Trails & Facilities
The Nelson Nordic Ski Club trails offers ~30km of groomed trails for classic and skate skiing, from beginner to expert level.
The club operates from mid-December to mid-April, depending on snow conditions.
Our Apex trailhead, day lodge and main kiosk are located at the back of Whitewater Rd, 10min south of Nelson on Highway 6. View location map
Our secondary parking lot at Busk Camp is located 500m further south on Highway 6.
Warming huts at far end of Euphrates trail and at the top of Clearwater loop
Kiosk Hours (Dec-Mar)
Day passes and club memberships (season’s pass) can be purchased from the Apex Kiosk from 9 am to 2:45 pm weekdays.
Trails + Facilities (7 day per week)
Trail Maps
Nelson Nordic's trail maps and realtime grooming reports are available on nordic-pulse.com. Download the Nordic Pulse app to geolocate and navigate the trails.
We also offer a selection of downloadable maps of our ski-area to help you find your way and make the most of your day out.
Rentals
Our friends at Gericks have quality cross-country ski equipment available, conveniently located on Baker Street in Nelson.
Euphrates Cabin
Euphrates Cabin
Daylodge at Apex trailhead
Inside Daylodge at Apex trailhead
Apex Daylodge
Trail Etiquette
Great trail etiquette makes a world of a difference in helping make skiing more enjoyable for all. Here are our favourite tips:
Keep to marked trails
The warming hut is user maintained – please remove your garbage.
Don’t “park” on the trail. Step aside for overtaking skiers.
Fill in your sitzmarks!
During recreational skiing, slower skiers yield to the right when faster skiers are passing. Faster skiers should call out “track” when approaching slower skiers, and should pass on the left.
During a race, the faster skier calls “track”, and the slower skier moves out of the track to allow the faster skier to pass in the track.
Two skiers meeting head on pass to the right of each other.
If a trail is too narrow to allow safe passage past another skier, wait until the other skier passes.
Skiers coming downhill have the right of way.
Try to ensure a safe run out from a downhill section of the trail to avoid slower skiers at the bottom of the trail.
Leave trails in the same or better condition than you found them in.
If you need to stop, or if you fall, move off of the trail to allow clear passage for other skiers.
Move off the trail if you wish to socialize.
Do not litter. If you packed it in, pack it out.
Obey all trail signs – ski in designated areas only.
Respect private property.
It is customary to say a friendly “hello” when passing other skiers.
Please leave your dog at home – for the safety and enjoyment of all skiers.
Common sense goes a long way to make skiing more enjoyable.
