Welcome to the Tantramar Outdoor Club !

Year-round outdoor activities have always been a central purpose of the TOC. But the beating heart of the group is the embrace of winter and the bounty of snow which provides cross-country skiing and snowshoeing opportunities over the winter months. Our hope is that we leave the surrounding environments which we traverse as pristine as possible.

Trail use is currently the Non-snow Season. Trails on town land at the reservoir gate trailhead are accessible to humans and dogs!

Winter 2024 Activities

7:27 pm Sun Oct 29, 2023

Adult Learn to Cross-Country Ski Lessons for Beginners only

Want to learn how-to cross-country ski?  Elita Rahn will be offering how-to cross-country ski lessons for adults.

Elta is a certified member of the Canadian Association of Nordic Ski Instructors (CANSI) and certified X-C ski level III instructor.

Elita states: “this program is for beginners only and participants must fully accept the reality of falling”. 

Sessions will start on January 14, 2024 and be held on Sundays from 1:15 to 2:45pm.  Location: Beech Hill Park (pending weather and snow conditions).  

Participants must have arranged for their equipment prior to the start of the lessons. The Outdoor Club has a limited amount of equipment available for rent on a first come, first serve basis.  Equipment will first be distributed to those participating in the Youth Jackrabbit program. You will be notified on December 15, 2023 if there is equipment available to size. Cost of rental is $35 for the length of the session.

Cost for the four-week session, 1.5 hours per session: $60 per participant plus Tantramar Outdoor Club Membership fee ($50 per individual or $100 for a family). 

Registration for the Adult Learn to Ski opens November 10 and closes Dec 3, 2023.

To register, (as of November 10):


1. Enrol as a member of the Tantramar Outdoor Club for the season 2023-2024.

2. Register for the lessons by emailing tantramaroutdoorclub@gmail.com, putting Adult Learn to Ski in the subject line. State your name and contact info including cell and email.  State if you wish to be on the waitlist to rent equipment.

3. Upon receival of your email, you will receive an email from Elita, the instructor, with the e-transfer address for payment. And, if requested, details regarding the ski rental wait list.

4. E-transfer the registration fee of $60

Registration will be limited to a maximum of 12 participants. 


Cross -Country Ski Skills Improvement Lessons

Elita Rahn, will be offering lessons for skiers to learn skills to improve their technique.  Elita is a certified member of the Canadian Association of Nordic Ski Instructors (CANSI) and certified X-C ski level III instructor.

Cost for the four-week, one-hoursessions is $40 per participant.  Participants must be a registered member of the Tantramar Outdoor Club ($50 per individual or $100 for a family). 

This clinic is not for new skiers.

The lessons will be held on Sundays from 3:00-4:00 pm commencing on January 14. Location: Beech Hill Park.  (pending weather and snow conditions). 

Registration for the Skills Improvement Lessons opens November 10 and closes Dec 3.

To register, (as of November 10):


1. Enrol as a member of the Tantramar Outdoor Club for the season 2023-2024.

2. Register for the lessons by emailing tantramaroutdoorclub@gmail.com, putting Skills Improvement in the subject line. State your name and contact info including cell and email.  

3. Upon receival of your email, you will receive an email from Elita, the instructor, with the e-transfer address for payment.

 4. E-transfer the registration fee of $40.

 Registration will be limited to a maximum of 8 participants. 

Latest Trail Conditions

Signing off for the Season

3:08 pm Fri Apr 5, 2024
Ross

I was hoping to have a legitimate excuse for haranguing you all one last time. I did check out the conditions, and although there was close to 4 cm of very wet snow up the hill this morning, skiing other than perhaps in the field at Beech Hill would have been pointless. And though Bucky…[read full post]

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