Canmore_Nordic_Centre_Provincial

Canmore Nordic Centre Provincial Park
Canmore Nordic Centre
Location of Canmore Nordic Centre in Kananaskis Country Canmore Nordic Centre Provincial Park (Alberta) Show map of Alberta
Location	Kananaskis, Alberta
Nearest city	Canmore
Coordinates	51°05′33″N 115°23′24″W / 51.09250°N 115.39000°W / 51.09250; -115.39000
Area	4.5 km² (1.7 sq mi)
Established	1988
Governing body	Alberta Tourism, Parks and Recreation

Canmore Nordic Centre Provincial Park is a provincial park in Alberta, Canada, located immediately west of Canmore, 105 km (65 mi) west of Calgary.

This provincial park is situated at the foot of Mount Rundle within the Canadian Rocky Mountains along Bow Valley and the Trans-Canada Highway, at an elevation of 1,400 m (4,600 ft), and has a surface of 4.5 km² (1.7 sq mi). It is part of Kananaskis Country's park system.

1988 Olympics

The Canmore Nordic Centre was originally constructed for the 1988 Winter Olympics. The cross-country skiing, biathlon and cross-country skiing part of the Nordic combined events were held there.^[1]

1991 Winter Deaflympics

The centre also hosted the giant slalom and slalom events for the Banff 1991 Winter Deaflympics, in the Olympic tracks area.

Amenities

The Canmore Nordic Centre provides trails for use by cross-country skiers, mountain bikers, and hikers.^[2] The park also features a disc golf course.

The centre was re-developed for the 2005 Cross-country World Cup and future international events. The Nordic Centre hosts national training camps for Canada's biathlon and cross-country ski teams, in addition to providing winter and summer recreational facilities to the general public.

References

^ 1988 Winter Olympics official report. Part 1. pp. 100-9.
^ Alberta Tourism, Parks, Recreation & Culture. "Activities & Events in Canmore Nordic Centre Provincial Park". Retrieved 2019-02-07.{{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ( link)

External links

Alberta Community Development. "Canmore Nordic Centre Provincial Park". Archived from the original on 2008-04-10. Retrieved 2007-07-13.
Alberta Tourism, Parks, Recreation and Culture. "Canmore Nordic Centre Provincial Park". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-07-22.{{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ( link)

v t e Protected areas in Alberta
World Heritage Sites	Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks Dinosaur Provincial Park Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park Wood Buffalo National Park Writing-on-Stone / Áísínai’pi	Parks in Alberta
National parks	Banff Elk Island Jasper Waterton Lakes Wood Buffalo
Provincial parks, wildlands & wildernesses	Aspen Beach Antelope Hill Beauvais Lake Big Hill Springs Big Island Big Knife Bow Valley Bragg Creek Brown-Lowery Calling Lake Canmore Nordic Centre Caribou Mountains Carson-Pegasus Castle Castle Wildland Chain Lakes Cold Lake Crimson Lake Cross Lake Crow Lake Cypress Hills Dillberry Lake Dinosaur Dry Island Buffalo Jump Dunvegan Eagle Point Fish Creek Garner Lake Glenbow Ranch Gooseberry Lake Greene Valley Gregoire Lake Hilliard's Bay Hay-Zama Lakes Jarvis Bay Kinbrook Island Kananaskis Country Lakeland Lesser Slave Lake Little Bow Little Fish Lois Hole Centennial Long Lake Midland Miquelon Lake Moonshine Lake Moose Lake Notikewin Obed Lake O'Brien Park Lake Pembina River Peter Lougheed Provincial Park Pierre Grey's Lakes Pigeon Lake Police Outpost Queen Elizabeth Ram Falls Red Lodge Rochon Sands Rock Lake Saskatoon Island Sheep River Sir Winston Churchill Spray Valley Strathcona Science Sundance Sylvan Lake Thunder Lake Tillebrook Two Lakes Vermilion Wabamun Lake Whitney Lakes William A. Switzer Williamson Willmore Wilderness Willow Creek Winagami Lake Woolford Writing-on-Stone Wyndham-Carseland Young's Point
Urban parks	Calgary Zoo Devonian Gardens Edmonton Valley Zoo Edworthy Park Mill Woods Park Muttart Conservatory North Saskatchewan River Valley Nose Hill Oldman River Valley Pearce Estate Park University of Alberta Botanic Garden Sylvan Lake
Museums & historic sites	Alberta Central Railway Museum Atlas Coal Mine Canadian Grain Elevator Discovery Center Canadian Tractor Museum Cold Lake Air Force Ellis Bird Farm Fort Calgary Fort Edmonton Park Fort Victoria Fort Whoop-Up Frank Slide Galt Historic Railway Park Glenbow Museum Heritage Acres Farm Museum Heritage Park Krause Milling Co. Pioneer Acres Prairie Elevator Museum Remington Carriage Museum Reynolds Royal Alberta Royal Tyrrell Scandia Eastern Irrigation District Museum South Peace Centennial Museum Spruce Grove Grain Elevator Museum St. Albert Grain Elevator Park Ukrainian Village Warner elevator row Whyte National historic sites Provincial historic sites

