Canyon is a good non-mountain local ski hill for central Albertans. It is located about 13km to the east of the city of Red Deer on the West Bank of the Red Deer River valley. It has mostly beginner to upper intermediate terrain with a few shorter steep runs that would equate to easier black diamond runs at a mountain resort. It can be icy at times but they do a pretty good job of keeping the snow groomed and soft, as best they can, with the limited annual natural snowfall.

It is a great place to learn how to ski or snowboard no matter what your age or to keep sharp between mountain ski trips. You can even catch powder, 10 to 15 days a season. I ski all the major BC and Alberta resorts and still hit Canyon 2 to 7 times a season to catch a powder day or just stay in ski shape for the big mountain hills.

Negatives are the slow lifts, lack of scenery, steep drive down to the parking lot and basic cafeteria food.
Positives are 400 to 600 ft of vertical just a few minutes from Red Deer and when they get a dump of snow not very many people show up to take advantage of it.