Castle Mountain Resort

Infobox ski area
name= Castle Mountain Resort

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location= Alberta, Canada
nearest_city= Pincher Creek, Lethbridge
lat_degrees= 49
lat_minutes= 19
lat_seconds= 01
lat_direction= N
long_degrees= 114
long_minutes= 25
long_seconds= 49
long_direction= W
vertical= m to ft|853|abbr=yes|wiki=yes
top_elevation= m to ft|2377|abbr=yes|wiki=yesCite web|url=http://www.goski.ca/ski-resorts/Alberta/Castle-Mountain-Resort-Stats.asp|title=Castle Mountain - Ski Hill Statistics|author=GoSki|accessdate=2008-01-31]
base_elevation= m to ft|1453|abbr=yes|wiki=yes
skiable_area= km2 to mi2|6.4|abbr=yes|wiki=yesCite web|url=http://www.skicastle.ca/mountain.html|title=The Mountain|author=Castle Mountain Resort|accessdate=2008-01-31]
number_trails= 67
longest_run= km to mi|2.414|abbr=yes|wiki=yes
liftsystem= 6 (4 chairlifts, 1 T-bar, 1 handle tow)
lift_capacity=
terrainparks=
snowfall= m to ft|5.94|abbr=yes|wiki=yes
snowmaking=
nightskiing=
external_link= [http://www.skicastle.ca Castle Mountian Resort] |

Castle Mountain is a ski resort located in the Westcastle Valley of southwest Alberta, Canada in the Rocky Mountains. It is approximately km to mi|270 from Calgary and the Calgary International Airport; km to mi|140 from Lethbridge; and km to mi|35 west of Pincher Creek. The resort is renound for long steep runs and an average m to ft|9 of snowfall yearly.

The resort maintains 67 ski trails, with 15% beginner, 40% intermediate, 35% advanced, 10% expert terrain. Six lift systems with vertical rises from 445 to 50 m with the highest vertical being 863 m, are operated on the slopes of Mount Haig and Gravenstafel Ridge.

Castle Mountain Resort was opened in 1965. It was the site of the 1975 Canada Winter Games.

References

External links

* [http://www.skicastle.ca Castle Mountain Resort Website]

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