v t e Ski areas and resorts in Alberta
Lethbridge– Medicine Hat corridor	Castle Mountain
Calgary– Banff corridor	Banff Sunshine Canada Olympic Park Canmore Nordic Centre Fortress Mountain Resort (closed in 2004 and planned to open in December 2023) Lake Louise Ski Area Mount Norquay Nakiska
Red Deer– Rocky Mountain House corridor	Canyon Ski Area
Edmonton– Jasper corridor	Edmonton Ski Club Sunridge Snow Valley Rabbit Hill Silver Summit Marmot Basin
Peace River– Grande Prairie region	Fairview Ski Hill
See also: List of ski areas and resorts in Canada

v t e Venues of the 1988 Winter Olympics ( Calgary)
Canada Olympic Park ( bobsleigh/luge track) Canmore Nordic Centre Father David Bauer Olympic Arena Max Bell Arena McMahon Stadium Nakiska Olympic Oval Olympic Saddledome Stampede Corral

v t e Olympic venues in biathlon
20th century	1924 (military patrol): Stade Olympique de Chamonix 1960: McKinney Creek Stadium 1964: Seefeld 1968: Autrans 1972: Makomanai Biathlon site 1976: Seefeld 1980: Lake Placid Olympic Sports Complex Cross Country Biathlon Center 1984: Igman, Veliko Polje 1988: Canmore Nordic Centre 1992: Les Saisies 1994: Birkebeineren Ski Stadium 1998: Nozawa Onsen Snow Resort
21st century	2002: Soldier Hollow 2006: Cesana San Sicario 2010: Whistler Olympic Park 2014: Laura Biathlon & Ski Complex 2018: Alpensia Biathlon Centre 2022: Hualindong Ski Resort

v t e Olympic venues in cross-country skiing
20th century	1924: Stade Olympique de Chamonix 1928: Around the hills of St. Moritz 1932: Lake Placid 1936: Große Olympiaschanze 1948: Around the hills of St. Moritz 1952: Holmenkollen National Arena 1956: Stadio della neve 1960: McKinney Creek Stadium 1964: Seefeld 1968: Autrans 1972: Makomanai Cross-country site 1976: Seefeld 1980: Lake Placid Olympic Sports Complex Cross Country Biathlon Center 1984: Igman, Veliko Polje 1988: Canmore Nordic Centre 1992: Les Saisies 1994: Birkebeineren Ski Stadium 1998: Snow Harp
21st century	2002: Soldier Hollow 2006: Pragelato Plan 2010: Whistler Olympic Park 2014: Laura Biathlon & Ski Complex 2018: Alpensia Cross-Country Skiing Centre 2022: Kuyangshu Biathlon Field

v t e Olympic venues in Nordic combined
20th century	1924: Le Tremplin Olympique du Mont, Stade Olympique de Chamonix 1928: Around the hills of St. Moritz, Olympiaschanze 1932: Intervales Ski-Hill, Lake Placid 1936: Große Olympiaschanze 1948: Around the hills of St. Moritz, Olympiaschanze 1952: Holmenkollen National Arena 1956: Stadio della neve, Trampolino Italia 1960: McKinney Creek Stadium, Papoose Peak Jumps 1964: Toni-Seelos-Olympiaschanze 1968: Autrans 1972: Makomanai Cross-country site, Miyanomori Jumping Hill 1976: Toni-Seelos-Olympiaschanze 1980: Intervales Ski-Hill, Lake Placid Olympic Sports Complex Cross Country Biathlon Center 1984: Igman Olympic Jumps; Igman, Veliko Polje 1988: Canada Olympic Park, Canmore Nordic Centre 1992: Tremplin du Praz 1994: Birkebeineren Skistadion, Lysgårdsbakkene Ski Jumping Arena 1998: Hakuba Ski Jumping Stadium, Snow Harp
21st century	2002: Soldier Hollow, Utah Olympic Park 2006: Stadio del Trampolino, Pragelato Plan 2010: Whistler Olympic Park 2014: RusSki Gorki Jumping Center 2018: Alpensia Ski Jumping Centre, Alpensia Cross-Country Skiing Centre 2022: Kuyangshu Biathlon Field, Kuyangshu Ski Jumping Field

1988 Olympics

1991 Winter Deaflympics

Amenities

See also

References

Further reading

External links