd, 2023 will mark the trip of a lifetime for 9 BC cross-country skiers, as they embark on a trip to Gällivare, Sweden as part of the CCBC B-Tour. Athletes will be billeted with Swedish athletes that visited Whistler in September.The objective of the B-Tour is to help athletes gain international experience in traveling and racing. This trip will also provide an opportunity for Canadian athletes to see the daily life of an athlete attending a sport school in Scandinavia. 

Eamon Wilson and Aidan & Dustin Hay, are three athletes on the BC Ski Team from Vancouver (Hollyburn Cross Country Ski Club) that have been nominated to participate in the B-Tour. (Nominations can be found here). These three young men are lifelong Hollyburn members and have gone through the Jackrabbit and Track Attack programs, which eventually led them to the Race Team, where they found their love for racing.

This March, after Nationals in Thunder Bay, 9 athletes and 2 coaches will be off to Gällivare, Sweden. They will be taking part in the Ford Smart Energy Bauhaus Cup, consisting of three races, which will have some of the fastest juniors in Sweden. You can follow their results at the races using the FIS App, and follow along on their journey through updates that will be sent through CCBC.

Eamon, Aidan & Dustin are looking for fundraising help to raise $3,000 for this trip. If you would like to help, please visit their GoFundMe page.

Trip Schedule:

  • March 18 Departure from Thunder Bay to Sweden
  • March 19 Arrive in Sweden; travel to Gällivare
  • March 23 Travel to Boden
  • March 24-26 Compete in National Junior Cup races in Boden
  • March 26 Travel to Gällivare
  • April 1 Ski in “Around the Mountain” - Fly to Stockholm
  • April 2 Flight from Stockholm to Vancouver

Race Schedule

Ford Smart Energy/Bauhaus Cup (National Junior Cup) Boden, Sweden

  • Friday, March 24 Individual Sprint, Free Technique
  • Saturday, March 25 Interval Start, Classic Technique, Women 5km/Men 10km
  • Sunday, March 26 Pursuit, Free Technique. Women 10 km/Men 15km

Congratulations to all 9 athletes participating in the 2023 CCBC B-Tour!