FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CASTLE MOUNTAIN RESORT RECOGNIZED AS A POTENTIAL ALL-SEASON RESORT
Castle Mountain Resort, Alberta (December 10, 2025) – Castle Mountain Resort (“CMR”) has been recognized as being located within one of Alberta’s “All-Season Resort Areas”, under the Government of Alberta’s new All-Season Resorts framework. While the resort will continue to operate under its existing Crown land lease for the foreseeable future, this area designation provides Castle with the opportunity to propose establishing the resort as a year-round destination, beyond just winter activities.
This designation builds on the All-Season Resorts Act (ASRA), passed in December of 2024. The act establishes a clear and consistent legal framework for reviewing potential all-season resort proposals, on Alberta’s provincial Crown land – something which did not exist beforehand. The designation does not require nor does it guarantee that Castle Mountain Resort become an all-season resort, merely that CMR is eligible to become an all-season resort.
Castle Mountain Resort’s board and leadership team are continuing to evaluate opportunities to ensure CMR’s future sustainability. The resort continues to study the ASRA to better understand the requirements, impacts, and outcomes of becoming an all-season resort. Deliberation will continue and, if the resort submits an all-season resort proposal, an additional announcement will be made.
ASRA is a crucial piece in helping Alberta to grow its visitor economy while ensuring that development is transparent, community informed, and aligned with environmental and land-use laws. The act is expected to help the province’s tourism industry achieve its goal of growing the tourism sector to $25 billion in annual visitor expenditures by 2035. The ASRA will create numerous economic and recreational opportunities for Albertans.
“We have been following the All-Season Resorts Act with great interest and are excited to have been identified today as a potential all-season resort,” said Dean Parkinson, General Manager, Castle Mountain Resort. “We appreciate the Government of Alberta recognizing the incredible potential of all-season resorts, in Alberta, and look forward to continuing the conversation.”
For more information on All Season Resorts in Alberta, please visit https://www.alberta.ca/all-season-resorts.
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About Castle Mountain Resort
Now celebrating 60 years, Castle Mountain Resort is the second largest mountain resort, in Alberta, by acreage. Nestled in the South Canadian Rockies region, adjacent to the communities of Pincher Creek and the Crowsnest Pass, Castle Mountain Resort boasts 115+ runs across 3592 acres of terrain. Known for its abundant snowfall and short lift lines, Castle Mountain Resort remains an independently owned, down-to-earth, authentic Rocky Mountain destination.
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Sorry not a fan of this idea for the most part, mostly because it has been indicated that there will be a change to wildland park boundary. Removing park to build a golf course is going to meet with a lot of resistance. Of course it remains to be seen what your plans are. Development within existing ski area boundaries (ie lift assisted mtn biking) would be preferable.
Thanks for your comment, Galt! From what we understand, the change to the Castle Wildland Provincial Park boundary was very minor. It actually resulted in a slight reduction of our current leasehold and a return of about 50 hectares back to the park. While we haven’t decided whether or not to move forward with an all-season resort proposal just yet, we’ll be sure to let everyone know if we do.