Nakkertok Nordic is the largest cross-country ski club in Canada and is located 25 minutes outside of downtown Ottawa. It boasts an extended season artificial snow loop that gives athletes access to on snow training as early as November. Nakkertok is home to numerous FIS-homologated race courses which host national-level events annually. Nakkertok regularly hosts an East Canada Cup (Candy Cane Cup), the Canadian Eastern Championships, and hosted Canadian Nationals for the first time in 2019. Nakkertok is a popular location for intensity workouts during the winter months. 

Gatineau Park is home to 40 kilometers of parkway, which are closed to cars and frequently used for roller ski workouts and races during the off-season. The park also includes hundreds of kilometers of trail running, mountain biking and cross-country skiing. Gatineau Park is a key training location during the off-season and is often used for distance workouts in the winter. The park also hosts several races during the ski season, including the Gatineau Loppet and Coupe Skinouk. 

Carleton University and the University of Ottawa are both home to high performance centers where our athletes complete their strength training through their respective university nordic ski teams. Athletes who are part of the Ravens or Gee Gees varsity program have access to strength coaching and strength sessions twice a week. 

When commuting across the river to training is not an option, the city of Ottawa is home to several urban trail networks. We are lucky to have access to ski trails at Ski Heritage East, the Kichi Sibi Trail, Mooneys Bay, the Ottawa West Winter Trail, the Rideau Winter Trail and the Britannia Winter Trail. 

Before the snow falls, the city of Ottawa is home to several of our trainining locations. We reguarily run running and ski bounding intensity sessions or rollerski technique sessions at the Dominum Arboretum, Mooney's Bay and Vincent Massey Park. We also frequent the extensive network of bike paths throughout the city.