 Poster: A snowHead
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Hi highlevel01, Castle's a great little place off most peoples radar  The sort where the lifties thankyou for skiing there. Its very laid back but does have some fun stuff too.
Check the snow/weather reports first though as it can get very windy which if there not much fresh stuff turns to hardpack ice. If staying nearby can reccomend B+B if you need one.
Lake louise has more terrain and people , but I would think you would ski there anyway while in Banff. Personally I think I would head to Kicking Horse rather than Castle, unless this is also on your agenda.
I just hope they have the problems sorted at Sunshine for when you go, at the moment theres disputes going on with the ski patrol and parts of the mountain havent been opened as they cant provide patrols. They have been using firemen apparently as stand ins. doesnt help though if you really need assistance.
Enjoy your trip.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Yes it is. Definitely worth a visit
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We are off the Castle last weekend in Feb, but haven't yet been. The weekend we are going is a huge race and I wouldn't go then
Family day weekend is the 19th and everywhere will be busy. I would go to Panorama if your dates coincide with family weekend. LL is horredous that WE, but Panorama was fine family weekend last year. KH apparently is bad that weekend as there is only one decent way up the mountain.
I would echo Bones, just because Castle is quite a long way from Banff, go somewhere good and nearer.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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highlevel01, if you are visiting Banff ski Lake Louise rather than Sunshine (if any of the 3). I guess it does depend on the snow conditions though...
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We skiied at Castle for the first (and only) time last Feb on the Saturday of (US) Presidents day weekend and had a great day!
It's a brilliant ski area with some excellent steep stuff if you want it. We encountered no lift queues whatsoever and would definitely go again. We stopped off there on our arrival day en route to Fernie and I'd definitely recommend it to others.
On the way back from Fernie we skiied at Pass Powderkeg, just off the main road from Fernie. It's well worth a look for a half day and has fantastic, immaculately groomed pistes. Although there are only a couple of T-bars it's a very quiet, nice little family orientated ski area with some good steep pistes and a cosy little mountain restaurant. It's well worth a look in the novelty ski areas stakes! We squeezed in a morning there before our late afternoon flight home from Calgary.
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