All cross country sales & rentals. The nordic experts!
Something for All
- Recreational to racer,
child to adult,
beginner to experienced! - Friendly, honest service!
- Kids Play Area!
- We buy quality used Nordic equipment
- Trade-in children’s program
- All sizes of rental snowshoes, skate and classic Nordic gear, as well as sales
- Lessons and technical services like repairs, binding mounting, and waxing
- Camber Tester: send us your weight, height and ability level and we’ll match you up with the skis for you
25–50% OFF!!!
- Skate Ski Demo! Come and check out Peltonen and Alpina Skis and Boots and Salomon Skis and Boots
- Feb.7, 9am-2pm, on Larch Hills. John Thielman from John’s Ski Shack will be on hand to fit you with skate gear and answer any questions you may have
- Ski instructor June Hawkins will be running 1 hr. skate lessons for beginners and intermediate skiers
- Participants are welcome to use the demo gear for the skate clinics, for free!
- Lessons are $30/person. Go out for a lesson with June on the demo gear and learn more about skate skiing!
- For info about the demo, call John at 250-832-3457. For lessons info, contact June Hawkins of Sun on Snow at 250-306-1463 or
About the Shack
While working full-time as a logger and logging company owner, John Thielman built his chalet-style ski shop, complete with log railings, a natural stone hearth, and a soaring loft. On weekends and evenings (and early mornings), John did everything from building site prep with his own equipment, to pouring cement foundations by hand, milling lumber, and laying the store’s characteristic red roofing.
A well-known ski club member, instructor, and former competitive Nordic racer and biathlete, John welcomes skiers of all ages and abilities to JOHN’S SKI SHACK.
Built in 2002, the cozy shop is constructed mostly of pine, with huge beams John milled himself. The coffee corner overlooks Thielman’s Ski Out trail. A wax and technical room was added in 2006.
