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What it actually looks like
Photos from Mount Washington Alpine Resort's website
Our note
This is a whole day on snow plus roughly an hour of mountain road each way from the Comox Valley, so it is a long day for younger children. They will put a bus on from the Comox Valley for $650 return if you would rather not drive.
What the children do
A full day of alpine skiing or snowboarding for a class at $99, taking in a full day lesson, a full day lift ticket and equipment rentals. Mornings are skill building and afternoons are guided riding around the mountain with the same instructor. The minimum booking size for school groups is 15 and lessons are mandatory for all educational school groups. The resort says GPS trackers will be given to every student this season.
Ski or ride with one instructor for the whole day, working on technique in the morning and then following that instructor around the mountain in the afternoon.
Good to know
Washrooms are on site and there are cafes and a cafeteria, but nothing is published about a room a class can eat a packed lunch in, or about where a bus parks. Ask about both, and note that vehicles need good winter tires and chains on the parkway.
Sources disagree. Their contact page gives two different notice periods for booking a lesson. One line says 48 hours ahead, another says 24 hours through the call centre with a cut off at noon the day before. Book as early as you can and get the date confirmed.
Washrooms
Washrooms are available in the ZipTour Centre
Lunch space
Needs confirmation
Rain backup
Needs confirmation
Strollers
Needs confirmation
Wheelchair access
Needs confirmation
Bus parking
Needs confirmation
Nearby park
Strathcona Provincial Park
Restrictions
All vehicles on the Strathcona Parkway must be equipped with good winter tires and carry chains, ready to use when the chain-up light is on. Dogs are not allowed to ride the chairlift. Children in backpacks and newborns in slings are not permitted on the chairlift. Ski or hard-shell boots are not permitted in the Tube Park. No sleds, toboggans or self-owned tubes are permitted in the Tube Park
