Vancouver Island Skiing & Snowboarding
Skiing fresh powder, Mount Washington Alpine Resort/Tony Radomi photo
The mountains on Vancouver Island are blasted with Pacific Ocean air, which creates an incredibly deep, all-natural snow base – perfect for skiing and snowboarding.
The average snowfall here is in the range of 10.5m/35ft, so it's not surprising that in 2009, Ski Canada Magazine voted Vancouver Island's ski resort, Mount Washington Alpine Resort, in the top twelve for Best Powder.
Mount Cain Alpine Park is the island's smaller resort, and it also suits families and powder fans.
Vancouver Island offers a diverse range of ski terrain and challenges, attracting everyone from international ski and snowboard training teams (several trained here in advance of the 2010 Olympic Winter Games) to groups looking for fun, relaxing runs.
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Mount Washington Alpine Resort
Located within the Comox Valley, Mount Washington Alpine Resort is the largest ski facility on Vancouver Island. Choose between 60 groomed runs with beginner to advanced terrain, two terrain parks and 10 lifts. Gentle slopes and sweeping cruisers contrast the resort’s rugged Outback side, which has steep drops, deep alpine chutes and bowls, and some of the world's best tree skiing.
With an elevation of 1,588m/5,215ft, Mount Washington offers incredible views of the Strait of Georgia and mainland British Columbia in the distance. Accommodation is available at the resort, as well as in Courtenay and Campbell River .
Mount Cain Alpine Park
Two hours northwest of Campbell River, Mount Cain Alpine Park offers a vertical drop of 457m/1,500ft with 21 runs of great terrain, friendly staff, and short lift line-ups. It's only open on weekends and some Mondays, which means heaps of untouched powder builds up over the week. Chains are required on the access road, located off Highway 19 (Island Highway).
Practical Points
- Rental equipment and lessons are available.
- Connections to central Vancouver Island from the mainland are made easily via airlines and ferries.
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1 Strathcona Pkwy
Mount Washington Alpine Resort, British Columbia
V9J 1L0
The 2010-11 season brought us the most snow in resort history, what a winter! To celebrate, we've injected 3 million dollars into redeveloping our entire learning area, now called Easy Acres. Easy Acres will be one of the easiest places to slide on snow and one of the best places to learn to turn!
Easy Acres features 4 new Magic Carpets, which are just like moveable walkways you would see at an airport. Our Magic Carpets will be the longest in North America and feature covered canopies to protect you from the elements.
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| New snow |
Base depth |
SkiTotalRuns |
Types of runs |
| 4 cm |
584 cm |
81 |
 3535 20 |
Summer Getaways from $85
Accommodation is available year-round so you can stay in the alpine winter or summer.
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Off Hwy 19 (Turnoff Is 11 Km South Of Woss)
Woss, British Columbia
V0N 2R0
Situated on the north end of Vancouver Island, Mount Cain offers a unique experience to skiers, snowboarders & backcountry explorers. At Mount Cain you'll find untouched powder (we're only open on weekends & select Mondays which permits the powder to accumulate all week), virtually no lineups & the welcoming atmosphere of a family oriented mountain. Visitors can access our 1,500 vertical feet of terrain via 2 t-bars, the upper of which takes you to untouched powder skiing, unmatched on Vancouver Island. It is Vancouver Island's only community owned & operated ski hill. Come visit Mount Cain, some of the Island's best powder.
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| Annual Snowfall |
SkiTotalRuns |
Types of runs |
| 1501 cm |
21 |
454520 |