Visiting Nakiska
Helpful resort information to assist planning your trip.
- Opens8 Nov 2025
- Closes19 Apr 2026
- Accommodation—
- Restaurants | Bars2 | 2
- Nearest Airport Calgary
- Nearest Train Station —
- Tourist Office Website
- Tourist Office Phone1-800-258-7669
Nakiska Features
The terrain at Nakiska includes:
- Halfpipes—
- Terrain ParksYes
- X-Country—
- Ski Hire—
What's it like at Nakiska resort?
Nakiska was specifically designed to host the alpine events of the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics. It is located in the heart of the spectacular Kananaskis Valley. Although designed with ski racing in mind, Nakiska's terrain was carefully planned to meet the needs of family visitors. In fact 70% of Nakiska's terrain is rated as intermediate with 16 percent classified as novice and the remaining 14% as expert. Off the slopes, two hotels, located five minutes from the resort, provide more than 420 rooms.
Latest photos from Nakiska. View all photos at the Nakiska gallery page.
Photo credit: c7ddh
Photo credit: Thomas
Photo credit: Snow Forecast Admin
Photo credit: Michaela Hurtaj
Photo credit: Michaela Hurtaj
Photo credit: Michaela Hurtaj
Photo credit: Michaela Hurtaj
Photo credit: Jim Hennessy
Explore Nakiska Location Map
Interactive Nakiska trail map and piste map. View the piste and trails as well as the surrounding terrain and mountain contours for backcountry action. Find and compare nearby resorts by clicking on the resort markers.

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Visitor Reviews of Nakiska
George Swann from Canada writes:
Just avoid the hill and don’t be drawn in by the “cheap” passes and tickets. Horrific hill, rubbish terrain for all levels unless you bring your skates, obnoxious staff and alpine clubs all over the hill, facilities are dated and dirty, trail map outdated and lucky to have a full selection of runs, glades are in bad condition, piste in bad conditions. Just don't waste your time or money. This is from a family who have been pass holders for two years and will never return again after a second year of disappointment. Utterly poor hill and horrific management, who just don’t care about peoples experiences.
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