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Local school day trip for Courtenay and Campbell River schools

Mount Washington Alpine Resort13 hr 44 min by bus · 203.7 km
! $29 a child is over your $10 budget
Four skiers in helmets and goggles stand together on a snowy ridge, with ocean and distant mountains behind them.
Cost
$29 a child
$464 for 16 children
Alpine is $39 a person against $29 at Nordic. A return bus within the Comox Valley can be added for $650.
Ages & size
Ages not published
Capacity not published
Duration
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Year round
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Book by
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Fieldy handles all communication and booking for you.

What it actually looks like

Photos from Mount Washington Alpine Resort's website
Our note
If you teach in School District 71 or 72 this is by far the cheapest way onto the mountain, and it is built to fit the school day rather than run past the bell. Nordic is ten dollars less a head and gentler for a first time group.

What the children do

A heavily discounted day trip for School District 71 and 72 schools, from $29 a person at Nordic and $39 a person at Alpine, built to fit inside the school day. Chaperone tickets are free at one per ten students, and a return bus within the Comox Valley can be added for $650. Lessons are mandatory for all educational school groups.

Cross country ski on the Nordic trails or ski and ride on the alpine slopes, with a lesson as part of the package.

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

Getting there

#1 Strathcona Parkway, Mt. Washington, BC

On foot
44 hr 17 min
too far with this group
By bus
13 hr 44 min
includes a 9 min wait
Driving
6 hr 26 min

The dark pin is Victoria.

Details checked on 2026-09-10 against the venue’s own pages. Something wrong? , it takes one tap. · Venue page · 1-250-338-1386