Seeley Lake, Montana plans to become Nordic skiing mecca

A record number of skiers raced Over Seeley’s Creeks and Ridges http://www.seeleylakenordic.org/ this year.

For a race that’s never had more than 100 competitors in its nearly three decades, this year’s crowd of 140 was heartening.

The interest may be a sign of a coming boom, as the buzz in town grows about the possibility of becoming a haven for Nordic skiers.

Seeley Lake’s Nordic Challenge Steering Committee formed this year and hired renowned trail developer Morton Trails to do a feasibility study of transforming Seeley into a destination for Nordic skiers. The company was founded by former Olympic skier John Morton, who’s had a hand in creating some of the most popular cross-country ski destinations in the U.S. Morton is now working with Missoula’s CTA Architects and Engineers http://www.ctagroup.com/ to complete the study.

Could Seeley http://www.seeleylakechamber.com/ expand its trail system to support a training center and host competitive events? Could it be a cross-country skiing destination where people bring their families for a week’s worth of outdoor fun?

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By JENNA CEDERBERG of the Missoulian missoulian.com

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