Accommodation and Training Site
Mount Washington offers world-class facilities and a great choice of on mountain accommodation and has over the last few years established itself as one of the preferred pre-Olympic training sites for many international teams who will be using the mountain's alpine and Nordic terrain and facilities to acclimatize before their Olympic events.
Less than an hour’s flight or three hours by road and ferry from Vancouver, our Vancouver Island alpine destination is located in one of the most spectacular coastal mountain settings in North America. Mount Washington’s alpine to ocean location offers easy access to the wide choice of facilities and training terrain available in and around the Comox Valley. Mount Washington Alpine Resort is ideal for Winter Olympics accommodation and training.
Mount Washington offers similar elevation, climate and coastal snow conditions to the Callaghan Valley and Whistler, host to the 2010 Olympics great. With an average snow base of 29 feet (900 cm), Mount Washington’s Vancouver Island alpine location has some of the most consistent, reliable snow conditions in North America and winter temperatures are moderate and rarely dip below -10C making the resort an ideal winter destination.
Mount Washington’s friendly environment is the perfect pre-2010 Olympics accommodation and training location to allow the athletes to acclimatize to the local time zone, temperature and snow conditions. Our alpine, cross country and dryland training opportunities, have hosted world cup championships and are the official training site of the Canadian national cross country ski team.
Mount Washington’s Vancouver Island alpine facilities have already been chosen by the alpine and nordic teams from many countries. Many more Olympic and Para-Olympic teams are considering our facilities.
Teams who have already booked include:
Mukmuk, a small and friendly Vancouver Island marmot, is the official side-kick of Miga, Quatchi and Sumi, 2010 Winter Olympic mascots. The Vancouver Island marmot is a species unique to Vancouver Island’s alpine habitat, including Mount Washington. Muk Muk is a great gift to take home to families and friends with proceeds of sales supporting the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Wnter Games.
The sacred Olympic Flame begins its journey in Greece with an ancient ritual in Olympia, and then will be flown to Victoria to start its 45,000 kilometre trek through Canada. The 2010 Torch Relay route will travel to more than 1,000 Canadian communities and passes near Mount Washington twice during its circuitous trip.
On November 2, 2009 the Torch Relay will pass through Courteny, Cumberland, Royston, Comox, Canadian Forces Base Comox and Campbell River, with a daytime celebration in Courtenay and an evening celebration in Campbell River.
On February 3, 2010 the Torch Relay continues with the torch being transported from Port Hardy to Courtenay, where it will travel by ferry to the mainland for the final leg of its journey before the Opening Ceremonies in Vancouver on February 12.
See the interactive Torch Relay Route at:
http://www.vancouver2010.com/en/torch-relays/the-route/interactive-map/-/58040/hi=1/1xdo8oc/index.html
Less than an hour’s flight or three hours by road and ferry from Vancouver, our Vancouver Island alpine destination is located in one of the most spectacular coastal mountain settings in North America. Mount Washington’s alpine to ocean location offers easy access to the wide choice of facilities and training terrain available in and around the Comox Valley. Mount Washington Alpine Resort is ideal for Winter Olympics accommodation and training.
Vancouver Island Alpine Climate
Mount Washington offers similar elevation, climate and coastal snow conditions to the Callaghan Valley and Whistler, host to the 2010 Olympics great. With an average snow base of 29 feet (900 cm), Mount Washington’s Vancouver Island alpine location has some of the most consistent, reliable snow conditions in North America and winter temperatures are moderate and rarely dip below -10C making the resort an ideal winter destination.
Mount Washington’s friendly environment is the perfect pre-2010 Olympics accommodation and training location to allow the athletes to acclimatize to the local time zone, temperature and snow conditions. Our alpine, cross country and dryland training opportunities, have hosted world cup championships and are the official training site of the Canadian national cross country ski team.
Mount Washington’s Vancouver Island alpine facilities have already been chosen by the alpine and nordic teams from many countries. Many more Olympic and Para-Olympic teams are considering our facilities.
Teams who have already booked include:
- Australia - Ski Cross
- Canada - Biathlon, Cross Country, Snowboard Parallel Grand Slalom (PGS)
- China - Biathlon
- Finland - Ski Cross
- France - Biathlon, Mens Cross Country, Freestyle Ski, Ski Cross, Snowboard Cross, PGS
- Germany - Biathlon, PGS
- Russia - Nordic combined
- Sweden - Biathlon, Cross Country, Freestyle Ski, Ski Cross, PGS
- Switzerland - PGS
- Ukraine - Biathlon
- USA - Biathlon, PGS
Mukmuk
Mukmuk, a small and friendly Vancouver Island marmot, is the official side-kick of Miga, Quatchi and Sumi, 2010 Winter Olympic mascots. The Vancouver Island marmot is a species unique to Vancouver Island’s alpine habitat, including Mount Washington. Muk Muk is a great gift to take home to families and friends with proceeds of sales supporting the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Wnter Games.
2010 Olympic Torch Relay
The sacred Olympic Flame begins its journey in Greece with an ancient ritual in Olympia, and then will be flown to Victoria to start its 45,000 kilometre trek through Canada. The 2010 Torch Relay route will travel to more than 1,000 Canadian communities and passes near Mount Washington twice during its circuitous trip.
On November 2, 2009 the Torch Relay will pass through Courteny, Cumberland, Royston, Comox, Canadian Forces Base Comox and Campbell River, with a daytime celebration in Courtenay and an evening celebration in Campbell River.
On February 3, 2010 the Torch Relay continues with the torch being transported from Port Hardy to Courtenay, where it will travel by ferry to the mainland for the final leg of its journey before the Opening Ceremonies in Vancouver on February 12.
See the interactive Torch Relay Route at:
http://www.vancouver2010.com/en/torch-relays/the-route/interactive-map/-/58040/hi=1/1xdo8oc/index.html
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