In the meantime, a Nordic lodge was founded in the Callaghan Valley in 1998, just prior to the Canadian Olympic Committee's selection of Vancouver over Calgary and Quebec City as the site of the 2010 Olympics bid. The owner of the Nordic lodge was a promoter of using the Callaghan Valley for Olympic ski-jumping, cross-country, biathlon and other Nordic events.
Concurrently, a Nordic organization was founded in the Callaghan Valley in 1998, just before the Canadian Olympic Committee selected Vancouver as the host city for the 2010 Olympics. The founder of the Nordic group pushed for the use of the Callaghan Valley to stage Olympic competitions such as ski-jumping, cross-country skiing, and biathlon.