Julie Melanson

Ian Oliphant of Sovereign Lake (right) battles Cameron Pouw of Ottawa for the lead in Saturday racing at Sovereign Lake Nordic Centre.

Sovereign draws international talent

Local and international ski racers swarmed Sovereign Lake Nordic Resort last weekend for the Teck B.C. Cup and Haywood NorAm races.

Ian Oliphant of Sovereign Lake (right) battles Cameron Pouw of Ottawa for the lead in Saturday racing at Sovereign Lake Nordic Centre.
Head coach Darren Derochie (right) works with Catharine Pendrel of Kamloops on her skate technique during Supercamp at Sovereign Lake.

Pendrel pursues B.C. Cup at Sovereign Lake

Sovereign Lake Nordic Club hosting Teck B.C. Cup and NorAm races this weekend.

Head coach Darren Derochie (right) works with Catharine Pendrel of Kamloops on her skate technique during Supercamp at Sovereign Lake.
Vernon’s Heather Mehain leads her classic sprint qualifier in Saturday’s race at Sovereign Lake.

Sovereign slides into sprint season

Participants from across North America competed in the first Haywood NorAm Teck Sprints of the season at Sovereign Lake Nordic Resort.

Vernon’s Heather Mehain leads her classic sprint qualifier in Saturday’s race at Sovereign Lake.