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ASC, the historic Auburn Ski Club, builds upon a century-long legacy of expanding access to snow sports with the first Nordic night skiing in California and within 600 miles. Permanent, high-efficiency LED lighting in the Nordic stadium and 1km of trails extend opportunities to cross-country skiing and biathlon athletes that alpine and snowboard teams enjoy. In a given week, more than 200 local children, working parents, and high school student-athletes from Reno to Colfax and beyond benefit from ASC’s extension of short winter days with illuminated trails.
To celebrate this latest innovation, ASC hosted a New Year’s Eve Freestyle Night Race on December 31st. More than 110 community members, ranging from six-year-olds to septuagenarians, cross-country ski raced on the lit loop. Funds raised from the race and ongoing “A Place to Shine” campaign will make a Phase II expansion to 2 kilometers possible this summer. The additional distance will open up more terrain for a true training experience.
“We believe the lights project will fundamentally change Nordic ski culture within our region. The lights allow more skiers to get on snow for training and racing, expanding the pipeline and raising the level of competitive skiing for generations of Nordic skiers.”
— said Nordic Program Director Gus Johnson
Extended time on snow benefit skiers from the surrounding communities including Reno, Truckee, Tahoe City, Colfax, Grass Valley, Auburn, Sacramento, and even the Bay Area.
“Illuminated Nordic trails serve ASC’s mission to provide affordable year-round mountain sport experiences for all snow sport enthusiasts. We strive to be the West’s premier high-altitude training center and to inspire a life-long love of snow sports. This project is a huge step in making that vision a reality.”
— Bill Clark, Executive Director of ASC
On February 16th, don’t miss the spectator-favorite high school and middle school CNISSF Truckee Sprints under the lights. Night skiing is offered to the public until 7:30 pm Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays (conditions permitting).
