Thursday, December 02, 2004

CALGARY’S CLOSEST MOUNTAIN; NAKISKA OPENS DECEMBER 4TH

Calgary, AB – It’s Saturday morning, and you press snooze one more time to catch that extra bit of sleep to recuperate from a long week of school or work. Luckily, this morning you don’t have to get up with the roosters to make it to the mountain for a wicked day of riding because Nakiska is a mere 45-minute drive from Calgary.

Calgary’s closest mountain, and official site of the Calgary ’88 Olympic alpine events, Nakiska, opens its gates to the public for the weekend of December 4/5th.

Early-season discounted lift passes range in price from $13-$38 and there will be no shortage of terrain open this weekend either! Both the Siler Chair and Gold Chair will be operating, whisking skiers and riders up to the both the mid-mountain and top of the mountain where they have access to runs including Mapmaker, Red Crow, upper Little Hunter, Whoop-Up, Grand Trunk, Homesteader and more. Alpine race training continues at Nakiska this weekend – so come out and sneak a peak at some of the world’s up-and-comers!

Nakiska will then close for the week to for race training and to get ready for RCR Demo days on December 11, when the ski area will officially open for the rest of the 2004-05 season. Come check out the latest in ski and snowboard gear at Nakiska that weekend, or sign-up for lessons with Nakiska’s skilled Winter Snow School instructors to build up your skills and confidence. Call (403) 591-7777 for more information.

New at Nakiska this year: We’ve nixed the half-pipe to make way for more terrain park area. Check back to www.skinakiska.com for Terrain Park opening dates.