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| Castle Mountain Resort |
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| Location: |
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| Nearest city: |
Pincher Creek, Lethbridge |
| Coordinates: |
49°19′01″N 114°25′49″W / 49.31694, -114.43028 (Castle Mountain Resort)Coordinates: 49°19′01″N 114°25′49″W / 49.31694, -114.43028 (Castle Mountain Resort) |
| Vertical: |
853 m (2,799 ft)[1] |
| Top elevation: |
2,377 m (7,799 ft)[2] |
| Base elevation: |
1,453 m (4,767 ft) |
| Skiable area: |
6.4 km² (2.5 sq mi)[1] |
| Runs: |
67 |
| Longest run: |
2.414 km (1 mi)[2] |
| Lift system: |
6 (4 chairlifts, 1 T-bar, 1 handle tow) |
| Snowfall: |
5.94 m (19 ft)[2] |
| Web site: |
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 270 kilometers (168 mi) from Calgary and the Calgary International Airport; 140 kilometers (87 mi) from Lethbridge; and 35 kilometers (22 mi) west of Pincher Creek. The resort is renound for long steep runs and an average 9 meters (30 ft) of snowfall yearly.
The resort maintains 67 ski trails, with 15% beginner, 40% intermediate, 35% advanced, 10% expert terrain.[2] 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.
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