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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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November 16, 2010
Todd from Ski Pakistan Pakistan
I think some of these reviews are actually the hardcores Castle die hards trying to keep vistors away by trash talking the place so that no one shows up and the short lift lines and wind sift pow remains untouched. Don't blame them one bit, but check this place out (Castle Mountain Resort), just don't come on powder days.
October 29, 2010
Longshanks
I can't believe the whining about Castle Mountain Resort. If you don't like it steep, don't go. If you don't like the cold, don't go. If you don't like it windy, don't go. If you want nice groomers, ski the East. Castle rocks! It's the real deal man. No poofters allowed!
October 26, 2010
Andrew
Castle (Castle Mountain Resort) is epic! It does have it's bad days, like all resorts do, but it's tough seeing people bashing Castle for being rude! Seriously, this place is awesome. Great terrain. Yeah, the lifts aren't the greatest but the long steep fall lines through the trees at the north end are unbeatable! Castle is awesome and I would recommend everybody to go there at some point! :)
March 03, 2010
Robert Scott
We were to ski Castle (Castle Mountain Resort) for 5 days and found all runs far steeper than any of the other 7 areas we skied in the Rockies. On the first day we found the whole area icy and no loose snow to stop. When speaking to a supervisor on this he said he had a few runs and thought it was great (hot shot) and we asked for grooming. The next day we found only a few runs groomed and we left for Nakiska, never to return and to make sure that no one we meet ever goes there.
February 18, 2010
AB from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
Castle Mountain Resort is a cute little mountain. It is overhyped for steepness - in fact the angles are great for confident intermediates, even on the so called double black runs - so is in fact more accessible than appears from looking at the piste map. Haig Mountain is ideal for beginners/improvers with a number of different routes through the trees. The lifts are slowish, but as there are no lift queues and you will have the mountain to yourself, you'll still get a lot of skiing done. No fresh snow for 10 days when I skied here but due to the lack of crowds the snow was in great condition. Barnabys Reataurant at the base lacks atmosphere; the T Bar Pub at the base was far better but only open at the weekends. Recommend checking out this place (Castle Mountain Resort) if you are in the area and want quiet off-piste heaven.
February 18, 2010
jbone
Castle Mountain (Castle Mountain Resort) is terrible...please don't come here...you're not welcome lol. We plan on keeping the low-budget lifts around for a few more years to keep the elitists away from our cushy steep pow days. You'll freeze your arse on the non-padded chairs and the off-ramp will give you frostbite at the top on windy days. Your toes will get cold and you might get a little damp..best to stick to Fernie nearby, they love the out of towners and it's always tracked out. Peace.
February 02, 2010
jodcnd
Actually though the people aren't mean, they're too friendly at Castle Mountain Resort. The lifties give you hugs.
January 30, 2010
jerry
If you want great snow, great terrain, no lift lines, great prices and great people - Castle Mountain Resort is the place to go.
January 13, 2010
larry
Don't ski at Castle Mountain Resort if it snows a lot as it's too steep, it's always windy, the lifts always break down and the people are mean and you're always pushing snow around with your knees. It's very tiring.
March 10, 2009
patrick westmacott
Castle Mountain Resort is the best mountain in Alberta.