Author name: Allan Butler

Mark your calendars and join your fellow XCCM members on January 26-29, 2024. The  XCCM Destination Race will be at Arrowhead Nordic, 5 kms north of Huntsville. Ski somewhere new! The Ontario Master’s Championships will be combined with the final day with the Muskoka Loppet. You can pick which events to participate in: •    Friday, Jan […]

Group Strength Training at Evolve Thursdays  – January 11 to April 4 6:00-7:15PM Evolve, 953 Somerset W, Ottawa Strength is so important to us as athletes, to take care of our fitness levels, injury prevention … and simply to sustain the enjoyment of our sport(s). XCCM has worked with strength coach (and Evolve owner) Mike Patone for a

NEW! Feb 4 (Sunday) – Clinic 6: Downhill, Gaining Confidence 8:30 – 11:30 am This session is for strong novice/intermediate skilled and those seeking confidence. Skills to be taught: Speed control: snow plow and parallel skidding, stopping, emergency stopping, cornering, step turns, lane changes, parallel turns. Clinic 6 – Feb 4

There were a few people asking for more RS Skate clinics so we have made a new one for Oct 15th.
See https://xcchelseamasters.com/WooComm_History_to_201508/product/clinics/

Roller Ski Survey Planning is underway for the fall programs. For the roller ski program we need to decide on the format. Do we want to have a 50/50 program where roller skiing is only done every second week (as was done in 2021), or have a weekly program (as done in 2022)? For weeks