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| | OMINECA SKI CLUB - Burns Lake BC Canada, Burns Lake BC, Burns Lake, Lakes District, Omeneca Ski Club (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-24) |
 | | Crowding in behind them were Burns Lake - raised skiers, the new generation: Melvin and Erling Berg, the Gerow Boys, including Albert, a stylish jumper, and his cousin, Kenny Gerow; Edwin Otsberg; Walter, Frank and Art Smith; Ab Roumieu, the Nourse and Stanyer brothers. |
 | | Burns Lake was a very small town, and it is obvious that a big proportion of area young people took part in the races. |
 | | This list is probably incomplete, but it does indicate how many good skiers were produced in this era.It can be justifiably argued that the excellence of the Omineca team was the catalyst that started the fire that resulted in the phenomenal growth of skiing in B.C. since 1980. |
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