Mild weather threatened the Ontario Winter Games ski track. Then Thunder Bay's ski community stepped in

When a mild winter threatened the 2024 Ontario Winter Games cross-country ski events, the Thunder Bay community came together to make sure the athletes would have enough snow to compete. As the race at Lappe Nordic Centre went off without a hitch, officials and participants said the massive effort is a testament to Thunder Bay’s deep love of nordic skiing.

Mild weather threatened the Ontario Winter Games ski track. Then Thunder Bay's ski community stepped in
two teenage girls cross-country skiing beside each other, their hair flying in the wind

When a mild winter threatened the 2024 Ontario Winter Games cross-country ski events, the Thunder Bay community came together to make sure the athletes would have enough snow to compete. As the race at Lappe Nordic Centre went off without a hitch, officials and participants said the massive effort is a testament to Thunder Bay’s deep love of nordic skiing.