Awards History
| Year | Chair’s Awards for Sports Excellence | Sport Builder | Coach |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Chris Roe | Jackie Hummelbrunner | Murray Carter |
| 2025 | Alexandra 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Roe/Zonneveld (Chris, Janet, Cam, Megan) | Red River Nordic & Biathlon | Laurin Hummelbrunner |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Scotty Nystrom (Bourkevale / Assiniboine River) | Izabelle Barry, PJ Earl | Alex Loeppky. Murray Carter |
| 2025 | Lynn & Glen McMaster (Bittersweet) | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Mia Sawatsky, William Vanden Berg, Hezekiah Hoeppner | Kate Sawatsky, Gideon Hoeppner | Violet Enns, Nick Nazar |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 2026 | JJ Ross Creating opportunities and making cross country skiing a priority in the St James Assiniboia School Division Alexandra Loeppky “XC Ski Cultural Ambassador” Ursula Wehner Outstanding contributions to cross country skiing in Kenora Casey Guenther Excellence in hosting Provincial Championships event |
| 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 |