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offered three regular big vertical daily awards in the form of a pin for 25,000 feet for a bronze, 30,000 for silver and 35,000 for a gold, that regulars and staffers have collected over the years. In 1978–79 they also had 50 copies of the platinum 50,000 feet as a celebration of 50 years of the clubhouse at
Norquay. Since 1978 Ski Norquay has partnered with Ski Banff, Lake Louise, Sunshine to promote its activities. This created a joined up tri-area lift pass system, which includes shuttle bus transport to and from the resort.
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Norquay has a long history supporting the sport of alpine ski racing. The Dominion Championships were early efforts by the local community to promote winter tourism and Norquay hosted the Championships on three separate occasions. The resort was part of two Olympic Winter Games bids (1964 and
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The first ski runs date as far back as 1926, with the opening of the ski lodge in 1929. Rope tows were installed in 1942 and the mountain was the second in Canada to install a chairlift in 1948 (Red
Mountain Resort was the first, in 1947), with a vertical drop of 1,400 feet (425 m). Norquay
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Norquay Ski Resort is a popular ski destination and one of the most important ski resorts supporting alpine ski racing in Canada. The ski hill hosts many local events as well as major international ski races. Canadian ski champions and Canadian Alpine Ski Team athletes who were
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There are a total of 60 runs which total 16,382m in length. 85% of the skiing terrain is covered by snow making. The ski area has 3 quad chairs, 1 double chair and a magic carpet. The double chair, North
American, services some of the hardest terrain in North America.
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Beginning March 2018, the Mount
Norquay ski resort has been operating under the legal name, Norquay Mystic Ridge Ltd. which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Liricon Capital Ltd. Adam and Janet Waterous of Banff, Alberta own 100% of the shares of Liricon Capital Ltd.
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members of the Banff Alpine Racers, the home ski club for the resort, include: Thomas Grandi, Cary Mullen, Paul Stutz, Lana Mullen and Marcia Clarke. Current
Canadian Alpine Ski Team members include Trevor Philp, Jeffrey Read and Erik Read.
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Saturday nights between December and March, Norquay hosts night skiing between 5-9pm. It is the only Banff resort to offer night skiing. In 2009 Mount Norquay added lift accessed winter snow tubing.
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The resort was also famous for ski jumping, hosting many international competitions. The ski jump is still homologated and was recently used by the Altius Ski Club of
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The mountain can be scrambled on the western side but involves a number of difficult steps and some exposure. Ascent is not advised while snow persists on the route.
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from 1878 to 1887. Norquay climbed the mountain that now bears his name in 1887 or 1888 but, contrary to some reports, did not actually reach the summit.
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1968) and did host the World Cup in 1972, running giant slalom and slalom races on the North American run.
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187:51.204°N 115.599°W
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856:Lake Louise
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648:nurun.com.
562:via ferrata
435:Lift System
327:Mt. Norquay
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237:Longest run
190: /
178:115°35′56″W
165:Coordinates
112:Mt. Norquay
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33:Mt. Norquay
1142:Categories
953:Lethbridge
886:Little Mac
755:2019-05-05
718:2011-02-24
694:Ski Big 3
634:2007-07-01
605:References
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175:51°12′14″N
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448:Vertical
406:Amenities
276:snowboard
1125:See also
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1059:corridor
1053:Edmonton
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784:Archived
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380:Ken Read
359:Manitoba
284:Snowfall
131:Location
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871:Nakiska
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451:Length
419:Terrain
349:History
313:Website
158:Calgary
140:Alberta
1107:region
1057:Jasper
845:Fernie
749:cbc.ca
525:1016m
519:chair
339:Canada
228:Trails
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