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The resort is located at #1 Strathcona Parkway, Mt. Washington, BC, approximately a 15-minute drive from the Inland Island Highway, British Columbia Highway 19. Various bus services connect to Courtenay , and during the winter season, the resort operates a ski bus shuttle service with stops in Courtenay.
Mount Washington is a mountain on the eastern edge of the Vancouver Island Ranges of British Columbia and the site of Mount Washington Alpine Resort, popular for skiing and many other activities. It is located approximately 25 kilometres (16 mi) from the Comox Valley.
Mount Seymour, North Vancouver; Mount Timothy Ski Area, Lac La Hache/100 Mile; Mount Washington Alpine Resort, Vancouver Island; Murray Ridge Ski Area, Fort St. James; Panorama Mountain Resort, Invermere; Phoenix Mountain Ski Resort, Phoenix-Greenwood; Powder King Mountain Resort, Mackenzie/Pine Pass; Purden Ski Village, Prince George
Comparison table of North American ski resorts Resort name and website Nearest city State/province Peak elevation (ft) Base elevation (ft) Vertical drop (ft)
Mount Washington Alpine Resort, which offers downhill and cross-country skiing, is located adjacent to the park. The Strathcona Park Lodge also offers weekend camps for tourists or international students with activities such as rock climbing, kayaking, hiking, swimming, etc.
The Mount Washington Auto Road—originally the Mount Washington Carriage Road—is a 7.6-mile (12.2 km) private toll road on the east side of the mountain, rising 4,618 feet (1,408 m) from an altitude of 1,527 feet (465 m) at the bottom to 6,145 feet (1,873 m) at the top, an average gradient of 11.6%. The road was completed and opened to the ...
The White Mountains are a physiographic section of the larger New England province, which in turn is part of the larger Appalachian Highlands physiographic division. [2]The magma intrusions forming the White Mountains today were created 124 to 100 million years ago as the North American Plate moved westward over the New England hotspot.
Fernie Alpine Resort- Fernie, British Columbia; Kicking Horse Mountain Resort- Golden, British Columbia; Mount Washington Alpine Resort- Comox, British Columbia (closed MTB operations down in 2013) Silver Star Mountain Resort- Vernon, British Columbia; Blue Mountain- Collingwood, Ontario; Horseshoe Resort- Horseshoe Valley, Ontario