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Ski Mount Washington
Mount Washington is a winter playground on Vancouver Island with one of the deepest natural snowpacks in the world, world-class terrain, jaw-dropping ocean views and over 4000 beds on the mountain, the majority of which are ski in /ski out.
Mount Washington is a family orientated resort features 1,657 feet of decent and 1600 acres of diverse alpine terrain and a 55km of groomed, track-set nordic trails. It is a winter destination that we encourage you to explore with facilities for those strapping on skis or a board fofr the first time or elite athletes in training.
The mountain’s depth goes beyond steep and deep as it boasts long, sweeping cruisers and gentle beginner slopes with 2 terrain parks and plenty of freestyle terrain and moguls for those looking for bumps and jumps.
Whether a beginner or master, Mount Washington offers private and group Snow School sessions with special ‘Powder Day’ clinics, and the Disocver Skiing & snowboarding packages are perfect for beginners. For families with younger kids and toddlers, the Mountain Kids team ensure that family vacations are fun and a supervised day care and play zone allows parents to get away for some adult time and to enjoy the snow.The resort borders Strathcona Provincial Park to the west and the deep blue waters of Georgia Straight to the east. The park, founded in 1911, is Vancouver Island's largest and BC’s oldest Provincial Park. Mount Washington’s legendary snowfalls are due to its unique geographic location in Strathcona Park East, where the mile high mountain looms above the Comox Valley in the path of air masses rising from the Alberni Inlet on the west coast which are cooled as they pass the Comox & Cliffe Glaciers and high mountains to the south.
The mountain is named after Rear Admiral John Washington, a hydrgrapher of the British Navy and founding secreatary of the Royal Geographic Society.
Mount Washington is easy to get to by car – Strathcona Parkway is an excellent paved road that takes you straight up to the resort village, alpine and nordic facilities and lifts. Accessed directly off the Island Highway 19 at exit 130 between Courtenay and Campbell River guests can be on the mountain within 30-45 minutes of landing at either Comox or Campbell River Airports. With ample on mountain parking day and multi-night visitors can simply drive up- park and ski straight to the nearest ski lift.
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