Nakiska

Nakiska is a ski resort in Alberta’s Kananaskis Country on Mount Allan, created for the 1988 Winter Olympics and opened in 1986 after being selected in 1983. Its Cree name means “to meet” or “meeting place,” reflecting its role as both a public resort and a competition venue. During the Olympics it hosted all ten alpine events and freestyle moguls, and traces of that history still remain on the mountain. Later improvements strengthened its role in elite training, including its designation in 2008 as Alpine Canada’s official training centre. Severe alpine weather has also shaped Nakiska’s identity, alongside its continuing Olympic legacy in the Canadian Rockies.

Alberta · Canada