Mount Washington Alpine Resort is an alpine skiing ski resort located on Mount Washington on the eastern edge of the Vancouver Island Ranges in British Columbia, Canada. The nearest community is the Comox Valley, a 3 - 3.5 hour drive North from the capital of Victoria, British Columbia. The mountain allows for a wide variety of downhill terrain, ranging from beginner to expert. There are additionally facilities for snow tubing and a terrain park. Mount Washington also manages the nordic trails on Forbidden Plateau in nearby Strathcona Provincial Park.
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| - Mount Washington Alpine Resort is an alpine skiing ski resort located on Mount Washington on the eastern edge of the Vancouver Island Ranges in British Columbia, Canada. The nearest community is the Comox Valley, a 3 - 3.5 hour drive North from the capital of Victoria, British Columbia. The mountain allows for a wide variety of downhill terrain, ranging from beginner to expert. There are additionally facilities for snow tubing and a terrain park. Mount Washington also manages the nordic trails on Forbidden Plateau in nearby Strathcona Provincial Park.
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| - Mount Washington Alpine Resort is an alpine skiing ski resort located on Mount Washington on the eastern edge of the Vancouver Island Ranges in British Columbia, Canada. The nearest community is the Comox Valley, a 3 - 3.5 hour drive North from the capital of Victoria, British Columbia. The mountain allows for a wide variety of downhill terrain, ranging from beginner to expert. There are additionally facilities for snow tubing and a terrain park. Mount Washington also manages the nordic trails on Forbidden Plateau in nearby Strathcona Provincial Park. During the summer months the lifts are open to sightseers and downhill mountain bikers. Much of the summer activity is focused in the nearby park, which draws thousands of tourists and backpackers each year. Despite poor snowfall in the 2004-2005 season which threatened the financial health of the resort, in recent years the mountain has experienced large snowfalls with solid bases for the winter season. On December 10th 2005 Mount Washington announced it did not have enough snow to open on schedule, making it the second consecutive year the mountain did not open as planned. These early fears, however, dissipated quickly after record amounts of snow fell on the mountain almost continuously for several weeks. On January 5th, 2006, the resort reported that it had a snow base of 215 cm (at least 100 cm is needed by the mountain to function at full capacity) and that all lifts were operational. On January 6th, 2006, the mountain opened the Boomerang, a state-of-the art continuous lift system that extends up one vertical face of the mountain and down the other, with a capacity of 1200 guests per hour. The new lift opened up 400 acres of additional advanced terrain for the mountain. Although originally scheduled to open the previous season, lack of snow had postponed the opening. The snow base as of March 20th, 2006 was 475cm. This season, Mount Washington opened a week ahead of schedule. Mount Washington Alpine Resort opened on November 30, 2006. (Mount Washington was scheduled to open on December 7th). During Christmas Break, Mount Washington was at capacity! Even at 1pm the main lodge was full. On April 15th, Mount Washington closed with a bang! There were lineups at practicly all the lifts that were operating and had a snowbase of 345cm. Mount Washington will re-open on June 22 for scenic chairlift rides. The mountain won't open its downhill mountain biking until June 30th (snow melt permitting).
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