Canmore Nordic Centre Provincial Park is a

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, located immediately west of Canmore, west of Calgary. This provincial park is situated at the foot of Mount Rundle within the Canadian Rocky Mountains along

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and the

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, at an elevation of , and has a surface of . It is part of

Kananaskis Country Kananaskis Country is a multi-use area west of Calgary, Alberta, Canada in the foothills and front ranges of the Canadian Rockies. The area is named for the Kananaskis River, which was named by John Palliser in 1858 after a Cree acquaintance. Cove ...

's park system.

1988 Olympics

The Canmore Nordic Centre was originally constructed for the 1988 Winter Olympics. The cross-country skiing,

biathlon The biathlon is a winter sport that combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting. It is treated as a race, with contestants skiing through a cross-country trail whose distance is divided into shooting rounds. The shooting rounds are not time ...

and cross-country skiing part of the

Nordic combined Nordic combined is a winter sport in which athletes compete in cross-country skiing and ski jumping. The Nordic combined at the Winter Olympics has been held since the first ever Winter Olympics in 1924, while the FIS Nordic Combined World Cup ...

events were held there.

1991 Winter Deaflympics

The centre also hosted the giant slalom and slalom events for the Banff

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, in the Olympic tracks area.

Amenities

The Canmore Nordic Centre provides trails for use by

cross-country ski Cross-country skiing is a form of skiing where skiers rely on their own locomotion to move across snow-covered terrain, rather than using ski lifts or other forms of assistance. Cross-country skiing is widely practiced as a sport and recreation ...

ers, mountain bikers, and

hikers Hiking is a long, vigorous walk, usually on trails or footpaths in the countryside. Walking for pleasure developed in Europe during the eighteenth century.AMATO, JOSEPH A. "Mind over Foot: Romantic Walking and Rambling." In ''On Foot: A Hist ...

. The park also features a disc golf course. The centre was re-developed for the 2005 Cross-country World Cup and future international events. The Nordic Centre hosts national training camps for Canada's

and cross-country ski teams, in addition to providing winter and summer recreational facilities to the general public.

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* * {{Olympic venues Nordic combined Venues of the 1988 Winter Olympics Olympic biathlon venues Olympic cross-country skiing venues Olympic Nordic combined venues Provincial parks of Alberta Parks in the Canadian Rockies Kananaskis Improvement District Ski areas and resorts in Alberta Canmore, Alberta Ski stadiums in Canada

1988 Olympics

1991 Winter Deaflympics

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