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Winter Hill Public Use

Last winter season saw plenty of action among skiers and snowboarders from Nov. 29 until March 30.

A total of 9,219 individuals purchased a winter season pass and there were 31,069 visits by day ticket purchasers in 2024-25.

WinSport also was the on-snow location for 1,433 individual alpine and freestyle athletes from 22 unique clubs.

Winter Sporting Events

WinSport was proud to host world-class skiers and snowboarders while also supporting athlete development pathways. Numerous multi-discipline events to engage our community by welcoming both participants and spectators.

Our winter hill was the site of 15 major events, such as World Cups and NorAm, national, and provincial championships.

Other events consisted of youth and developmental competitions, community programs, adaptive sport sessions, and our annual season-ending WinSport Rail Jam showcasing grassroots freestyle participation.

Venue zones such as the main hill, halfpipe, slopestyle course, and multiple terrain parks were utilized throughout the season.

WinSport Event Centre

The 12 months ending in June 2025 were busy once again at the WinSport Event Centre, further solidifying the venue as one of Calgary’s finest for world-class entertainment for all.

Sporting events included the PointsBet Invitational curling tournament, and three Harlem Globetrotters games. Plus, the Calgary Surge of the Canadian Elite Basketball League completed their third season of home games here.

Concerts included the Sawyer Brown 40th Anniversary Tour, Satinder Sartaaj: The Sphere of Eminence Tour, and The Beach Boys Endless Summer Gold.

Live performances for family friendly audiences included Cirque Musica Holiday Wonderland and Sesame Street Live! Say Hello.

Meanwhile, multiple minor hockey tournaments, youth cheer competitions, and high school graduations were hosted throughout the year, as well as the Alberta Schools’ Athletic Association 4A Basketball Provincial Championships.

Summer Camps

WinSport delivered yet another incredible summer of youth summer camps, with participants developing their skills, meeting new friends, and having all kinds of fun all day, every day.

Outdoor summer camps including sport, mountain bike, and wilderness offerings welcomed 5,111 participants across July and August, over 2,000 of which were mountain bike registrants. During the same time frame, 1,645 kids took to the ice for skate, hockey, and ringette summer camps.

All in all, it was a summer to remember for all kinds of camps led by a terrific team of instructors.

Performance Training Centre

A particularly strong past year for the Performance Training Centre (PTC) was highlighted by 83 teams and 41 clubs and associations making commitments to train on a regular basis. In total, 1,350 team training athletes made weekly visits to the PTC.

A final tally of 512 student-athletes from the National Sport School trained at the PTC in pursuit of high-level athletic development led by the facility’s strength and conditioning coaches.

Public memberships and personal training sessions continue to be offered, with progress made and goals reached on a regular basis.

As efforts continue to cast an even broader net of Calgarians with health and fitness aspirations, the PTC remains a pre-eminent option for all types of workouts with state-of-the-art equipment throughout all 17,000 sq. ft. of available space, which includes an indoor sport turf and 250-metre track.

National Sport School athletes continued to make a home at the PTC, fuelled by the ever-increasing demand for customized small group and one-on-one training opportunities to support their performance pathways. The PTC is still heavily involved in NSS’ Athlete Development curriculum every week to provide the education necessary to keep students active for life and prepare them for future post-secondary opportunities.

Despite team training equating to the majority of PTC users, the PTC still experienced growth in public memberships and plans to hold several educational seminars in the coming months.

National Sport School

In partnership with the Palliser School Division, WinSport has now been the home of the National Sport School (NSS) for 15 years.

More than 500 dedicated students with exceptional athletic ability are currently enrolled in the NSS, with 35 sports and 75 sport organizations represented. Last June, 71 graduates crossed the stage to formally initiate the next chapter of their academic and athletic careers.

Unprecedented demand for the NSS has seen a record-breaking number of applications received. In fact, the NSS has grown by 180% in just five years. Additional classrooms were added in the summer of 2025 and planning is underway to further expand in the summer of 2026.

Student athletes continue to look to the NSS to accommodate their sport-specific schedules and travels while remaining fully invested in their required studies.

School Programs

WinSport was proud to deliver more than 12,000 on-snow school group lessons during the 2024-25 winter season.

These local students arrived at Canada Olympic Park from schools from the Calgary Board of Education, Calgary Catholic School District,            Rocky View Schools, Palliser School Division, FrancoSud, and Foothills School Division participated, along with multiple private and charter schools.

WinSport is proud to subsidize these school programs to help reduce the financial barrier to winter sport participation.

School programs are a significant component of the all-encompassing ski and snowboard lessons offered through WinSport’s Snow School, one of the largest of its kind in North America.