28 km
1525 m - 2260 m
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Test report Nakiska
Skiresort.info Test of the ski resort Nakiska
Total result: 3.5 out of 5 stars
Test Nakiska
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Further evaluation criteria
Evaluation criteria for special interests
In detail: Test report for ski resort Nakiska
Top evaluation criteria
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Runs/slopes
Altitude difference
735 m (Valley 1525 m - Mountain 2260 m )
Lifts/ cable cars
4
Number of lifts to get from one end of the ski resort to the other
→ 2 ← 1
Number of lifts to get from one end of the ski resort to the other
→ 2 ← 1
Runs/slopes
Total 28 km
Easy
5 km
(18 %)Intermediate
18 km
(64 %)Difficult
5 km
(18 %)
Longest run
3.2 km
Run location
just above tree line, under tree line
Worth knowing
- Valley run available
Photos
Number of ski lifts
4
Total capacity
8110 Passengers / hour
Length of all lifts
5.9 km Total
Lifts and cable cars
4
Additional
2
Photos
Worth knowing
- Artificial snow-making
95 % of the slopes have snow-making capabilities
- The valley run is always open when ski resort is open; without the valley run, ski operation is not possible.
Season 2009/2010
152 Days open
152 Days when valley run open
152 Days when valley run open
The slope preparation is excellent.
Tip: By new snow, an optimal slope prepartion is not always possible, even with a large effort. In addition, the new snow can not combine with the snow lying underneath and moguls are created quickly. For safety reasons, usually no slope preparation is possible during operating times.
Further evaluation criteria
Access via Highway 1, Ausfahrt Kananaskis Trail
- Silver Chair (Kananaskis, AB), Ideal entry for day visitors
Distance: 26 km · approx. 32 Minutes driving time
Roads: Side road, well-developed
Parking spaces: enough available, Tarred parking lot, Stone parking lot, free of charge
Public transportation/ on-site mobility
- No direct train connection
- Ski busses
- Scheduled busses
Ski-in/Ski-out
There are no accommodations with direct access to the slopes and to lifts (Ski-in/Ski-out)
Towns/villages
- Calgary
Distance to ski resort more than 20 km
Note: For the evaluation, only the accommodations which are located directly on the slopes and lifts, or have very easy access to the ski resort have been considered.
Evaluation criteria for special interests
Information for families and children
- Kid's Land/ separated area for children
- Wave ride for children
- Adventure course
- People mover
- Ski kindergarten
- Ski school for children
Information for beginners
- Easy and manageable slope offering, which is easy to achieve
- Wide slopes
- Beginner's area
- Special slopes for slower skiers / beginners
- Easy valley run
Information for advanced skiers, freeriders
- some freeride / deep snow areas
- few mogul slopes
- few extremely difficult, steep and unprepared runs (Double Diamonds)
Slope offering advanced skiers
Runs/slopes
Total 28 km
Difficult
5 km
(18 %)Note: Always mind the avalanche warnings and barriers, please. Never ski into a closed and unsecured area.
Information for Snowboarders
- few cat tracks
- no runs with ascent
- some freeride / deep snow areas
Snow parks
- NaJIBska
Offering snow parks
- Snow park/ Fun park
- No halfpipe
- Kicker (Jump/ Ramp)
- Rails/ Slides
- Boxes
- Wallride
- Corner / Hip
Conclusion
very well groomed runs, panorama
no lifts with bubbles, no footrests at the lifts
Detailed description of the ski resort
From the Kananaskis Highway you take the street up to the ski resort Nakiska, near Kananaskis Village, a small village with only two hotels. From the base station you can take one of the two high speed detachable quads, Silver Chair or Olympic Chair, up to the mountain. Now you can ski or ride down to the Gold Chair Express, a high speed quad, which takes you up to the highest point in the ski resort, 2260m. Here at the top is an old t-bar, build only for the Olympic Games, but it is the most time out of service. From the top you can ski or ride most difficult runs down, but there is also a easy way down and from the easy way you can go tree skiing on a gladed area. Don´t forget to enjoy the nice view to the Canadian Rockies and Kananaskis Country. From the base station of the triple chair, the runs are only more difficult and easy. There is a slow skiing area down to the double chair Bronze, which is a lift especially for beginners. Near the base station is the ski school with another rope tow, where you can learn skiing or boarding. At this ski resort you can´t ski through the trees (exept the gladed runs at the top), because they are all very close together, but you have very well groomed runs. For lunch you can go to the base station or the the Mid Mountain Lodge, at the top of the Olympic quad.
Test Report issued on 2004-02-10
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