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Castle Mountain Resort Resort Reviews

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Castle Mountain Resort Ratings

Overall: 3.3. Based on 102 votes and 100 reviews.

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Snowsure: 3.8

  • Occasionally gets enough snow for skiing
  • Is often closed due to a lack of snow
  • Occasionally suffers from a lack of snow
  • Rarely suffers from a lack of snow
  • Castle Mountain Resort is snowsure even in the poorest seasons

Variety of pistes: 4.4

  • The ski runs are featureless and unvaried
  • The ski runs are varied but not extensive enough for a week
  • Castle Mountain Resort has diverse and interesting pistes including forests and high alpine terrain

Off-piste: 4.3

  • No off-piste worth mentioning
  • Off piste is out-of-bounds
  • Some varied offpiste that stays fresh for one or two days
  • A vast array of off-piste routes that can stay untracked for several days

Scenery: 4.2

  • An ugly resort in a bland setting
  • Average mountain views and resort
  • A spectacular setting and a beautiful / historic resort town

Access: 3.1

  • At least one overnight stop
  • Requires a whole day
  • Requires more than half a day – you may have time for a few turns
  • Arrive by lunchtime and ski all afternoon
  • There is a main airport within an hour of Castle Mountain Resort

Public Transport: 2.1

  • There are no buses or taxis to Castle Mountain Resort
  • There are slow or infrequent buses / trains available
  • Getting to the resort is easy with frequent bus / train connections

Accommodation: 3.5

  • No places to stay in/near Castle Mountain Resort
  • A few places to stay in the resort
  • A wide variety of accommodation suitable to suit all budgets

Cheap Rooms: 3.7

  • No budget accommodation available
  • Just one or two hostels so book ahead
  • Several cheap hostels and pensions available

Luxury Hotels: 2.1

  • No luxury accommodation available
  • Just one or two luxury hotels so book ahead
  • Several up-market hotels in Castle Mountain Resort

Ski in/Ski out: 4.3

  • The ski area is located far from any accommodation
  • A free ski bus takes you to the ski area in a short trip
  • Ski-in ski-out accommodation is available

Childcare: 3.1

  • There are no child care facilities at Castle Mountain Resort
  • The resort has limited child-care facilities
  • the resort has excellent child-care facilities including at least one reasonably priced creche

Snowmaking: 1.9

  • Castle Mountain Resort relies entirely on natural snow
  • There are just a few snow cannons
  • There are snowmaking facilities on all pistes

Snow Grooming: 3.5

  • There are no snow groomers at Castle Mountain Resort
  • Occasionally some pistes are left ungroomed and in a poor state
  • All the runs at Castle Mountain Resort are groomed daily

Shelter: 3.1

  • There is nowhere to ski when it is windy or visibility is bad and lifts often shut
  • There are some trees for poor visibility but main lifts sometimes close
  • Castle Mountain Resort is mostly in forest where you can ski in flat-light and windy days, lifts rarely close

Nearby options: 2.6

  • If snow conditions are poor at Castle Mountain Resort, it will be poor everywhere nearby
  • There are good alternatives within an hours drive
  • Other locations on the same lift pass provide a rich variety of snowsure ski conditions

Regional rating: 4.1

  • Castle Mountain Resort usually has poor snow conditions compared to other resorts in region
  • Has average conditions for the region
  • Usually has the best snow conditions in the region

Lift Staff: 4.3

  • The staff at Castle Mountain Resort are rude or unhelpful
  • Lift staff at Castle Mountain Resort are pleasant, cheerful and eager to help

Crowds/Queues: 3.7

  • The resort is always busy and there are usually long lift queues
  • It is quiet apart from occasional weekends and school holidays
  • It is uncrowded and lift queues are very rare

Ski Schools: 3.6

  • No ski schools available
  • One or two ski schools but local language only
  • A few ski schools but book early for multi-lingual instructors
  • Plenty of ski schools and multi-lingual instructors available
  • Excellent ski schools with friendly multi-lingual ski instructors

Hire and Repairs: 4.0

  • Nothing can be sourced, not even ski-wax or ptex
  • There are some ski shops but rentals need to be booked in advance
  • Good quality ski equipment can be purchased or hired and overnight repairs are possible

Beginners: 3.3

  • Beginners can only watch others ski and snowboard
  • A few gentle slopes but beginners will get bored in less than a week
  • Vast areas of gentle terrain

Intermediates: 3.9

  • No intermediate terrain at Castle Mountain Resort
  • Intermediate skiers will get bored after a few days
  • Vast areas of cruising runs

Advanced: 4.7

  • Nothing for advanced skiers and snowboarders
  • Enough steep terrain for a few days with some good offpiste
  • Enough steep terrain and offpiste areas to entertain advanced skiers for at least a week

Snow Park: 3.0

  • Not even a kicker at Castle Mountain Resort
  • Average sized park quite well looked after
  • Huge park area and expertly crafted pipes, jumps and boardercross trails

Cross-country: 3.2

  • There is nowhere to go for cross-country skiing around Castle Mountain Resort
  • There are some cross country trails available
  • The area features many spectacular and well maintained cross-country trails

Luge/Toboggan: 1.2

  • No designated luge or toboggan runs
  • There are toboggan runs that open quite often
  • Castle Mountain Resort has long and well maintained luge / toboggan facilities suitable for all ages

