Awards History
| Year | Chair’s Awards for Sports Excellence | Sport Builder | Coach |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Ale Loeppky | Kevin Miller | Chris Roe |
| 2024 | Andrew Vanden Berg | Murray Carter | Alex Loeppky |
| 2023 | Murray Carter | Pauline Nadlersmith & Casey Guenther | Andrew Vanden Berg |
| 2020 | Laurie Penton | Chris Roe | Kenton Frith |
| 2019 | Brent Bottomley | Laurie Penton | Andrew Vanden Berg |
| 2018 | Megan Carter | Steven Scoles | Elise Paetkau |
| 2017 | Jim Ballendine | Phil Froese | Betsy Harris |
| 2016 | Kristin Madsen | Sue Davidson, Audrey Comte | Marilee Moss |
| 2015 | Steven Scoles | Bonnie Tinker | Megan Carter |
| 2014 | Victor Chappellaz | Kurt Mazur | Pam MacDonald |
| 2013 | Chris Roe | Pam May | Corey Kolbuck |
| 2012 | Brian Barton, Anita Berg, Bob Romance | Mary Montgomery | Megan Carter |
| Year | Family | Club | Volunteer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Carters (Murray, Catherine, Lucie, Maxim) | Boundary Trails Nordic | Susan Barnett |
| 2024 | Yan Lau, Ming-Ka Chan, Don-Han, | Red River Nordic & Biathlon | Cheryl Koop |
| 2023 | Hoeppners (Mike, Angeline, Hezekiah, Gideon, Rosalyn, Syelas) | Boundary Trails Nordic | Derek Eidse, Nathan Weselake |
| 2020 | Wiens/Boorberg (Rick, Mariko, Ben, Naomi, Anika, Paul, James, Joshua) | Turtle Mountain Nordic | Lin-P’ing Choo-Smith & Doug Smith |
| 2019 | Wintoniw (Steven, Susan, Hannah, William, Logan) | Team Windchill | Mary Montgomery |
| 2018 | McMillan/Unger (Jeff, Gina, Hayes, Hudson) | Boundary Trails Nordic | Kenton Frith |
| 2017 | Nadlersmith (Pauline, Dave, Levi, Gideon, Imogen, Asher) | Teulon Ski Club | Laurie Penton |
| 2016 | Bachnisky/Howard (Tamara, Cory, Jesse, Jarod & Grandpa Jack) | Assiniboine Park Jackrabbits | Denise Moroski |
| 2015 | Choo-Smith (Lin-P’ing, Doug, Lucas & Meaghan) | Red River Nordic | Marc Teillet |
| 2014 | Burdeniuk/Pelletier (Heather, Ron, Liam & Gabrielle) | Bittersweet Ski Club | Lorne Warkentine, Hank Unrau |
| 2013 | Warkentine’s (Lorne, Kathy, Levi, Tessa, Aaron) | Downtown Nordic | Heather Schilling |
| 2012 | Dearing/Barnett (Kevin, Susan, Ben, Emma) | McCreary Ski & Outdoor Club | Danielle Dumensil |
| Year | Trail Groomer of the Year | Most Improved Skiers | Master (30+) Skier |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Lynn & Glen McMaster | Jessica Kagan | Brita Hall |
| 2024 | Brent Prusak (Wildwood), Leo Heyens (Mt Evergreen), Doug Vandamme (Riding Mt), Gord Hamm & David Lumgaire (Shannondale), Phil Froese (Burwalde), Marlow Wilson (Windsor) | Jessica Kagan, Isaiah Vanden Berg | David Lawler |
| 2023 | award established in 2024 | Don-Han Lau | Catherine Carter |
| 2020 | Ben Wiens | Susanne Hill & Murray Carter | |
| 2019 | Emma Malkoske & Aaron Warkentine | Susanne Hill & Joel Vanden Berg | |
| 2018 | Shayna Hensrud & Hamad Alabdoulsalam | Susanne Hill & David Lawler | |
| 2017 | Leila Mostaço-Guidolin & Mattias Klassen | Susanne Vande Vyvere & Steve Scoles | |
| 2016 | Elise Hummelbrunner & Levi Warkentine | Sandra Kirby & Steve Scoles | |
| 2015 | Jesse Bachinsky & Casey Nelson | Floyd Reichel | |
| 2014 | Levi Warkentine & Sarah-Lynn Bergen | Neil Ferguson | |
| 2013 | Conor McGovern & Catherine Page | Dave & Dorothy Shwab | |
| 2012 | Ben Dearing & Elora Adamson | Kristin Madsen |
