Canmore's Sara Renner celebrates winning silver at the finish line for the women's team sprints at the Alberta Centennial World Cup at the Canmore Nordic Centre on Sunday, December 18th, 2005.
(photo by Pam Doyle, Canmore Leader)

Canmore Nordic Centre Provincial Park

The Canmore Nordic Centre Provincial Park is within a 90-minute drive of Calgary's International Airport and just five minutes from the amenities of the Town of Canmore. The Canmore Nordic Centre provides exceptional winter cross-country skiing and summer mountain biking experiences.

Originally designed and developed for the 1988 Winter Olympic Games and, recently re-developed for the 2005 World Cup and future international events, the Canmore Nordic Centre offers you exhilarating cross-country outings on over 70 kilometres of world-class cross-country and biathlon trail systems. The trails are designed to meet international nordic competitive standards, and the trail system offers you a wide variety of cross-country ski outings. You can ski along a quiet forest trail or challenge yourself on one of the many cross-country or biathlon trails used by world-class competitors. Trails are groomed and trackset to accommodate both classic and skating techniques on the same trail. A 6.5 kilometre track is illuminated for night skiing.

A Day Lodge offers a relaxing atmosphere, enhanced by the large stone fireplace, comfortable seating, and picture window views of soaring Mount Rundle. Other services include a cafeteria, meeting rooms, maps and information, day lockers, showers, washrooms, equipment rentals, and lessons.

Trail Information:
Novice skiers may have difficulty with some downhill sections on these trails. Please select appropriate trails for your ability based on the degree of difficulty ratings shown on the map.
Many of the trails are one-way. Please travel in the correct direction and keep to the right hand side of the trails. Obey signs for both travel direction and trail closures.

A trailhead fo recreational skiing is located north of the Day Lodge. The trailhead sign at this location will direct you to the entire trail system. Maps with “You Are Here” are located at each junction. By using the numbers and the map, you will be able to determine your location within the trail system.