Owners of Nakiska ski area announce plans for new summer activities in 2027 - BERITAJA

The owners of the Nakiska Ski Area person announced plans to open for summertime activities successful the area, starting successful 2027.

The plans, by Resorts of the Canadian Rockies (RCR), see upland motorcycle trails, hiking trails and sightseeing, serviced by the existing Silver Chairlift and a 970-metre-long upland coaster that will run retired of the wintertime tubing area successful beforehand of the Nakiska Day Lodge during some summertime and winter.

RCR describes the gravity-assisted coaster arsenic combining “the excitement of riding an municipality amusement parkland roller coaster pinch the off-the-charts outdoor alpine backdrop,” while putting the rider successful power of the velocity to let them to acquisition the thrill of racing down the slopes astatine their ain pace.

Former pro upland biker and maestro upland motorcycle way designer Matt Hadley, who is based successful Canmore, has been contracted to thief creation the upland motorcycle trails, which RCR says will beryllium built to apical manufacture practices from the International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA), and the Whistler Trail Standards.

The Nakiska Ski Resort, which is located wrong the Evan Thomas Recreation Area, about 100 kilometres westbound of Calgary, opened successful 1986 and hosted the alpine skis events for the 1988 Winter Olympics.

RCR says each the caller activities being planned will return spot wrong the existing Nakiska lease area, which is situated connected Crown onshore designated for recreational use.

In December 2025, the Alberta authorities announced the creation of 3 caller all-season edifice areas successful the province, including Nakiska, Castle and Fortress, which will beryllium the first ones connected provincial lands successful Alberta.

The provincial authorities claims that all-season resorts could thief trim immoderate of the unit from the caller roar successful visitation to the nationalist parks by providing replacement recreational opportunities.

However, environmentalists and wilderness advocates person expressed concerns about the effect the summation successful quality usage will person connected some the situation and wildlife populations.