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January 19, 2026

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10 Reasons Why You Need a Nakiska Season’s Pass (or RCR Rockies Card)
Monday, 21 December 2015 by Karen Ung

Words & photos by Karen Ung Ski season has started and it’s not too late to get a Nakiska Season’s Pass! Why Nakiska? The best hill is the one you go to! Since my first visit in ’99, I’ve made lots of turns at Nakiska, and return each year to the promise of great skiing

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Tagged under: Blog, Calgary, Family, Fun Stuff, Kananaskis, Sale, Season Pass, Tips, Winter, YYC
National Ski Day – $15 Lift Ticket in January
Tuesday, 15 December 2015 by Cali Burk

Partnering with Sport Chek and  Alpine Canada – we’re once again proud to participate in the National Ski Day presented by CIBC.  The annual event was started as an incentive to introduce people and promote to sport of skiing/riding to people who many not have yet had the opportunity to try it.  Through a $15

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Tagged under: Events, Fun Stuff, Kananaskis, Media, Sale, Tips, Winter, YYC
NEW Nakiska App – coming this season!
Monday, 16 November 2015 by Cali Burk

Imagine this; you wake up from your slumber early, really early.  And you’re not getting back to sleep.  What do you do?  What do most of us do?  Grab our smart phones.  Now, when you grab your phone you’ll have the ability to get the most up to date information for snow conditions, weather reports,

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Tagged under: Fun Stuff, Nakiska, Tips, Winter
October Mappy Hour Event Review
Friday, 06 November 2015 by Cali Burk

Some liken it to the night before Christmas. There’s that sense of anticipation in the air – will it be better than last year? What are you wishing for? What surprises are in store? Who will you share it with? But it’s not really Christmas, it’s the weeks before the onset of ski season, when

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Tagged under: Calgary, Events, Fun Stuff, Media, Tips, Winter, YYC
Born Tu Be Wild
Friday, 30 October 2015 by Tanya Koob

We got to try Nakiska’s brand new Tube Park while we were at the resort before Christmas.  First impression, I honestly thought it looked like a miniature toboggan hill.  It didn’t look like much and it wasn’t very big.  I’d never tried tubing at a resort before so I guess I had built it up

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Tagged under: Blog, Calgary, Fun Stuff, Kananaskis, Nakiska, Tips, Vacations, Winter, YYC
Nakiska Ski Area is where to go for guaranteed snow
Friday, 30 October 2015 by Cali Burk

Nakiska Ski Area is well known for a few things, including its super long ski season and often being the earliest resort in Canada to open as well as it’s immaculately groomed, wide, Olympic sized runs and also its snowmaking abilities. Nakiska is a public ski resort today, however, it owes its entire existence to

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At Nakiska, it’s all about location
Friday, 30 October 2015 by Cali Burk

Location, location, location. A mantra for real estate agents and brokers everywhere, but also a great (unofficial) slogan for Nakiska Ski Area as location is perhaps one of Nakiska’s greatest assets. Nakiska Ski Area is located in Kananaskis Country, Alberta – being a unique ski resort it’s not located in a stereotypical Canadian Ski town,

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Family friendly guide to skiing/snowboarding at Nakiska, Calgary’s Closest Mountain
Thursday, 03 September 2015 by Tanya Koob

Words & Photos by Tanya Koob I remember our first family downhill ski trip in great clarity because I had been extremely apprehensive of the whole sport as a “family experience.” My husband and I had done a lot of resort skiing back in the “good old days” before kids but had been nervous to try

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Tagged under: Blog, Calgary, Family, Kananaskis, Nakiska, Tips, Vacations, Winter, YYC
No Blackout Date Season Passes (and other Nakiska Tips)
Thursday, 11 June 2015 by Cali Burk

You didn’t read that wrong!  This season, purchase the $199 Nakiska Adult Season Pass during our Earlybird sale and ride Nakiska all season long with no blackout dates! Other money saving offers at Nakiska include; Family Season Pass  Purchase a Nakiska family season pass during our Earlybird sale for just $499.  With a family of

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