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Mount Cain is a mountain on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, located 20 km (12 mi) east of Woss and 2 km north of Mount Abel. The mountain is home to a local ski hill operated by the Mount Cain Alpine Park Society. The Mount Cain ski hill is run mostly by volunteers, many of whom work in the forest industry on North Vancouver Island.
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
The Vancouver Island Ranges comprise the central and largest part of the island. [1] The Geological Survey of Canada refers to Vancouver Island, Haida Gwaii, and the Alaska Panhandle as the Insular Belt including the sea floor out to 100 km (62 mi) west of Vancouver Island. [2] The Vancouver Island Ranges are a sub-range of the Insular Mountains.
The Vancouver Island Ranges — a mountain range system running the length of Vancouver Island, in British Columbia. With many sub-ranges, part of the Pacific Coast Ranges of the North American Cordillera .
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.
The highest of these mountains is Golden Hinde on Vancouver Island, which rises to 2,196.818 m (7,207 ft). Although the Coast Mountain Range is usually referred to as the westernmost range of the Pacific Cordillera (since it is the westernmost range on the main landmass at that point), the Insular Mountains are the true westernmost range.
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 .
Previous record holders include: Ian Robertson of Vancouver who completed 17 grinds on June 20, 2017; Oliver Bibby of Vancouver who completed 16 grinds on August 7, 2013; [29] George Sterling with 15 grinds on October 5, 2011; [29] Sebastian Albrecht of Vancouver completed the grind 14 times on June 29, 2010, [31] and previously (shared with ...