Castle Mountain Resort breaks this season’s snow record – Lethbridge | 24CA News
Castle Mountain Resort has claimed the crown for many snow at any Alberta ski resort to this point this season.
With a base depth of greater than 300 centimetres and extra to come back, Cole Fawcett, gross sales and advertising supervisor on the resort, stated present snowpack situations are weeks forward of regular.
“We’re already 15 per cent of the way through the season and already a third of our way to average annual snowfall,” stated Fawcett.
With the latest addition of snow weapons to their arsenal, on Nov. 26, the resort was capable of have its earliest opening in 25 years.
“We owe that to mother nature this season and we also owe that in part to our ability to make snow,” stated Fawcett. “Which is really key in laying down that nice firm base surface and then we get the nice fluffy stuff on top.”
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The resort has welcomed greater than 11,000 skiers and snowboarders to the mountain to this point this season.
Angela Roman and her youngsters Anna and Marco had been blown away by the early season situations.
“We usually don’t get out till after Christmas, so this is really nice,” stated Marco.
“(There’s) way more snow than we expected; it’s a fabulous day,” added Angela.
Kerry Stevenson deliberate a household trip for him and his three sons. This weekend was their first-time snowboarding Castle collectively.
“There’s some sick powder with tons of coverage and we’re just slaying out there,” stated David Stevenson, Kerry’s son.
“Let’s just keep this Alberta’s secret,” Kerry stated.
Snow continues to fall at Castle Mountain as of Sunday, and Fawcett expects nice situations for the rest of the vacation season.
“It’s gonna be a heck of a Christmas season especially if this keeps up,” stated Fawcett.
“If the forecast models hold, by the time we get into Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Boxing Day, we’re gonna be back into more normal temperatures,” stated Fawcett. “(We will have) really pleasant skiing and snowboarding conditions.”
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