ABOUT
Shaganappi Nordic Operations Club (SNO) is a non-profit society formed in the fall of 2019 to manage winter Nordic cross-country skiing and showshoeing at the Shaganappi Point Golf Course in Calgary, Alberta. SNO is 100% volunteer-run and is committed to providing Calgarians with free access to cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, fat biking, trail running and winter walking in the heart of Calgary.
Our mission is to create an optimal winter trail experience for the community to enjoy free access to winter outdoor recreation opportunities at the Shaganappi Point golf course in the heart of Calgary, resulting in a safe, accessible environment that is the basis for a healthy lifestyle.
VOLUNTEER BOARD OF DIRECTORS
PRESIDENT
Brent has been a volunteer with SNO since 2020. After joining the board as a Director, VP, and now President, his focus has been on developing SNO into a stronger organization. As a lover of winter sports, Brent got into XC more than ten years ago once he realized that it is possible to avoid crowds AND have fun on skinny skis. He is also a passionate fat biker and enjoys biking at Shaganappi as well!
VPs
Brad, a board member since 2021, shares VP duties with Linda and has been active with SNO since 2019. Brad created and has fine-tuned SNO's shared Fat Bike and Snowshoe trail system lead over the years. Brad has got a long history with skiing, having cross-country skied actively since 1974 and alpine (telemark-style) skied since 1965. Brad also picked up fat biking in 2015 and produces a weekly online radio show at radioradio.ca as DJ Grey (Grrr-eh).
Linda was the founding President of SNO until stepping down in 2022 to focus on coordinating the outdoor operations side of SNO. Sharing VP duties with Brad, Linda is also the grooming and track setting lead for the ski trail system, and has been the grooming lead since SNO's inception in 2019. Linda was the main facilitator incorporating SNO as a non-profit society in the fall of 2019 with the intentions of improving winter operations at Shag. Having learned to downhill ski at Shaganappi in the mid-70’s when it was a downhill ski area, Linda also brings ski knowledge (and experience) from working at different ski areas and resorts both at home and abroad to the board.
EQUIPMENT & TREASURER
Gry is both the equipment lead and treasurer for SNO. Gry has been a board member since 2021, supporting with equipment upkeep to ensure the machines are ready for use by volunteers, and has skied since 1985. Gry has been a keen volunteer for SNO since 2019, taking on more and more responsibilities over time.
COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR
Finn has been a grooming volunteer since the winter of 2022/2023. Finn came to SNO from the Confederation Park/Foothills Nordic grooming team and was also a Nordic ski racer with Foothills Nordic. Finn is now focused on university, and will be managing the SNO social media presence as the Communications Director as well as volunteering on the ground at Shaganappi, grooming when there is time to get out on a snowmobile!
SECRETARY, VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR, GRANT WRITING
Laurel volunteered for SNO in the fall of 2022 in an invaluable resource for keeping everyone organized! Laurel is responsible for onboarding, coordinating, tracking, and orienting new volunteers to SNO operations on the ground.
SNO Board of Directors
SNO Board of Directors
SNO Board of Directors
SNO Board of Directors
HISTORY
Skiing at Shaganappi began sometime between 1900 to 1940.
Earliest records show members of the Calgary Ski Club modifying farm equipment to redistribute snow at Shaganappi to areas they wanted more snow for skiing.
Circa 1970: Shaganappi was the only downhill ski area in the heart of Calgary, with Paskapoo ski area having opened in December 1960 operating on the western edge of the city above the Trans Canada highway (now Winsport/COP).
Shaganappi had one T-Bar that transported skiers from the valley bottom by the Bow River up to the clubhouse, and a rope tow for beginner skiers that stretched from the driving range up the hill toward the current clubhouse location. Snowmaking was a large part of winter operations back then, with loud snowguns operating while skiers were on site.
Alasdair Fergusson, a long time Calgary Ski Club volunteer, enjoying a winter day at Shaganappi Point.
The Shaganappi T-bar in the 1970s
Paskapoo ski hill with ski jump January, 1971
Paskapoo snowmaking circa 1959
Clarence Haakenstad and Bob Freeze Operating the William Wash Snowmaking Nozzel 1959
