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Mount Cain Seasonal Events
Outdoor events that bring joy to the participants, the spectators and the community!
All events include food bank collection and fundraising elements for community groups in the North Island.
Please give generously.
January 20, 2024
Cain Cup
Compete to be the fastest person going downhill as Cain!
8:30am – Registration in the Lodge
10:00am – Race begins
12:00pm – Finalists posted in the Lodge
1:30 pm – Finals
4:00pm – Awards Ceremony
February 10, 2024
Backcountry Festival
Read the Cain Weekly Update and check our socials as the event approaches for details.
March 9, 2024
Viking Fest
Bring out your best Viking attire and celebrate Ullr, Norse God of the Snow. Award for best male and female Viking Warrior, ski/snowboard cross, and axe throwing.
The Special Events Team is pulling together a fantastic schedule.
Read the Cain Weekly Update and check our socials as the event approaches for details.
March 30, 2024
Kidsfest
Races, costume contest, snow sculpture contest, obstacle course! What more could a kid ask for? Open to all kids under 16.
The Special Events Team is pulling together a fantastic schedule. Read the Cain Weekly Update and check our socials as the event approaches for details.
April 6, 2024
12 Hours of Pain – Ski Patrol Fundraiser
New this year! This endurance event will make you strong like our ski patrol!
Ski Patrol Auction, BBQ, Raffles, and more! The Special Events Team is pulling together a fantastic schedule. Read the Cain Weekly Update and check our socials as the event approaches for details.
News & Events
Thinking of Snow in the Summertime – and other important items
July 23, 2024 Greetings members, we hope you are keeping well in the off season and dreaming of snowier days ahead. Although it is summertime, the MCAPS board has continued to meet, discuss and prepare for the season ahead, with that in mind we have some...
It’s been a Looney Tunes type of year
April 3, 2024 That’s all Folks! Our short and strange season has come to an end. This Saturday April 6th we are looking for volunteers to help wrap things up for 2023–24 season. A season in which we were fully operational for a total of 22 days, with...
CANCELLED Kids Fest weekend! (not enough snow to stay open)
March 28, 2024 Due to the lack of snow and safety concerns we have made the difficult decision to cancel Kidsfest and close the mountain for Easter weekend. We did our best to salvage a partial season where there wasn't one and it's been trying to say the...
Mount Cain, A Community Ski Hill
March 20, 2024 Often, in these newsletters, we talk about how the North Island community and Mount Cain volunteers come together to support our community ski hill. Not often enough does this newsletter talk about how Mount Cain supports the North Island Community. ...
Spring Break At Mount Cain
March 13, 2024 Spring Break! There's bound to be some lovely days ahead. The clocks sprang forward, the sun is bright, and the snow has stuck around – phew! Cain will open for SPRING BREAK this coming weekend! T-bars start spinning on Saturday March 16th and...
Return to the land of Ice and Snow
March 6 2024 March came in like a lion and Cainers were ready to Roar! Vahalla, I am coming ah-ha ah! Last weekend’s spring startup was all fun and smiles. A huge shout out to the Cain staff and volunteers who leaped into action resetting the hill for what...
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