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6 day Castle Mountain Resort snow forecast

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6 Day Weather Forecast for Castle Mountain Resort at 2273 m altitude

issued: 5am 19 May 2013 (local time)
Previous weeks

Days 0-3 Castle Mountain Resort Weather Summary:

Moderate rain (total 16.0mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Mon afternoon, min 0°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4-6 Castle Mountain Resort Weather Summary:

Moderate rain (total 11.0mm), heaviest on Wed night giving way to a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu afternoon, min -2°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the WSW by Fri night).
Sunday 19 Monday 20 Tuesday 21 Wednesday 22 Thursday 23 Friday 24
AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night
 
light snow
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
moderate snow
moderate snow
rain showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
Wind (km/h)
5 WNW5
5 WNW5
5 NNW5
5 NE5
5 S5
5 SE5
10 SE10
20 ESE20
15 ENE15
20 E20
25 E25
25 E25
5 SW5
5 SW5
5 NNW5
15 SW15
30 WSW30
35 WSW35
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Snow cm - - - - - - - - - - - 7 6 - 4 - - -
Rain mm 1 3 3 1 4 2 1 1 - 1 1 7 - 1 1 - - -
Max °C 3 6 5 6 8 7 7 8 5 2 3 3 0 4 4 0 2 0
Min °C 1 4 2 4 7 5 6 8 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 -2
WChill °C 0 4 1 4 7 5 4 5 -5 -4 -3 0 -2 1 -3 -4 -5 -10
Freezing level (m) 2500 2800 2850 2850 3050 3150 3100 3200 2650 2600 2550 2700 2250 2550 2650 2300 2400 2000
Castle Mountain Resort freezing level scale
snowy slope Castle Mountain Resort freezing level
Sunrise 5:48 - - 5:47 - - 5:46 - - 5:45 - - 5:43 - - 5:43 - -
Sunset - 21:20 - - 21:21 - - 21:22 - - 21:23 - - 21:24 - - 21:25 -
The above table gives the weather forecast for Castle Mountain Resort at the specific elevation of 2273 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Castle Mountain Resort. To access the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider view of the weather, check out the Weather Map of Canada. Click here to read further information on freezing levels and how we forecast our temperatures.

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Visitor Reviews of Castle Mountain Resort


Goliemoi from Canada writes:

I had mixed feelings about Castle when I visited last December. So I decided to list both the pros and cons of the resort as I see it.
Pros:
- Unbelievable snow: I don't know if I was just luck or something but in most places the powder was knee deep and it hadn't snowed in days! When I first arrived, I was astonished to find completely untracked powder right underneath the chairlift! This alone made my trip worth the (relatively) long travel.

- Great steeps: I fell in love with the steeps at this resort, especially those leading off the top bowl and the south side chutes. Wide, fast, fun steeps, coupled with brilliant snow makes for a good time indeed!

- Good scenery: I was especially enamored with adjacent mountains, which are very beautiful

- Lots of vertical: Going from top to bottom is a pretty big run, rivaling that of Lake Louise and others.

Cons:
- Slow chairs: I know this is probably a lot like beating a dead horse, but anybody coming to this resort should know, the chairs are painfully slow and small. For me this did not detract from the overall general experience, just know you probably won't fit in as many runs as you would at other resorts

- A lack of run options: I myself found this very perplexing, but by the end of the day I was having trouble finding runs I had not already skied. I attributed this to a number of factors. First off, the mountain is really limited to the runs serviced by the Tamarack Chair, as those were the only ones with decent powder coverage. Runs near the bottom tended to be hardpacked and not worth the slow trip back up. Secondly, the trip back up the mountain is a slow ascent, so I tried to stay up high to pack in as many runs as possible.

- South Side chutes can be a pain: I wasn't particularly irked by this, but unfortunately my father was: the South Side chutes can be a pain to ski. First of all, in order to access the chutes, one has to travel a relatively long traverse. Again, this didn't bother me that much, but it seemed to frustrate my father. Furthermore, and even more importantly, after skiing a chute, you have to traverse a long, flat run that brings you back to base, where you begin your long trip back up to do it all over again. Ultimately, you're spending a long time traversing and riding the chair, just to ride one really good run.

Misc:
- I did not find that the winds were much of a hindrance, one or two wind stops, normal for any resort. Also, they tend to blow all the powder back into place, which is probably the reason for the amazing snow.

- This may not be the best place for beginners; I saw several newbies plummeting face first down the groomed, icy trail under the lift, humorous for me, bad experience for them.

- This is not a con against the resort, more of a humorous observation, but I seemed to encounter a lot of strange people at the hill, including a very excited homosexual, a senile old bat hitting me with her ski pole, and an elderly lifty with a burning desire to move my ski ticket from my zipper to my coat pocket.

In conclusion, yes I would definitely recommend Castle Mountain to anybody, but you may want to try a more modern resort if you aren't into old lifts.

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