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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 Baldy Ski Area, Oliver (Baldy Mountain Resort) Mount Cain Ski Area, Vancouver Island; 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
MOUNT WASHINGTON, N.H. – Meteorologists perched atop the Northeast's highest peak, known for the world's worst weather, took advantage of recent icy conditions to engage in a rather unusual ...
Precipitation is heaviest in the autumn and winter. Snow is rare at low altitudes, but is common on the island's mountaintops in winter. Skiing is popular at Mount Washington in the mid-island, with an elevation of 1,588 m (5,210 ft). A notable feature of Vancouver Island is the extension of summer dryness to latitudes as high as 50 °N.
Peachey and his fellow daytime weather observers generally work from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day at the summit, filing a weather report with the National Weather Service every hour, creating ...
Severe weather conditions in the North Shore Mountains often contrast dramatically with mild conditions in nearby Vancouver. This is especially true in winter, but even in summer, large precipices are hidden very close to popular hiking trails and it is very easy to get lost, despite being in sight of the city.
Grouse mountain's snow terrain, as seen from Burnaby, featuring the Cut (left) and expert peak runs (right) A panoramic view of Grouse Mountain in winter. The ski and snowboard area, located on the southern slope of the mountain, operates in the winter months between December and May, approximately.