(WHISTLER, BC) - Hollyburn Cross Country Ski Club Head Coach, Jake Weaver, couldn’t be happier with the outcome of the weekend.  Both athletes and volunteers had had a great time at the Teck Regional Camp (Coast Region), which took place in Whistler.  Earlier in the week there was a possibility of the camp being cancelled due to poor air quality, as smoke from the forest fires in Pemberton drifted down to Whistler. This had caused an extreme air quality warning which made outdoor activities impossible. Luckily the air cleared by Friday morning, allowing up and coming skiers from the region to get out and train!

Some of the older athletes got a head start on the camp by doing a long uphill hike in Squamish and then riding down the Sea to Sky Gondola.  After a swim in Alice Lake, it was on to Whistler where the rest of the group joined them Friday evening.  Over the weekend the athletes did roller skiing, a tree top ropes course and a long run on beautiful alpine trails.

For more information on the camp click here:  http://www.crosscountrybc.ca/sites/default/files/documents/Mediarelease_Coast_Summer.pdf