Black Jack Cross Country Ski Trails, Rossland

www.skiblackjack.ca
info@skiblackjack.ca
1-877-346-6104 (Accommodations)
250-364-5445 (SNOW PHONE)

Activities
Cross country skiing, snowshoeing, dogsledding, backcountry skiing, Nordic ski touring.

Operating Season and Daily Hours
Dependent upon snow conditions, operations begin in late November until late April.

Average Annual Snowfall
750cm/300in

Trail Information
35 km of daily groomed track-set trails for both classic and skate skiing, 2.5 km night-lit trails, 3 warming huts, Biathlon Range.

Difficulty
40% easy  30% intermediate  30% advanced

Trail Maps
Email info@tourismrossland.com to get a FREE Black Jack/Rossland trail map.
Black Jack XC Ski Trails
Nordic and Backcountry Trails in Rossland


Rental Rates and Lessons
Kootenay Nordic Sports in Rossland, 250-362-7617, or Gerick Cycle & Sports in Trail  250-364-1661 for rental equipment. Black Jack ski instructors Andy Morel (250-362-5042) and Lesley Beatson (250-362-5220) are available for lessons.

Accommodation and Other Services
Rossland offers a complete range of accommodations from winter resorts, hostels and camping to luxurious condos. Choose from comfortable self contained guesthouses and B&Bs, and hotels and motels suitable for all budgets. For more information visit Tourism Rossland.

Overview

Rossland is a true Nordic town located in the Monashee Mountains (1,030 m/3,400 ft.) in the Kootenay Rockies - Canada's second highest elevation city. Rossland has the highest Nordic skiers per capita in Canada with over 700 club members and thousands of visitors.The picturesque mountainside community features a lively main street lined with heritage mining era buildings occupied by boutique shops, restaurants and services. Click here to download the downtown Rossland map.

Just minutes from main street, you'll find hundreds of kilometres of world-class cross country ski trails and first-rate facilities. Black Jack Ski Trails, located only minutes from winter resort Red Mountain is one of BC's premier nordic skiing venues. Black Jack has hosted international events including the Haywood NorAm in 2007, 2009, 2010 and 2011; the BC Winter Games in 2006 and 1982; the Canadian Masters Championships in 2007 and regularly hosts dryland and on-snow training for the Canadian National Nordic and Biathlon teams. The Black Jack Ski Club is the home of Canadian national champion, world cup podium finisher and two-time Olympian George Grey.

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Events

Black Jack Loppet at Black Jack Nordic Trails
Saturday Mar 3, 2012
Don't miss the the 28th Annual Black Jack Loppet. You'll ski on the home trails of George Grey, memb...

Location

How to Get Here

3 km from downtown Rossland
10 minute drive north of the Canada/US border
2.5 hour drive from Spokane Int'l Airport (WA)
3.5 hour drive from Kelowna Int'l Airport

Local Attractions

Western Canada Ski Hall of Fame
Red Mountain Resort
Rossland Historical Museum
Nancy Green Provincial Park

Transportation

Trail Regional Airport
West Kootenay Regional Airport - 36km to Rossland
Pacific Coastal Airlines
Drive BC - road conditions