December 7, 2007 – The 2007 Nordic Festival hosted by Silver Star Mountain Resort and the Sovereign Lake Nordic Club was an outstanding success! The Festival began on November 24 with equipment demos from Atomic, Salomon, Rossignol, Fischer, Madshus, Alpina, Peltonen, Toko, Exel, START and SWIX.

The demo days were well attended at both venues. At the annual Saturday night fundraising banquet for the National Team and the Silver Star Nordic Club, over $12,000 was raised in Norm Crerar’s famous auction.

On Wednesday, the Swix Wax clinic in the NATC was standing room only with 40 plus people in the wax room. Next day, the Swix Ladies Day was full to capacity for a day of technique tips courtesy of three-time Olympian Milaine Theriault and other ladies from the X-C.com racing team. On Friday, the big event was the Ski Expo in the NATC auditorium; with a full house in attendance to meet members of Cross Country Canada’s National Team. The weekend wound up with the season’s first Nor-Am event at Sovereign Lake, where over 280 racers were in attendance.

Silver Star Nordic manager Glenn Bond reports that “Many people complimented us on this year’s line up of events and evening activities.” Early season snow – a Silver Star specialty – allowed for over 80 kilometres of trails to be opened and groomed at both Silver Star and Sovereign Lakes Nordic Club.