Canmore Nordic Centre Provincial Park, Provincial park with Nordic ski facilities near Canmore, Canada
Canmore Nordic Centre Provincial Park is a 4.5 km2 provincial park at the foot of Mount Rundle in the Canadian Rockies, 105 km west of Calgary. Its long, low building has grey vertical siding, a corrugated metal roof, two rows of large dark-framed windows and a red digital sign above the upper windows. Red wooden bleachers and a two-headed light pole stand outside.
The Canmore Nordic Centre was built for the 1988 Winter Olympics, where it hosted cross-country skiing, biathlon and the cross-country skiing portion of the Nordic combined. In 1991 it also held the giant slalom and slalom events of the Banff Winter Deaflympics, using the Olympic tracks area. The centre was re-developed for the 2005 Cross-country World Cup and later international events.
The park serves as a national training ground where Canadian athletes prepare for international competitions in cross-country skiing and biathlon.
The centre sits just west of Canmore off the Trans-Canada Highway, at the foot of Mount Rundle. Trails are shared by cross-country skiers, hikers and mountain bikers, and a disc golf course is also on site. The main building, marked by a red digital sign above its upper windows, holds the food and ski hut, rentals, changing areas and showers.
The centre hosted the giant slalom and slalom events of the Banff 1991 Winter Deaflympics, using the Olympic tracks area. The same trails built for the 1988 Winter Olympics were reused for these alpine races.
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