Winter Sports

Nakiska. The site of the 1988 Olympic alpine events, Nakiska is a 45-minute drive southeast of Banff in Kananaskis Country and has wide-trail intermediate skiing and a sophisticated snow-making and grooming system. There's also a tube park. Facilities: 71 trails; 1,021 acres; 2,412-foot vertical drop; 6 lifts. 3 Mount Allen Dr., off Hwy. 40, Kananaskis Village, Alberta, T0L 2H0. 403/591–7777; www.skinakiska.com. Lift ticket: C$75. Closed mid-Mar.–mid-Nov..