History
From 1970 to today the history of Nakkertok is a testament to volunteerism and the usefulness of brush-clearing equipment
1969
The Ottawa Ski Club decides to invest in alpine skiing
Originally the Ottawa Ski Club covered both Alpine skiing and Nordic skiing.
1970
A group of families decide to create their own Nordic Ski Club
The ‘before’ picture. Trail development starts on 300 acres of what is now Nakkertok South
1971
Thea Holloway comes up with the name ‘Nakkertok’
Still trying to find the original logo
1975
Nakkertok is incorporated
The Nakkertok Nordic Ski Club is incorporated as an Ontario company and now includes additional acreage owned by the Holloways and the Webers at Nakkertok North and land in between. Ashbury College loans the club a portable classroom — our first club house. (Not as pictured)
1975-1990
Much felling, clearing and building
Over 15 years 70km of trails built, two club houses (Johannson Hus South and Ostrom Hus North) and three shelters in between.
1997
1999
Purchase of first Pisten Bully
Winter nights have not been the same since
2005
Lit Loop opens
Sponsorship agreement with Fresh Air Experience $30,000 spread over four years for lighted trail.
2010
Nakkertok Alum Perianne Jones among nordic skiers representing Canada at the Vancouver Olympics
2010
Second barn is raised. Outdoor toilets, timing hut at Nakkertok South
Makes you wonder what people did before then and where the yellow in the Nakkertok logo comes from.
2017
The Nakkertrak Opens
The Nakkertrak opens for its first season, The Nakkertrak name was the result of a community naming contest. A total of 146 votes were cast and Nakkertrak garnered 126 votes, including 66 first place and 42 second place votes. Club members Joan Post and Luca Custic both suggested the name.
2017
First ever Candy Cane Cup
An early-season nationally-sanctioned race made possible by the Nakkertrak
2018
Nakkertok’s Jen Tomlinson becomes the first woman to chair the Board of Directors at Nordic Canada.
2020
Campaign to raise $200,000 to buy a new Pisten Bully.
November 2020
Nakkertok closes chalet and announces restrictions on facility use to prevent the spread of COVID
Race season, programs cancelled.
2022
Nakkertok Alum Katherine Stewart-Jones among nordic skiers representing Canada at the Beijing Olympics
2022
Nakkertok grooming legend and landowner Dirk VanWiijk runs the grooming operation at the Beijing Olympics
“They have made approximately 200,000 cubic meters of snow here on the cross-country courses alone. Compare that to the roughly 10,000 cubic meters made at Nakkertok.”
2022
