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By Curtis Galbraith

Local Sports

Storm, NPHL, Wolves, cross country, Wapiti Loppet 2026, ski hills this weekend

Feb 6, 2026 | 3:21 PM

Storm

The Storm hosts Calgary  Saturday night at 6 in the Alumni Game and Sunday afternoon at 2 in the Billet Appreciation Game.

Grande Prairie is in second place in the AJHL’s North Division, three points behind first-place Whitecourt.

The Wolverines have two games in hand.

NWJHL

 The rundown of NWJHL games this weekend can be found here.

NPHL

The North Peace Hockey League playoffs are underway.

Grande Prairie beat visiting Falher 5-3 Thursday night to take a 1-0 series lead.

Game 2 is set for Tuesday night in Falher.

Two series will start Friday night.

Valleyview will be in Spirit River and Fort St. John in Dawson Creek.

Saturday, High Prairie in Manning for Game 1 of their series and Fort St. John in Dawson Creek for Game 2. All games start at 8:30 p.m.

Wolves

Wolves basketball will host Concordia University of Edmonton Friday at 6 and 8 p.m. and Saturday at 1 and 3 p.m.

Volleyball is off until Feb. 13 and 14, when they close out the season at home versus Augustana.

The next Grand Prix for indoor track will be in Red Deer on Valentine’s Day.

Futsal will resume Feb. 21 and 22.

Cross-Country Skiing

Wapiti Nordic will host the Wapiti Loppet 2026 on Sunday.

It will go from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

There will be races for skiers of all levels. 

Ski Hills

Nitehawk ski hill is open from 5:30-9:30 p.m. Friday, and 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

The Tube Zone is open from 5-7 and 7:30 to 9:30 on Friday, noon-2 and 2:30-4:30 Saturday and Sunday.   

Whispering Pines Ski Hill is open Friday through Sunday from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m.

The rental shop and chalet open at 9 a.m.

Spring Lake Ski Hill is open Saturdays and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Little Smoky Ski Area is open from 10 a.m until 4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays.

Fairview Ski Hill is open from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. on Saturdays and noon to 6 p.m. on Sundays. 

Misery Mountain is open Friday from 4-9 p.m., 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.