Karl Baadsvik Fund

Karl Baadsvik (1910-1995) was one of the founding members of the Viking Ski Club. In the 1930s, he earned renown by winning several ski competitions, in alpine, jumping and cross-country. At the time, skiers often aspired to shine in all of the sport’s disciplines. In 1933 and 1934, Karl Baadsvik won the Dominion Championship Combined, Canada’s highest skiing distinction. In 1935, he took the Quebec Kandahar Cup, a difficult descent held on Mont-Tremblant.

His successes earned him a spot on the Canadian Olympic team for 1936, in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. There, he took part in the alpine combined, cross-country, Nordic combined and ski jumping. Still today, he is a model for club members of all ages.  At the initiative of past-president Richard L’Heureux to keep the memory of this great skier alive, the Viking Ski Club has created the Karl Baadsvik Fund. Every year, club members and non-members make donations to the club through our Membership Registration process. The creation of the Karl Baadsvik Fund structures this practice and increases its impact. Donations to the Viking Ski Club, other than those earmarked for a specific purpose, are channelled into the Karl Baadsvik Fund to finance initiatives that contribute to the development and expansion of the club (preservation of the trail network, building improvements, acquisition of trail maintenance equipment, etc.). Contributions to the Fund are recorded in a separate account and their use is subject to Board approval. In recent years, the Fund has provided money for the purchase of a new snowmobile and track-setter, and for our ongoing trail improvement projects. Next year, we hope to refurbish the interior of our clubhouse.
For donations other than by the Zone4 Membership process, please write to info@vikingskiclub.ca and you will be advised what to do.