About Canmore and the Nordic Centre
CANMORE: IN THE HEART OF THE CANADIAN ROCKIES
Canmore is a gateway to the Alberta Rockies and the mountain parks. Travelling from Calgary, this vibrant mountain village is only a few minutes short of Banff National Park and a town that has experienced tremendous growth over recent years. In many respects Canmore is the Banff of 20 years ago. Not yet overwhelmed by high-end boutiques, Canmore retains a quaint low-key character where locals still form the better part of a cafe's clientele. The streets are packed with homegrown bakeries, bookshops, galleries and sporting shops. Year-round the stores are kept busy by the added influx of skiers, hikers and bikers looking eagerly into the surrounding mountains.
The soaring peaks, clear lakes and deep forests of the region attract campers by the hundred in summer. In winter, the outdoors remain the central attraction. The Canmore Nordic Centre for one has miles of groomed cross-country ski trails on the town's doorstep.
Discover Canmore.
Town of Canmore: Visitor Map:
http://www.canmore.ca/Municipal-Services/Mapping-and-GIS/Downloadable-Maps.html
The Canmore Nordic Centre was developed to host the 1988 Winter Olympic Cross Country events. Since that success, the Nordic Centre has played host to a wide number of Cross Country Skiing events yearly ranging from the 1995 World Masters where over 1,000 athletes competed to the 1997 World Junior Championships to the annual Rocky Mountain Ski Marathon which has 300-500 competitors. Other major events hosted by the Canmore Nordic Ski Club at the Nordic Centre in the past include the 2005 and 2008 World Cups, the 2002 Canadian Junior and Senior Nationals, the 1992 and 1994 Canadian Junior Championships and the 1998 Canadian Senior Championships.
The Nordic Centre's snow making and trail grooming equipment and CODA's timing equipment are all in place. The ski trails have been expanded since the Olympics to add yet more variety and flexibility in hosting races (there are over 70 kilometers of trails). The team rooms, wax rooms, showers, medical rooms, media centre, restaurant, day lodge and Bill Warren Training Centre are all available to be used for the event and all facilities are wheelchair accessible. Spectator viewing areas are plentiful and fenced off from the trails.
A $25-million refurbishment of the Nordic Centre, funded by the Alberta government, was completed in early 2008 and recertified the facility to host international biathlon and cross-country events.
Winter Brochure and Trail Map:
http://www.tpr.alberta.ca/parks/kananaskis/pdfs/CNC_Brochure_Winter_2010.pdf
NEWS: WORLD CUP CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING TO RETURN TO CANMORE, ALBERTA IN 2012!!
Canmore, AB - Cross Country Canada announced that World Cup cross-country ski racing will return to Canmore in December, 2012. Canmore last hosted the sport’s best racers a week before the 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver, when Sara Renner delighted her hometown crowd by winning a bronze medal in the sprint event.
