Nathan Smalley

Nathan Smalley has worked for Ecosign since 2016. Growing up in Canmore, Alberta, he moved to the Sea to Sky Corridor after graduating from the University of British Columbia – Okanagan, where he acquired his Bachelor of Applied Science in Civil Engineering. Nathan’s areas of focus at Ecosign are mountain planning, mountain grading projects, and cut/fill optimization for ski trails, lift terminal sites, mountain roads, tubing hills, village sites and parking lots. He also works on ski trail layout and design, lift terminal site planning, and competition venue planning. 

One of Nathan’s first major projects with our team was working on the alpine and freestyle event venues for the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing, where he contributed to the design and grading of the venues. Over the course of this project, Nathan had the pleasure of travelling to Beijing for site inspections while collaborating with the FIS and the IOC. This was a remarkable opportunity for Nathan as he started his career, to see his sketched plans become reality at the sites where the Games were hosted.

Another notable project for Nathan is the work he did on Whistler Blackcomb’s Blackcomb Gondola. This project was the first close-to-home project Nathan completed, lending his knowledge to the design and layout of the top, bottom and mid-station terminals, and helping to optimize the earthworks for the project. A bonus of this project is that he enjoys its benefits every weekend, knowing that he played a part in its inception.

Having grown up in the Canadian Rocky Mountains, Nathan’s favourite mountain remains Lake Louise, where he became an avid skier at a very young age. Passionate about outdoor adventure sport, Nathan also enjoys mountain biking, golfing, disc golfing, hiking and climbing.