Mountain Dining: 2.5

  • Nowhere to buy food by the pistes
  • Some places to eat up on the mountain but they are often busy and expensive
  • There is a variety of excellent mountain eateries right next to the slopes to suit all budgets

Eating: 2.5

  • Bring your own food, there isn't even a shop
  • There are a few places to eat in the resort but nothing special
  • A wide variety of places to eat and drink in the resort, from fast food to fancy restaurants

Apres-Ski: 2.9

  • Nothing to do, not even a bar
  • There are a few bars in the resort but nothing special
  • Clubs and bars stay open until very late and have a friendly atmosphere

Other Sports: 1.4

  • No sports facilities at all apart from ski lifts
  • Resort has just a small public swimming pool
  • Resort has all kinds of sports facilities, including a full-size swimming pool

Entertainment: 2.0

  • Besides the snow and walking there is nothing to do here
  • The non-skier will find things to do for few days but may become bored after a week
  • The resort area is a fascinating place to visit, regardless of winter sports

Winter Walks: 2.7

  • Very limited walking and no snowshoe trails
  • A couple of designated scenic walking/snowshoe trails
  • Extensive and diverse winter walking trails for all abilities

Ski Pass Value: 3.6

  • A 1 week ski pass is overpriced compared to the number of lifts available
  • The ski pass is averagely priced and covers a reasonable number of lifts
  • Ski passes are excellent value for money and cover a lot of lifts spanning a big area

Value (National): 3.8

  • Overall, Castle Mountain Resort is one of the most expensive ski resorts in the country and not worth the money
  • Overall represents average value for money
  • Overall offers the best value resort in the country

Value (Global): 3.7

  • Overall, Castle Mountain Resort is one of the most expensive ski resorts in the world
  • Overall it offers pretty average value for money compared to resorts from other countries
  • Internationally the resort offers excellent value for money

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February 15, 2011
Dave
Some pretty negative comments..... there has only been 2 days all year that there has been a lift line longer than 5 minutes. There's been so much powder this year we've all forgotten how to ski moguls. That said, I can remember the day Scotty Wigwam must have been there.... Sorry Scotty, that was not a normal day.. Most of the time, Castle is better than most, way better!
February 14, 2011
Caesar
Todd from Afghanistan you're right a lot of these Castle mountain 'reviews' are suspiciously too negative, especially Mr. Wigwam from Calgary, lol the runs suck? Line-ups everywhere? The snow sucks? This guy is full of sh1t, but now that I think of it, all of these comments are to keep people away, understandably since the powder at Castle this season has been excellent.
February 10, 2011
steve hoult
Slow lifts, windy and cold. You're way better off going to Fernie where 2000 people can track the place out in an hour before the January rain starts falling!
February 09, 2011
Proohske Eer
155cm is not less than half of 200cm. The ski reports are underestimated on the regular, especially on pow days. I've seen a good 25 cm laid down while the snow report says 10 cm. It's awesome for the locals like me who want to keep those damn Fernie skiers away. Nothing beats fresh tracks in the chutes or far north on a powder day. [Editor's note: text has been edited to maintain relevance.]
February 07, 2011
scotty wigwam
I'm from Calgary and I will never make the trip to Castle (Castle Mountain Resort) again. The snow sucks, the runs suck, the people suck. It was windy and icy and huge lineups everywhere. If you're from Calgary, you might as well stick with Louise or Sunshine and if you're coming from the west, you should stick to Fernie. Castle was the most disappointing mountain I have been to. Me and my cousins left after half a day to go to Fernie.
January 26, 2011
Bert
Castle (Castle Mountain Resort) ski report and claims of annual snowfall and base equal to Revelstoke are kind of amusing to me. I have skied that mountain for 43 years now. Worked there and was one of the original volunteers to keep the place open. It does have some awesome terrain when snow is good but it can easily be messed up. I also ski a lot of places in Western Canada and US so these wrong ski reports don't give the place any credibility. Castle is a nice little local hill and does not have the big mountain terrain some think it has. All I can say is I love it there when it is good but some of you need to get out more and open your eyes. Then you will see the 155cm base is less than half of what other hills are reporting: a 200cm base.
January 20, 2011
Pon Choman from Ski Russia Russia
Castle Mountain (Castle Mountain Resort) sucks. The lifts are slow, it's always windy (50+km/h) and it's always icy! I would suggest, if you're in the area, to go to Fernie: always a good time. If you're from Calgary especially, do not go as it is not worth the drive.
January 14, 2011
Trevor Befus
I have been to almost every ski hill in North America and I can assure you that on powder days it doesn't get any better than Castle Mountain Resort. The Huckleberry chair has added a more family / beginner terrain so it is good for the whole crew. All they need now is an updated ticket delivery system or more windows / electronic machines and they will make everyone smile.
January 07, 2011
Hardcore Castle
Robert Scott, you are clearly not much of a skier or boarder, this place is epic and when there is pow pow it's a 1000 times better them Nakiska on it's good day, if you can't handle the steeps, stay out of our playground and stick to the little Nakiska hill, less people at Castle the better, just lets us pro's eat up more of the good stuff.
December 26, 2010
Katie
Great community at the base of the hill (Castle Mountain Resort) and really friendly. I forgot my ski pants and a lady went home and found her second pair and lent them to me. I returned them at the end of the day. Fun Terrain. Friendly staff.