page_title: Nakiska
hierarchical_section_title: Nakiska
caption_attribution_description: Nakiska ski slopes on Mount Allan, in Kananaskis Country, Alberta, Canada
context_page_description: Nakiska is a ski resort in western Canada, in the Kananaskis Country region of the province of Alberta. It is located 83 km from Calgary, west on Highway 1 and south on Highway 40. "Nakiska" is a Cree word meaning "to meet" or "meeting place."
  Set on the east face of the southern end of Mount Allan, Nakiska has 64 trails with four chairlifts, 1 Reg Magic Carpet and 1 Monster Carpet set up over an area of 3 km². The longest run has 3.3 km, from a top lift-served elevation of 2,258 m to the base at 1,479 m.
  Nakiska is owned by Resorts of the Canadian Rockies, which also owns the Fernie, Kimberley, Kicking Horse Mountain Resort, Mont Sainte Anne, and Stoneham ski resorts.
context_section_description: Nakiska is a ski resort in western Canada, in the Kananaskis Country region of the province of Alberta. It is located 83 km (52 mi) from Calgary, west on Highway 1 (Trans-Canada Highway) and south on Highway 40 (Kananaskis Trail). "Nakiska" is a Cree word meaning "to meet" or "meeting place."
  Set on the east face of the southern end of Mount Allan, Nakiska has 64 trails with four chairlifts (3 high-speed quads and 1 double), 1 Reg Magic Carpet and 1 Monster Carpet) set up over an area of 3 km² (1.2 sq mi). The longest run has 3.3 km (2.1 mi), from a top lift-served elevation of 2,258 m (7,408 ft) to the base at 1,479 m (4,852 ft).
  Nakiska is owned by Resorts of the Canadian Rockies, which also owns the Fernie, Kimberley, Kicking Horse Mountain Resort, Mont Sainte Anne, and Stoneham ski resorts.
caption: Slopes of Nakiska on Mount Allan in March 2007
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