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 Central to the Winter Sport Institute, Canada Olympic Park will stand as the hub-facility in the group of training and competition venues located in southern Alberta. As the premiere site of the XV Olympic Winter Games in Calgary, the venue is perhaps the most visible legacy of the 1988 Games to visitors and Calgary alike - truly a one-of-a-kind attraction. Situated 15 minutes from downtown Calgary, at the gateway to the magnificent Rocky Mountains, the Park is distinct from most Olympic venues in that it continues to function as a multi-purpose competition, training and recreation area designed for year-round use by both athletes and the general public.
In the winter months, the Park is host to more than 292,000 ski and snowboard visitors each year. With the second largest ski school in Canada, and the only half-pipe located within North American city limits, there are lessons and programs available in all of COP's sports for people of all ages and abilities.
More than one million visitors from around the globe make a special visit to the brilliant facilities at Canada Olympic Park every year. It has become the largest tourist attraction in Alberta outside the Rocky Mountains. Each day tourists can hop into a pair of skis, jump on a bobsleigh or simply grab a fascinating look at the Park on the Park Passport (self-guided tour).
In addition to the popular recreational opportunities that Canada Olympic Park offers to the general public, it is also home to a number of world-class training and competition sites for high-performance athletes.
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Olympic Track
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The 1,500-metre Olympic Track has an illustrious history from the 1988 Olympic Winter Games, serving as the site where German luge great Georg Hackl began his run of podium finishes and the underdog Jamaican Bobsleigh Team captured hearts worldwide. The Olympic Track continues to serve as a venue for events on the World Cup circuit for the sliding sports of bobsleigh, luge and skeleton.
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Ski Jumping Training Centre
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The major competition facilities for ski jumping were completed and officially opened on November 28, 1986. The ski jumping complex, which consists of the K18, K38, K63, K89 and K114 jumps, is used year-round by athletes at all levels. Plastic on the K18, K38, K63 and K89 metre jumps provides an ideal alternative to snow for summer jumping. More than 100,000 jumps take place at Canada Olympic Park each summer and winter.
The K114 ski jumping tower is the highest vantage point in the city of Calgary. Though no longer used for ski jumping, it is a popular meeting and events site and home to North America’s fastest zipline. Thanks to a $600,000 grant from the Government of Alberta in October 2005, the Ski Jump Training Centre was upgraded and refurbished to improve its infrastructure and safety standards.
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Freestyle Aerials and Moguls Course
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This world-leading training and competition venue opened in March of 2007 to host the Canadian Freestyle and Snowboard Championships. It was constructed within the existing ski jump bowl at Canada Olympic Park and is the first facility to combine ski jumping, freestyle aerials and moguls, and alpine slalom, all built to international specifications. The facility is equipped with improved snowmaking, lighting, and access lift and the latest video technology for training..
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