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Castlegar Nordic Ski Club Trail-Use and Community Survey

Welcome to the Castlegar Nordic Ski Club 2026 community input survey. We would appreciate your feedback - on topics such as Trail-use, grooming, safety and pricing - to help our team make the right decisions and put our time where it will make difference for skiers and all of our community.

This survey contains 49 questions of multiple choice and text-box answers, as well as a general comments section at the end. It will likely take 15-20 minutes to complete.

Thanks for your support!
CLUB BRANDING & VALUES
1.CNSC is considering a branding alternative for the trails, which foregrounds the name “Paulson Nordic Ski Trails” and uses nature-based and historical-based imagery for the trails’ logo, identity and promotions. The Castlegar Nordic Ski Club will remain as the managing organization.

Do you:
2.Do you agree with the installation of interpretive signs on the ski and snowshoe trails with the goal of highlighting natural and historical features and engaging and educating trail users on the natural, historical and Indigenous values of the land?
3.Do you agree with the installation of several dedicated viewing-points and benches along the ski and snowshoe trails to highlight nature appreciation as an immersive activity?
PRICING & REGISTRATION
4.How did you find out about the Paulson Nordic Ski Trails, and what convinced you to try skiing there?
5.Which trail pass system do you prefer/ best suits you for skiing at Paulson?
Current Membership Pricing, 2025/2026
6.Do season membership registration prices seem:
Current day-use pricing
7.Do trail pass prices seem:
8.Our Trailhead Fee-collections take place at both of our trailheads 4 times per week, 4 hours per day to serve as a point of sale, as customer service, and as safety assistance for all trail users. Do you find that this system works for your needs, and the needs of other trail users?
9.How could our Trailhead Fee-collections service be improved to improve convenience in sales and to better serve the needs of trail users?
Q 10-14 FOR MEMBERSHIP HOLDERS (Non-members skip ahead to Q 15)
10.How many times per season, on average, do you ski at the Paulson Nordic Ski Trails?
11.Is the Paulson Nordic Ski Area your Primary Club? (you ski here the more than any other club)
12.Do you also hold a membership at other clubs on an average ski season? At which clubs?
13.How simple do you find our Zone 4 online registration process to navigate?
14.How can we improve our online Zone 4 registration process?
Q 15-19 FOR NON-MEMBERS (Members skip ahead to Q 20):
15.How many times per season, on average, do you ski at the Paulson Nordic Ski Trails?
16.Where do you travel from (home) to ski at the Paulson Nordic Ski Trails?
17.Is the Paulson Nordic Ski Area your Primary ski club? (you ski here the more than any other club)
18.What makes this club your primary/ secondary/ tertiary (etc.) choice of ski club?
19.What is stopping you from/ what would convince you to buy a membership over using day-passes in the future?
TRAIL GROOMING AND CABINS
20.What time of day do you most commonly ski at the Paulson Nordic Ski Trails?
21.When you ski at the Paulson Nordic Ski Trails do you find the tracks, grooming and trails, on average, to be:
22.When you ski at the Paulson Nordic Ski Trails, do you prefer to ski on:

(select all which apply)
23.When you ski at the Paulson Nordic Ski Trails, are you more likely to plan your ski to:
(select all which apply)
24.If more trail connectors existed, which provided easier access to more of our trails, would this encourage you to venture further and explore more terrain?
25.Do you use the Viking Centre as a warming/ gear stowage area before, during, or after skiing?
26.How could the Viking Centre be improved for your ski experience?
27.Do you use the trail warming cabins during your ski?
28.How could the Trail warming cabins be improved for your ski experience?
29.How often do you ski on the Paulson Nordic Ski Trails in the evening/ at night?
30.Would you be more inclined to ski at night if there were a lit Night Loop?
TRAIL MULTI-USE
31.Do you skate ski?
32.Are you interested in learning to skate ski or improve your skate skiing?
33.Do you use the Paulson Nordic Ski Trails for Skate Skiing? Why/ Why not?
34.Are you aware of the Designated Skate Ski Trails at the Paulson Nordic Ski Trails?
35.Are you aware of the Snowshoe Trail Network at the Paulson Nordic Ski Trails?
36.Have you snowshoed at the Paulson Nordic Ski Trails?
37.What would encourage you to snowshoe at the Paulson Nordic Ski Trails?
38.Do you support developing more snowshoe trails for club growth? Why/ Why not?
39.How can we improve the snowshoeing and/or skate ski trails to improve the overall experience at the Paulson Nordic Ski Trails?
TRAIL SAFETY
40.When skiing at the Paulson, do you normally ski/ snowshoe:
(Select the answer most true for you)
41.Do you generally feel safe when skiing or snowshoeing at the Paulson Nordic Ski Trails?
42.Are there any specific trails or aspects at the Paulson Nordic Ski Area which feel unsafe to you? Why?
43.Have you ever witnessed, or incurred an injury (minor or severe) on the Paulson Nordic Ski Trails?
44.What was the nature and determined cause of the injury?
45.Have you ever used the emergency rescue toboggan/ First aid kits, stationed on the Paulson Nordic Ski Trails?
46.For what use? (please describe the scenario and items used)
47.Did you find the kits/ toboggans to be adequately stocked/ conveniently stationed? What was missing?
48.Are you aware of the recommended emergency self-rescue protocols at the Paulson Nordic Ski Trails? (Posted at trailheads, cabins, and website)
49.How can we best improve safety at the Paulson Nordic Ski Trails?
Additional Comments
50.Please provide any additional comments, in relation to the questions above, or on other topics, which you would like our Executive team, Grooming Team, or Program and Events Coordinators to consider: