A landslide occured yesterday morning (May 19) at Nitehawk Year Round Adventure Park. It was in the area of the Temptation run around tower four spread onto lower Showoff across the luge track.

Staff and slope experts examining the site and the public are urged to avoid the area for their safety.

“We’re thankful this event occurred when no one was on location,” says Board Vice President Whitney Wild. “Our Board of Directors and Management are working with geotechnical professionals to determine next steps and possible solutions.”

Nitehawk has said that they are always monitering slope movement on the hill and this spring steps were taken to mitigate potential damage with the removal of chairs, tower assemblies and detentioning the haul rope.

“We are thankful our management and maintenance staff had completed preventive measures so damage to chairlift infrastructure appears to have been avoided,” Wild says. “All other lift, snowmaking and guest experience infrastructure was not affected.

“A landslide of this size was not anticipated,” says Wild. “Nitehawk is no stranger to facing and overcoming adversity. Operating a successful community ski hill in Northern Alberta is no easy feat. Our resiliency, along with the incredibly supportive community, will help us deal with this new challenge head on.”

Management is exploring the possiblity of moving summer camps off-site.