Up the mountain from Vernon in the B.C. Interior, last-minute preparations were underway Friday for the national cross-country skiing Olympic trials.

Just 10 days before the races were set to begin, a lack of snow forced the trials to be moved from Prince George to the backup location of Sovereign Lake Nordic Club.

Marcus Boyle, the volunteer and event co-ordinator at the club, said "everyone banded together" as they prepared the mountain for the trials starting on Sunday.

"The event this weekend [is] for the benefit of the athletes, to make it the best possible thing for them to achieve their Olympic dreams," said Boyle.

Marcus Boyle is organizing the Olympic trials at Sovereign Lake Nordic Ski Club, after they were moved from Prince George due to a lack of snow. (Jacqueline Gelin

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