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Wolfpack junior ski and snowboard program

Mount Cain Alpine Park19 hr 43 min by bus · 293.4 km
! built for 6+, your youngest are 3 · $25 a child is over your $10 budget
The Mount Cain ski hill, in the banner photograph across the top of the home page.
Cost
$25 a child
$400 for 16 children
Ages & size
Ages 6 to 14
Capacity not published
Duration
2 hours
Year round
Sun
Book by
7 days ahead
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What it actually looks like

Photos from Mount Cain Alpine Park's website
Our note
This is a Sunday morning program for children who already ski on their own, not an outing you can book for a class of beginners. Sign up happens in person at the ski shop a week ahead, so someone has to be on the mountain the weekend before. Coaching questions go to the Wolfpack email on the lessons page.

What the children do

The Wolfpack is Mount Cain's junior racing and free skiing program for ages 6 to 14. It runs on Sundays starting the second weekend in January, costs $25 per morning for two hours of lessons and meets at 9:30am. The site says it is not a learn to ski or snowboard program and that participants must be able to ride the T-bar and ski intermediate terrain on their own before joining. Sign up in the ski shop one week in advance. Prices do not include tax.

Join a group of children at the same level and spend two hours of a Sunday morning riding with a coach, on the groomed runs and off them.

Good to know

Ages, price, start time and a week's notice are all published, which is more than the rest of the site gives. How many weeks it runs is not stated, and nothing about washrooms, lunch or shelter is described.

Sources disagree. Two of their pages give different days. One says Saturday, Sunday and select Mondays, the other says Saturdays, Sundays and holidays. Mondays are the days school groups get, so settle the date when you book.
Sources disagree. The beginner package is priced two ways on their site, $47.25 plus tax on one page and $48 on the other. Ask which one applies when you book.
Washrooms
Properly dispose of all waste water in one of the outhouses.
Lunch space
Cain Cafe: Friday ~8pm-11pm, Saturday and Sunday 7:30am-11pm (last call, food: 9pm, drinks 10:30pm)
Rain backup
Needs confirmation
Strollers
Needs confirmation
Wheelchair access
Needs confirmation
Bus parking
From the Highway 19 turnoff to the Mt Cain parking lot is 16km on a gravel road; about 30 minutes by vehicle. Tow-behind trailers are strongly discouraged.
Nearby park
Schoen Lake Provincial Park has lakeside hiking trails as well as a rough alpine route that leads to Mount Schoen's wildflower meadows.
Restrictions
CARRYING CHAINS IS MANDATORY! You must have chains that fit your vehicle, chains that you know how to use, chains that you intend to use!. Chains may be required for going both up and down the access road. Vehicles without chains will be denied access.. Actually putting tire-chains ON is often REQUIRED FOR ALL VEHICLES, including 4x4's with good snow tires.. DO NOT use your phone for instructions, Google Maps, iMaps, etc. will have you turn off the highway too soon.. Children 12 years and under are free to ride the lifts but must have a valid lift pass and have the waiver signed by a guardian.. Tickets are not for sale online.. Dogs must be on a leash at all times. Dogs are not allowed on the ski hill.. When we are closed the road is not maintained and folks are reminded not to trespass on the ski hill.. Please remember there are no services provided by mount cain during mid week days.

Getting there

Mount Cain Alpine Park

On foot
63 hr 47 min
too far with this group
By bus
19 hr 43 min
includes a 9 min wait
Driving
9 hr 14 min

The dark pin is Victoria.

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Details checked on 2026-09-20 against the venue’s own pages. Something wrong? , it takes one tap. · Venue page