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Mt. Norquay

Short days, night skiing, steeps. About 1 hr 25 from downtown.

Vertical and terrain are from each hill’s official stats page, checked October 20, 2026, unless marked approximate. Drive times are approximate. The official snow report is the record. Vertical, acres and night skiing from banffnorquay.com and skibig3.com. Opening November 7, tentative, per skibig3.com.

Mt. Norquay
Photo by Khoshhat, CC BY-SA 4.0 licence

The hill

Drive from downtown (approx.)1 hr 25
KindDownhill
Vertical503 m vertical
Terrain190 acres. Steep blacks above, a gentle beginner area below, night skiing Fridays and Saturdays in season.
Good forShort days, night skiing, steeps
Park passParks Canada pass
Passes that workSkiBig3, Ikon and Ikon Base (shared SkiBig3 days), Mountain Collective 50% off days
Night skiingYes, check the schedule
Bus from CalgaryNot filed

2026-27 opening. November 7, tentative. Dates move with the snow, so check the hill’s page.

Snow and roads

The official report is the record. We read it once a night, copy the numbers and link it. We never forecast it.

Official snow reportNorquay conditions
Road report511 Alberta
Weather near the hillCloudy, 5°C, feels like -1°C, about 0 cm of snow in the next 3 daysOpen-Meteo weather model. Not a snow report.
Last checked by usOctober 20, 2026, against the official page

Official site

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Memory or tip

No live locations, no shortcuts through closed areas and nothing that calls a trail or a slope safe. Tips sit beside the official report and never replace it.

Before and after the hill

  • Sports Rent Skis, boards and boots to rent for the day or the season, on sportsrent.ca. Every other shop is on our gear page. Gear and rentals
  • Après-ski Wings, ramen and a warm patio on the way back into town, on calgarymenu.com.

Ski-day reports

Dated two-line reports from Calgarians, labelled as member reports. None yet for this hill.

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