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Alberta, Canada

Castle Mountain Resort ski resort

The short answer

Castle Mountain Resort has about 55 km of mapped runs and 7 lifts, with skiing from about 1,408 m up to 2,259 m (7,411 ft), a vertical drop of 851 m. By mapped runs it is number 15 of the 32 Canada ski areas in our list. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies (YXC), about 103 km away in a straight line.

Castle Mountain Resort: runs from 1,408 m to 2,259 m, a vertical drop of 851 m1,6001,8002,0002,200Top of the highest mapped run: 2,259 m (7,411 ft)Top 2,259 m · 7,411 ftBase 1,408 m · 4,619 ft851 mvertical drop
Illustrative profile. Top and base are the highest and lowest mapped runs (OpenStreetMap via OpenSkiMap).

Ski area facts

Top elevation
2,259 m7,411 ft
Vertical drop
851 m2,792 ft
Mapped runs
55 km93 runs
Lifts
7mostly chairlifts

Runs by difficulty

Run length by difficulty: Easy 39% (19.9 km), Intermediate 26% (13.1 km), Advanced 35% (17.4 km)Easy: 19.9 km, 23 runs (39%)39%EasyIntermediate: 13.1 km, 25 runs (26%)26%IntermediateAdvanced: 17.4 km, 45 runs (35%)35%Advanced

About 39% of the mapped run length is novice or easy, 26% intermediate and 35% advanced or harder. Difficulty follows OpenStreetMap’s international scale (in Europe, easy ≈ blue, intermediate ≈ red, advanced ≈ black).

DifficultyRunsLength
Easy2319.9 km
Intermediate2513.1 km
Advanced4517.4 km

Lifts

7 mapped lifts, most of them chairlifts.

Lift typeCount
Chairlifts5
T-bars1
Magic carpets1

Piste map

For the current official piste map, open the resort’s website. You can also explore every mapped run and lift on OpenSkiMap’s interactive map.

Nearest airports

Airports with scheduled flights, by straight-line distance (road distance is longer).

AirportCityStraight-line distance
Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies (YXC)Cranbrook103 km
Glacier Park (FCA)Kalispell112 km
Lethbridge County (YQL)Lethbridge123 km
Calgary (YYC)Calgary203 km

Frequently asked questions

What is the elevation of Castle Mountain Resort?

The highest mapped run starts at about 2,259 m (7,411 ft) and the lowest ends at about 1,408 m (4,619 ft), a vertical of 851 m (2,792 ft).

How many km of ski runs does Castle Mountain Resort have?

OpenStreetMap maps about 55 km of downhill runs and 7 lifts. The resort’s own figure may differ because it measures runs differently.

What is the nearest airport to Castle Mountain Resort?

Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies (YXC) is the closest airport with scheduled flights, about 103 km away in a straight line.

Where can I see the Castle Mountain Resort piste map?

Use the resort’s official website for the current piste map, or view the mapped runs and lifts on OpenSkiMap.

Ski area data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), processed by OpenSkiMap; airports from OurAirports. Retrieved . Elevations are those of the highest and lowest mapped runs; run lengths are measured from the map and can differ from the resort’s published figures. Check the official website before you book.