Southwest Alberta

Castle Mountain

Steeps, quiet days. About 2 hr 30 from downtown.

Vertical and terrain are from each hill’s official stats page, checked October 20, 2026, unless marked approximate. Drive times are approximate. The official snow report is the record. Vertical, acres, runs and bowls from skicastle.ca stats. Drive about 2.5 hours per skicastle.ca. Opening December 4, tentative.

The hill

Drive from downtown (approx.)2 hr 30

KindDownhill

Vertical870 m vertical

Terrain3,592 acres on two mountains, eight alpine bowls and 115+ runs. Mostly steeps.

Good forSteeps, quiet days

Park passNo park pass

Passes that workCastle passes, Lake Louise Plus+Card

Night skiingNot filed

Bus from CalgaryNot filed

2026-27 opening. December 4, tentative. Dates move with the snow, so check the hill’s page.

Snow and roads

The official report is the record. We read it once a night, copy the numbers and link it. We never forecast it.

Official snow reportCastle Mountain official site

Road report511 Alberta

Weather near the hillClear, 8°C, feels like 4°C, about 0 cm of snow in the next 3 daysOpen-Meteo weather model. Not a snow report.

Last checked by usOctober 20, 2026, against the official page

Official site

Calgarians who’ve been here

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Before and after the hill

Sports Rent Skis, boards and boots to rent for the day or the season, on sportsrent.ca. Every other shop is on our gear page. Gear and rentals
Après-ski Wings, ramen and a warm patio on the way back into town, on calgarymenu.com.

Ski-day reports

Dated two-line reports from Calgarians, labelled as member reports. None yet for this hill.

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