Nakiska
Sign in to saveNakiska is a ski resort in western Canada, in the Kananaskis Country region of the province of Alberta. It is located from Calgary, west on Highway 1 (Trans-Canada Highway) and south on Highway 40 (Kananaskis Trail). "Nakiska" is a Cree word meaning "to meet" or "meeting place."
Key facts
- Ski area.name
- Nakiska Ski Resort
- Ski area.logo
- Nakiska Logo.svg
- Ski area.picture
- Kananaskis-Nakiska Ski.JPG
- Ski area.caption
- Slopes of Nakiska on Mount Allan in March 2007
- Ski area.location
- Mount Allan, Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada
- Ski area.nearest_city
- Calgary:
- Ski area.pushpin_map
- Alberta#Canada
- Ski area.pushpin_relief
- 1
- Ski area.map_caption
- Location in Canada
- Ski area.vertical
-
- Ski area.number_trails
- 6413px 16% - Easiest 13px 70% - More Difficult 13px 10% - Most Difficult 13px 4% - Expert
- Ski area.snowmaking
- Extensive, 75%
- Ski area.nightskiing
- No
- Ski area.liftsystem
- 4 Chairlifts- 3 High Speed Quads- 1 Double1 Magic Carpet
- Ski area.lift_capacity
- 8,830 / hr
- Ski area.external_link
- skinakiska.com
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Nakiska is a ski resort in western Canada, in the Kananaskis Country region of the province of Alberta. It is located from Calgary, west on Highway 1 (Trans-Canada Highway) and south on Highway 40 (Kananaskis Trail). "Nakiska" is a Cree word meaning "to meet" or "meeting place."
Set on the east face of the southern end of Mount Allan, Nakiska has 64 trails with four chairlifts (3 high-speed quads and 1 double), 1 Reg Magic Carpet and 1 Monster Carpet) set up over an area of . The longest run has , from a top lift-served elevation of to the base at .