Mount Washington Alpine Resort is a year-round recreation destination located on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. The resort is the island's only full-service ski and summer resort that hosts over 250,000 visits per year. Located in the middle of the island, the resort is situated more than one kilometre above sea level. It overlooks the Comox Valley, Strait of Georgia, Coast Mountains, and the Beaufort Range. Strathcona Provincial Park, British Columbia's oldest provincial park,^[1] is a 106-kilometre (66 mi) drive from the Mount Washington Alpine Resort.

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Mount Washington Alpine Resort
Location	Vancouver Island, Canada
Nearest major city	Courtenay, Comox
Coordinates	49°44′18″N 125°17′55″W
Vertical	507 metres (1,663 ft)
Top elevation	1,590 m (5,216 ft)
Base elevation	1,083 m (3,558 ft)
Trails	82
Longest run	Linton's Loop
Lift system	5 chair lifts 3 surface tows
Terrain parks	2
Snowfall	avg. 11 m (36 ft)/year
Website	www.mountwashington.ca

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In the winter, guests access over 688 hectares (1,700 acres) and 507 vertical metres (1,663 ft) of alpine terrain, 55 km (34 mi) of cross-country skiing and 25 km (16 mi) of snowshoeing trails along with a dedicated Nordic lodge, Tube Park and Fat Bike trails. The resort receives some of the largest snowfall in North America at over 11 metres (36 ft) annually on average.^[2]

Summer features include a 2.3 km (1.5 mi) ZipTour zip line, lift-accessed mountain biking, quad bungy trampoline, chairlift rides, disc golf, miniature golf, boardwalk chess and checkers, shopping, and dining.^[3]

Mt. Washington Alpine Resort was established in 1979 by Henry Norie and Alex Linton, two Campbell River businessmen. The idea originated in 1975 when Linton, an avid skier and local businessman, was impressed by Mt. Washington's height and snowpack. Together with Norie, who owned a helicopter, they surveyed the mountain. After 16 months, they acquired the land from Crown Zellerbach, a forestry company, and enlisted Ecosign, a mountain resort planning company, to develop the resort. Construction commenced in 1977, making Mt. Washington one of the first master-planned resorts in British Columbia, similar to Whistler Blackcomb.^[4]

In 1989, George Stuart and a group of shareholders purchased the founders' interests and invested in upgrades for the resort, including lifts, terrain, base area buildings, and infrastructure. In 2015, Stuart's group sold the resort and a significant portion of the developable land near the base area to a Canadian subsidiary of Pacific Group Resorts, Inc.^[5]

• 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.^{[citation needed][tone]}
• BC Ferries offers daily ferry connections from Vancouver to Nanaimo, as well as from Powell River to Comox.^{[citation needed]}
• The Comox Valley Airport (YQQ) and Campbell River Airport (YBL) on Vancouver Island are the closest to Mt. Washington, approximately a 40-minute drive from either.^{[citation needed]}