Who is coming?

Starting in January the dream of hosting international teams at the Resort becomes a reality. Over 250 Olympic and Paralympic Athletes from 12 International teams will be coming to Mount Washington to prepare themselves for the biggest competition of their lives. We are very excited to welcome these Athletes to Vancouver Island and Mount Washington and we are even more excited to be able to cheer them on during the games.

What is happening?

Because of the Resort's close proximity to the Olympic venues and similar weather conditions, international teams have chosen to come to Mount Washington to get a feel for for the conditions (snow quality, temperatures, elevation levels) that they will be encountering during the actual 2010 Winter Games. Because of Mount Washington's world-class Nordic facilities and terrain, most of the teams coming are focused in on the disciplines of Biathlon, Cross-country and Nordic Combined. We also have some Alpine teams training here in the disciplines of Skier-Cross,Parallel Giant Slalom, and Freestyle skiing.

Will there be lots of terrain closed due to the training?

Although there will be trails dedicated to the Athletes training, this will have minimal impact on the general public's access to Mount Washington terrain. Many of the athletes coming to Mount Washington are Nordic teams who will primarily be using the World Cup trails and the Biathlon range which aren't open to the public anyway. There will however be re-routing on Jutland trail.

The only Alpine run that will be affected is Invitation. From February 18 to 23, the top half of Invitation will be a dedicated to training for Parallel Giant Slalom.

Will the Athletes be Interacting with the General Public?

Although chances are that guests to the resort will end up riding a chairlift with an Olympian or two, these athletes are here to focus on their training and be allowed to prepare for Games. Their privacy is crucial and as their hosts we all must do our part to respect that.

When are they here?

Country	Team - Sport	Training Videos	Dates
	Ghana Giant Slalom	Team Ghana Video	Jan 31 to Feb 9
	Canada Biathlon		Feb 1 to Feb 8
	USA Biathlon		Jan 27 To Feb 6
	Sweden Biathlon		Jan 29 to Feb 6
	Germany Biathlon		Feb 1 to Feb 10
	France Biathlon		Feb 2 to Feb 9
	Chinese Biathlon	Team China Video	Jan 20 to Feb 2
	Czech Republic Biathlon		Jan 28 to to Feb 2
	Sweden Freestyle Ski		Jan 31 to Feb 6
	France Freestyle Ski		Feb 3 to Feb 7
	Finland Ski Cross		Feb 10 to 16
	Sweden Ski Cross		Feb 13 to Feb 18
	Australian Ski Cross		Feb 13 to 17
	Sweden Cross Country		Feb 7 to 13
	France MEN Cross Country		Feb 4 to Feb 10
	Norway Nordic Combined		Feb 25 to Mar 2.
	Netherlands Parallel Giant Slalom		Jan 25 to Feb 10.
	Sweden Parallel Giant Slalom		Feb 18 to Feb 23
	Swiss Parallel Giant Slalom		Feb 18 to Feb 23
	German Parallel Giant Slalom		Feb 13 to Feb 21
	USA Parallel Giant Slalom		Feb 14 to Feb 20
	Sweden Paralympic		March 1 to 7
	Norway Paralympic		Feb 25 to Mar 2
	Finland Paralympic		Mar 3 to Mar 10
	Belarus Paralympic		Feb 27 to Mar 7
	USA Paralympic		Mar 6 to Mar 10
	Great Britian		Feb 13 to Mar 10
	China Paralympic		Mar 1 to Mar 7