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.
In the interim, a Nordic association was established in the Callaghan Valley in 1998, preceding the Canadian Olympic Committee's selection of Vancouver as the host city for the 2010 Olympics. The owner of the Nordic organization championed the use of the Callaghan Valley to host Olympic events like ski-jumping, cross-country skiing, and biathlon.