| Year | U23+ Skiers | U18 Skiers | U16 Skiers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Sarah Bergen, William Vanden Berg | Gideon Hoeppner, Kate Sawatsky | Paul Wiens, Dechen Guenther |
| 2024 | Mia Sawatsky, William Vanden Berg | Jillian Thiessen, Hezekiah Hoepper | Kate Sawatsky, Gideon Hoeppner |
| 2023 | Levi Warkentine | Mia Sawatsky, William Vanden Berg | Kate Sawatsky & Gideon Hoeppner |
| 2020 | Levi Warkentine | Imogen Nadlersmith & Aaron Warkentine | Mia Sawatsky & William Vanden Berg |
| 2019 | Levi Nadlersmith | Casey Nelson & Conor McGovern | Imogen Nadlersmith & Scott Brodeur |
| 2018 | Levi Warkentine | Lucas Smith & Casey Nelson | Imogen Nadlersmith & Torin Frith |
| 2017 | n/a | Levi Nadlersmith & Lisle Compton | Casey Nelson & Taschi Klashka |
| 2016 | Krista Robinson & Joel Peltz | Lisle Compton & Levi Nadlersmith & Conor McGovern | Casey Nelson & Lucas Smith |
| 2015 | Sean Carter & Alex Leoppky | Jesse Bachinsky & Lisle Compton | Conor McGovern & Claire Hensrud |
| 2014 | Murray Carter & Crystal Evans | Dominique Druwé & Elora Adamson | Levi Nadlersmith & Conor McGovern & Lisle Compton |
| 2013 | Murray Carter & Marlene Boersch | Sean Carter & Maya Boivin | Levi Nadlersmith & Lisle Compton |
| 2012 | Murray Carter & Kristin Madsen | Alex Druwé & Maya Boivin | Levi Nadlersmith & Lisle Compton |
| Year | Special Recognition |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Cheryl Koop: Best Assistant Coach/Manager Falcon Sports Club: The Floppet |
| 2024 | Kenton Frith: “Wears All the Hats With a Smile” Steven Wintoniw: World Junior Championships wax team (Canadian Gold for Sonja Schmidt!) Year of the Trail Groomer! All nominees, and many others recognized for their hard work in a very difficult “no-snow” season |
| 2023 | Kevin Miller: Trail conditions reporting, Jackrabbits Coach/program coordinator Kenton Frith: Overall excellence as a coach, competitor, Club President, leader and event organizer Laurie Silversides: 30+ years of service (Sandilands Ski Club) Chris Roe: Very special, knowledgeable, dedicated coach |
| 2020 | Kristin Madsen & Andy Dwilow: Thanks for serving on the Selection Committee |
| 2019 | Brian Barton: 17+ Years of Service, Canadian Ski Patrol – Red River Division Elise Hummelbrunner: Exemplary Team Spirit/Leadership Jesse Bachinsky: Sport Manitoba Order of Sport Excellence – Silver medal: Canada Games Gold medallist & National Team Member at Para Nordic World Championships |
| 2018 | Phil & Vera Froese: Provincials grooming Don Benedictson: Pumpkin Creek grooming Steven Wintoniw & Lorne Warkentine: MB Team Wax Technicians Ed & Carrie Holland: 2018 MB Winter Games Sport Chairs Ihor Barwinsky: Assiniboine Park Jackrabbits – Club Builder Jesse Bachinsky & Tamara Howard: Para Nordic Excellence |
| 2017 | Ken Schykulski: CANSI Leadership |
| 2016 | Doug Keith (1933-2015): For lifetime service to the sport community at large and especially for the creation & development of the Birch Ski Area |
| 2015 | Andrew Casey: Guest Coach Liam Pelletier: Best Hair |
| 2014 | Laurie Penton: Instructor of the Year Megan Carter: Team Manitoba Coaching Excellence Pauline Nadlersmith: Best Ski Mom & Team Manager |
| 2013 | Bruce Mineault & Staff: Excellence in trail grooming (Birds Hill Park) Lawrence Gauthier: Tireless trail groomer (Whiteshell Ski Club) Chris Roe & Jamie Giasson: Excellence in race organization (SaskMan Cup) |
| 2012 | Pam Little: McCreary Ski Club development |