In 1988 the Winter Olympics came to Alberta, the events being held in several venues in and around Calgary. All of the the cross-country ski and biathlon events took place here at the Canmore Nordic Centre above the town of Canmore. Since that time the facilities here had become obsolete due to advancements in technology and changing international competition standards. As a result the facilities have been upgraded by the Government of Alberta, allowing the centre to once again stage international competition.
Front and centre in the park is the day lodge, a legacy of the 1988 Winter Olympics and still in use today. Across the roadway to the east is
Trail Sports, the locus of the orienteering courses, of which there are four of varying difficulty and length. Atop the roof of Trail Sport's building is a second Nordic Centre webcam. It looks northwest toward the line of 60 flags of participating nations in the 1988 Winter Olympics.