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Nakiska Resort Guide

The Nakiska resort summary is: 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 trail at Nakiska.

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Nakiska Resort Guide

The Nakiska resort summary is: 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 trail at Nakiska.

Vertical:

Top: 2260m
Arrow
735m
Bot: 1525m

Best for:

Advanced level skier
Intermediates/
Advanced

Trails:

71
13%
59%
28%

Hectares of Ski:

413
Snowmaking: 95%

Nakiska Lifts:

  • drag lift icon2
  • ski lift icon4
  • cablecar icon—
Total lifts = 6
Photo credit: Michaela Hurtaj

Visiting Nakiska

Helpful resort information to assist planning your trip to Nakiska.

  • Season opens
    7 Nov 2022
  • Season closes
    15 Apr 2023
  • Accommodation
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  • Restaurants | Bars
    2 | 2
  • Nearest Airport
    Calgary
  • Nearest Train Station
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  • Tourist Office Website
    www.skinakiska.com
  • Tourist Office Phone
    1-800-258-7669

Nakiska Features

The terrain at Nakiska includes::

  • Halfpipes
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  • Terrain Parks
    Yes
  • X-Country
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  • Ski Hire
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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.

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    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.

    Nakiska Live Weather

    ResortSnow DepthTemp. (°C)Wind (km/h)Weather
    Top Lift: 0.0 m
    9
    10
    		part cloud
    Middle Lift: 
    11
    10
    		part cloud
    Bottom Lift: 0.0 m
    10
    5
    		part cloud

    When's the snowiest month to visit Nakiska?

    AprilAverage: 3.3 snow days per week
    The snowiest week in Nakiska is week 4 of April. There are typically 3.3 snowy days during this week with 18 cm of snowfall. Check out the Nakiska Snow History graphs below.

    What's the snow currently like in Nakiska?

    A summary of the current snow conditions in Nakiska. View more information on the Nakiska detailed snow report page.

    Last 7 Days Snow Accumulation
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    • Off-piste Condition
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    Nakiska snow depths: updated 04 June 2023
    Upper snow depth:
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    Lower snow depth:
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    Visitor Reviews of Nakiska

    Overall: 3.3 Based on 10 votes and 8 reviews

    • Snowsure 4.0
    • Variety of pistes 3.6
    • Off-piste 3.1
    • Scenery 3.9
    • Apres-Ski 2.0
    • Vote

    Janice Barre from Canada writes:

    We went as two families On Dec 30/19 and were very disappointed at the parking, Ticket procurement (30 min +) and most disappointing was the Mid Mountain Lodge at 1330. Service in this lodge took 1 hour of our ski time. We pay 300$ + for tickets and 1 hour in line for a coffee and fries. After this they ran out of fries and decided to still charge full price for 15 fries. Stumped at the only checkout, the worker was unable to handle the register by himself making mistakes and unable to complete transactions. It was the worst waste of money for a quick lunch. Rethinking what used to be a good ski mountain.

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