Castle Mountain Resort
Ski resort · Alberta, Canada
Castle Mountain Resort is a ski resort in Alberta (Canada) with 55 km of runs and 7 lifts. You can ski between 1,408 m and 2,259 m above sea level: a vertical drop of 851 m. Its longest run is Ski-Daddle Trail (2.5 km) and the steepest, Outlaw, reaches 82% on its toughest stretch.
See Castle Mountain Resort on the 3D map and snow forecast- Runs
- 55 km
- Lifts
- 7
- Elevation
- 1,408–2,259 m
- Vertical drop
- 851 m
Kilometres of runs by colour
- Blue20 km
- Red13 km
- Black17 km
The steepest runs at Castle Mountain Resort
Maximum slope: the steepest 50 m stretch of each run, measured by Cota.
- Outlaw Black82% · 39°
- Deputy Black82% · 39°
- Showboat Black80% · 39°
- Side Show Black79% · 38°
- Being There Black78% · 38°
The longest runs
- Ski-Daddle Trail Blue2.5 km
- Clinch Traverse Blue2.5 km
- Mountainside Road Red1.7 km
- Round-Up Traverse Blue1.3 km
- Easy Street Red1.3 km
Lifts
5 chairlifts · 1 T-bar lift · 1 magic carpet.
When to go to Castle Mountain Resort
For snow, March: that is usually when there is the most snow on the ground. The month with the most snowfall is November.
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1995–2024 average from ERA5-Land (Copernicus), a 9 km model, at 1,836 m (the resort's mean elevation is 1,834 m). The bars compare months with each other: a model's centimetres are not the resort's centimetres.
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Resorts near Castle Mountain Resort
- Pass Powderkeg33 km · 8.6 km of runs
- Fernie Alpine Resort52 km · 82 km of runs
- Wapiti88 km · 8.9 km of runs
- Whitefish Mountain Resort93 km · 84 km of runs
- Turner Mountain118 km · 16 km of runs
- Kimberley Alpine Resort123 km · 60 km of runs
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Castle Mountain Resort?
- In Alberta, Canada. The nearest resort is Pass Powderkeg, 33 km away as the crow flies.
- How many kilometres of runs does Castle Mountain Resort have?
- 55 km: 20 km of blue runs, 13 km of red runs, 17 km of black runs.
- What is the elevation of Castle Mountain Resort?
- You can ski between 1,408 m and 2,259 m: a vertical drop of 851 m.
- How many lifts does Castle Mountain Resort have?
- 7: 5 chairlifts, 1 T-bar lift, 1 magic carpet.
- What is the steepest run at Castle Mountain Resort?
- Outlaw (black), at 82% (39°) on its toughest 50 m stretch, according to Cota's measurements.
- What is the best month to ski at Castle Mountain Resort?
- For snow, March: that is usually when there is the most snow on the ground. The month with the most snowfall is November. Based on the 1995–2024 average from ERA5-Land (Copernicus).
- How much snow is there today at Castle Mountain Resort?
- On Cota you can see the snow that fell in the last 7 days and the forecast for the next 7, and on the map, the hour-by-hour forecast at three elevations.