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The history

of WinSport

63 years of serving the Calgary community

From a small Calgary ski hill, to hosting a successful Winter Olympic Games, WinSport continues to provide world-class training, facilities and exceptional experiences.

  1. Paskapoo ski hill opens to the public.

  2. Construction begins on Olympic facilities.

  3. Calgary hosts successful XV Winter Olympic Games.

  4. Canada Olympic Park opens to the public.

  5. Halfpipe opens to public and high-performance use.

  6. Downhill mountain bike trails – the only lift-accessible trails in Alberta – open to the public.

  7. The Ice House, an indoor sliding facility for bobsleigh, skeleton and luge, opens.

  8. World Cup moguls course opens.

  9. National Sport School relocates to WinSport.

  10. Athletic and ice complex (later named Markin MacPhail Centre) begins phased opening.

  11. Ski hill expands with new quad chairlift and additional terrain.

  12. Performance Training Centre opens; Canadian Sport Institute Calgary moves in.

  13. Western Canada’s largest tube park opens to the public.

  14. Ski jumping centre decommissioned.

  15. Nine-acre mountain bike skills centre opens.

  16. Sliding track operation suspended.

  17. Terrain park expanded.

  18. World Cup slopestyle course opens.

  19. Final season of day lodge usage before renovation