Skiing & Snowboarding
Skiing (Canadian Tourism Commission 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 11.5m/38ft, so it's not surprising that in 2012, Ski Canada Magazine named Vancouver Island's ski resort, Mount Washington Alpine Resort, as having the Biggest Snow.
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.
Read More
Mount Washington Alpine Resort
Located within the Comox Valley, Mount Washington Alpine Resort is the largest ski facility on Vancouver Island. Choose among 81 groomed runs with beginner to advanced terrain, two terrain parks and nine 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/5,210ft, 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/1,499ft 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.
Read Less
Show me Skiing & Snowboarding close to:
or
Main Address
Activity/Branch/Terminal
Visitor Centres
1 Skiing & Snowboarding in Vancouver Island
1 - 1 of 1 Results
Page:
1
1
1 Strathcona Pkwy
Mount Washington Alpine Resort, British Columbia
V9J 1L0
Websitehttp://www.mountwashington.ca
Toll-free888-833-1515
Phone250-338-1386
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 & 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 & feature covered canopies to protect you from the elements.
More Details
| Annual Snowfall |
SkiTotalRuns |
Types of runs |
| 1100 cm |
81 |
 45% 35% 20% |