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You can book accommodations online starting on November 5th at 6pm.

Accommodations are available weekends, select Magic Mondays from January to April, and during SD85 winter and spring breaks. For a full list of operational days please see the Events page. 

Please note that early season weekend bookings (before December 27, 2024) are subject to snow conditions and will be cancelled if we do not open.  All nights after December 27 follow the Mount Cain Cancellation Policy. 

Rate Per Night (plus taxes) :

  • Cypress and Blueberry Cabins: $383 per night, sleeps 10 

  • Kapitany Suite: $437 per night, sleeps 10 – 12, self-contained suite 

  • Kapitany Hostel: 3-person rooms, $104 

  • Kapitany Hostel: 6-person rooms $164 

  • Cain Lodge Hostel: 2 person rooms $52 

Book Reservations here

Online reservations are open to the public at 6 pm on November 5th, 2024.

Additional Information about your booking: 

  • MCAPS accommodations are available only during our operational days and the night before an operational day. 
  • Accommodations booked for weekends prior to December 27 will be cancelled and refunded if we are unable to open – based on snow conditions. 
  • All accommodations booked for weekends after December 27 follow the cancellation policy, even if the lifts do not run. 
  • Check in time is 3pm.  Check out is 11am. 
  • All Mount Cain buildings are pet free. 
  • 3-night mandatory stay December 27- March 24, and April 4-7. These weekend bookings are Friday 3pm – Monday 11am. 
  • 4-night mandatory stay March 27-31. 
  • The hostel rooms in the Cain Lodge are sold weekly for the upcoming weekend.  Cain Lodge Hostel Bookings open online each Wednesday at 5pm.  
  • All accommodations bookings are first come first served. 

 

Cancellation list

Be the first to know of new available bookings by adding your email to the cancellations list here.

BLUEBERRY AND CYPRESS CABINS

Equipped for 10 people per cabin: 1 double mattress in the downstairs private bedroom, and a common loft upstairs with foam mattresses: (1 queen mattress and 6 single mattresses). 

As you enter the parking lot, rental cabins are on the right. The name is on the front of each cabin. Your designated cabin should be unlocked, with your door code posted in the cabin. Check-in is not required. 

CABINS DO HAVE: 

  • Propane lighting, propane stove and oven 
  • propane fireplace heating (please do not touch the fragile and expensive mantels in the propane lights.) 
  • a low flush toilet supplied by a small water tank 
  • two water containers full upon your arrival.

    2024/2025 season: dishes, pots, pans, cups, and cutlery are back! 

 CABINS DO NOT HAVE: 

  • Electricity, wood fireplace, flashlights
  • running water (cabins are supplied with water jugs for your stay. If more water is required guests can refill in the water room at the Cain Lodge)
  • bedding, blankets, sheets, pillows, towels 

KAPITANY LODGE SUITE

Equipped for 12 people with 3 sets of twin over twin bunks in one bedroom and 2 sets of twin over double bunks in the other bedroom. Kapitany Lodge Suite is located within Kapitany Lodge on the left side of the parking lot. You want to park in front of it. There will be pylons set up with a line between them to keep you out of the danger zone for snow coming off the roof. Your entrance is on the far end of the building and opens directly into the suite. There is a covered area where you can stage your stuff before you enter so as not to track snow in. 

KAPITANY SUITE DOES HAVE: 

  • Electricity, central heating, baseboard heat in both bedrooms
  • 2 bathrooms with flush toilets, sink with hot and cold running water
  • Kitchen, living room and dining area, and a boot drying rack. 

2024/2025 season: dishes, pots, pans, cups, and cutlery are back! 

KAPITANY SUITE DOES NOT HAVE: 

  • Refrigerator (you can store coolers outside the door in the unheated staging area under the stairs)
  • Microwave
  • bedding, blankets, sheets, towels, pillows 

KAPITANY HOSTEL

Kapitany Hostel entrance is located within Kapitany Lodge on the left side of the parking lot. You want to park in front of it. There will be pylons set up with a line between them to keep you out of the danger zone for snow coming off the roof. Your entrance is on the TicketBooth side of the building and opens into the boot room. There is a covered area where you can stage your stuff before you enter so as not to track snow in.  

Each bedroom has a keypad door lock, the outside doors remain unlocked throughout the weekend. Kapitany Hostel is three floors, first floor has boot room, second floor has rooms #1-7 and both washrooms, the third floor has room #8, couches, dining tables and kitchen with access to the deck with BBQ. 

KAPITANY HOSTEL DOES HAVE: 

  • Electricity, central heating, baseboard heat in each bedroom
  • 2 bathrooms with a flush toilet, sink with hot and cold running water,
  • 2 refrigerators, kitchen, living room and dining area
  • Propane BBQ
  • boot drying rack 

2024/2025 season: dishes, pots, pans, cups, and cutlery are back! 

 KAPITANY HOSTEL DOES NOT HAVE: 

  • bedding, blankets, bath towels, pillows 

 

Getting to Mount Cain

Click here to find out how to get to Mount Cain.

Before Driving to Cain

There is NO cell phone service once north of Campbell River. Cell service can be found in Woss but prepare appropriately for your drive. For Mount Cain road updates the local weather report, check our Snow Report.

Parking

For snow clearing purposes, overnight vehicles must park ONLY on the uphill side (the ski-lift side) of the parking lot. DO NOT PARK OVERNIGHT ON THE PARKING LOT’S LOWER SIDE. Make space by parking vehicles close together. Do not park in front of the entrances to the cabin roads or in front of the lower lift access ramp.

Sharing the Work

Mount Cain is a volunteer-driven ski hill. Please share in the work to ensure Mount Cain’s ongoing community spirit and success as a North Island recreation destination. Feel free to shovel snow from stairs, walkways or the lodge deck, help park cars, take out the trash, and/or bring in firewood, etc.

Cain Cafe

The Cain Café offers breakfast and lunch on days when the ski lifts are operating. Visa and MasterCard accepted.

Please note that groceries are not available at Mount Cain.

Snowmobiles Policy

Visitors to Mount Cain should know that private snowmobiles are not allowed on Mount Cain Alpine Park Society property, nor in the cabin area. In the cabin area, the only allowed snowmobiles are those owned by cabin-owners and these snowmobiles must have liability insurance through the Snowmobile Association of BC.

Off Hill Accommodations

The cabin formerly known as the Malcolm Island Lion’s Cabin is now privately owned. It can be rented through AirBnB.  It is located on the Lower Cabin Road and includes 2 rooms with 2 triple bunk beds, a kitchen and living room.  Follow this  link for more info and pictures.

Lazy Acres Farm and Suite – Located in Sayward, 40 minutes south of the Mount Cain turn-off, between Campbell River and Mount Cain. Located just off highway 19, they offer 3 luxury suites, an outdoor wood fired sauna, private beaches/fishing along the Pristine salmon river and many trails to explore on the 65 acres property.  Lazy Acres – Farm & Suites (250) 282-0050

Rugged Mountain Motel – Located in Woss, a five-minute drive north of the Mt. Cain turn-off on Highway 19, the Rugged Mountain Motel features spacious rooms and comfortable beds. A full-service general store and gas station are just steps away. Call (250) 281-2280.

Still have questions?

Email: accommodations@mountcain.com