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Nakiska
Nakiska is a ski resort in western Canada, in the Kananaskis Country region of the province of Alberta. It is located from Calgary, west on Highway 1 ( Trans-Canada Highway) and south on Highway 40 (Kananaskis Trail). "Nakiska" is a Cree word meaning "to meet" or "meeting place."
Set on the east face of the southern end of Mount Allan, Nakiska has 64 trails with four chairlifts (3 high-speed quads and 1 double), 1 Reg Magic Carpet and 1 Monster Carpet) set up over an area of . The longest run has , from a top lift-served elevation of to the base at .
Nakiska is owned by Resorts of the Canadian Rockies, which also owns the Fernie, Kimberley, Mont Sainte Anne, and Stoneham ski resorts.