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Nakiska resort snow
Lat Long: 50.94° N 115.15° W
Ski Canada - Alberta

Nakiska Ski Resort Guide

Weather Forecast for Nakiska at 1892m altitude

Issued: 5 pm 20 Apr 2026 (local time)

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Next snow in Nakiska: 2.4cm on Wed 22nd  (after 6 PM)

Nakiska Resort Guide

Nakiska has 6 lifts within its 413 Hectares of terrain that is suitable for intermediate and advanced levels, including terrain park enthusiasts. Find location, trail maps and piste maps covering the mountains 735m of vertical range and surrounding area. There are 71 trails at Nakiska.

Nakiska Resort Guide

Nakiska has 6 lifts within its 413 Hectares of terrain that is suitable for intermediate and advanced levels, including terrain park enthusiasts. Find location, trail maps and piste maps covering the mountains 735m of vertical range and surrounding area. There are 71 trails at Nakiska.

Vertical:

Top: 2260m
Arrow
735m
Bot: 1525m

Best for:

Advanced level skier
Intermediates/
Advanced

Pistes:

71
13%
59%
28%

Hectares of Ski:

413
Snowmaking: 95%

Nakiska Lifts:

  • drag lift icon2
  • ski lift icon4
  • cablecar icon
Total lifts = 6
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Visiting Nakiska

Helpful resort information to assist planning your trip.

  • Opens
    8 Nov 2025
  • Closes
    19 Apr 2026
  • Accommodation
  • Restaurants | Bars
    2 | 2
  • Nearest Airport
    Calgary
  • Nearest Train Station
  • Tourist Office Website
  • Tourist Office Phone
    1-800-258-7669

Nakiska Features

The terrain at Nakiska includes:

  • Halfpipes
  • Terrain Parks
    Yes
  • 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.


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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When's the snowiest month to visit Nakiska?

AprilAverage: 3.1 snow days per week
The snowiest week in Nakiska is week 4 of April. There are typically 3.1 snowy days during this week with 17cm of snowfall. Check out the Nakiska Snow History graphs below.



Visitor Reviews of Nakiska

Overall: 3.0 Based on 22 votes and 9 reviews

  • Snowsure 4.2
  • Variety of pistes 3.6
  • Off-piste 2.7
  • Scenery 3.3
  • Apres-Ski 1.9

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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