Alberta Resort Facilities

Ski resorts in Alberta are invariably well equipped with plenty of handy facilities and a large range of dining and après ski options. The resorts do vary in size across the province with the larger, more popular resorts naturally hosting the widest choice. Additionally, the ski resorts in Alberta often pride themselves on the usability of their well groomed pistes and hi-tech lift systems.

 

Alberta is a good option for a family skiing holiday with several ski resorts designed especially with families in mind. In particular, Nakiska Hill is a favourite with young families offering daycare services for children from 19 months to 6 years as well as the Kids Club ski school for children from 3 years up. Pass Powderkeg has also set itself up as a family friendly ski resort in Alberta with reliable snow and affordable family rates. The top spot for families in Banff National Park is Mount Norquay with good daycare facilities and terrain to suit all levels.

 

Ski schools can be found across Alberta with a wide range of lesson and course options. The Lake Louise Ski and Snowboard school offers private lessons as well as adult, child and women only courses from $99 per day. The Telus Winter Sports School at Nakiska Hill also offers a range of courses and is known for its well designed Learn-2-Ski program from $89 per day. Other ski schools in Alberta include the Snow Sports School in Marmot Basin, Jasper and the Edmonton Snow School.

 

Transport to and from the slopes in Alberta ski resorts is generally by frequent bus services. When staying in Banff with the tri-area lift pass your pass includes transport between all three resorts in the area making it excellent value for money. 

 

Dining in Alberta’s ski resorts is eclectic with a broad range of cuisines and budgets. There is also plenty of self-catering accommodation across the region and once into a town you are never far from a supermarket or mini-market with a typically international range of choices.

 

Alberta is home to the world’s largest mall in Edmonton, well worth a visit if you are nearby and fancy a day away from the slopes, if only to gawp at the pure scale. This mega-mall houses no less than 800 shops, 26 cinemas, over 100 eateries, a hotel, a waterpark and, perhaps unsurprisingly, the world’s largest car park.

 

HEALTHlink Alberta (telephone health advice): 1-866-408-5465

Banff Mineral Springs Hospital: (403) 762-2222
Lake Louise Medical Clinic: (403) 522-2184  
Jasper Seton General Hospital: 1-780-852-3344