Canmore · Bow Valley · Since 1993

Mountain homes,
built to belong here.

Thirty-two years of custom homes in the Canadian Rockies — designed for the climate, the light, and the way mountain living actually works.

Doug Protz & Ryan Skwara Canmore Mayor's Award · Best Single Family Home National Home Warranty

The story

Three decades, one valley.

Elk Run has been building custom homes in the Bow Valley since 1993. Doug Protz and Ryan Skwara lead the company — planning each project, managing it through completion, and personally answering for the work.

“Keep quality high, keep our product superior, and take on only what we can handle. We are offering some of the highest quality product for the most reasonable dollars per square foot — and we are going to make sure that’s what we are known for.”

32yrs

Building in the Bow Valley

100+

Custom homes in Canmore & Banff

Owners on every job site

Canmore Mayor’s Award

Best Single Family Home

National Home Warranty

Participating builder — performance & build standards

What we build

From a single mountain home to a multi-family build.

Single-family residence

The core of the practice. Custom homes built on Bow Valley lots, designed around the views, the slope, and the way the family actually lives in the mountains.

Duplex & 4-plex

Multi-unit residential at a custom-home standard of finish — the right answer for Bow Valley density without surrendering craft.

Multi-family

Larger residential projects, executed with the same hands-on management as a single custom build.

Commercial

Selectively, when the project calls for the same level of detail and finish we’re known for in residential.

Materials & craft

Specified for the Rockies, finished for the long view.

The Rocky Mountain environment dictates a particular standard of material and detail. The list below is a representative sample of what shows up in an Elk Run home.