EXHIBIT 32.1

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350 AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the undersigned certifies that to the best of his knowledge (1) this Annual Report of CNL Lifestyle Properties, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (this “Report”), fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and (2) the information contained in this Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition of the Company as of December 31, 2011 and 2010 and its results of operations for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009.

Date: March 20, 2012	/s/ Thomas K. Sittema
	THOMAS K. SITTEMA
	Chief Executive Officer
Date: March 20, 2012	/s/ Joseph T. Johnson
	JOSEPH T. JOHNSON
	Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer