Nitehawk Recreation Area

Nitehawk Recreation Area Ski Resort is a ski area located in the province of Alberta in Canada. The resort is in the town of Landry Heights, AB.

We recently ranked all of Alberta's ski resorts, so you can see where Nitehawk Recreation Area stacks up against all its nearby ski hills!

Season Passes

Nitehawk Recreation Area is not a part of any nationwide lift ticket system. Passes such as Epic, IKON, or Mountain Collective allow pass holders to ski at multiple mountians with a single purchase. Unfortunately, none of those passes work with Nitehawk Recreation Area Ski Resort. To purchase season passes, you'll need to visit Nitehawk Recreation Area's website.

Lodging Options

There are numerous options to stay at Nitehawk Recreation Area around the resort. Check out the available options with the form below.

Nitehawk Recreation Area Mountain Resort Terrain Overview

Nitehawk Recreation Area has a total of 9 ski trails, which are serviced by 3 ski lifts, gondolas and/or trams. Nitehawk Recreation Area is considered a smaller than average ski area, with only a maximum of 250 acres available to ski. This area is equivalent to 101 hectares, 0.4 square miles, or 1.0 square kilometers.

Total Runs
9

Lifts
3

Skiable Acres
250(1 km²)

Annual Snowfall
N/A

Nitehawk Recreation Area Ski Resort Elevation

Nitehawk Recreation Area Ski Resort has a summit elevation of 2,320 feet, or 707 meters. However, not all of that elevation is able to be skied. The base of the ski slope sits at 1,739 feet above sea level, creating a ski hill that is 580 feet (177 meters) high. This is referred to as the slope's vertical drop - or a measure of how high the skiable hill is.

Nitehawk Recreation Area has a very low summit elevation. The summit of this park is one of the smaller ones in the country.

Summit Elevation
2,320'(707 m)

Vertical Drop
580'(177 m)

Base Elevation
1,739'(530 m)

Nitehawk Recreation Area Ski Resort Difficulty Level

Difficulty Score^™
31.3out of 100

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Nitehawk Recreation Area can be beginner-friendly, but it depends on the ski trails you ride. While it ranks in the lower half of all North American ski areas in terms of overall difficulty, it still has 50% of its trails rated at or above intermediate ski level.

Skiable Terrain by Difficulty Level

Nitehawk Recreation Area has 250 total skiable acres, which can be broken down into the three main groups of difficulty: Beginner, Intermediate, and Expert.

Beginner
50%(125 acres)

Beginner trails (identified by a green circle) are the easiest trails on the hill with a gradual 25% or less gradient, and are usually wide to accommodate beginner skiers.

Intermediate
20%(50 acres)

Intermediate trails (identified by a blue square) are usually the most popular and crowded runs, which have a slope of anywhere between 25-40%.

Expert
30%(75 acres)

Expert trails (identified by a black diamond... or two) are the hardest slopes on the mountain, and have very steep gradients over 40%.

Is Nitehawk Recreation Area Ski Resort good for beginners?

Nitehawk Recreation Area can be beginner-friendly, depending on the runs you take. While it ranks in the lower half of all North American ski areas in terms of overall difficulty, it still has 50% of its trails rated at or above intermediate.

Nitehawk Recreation Area Ski Resort Location

Nitehawk Recreation Area Ski Resort is located in the province of Alberta, Canada. This ski area is nearest the town of Landry Heights, AB.

Getting to Nitehawk Recreation Area Mountain Resort

By Car: If you are driving, you would set your GPS to either the ski resort's name (Nitehawk Recreation Area Ski Resort), its coordinates of 55.05600, -118.86000 (latitude, longitude), or simply drive towards the town of Landry Heights, AB to get close.

By Air: If you are coming in from across the country, then you may need to board an airplane to get here.

A medium-sized airport has scheduled regional airline service. This type of airport may or may not accept international flights. Here are the closest medium-sized airport(s) to Nitehawk Recreation Area.

There may also be much smaller regional airports next to Nitehawk Recreation Area Ski Resort, but we didn't list them here due to the fact that no major airlines go through them.

Other Nearby Ski Resorts

Skiers will - especially if coming from far away - try and visit a couple different slopes all in the same trip. Here are the closest other ski slopes within 100 miles of Nitehawk Recreation Area Ski Resort.

Nitehawk Recreation Area Ski Resort Mountain Stats