Poor snow conditions shift Olympic cross-country ski trials from Prince George to Vernon, B.C.

Canada's cross-country ski trials for the Olympic Games have been moved from Prince George, B.C., to Vernon, B.C., due to adverse snow conditions.

The trials that will determine Canada's team for February's Olympic Games in Milan-Cortina, Italy, will keep the same Dec. 13-17 dates, but will be run at Sovereign Lake Nordic Centre instead of Caledonia Nordic Ski Centre.

Current snow conditions in Prince George made it impossible to guarantee the quality courses required for an Olympic qualification event, Nordiq Canada said Saturday in a statement.

With no flexibility in the competition timeline, and Sovereign Lake receiving sufficient natural snow accumulation, the location of the trials was changed.

Canada's Katherine Stewart-Jones skis during the women's 20 km mass start classic World