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The Club That Could.....Hickory Wing Ski Club

In the 1950's a number of factors combined to launch the cross country ski community in Prince George on a developmental path that would result in one of Canada's most remarkable ski stories.

The establishment of the Hickory Wing Ski Club in 1958, and the development of a cross country ski trail system at Tabor Mountain in 1960 combined with entrepreneurial leadership to introduce a period of initiative and development that would see Prince George become a centre of cross country ski activity in North America, and lead to events that would change cross country skiing in Canada forever.

This article is from Ski Cross Country 2000-01, a publication of Cross Country BC. To view the full article click on The Club That Could

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