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Mount Cain Alpine Park19 hr 43 min by bus · 293.4 km
! built for 7+, your youngest are 3
The Mount Cain ski hill, in the banner photograph across the top of the home page.
Cost
$91 per class
$5.69 a child for 16
Each additional guest in the same lesson is $50 for the half day and $24 for the single hour. The single hour lesson is $41. Prices do not include tax.
Ages & size
Ages 7 to 12
Capacity not published
Duration
2.5 hours
Year round
Days not published
Book by
Not published
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What it actually looks like

Photos from Mount Cain Alpine Park's website
Our note
Ages 7 and up only, so this will not work for a preschool group. Each extra child in the same lesson is $50 for the half day, which is affordable for a handful of children and expensive for a whole class. Ask the ski shop by email how many children one instructor will take.

What the children do

Private lessons are for ages 7 and up. A half day lesson runs from 9:30am until noon or from 12:30pm until 3:00pm, is 2.5 hours and costs $91, with $50 for each additional guest. A single hour with an instructor is $41, with $24 for each additional guest. Prices do not include tax.

Ski or snowboard with one instructor who sets a plan for the group, either a long morning or afternoon block or a single hour spent learning to ride the lifts.

Good to know

Two fixed start times, 2.5 hours on the snow and a published price, but no maximum number of children per instructor is stated. Everything else about the day, from washrooms to lunch, is not described on the site.

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