Unsure what to get your significant other, family member, or friend this holiday season? Our gift certificates can be used for everything from season passes, to lessons. We sell gift certificates in any denomination over $20. Please call, email us, or come into the lodge and ask for more details.
Even though were are experiencing an unprecedented and challenging season, we want you to feel safe and at home when visiting Sovereign this holiday season. Here are some tips and ideas to have the best at-home holiday ever.
Thanks to a generous donation from Kal Tire, SLNC will be the recipient of a new Rescue Toboggan in early January. This new toboggan will provide significantly more protection from the elements for patients and provides a jump seat for a first responder to travel directly with the patient to monitor their vitals and provide additional medical assistance should it be necessary during travel to our First Aid Room.
SLNC is also investing energy and staffing with more of a first aid presence to provide our customers with a high quality of care in case of an injury. As more and more people take up cross country skiing, the necessity for increased first aid presence grows.
Our number 1 priority is keeping our members and the public safe. This will be a great addition to our safety equipment.
By order and direction of the Provincial Health Officer (PHO) and Viasport BC there have been further updates on December 2nd and 3rd to the restrictions announced in the written Order from November 19th, which is accessible here.
Also CCBC, our sport governing body has sent us the following guidelines following these latest PHO decisions. It can be found here: http://www.crosscountrybc.ca/return-sport-plan-%E2%80%93-cross-country-bc
The term “team sports” applies to all social and performance adult activities within an organization as determined by Viasport and CCBC. This new mandate requires the temporary suspension of all Masters XC, Masters HP, and U35 Programming taking place at Sovereign Lake Nordic Club. The duration of this new order is undetermined at this time.
The Ministry of Health reminds us that the intention of the restrictions is to minimize the number of people we interact with and reduce travel in order to significantly reduce COVID-19 transmission. As you know, travel and interactions are a key part of the sport experience, however, during this very critical time in this global pandemic, it is important all travel and interaction, including those for sport, be put on pause.
Specifically, the latest updates include:
All indoor and outdoor team sports for people 19 years of age and older are suspended. The website lists a number of sports as examples, it is important to note that this is not an exhaustive list. All team sports must follow these restrictions.
Kindly,
Troy Hudson
General Manager
Sovereign Lake Nordic Club
Get your holiday shopping done early this year! This Friday through Sunday we are offering 20% off on all SLNC branded Merch, Bliz glasses, gloves, soft goods, and waxes. Come inside and check out our great selection of cozy wool blends from Kombi, and our beautiful toques and neck gaiters from Sauce Headwear. We also have an inventory of pass holders on lanyards for sale!
Please remember to wear your masks when inside our facilities. Happy Shopping!
With the travel advisory issued by Dr. Bonnie Henry on November 19th, we are requesting that people from outside the Okanagan region stay home at this time and limit any unnecessary travel as directed by the PHO.
To view the latest travel restrictions please check out the BC Governments Health Advisory page HERE. This restriction is in effect until December 7th.
If you are unable to come to Sovereign this winter we are honouring all pass refunds. If you are purchasing day tickets please be cognizant of these new rulings and book no more than a week from your visit as we do not refund day tickets.
With our new pass scanning technology, we have had a couple of our members volunteer to scan passes with our hand scanners out in the parking lot entrance and out front of the lodge. This is a great opportunity to meet more members, and help us to keep traffic moving much more quickly. We are looking for people to do 2 hr shifts between 9 and 2pm, Friday through Sunday and over the Xmas Holidays every day.
Contact Troy Hudson, General Manager, at [email protected] if you would be interested in more information.
With a good snowstorm overnight we have been able to pack a substantial amount of trails to open for Friday morning at 9am for Season Pass Holders. As we continue to receive more precipitation we will be able to open more trails so please be patient.
Review our Covid Precautions & Procedures Page before your first visit of the season to familiarize yourself with the new protocols in place. Also, check out our Season Pass Q&A page along with the Day Ticket Q&A page if you are a guest.
Opening Schedule of events
| Season Pass Holder Opening Day | Friday, November 13th |
| Ski Day Ticket Holder Opening Day | Monday, November 16th |
| Night Skiing Opening Date | Tuesday, November 17th |
| Snowshoe Pass and Ticket Holder Opening | Friday, November 27th |
We are excited to announce that we have opened our Online Day Ticket Sales Portal.
Please note that ALL snowshoe, day ski, and night ski tickets will be sold exclusively online this winter.
There are no day ticket refunds so please do not book tickets more than 15 days in advance. We have only open ticket sales through to the end of December. We will launch the January through April Ticket Sales on December 15th, 2020.
Opening Dates:
Day Ticket Purchasing Resources
For an overview of our new Day Ticket Purchasing and pick up procedures, please read the Day Ticket Q&A
Planning to come to Sovereign Lake more than once this year? An explanation of the benefits of purchasing an RFID Card Upgrade can be found HERE.
Due to an unfortunate amount of rain and warm temperatures this past week we regret to inform our members and the public that there will be no skiing at Sovereign for the foreseeable future until we have sufficient snowfall. As soon as we have 15cm of packed snow we will open for operations.
We are also suspending our day ticket launch until we can confirm an opening date to reduce the number of refunds required.
Thank you for your patience.
Troy Hudson (General Manager)
