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Nakiska

AB · Western Canada · 1,525 m–2,259 m

Season outlook

Expected base depth each month vs. normal, from models initialized September 2026.

November
About normal50th percentile
December
Below normal41st percentile
January
Well below normal35th percentile
February
Well below normal28th percentile
March
Well below normal23rd percentile
Aprilbeyond the models
73 cmthe usual depth

The mountain

Terrain by difficulty

  • Beginner15%5 km
  • Intermediate53%18 km
  • Advanced32%11 km

Getting there

YYC
Drive from Calgaryregional airport
1 h 36108 km

What this hill is

The mountain's own character, scored the same way for every resort on the site.

Big resortfairly
Hidden gema little
Powderbarely
Groomersoutstanding
Backcountrybarely
Snowmakingoutstanding
Villagea little

A typical season

Long-term normals from the snow stations mapped to this mountain.

MonthUsual baseThin to deep year?TempSunshine
November44 cm27 cm – 65 cm-6 °C55%
December63 cm47 cm – 86 cm-9 °C63%
January57 cm39 cm – 76 cm-8 °C64%
February71 cm53 cm – 88 cm-9 °C67%
March81 cm64 cm – 102 cm-5 °C55%
April73 cm46 cm – 102 cm-1 °C47%

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