Canyon Ski Resort is located on the banks of the Red Deer River.

It is located 9 km east of Red Deer, Alberta, Canada, along the David Thompson Highway.

[1] The main lodge is at the base of the ski runs and is located in a river valley, at the upper end of a steep road.

The upper lift stations are at the top of the river valley, in relatively flat prairie farmland.

As a result of this and relatively cold fall temperatures in central Alberta, it was reliably one of the first ski areas to open in Canada.