Nakiska Ski Resort (www.skinakiska.com) in Alberta is now open for weekends and features some of the longest, vertical fall line runs in the Albertan Rockies!

There is a whopping 2800ft of verticals for your thigh burning enjoyment and we invite everyone out for the start of an exciting season at Nakiska. With our incredible early season snowfall and Western Canada's Largest Snowmaking System, Nakiska Ski Resort provides some of the best skiing and riding conditions in the Alberta Rockies.

On Saturdays skiers and riders will be able to head up the Silver Chair Express and experience the new Gold Chair Express, the only new, high speed quad in the Banff/Bow Valley area. This will riders access to many more runs and also the longest fall line skiing in the Rockies by skiing from the top of the Gold Chair Express to the bottom of Silver Chair Express.

Don't miss out this season on the 70 acres and 13 new trails in the new Monster Glades. With the upper section of the Monster Glades now open at the weekends Nakiska will be the only Alberta Ski Resort to have new trails open for skiers and riders to enjoy this early in the season.

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For media enquiries or to discuss a media visit this winter contact Tanya Hillman or Kylie Whitfield at the Travel Alberta Press Office: 01825 76 3636 tanya.hillman@kbc-pr.com / kylie.whitfield@kbc-pr.com For more information on winter sports in Alberta visit www.TravelAlberta.com