Canmore Nordic Centre Provincial Park - Canmore, Alberta
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N 51° 05.406 W 115° 22.974
11U E 613248 N 5661088
One of a handful of venues for the Calgary 1988 Winter Olympics, the Canmore Nordic Centre is in the Canadian Rockies 90 kilometres west of Olympic Park in Calgary.
Waymark Code: WMZ51E
Location: Alberta, Canada
Date Posted: 09/10/2018
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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. It has a large dining area, a full service kitchen, medical facility, information counter, trail pass sales, washrooms, change rooms, showers (until 5:00 p.m.), day lockers, fireplace and seating, meeting/function rooms and facility administration offices. Altogether, it is one of the most complete day lodge facilities one will find. On the west side of the building is a webcam looking northwest toward the north end of the cross country stadium.
Today the centre is home to the Canadian cross-country ski and biathlon teams, as well as being a training facility for the public. In the winter the Canmore Nordic Centre provides a plethora of cross-country ski trails, as well providing skiing lessons. There is also a biathlon range. In the summer it becomes a mountain bike paradise, with miles and miles of trails, as well as a mountain bike skills park, a disc golf course and four all-season orienteering courses. The centre has also become a provincial park.
