Mount Cain

Situated on the north end of Vancouver Island, Mount Cain offers a unique experience to skiers, snowboarders and backcountry skiers. At Mount Cain you'll find deep powder, 21 runs, with 1499 vertical feet of terrain. We're open three days a week (weekends and select Mondays) which permits the powder to accumulate all week. Mount Cain has few line-ups and the welcoming atmosphere of a family oriented mountain. Mount Cain has the highest base elevation of any coastal ski hill in BC, Alaska and Washington State. Our peak elevation at 5920'is second only to Whistler.

The hill is operated by a non-profit society known as the Mount Cain Alpine Park Society, which is responsible for the upkeep of the ski area and its financial operations. All directors are volunteers, and the number of directors changes every year. Directors resign and are voted on each year at the Annual General Meeting held in September. Many other volunteers devote much of their free time to helping the hill.

Mount Cain currently has 50 privately owned cabins, and the hill owns 2 rental cabins itself along with hostel style accommodation in the Main Lodge as well as a separate hostel called Kapitany. Employees stay on the hill when on shift, since the nearest town is an hour away.