Ski Callaghan
Ski Callaghan
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Ski Callaghan is a unique blend of the world's most modern, high performance Nordic ski training facilities coupled with one of Canada's most spectacular wilderness snowshoeing & ski touring venues. Together, Whistler Olympic Park and Callaghan Country Wilderness Adventures offers winter recreationists North America's most extensive Nordic experience!
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Pepper
Seattle, WA1,582 contributions
Apr 2017 • Couples
We had a marvelous time- first weekend in April and still lots of great snow. The 15K universal loop is gentle enough for a timid skier and interesting enough for more capable people- so you can all go together! It was silent and beautiful- and the dogs on the trail were- for the most part- well behaved ( I do wish everyone would keep their dogs out of the tracks though..). This is gorgeous country and all kinds of interesting trails to try out. Just about a fifteen ,minute drive from Whistler-- its where they have the sled dogs ( in season) as well...
Written April 12, 2017
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tequila000007
Vancouver, Canada18 contributions
Jan 2015 • Couples
Great to see all the families being active and enjoying nature ! Was a birthday party at the sliding park, large group learning to cross country lower parking lot, plenty of trails for skiers and snow shoeing. Being a busy Saturday suggest avoid Lodge at noon as good size lineups for food and tables.
Written February 1, 2015
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aussiedocgirl
Spokane, WA21 contributions
Jan 2015 • Couples
This was the surprise of the year for us. We decided to explore Callaghan ski/snowshoe/ski jump area and were absolutely delighted. We came for the downhill but we are avid x-country/snowshoers and we have a dog. The man at the gate was engaging and informative. The visitors centre was bright and airy with a nice cafe, small gift shop and rentals. We had left our gear and rentals were reasonable--e.g. tickets $25-30 and rentals about the same--but then she recommended the biathalon shooting experience for $20 each. We had a blast. Tho I am rather against guns, our instructor, Clay was clearly an expert and made it fun and challenging. Target shooting on the Olympic range was exciting, interesting and we could only imagine what it would be like with heart rates fresh from x-country racing. For the price, the whole experience was awesome, but then she also recommended just walking one "dog-friendly" loop. It was gorgeous, about 2 km, and the dogs were clearly having a blast. As a wonderful new experience, option for the future and a break from downhill on an average day, this was an excellent adventure! We will be back!
Written January 2, 2015
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jayden A
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Feb 2023
In general the experience of the school was good. We had a group of kids participating in some cross country skiing.
At the beginning of the class the instructor forced the children to take part in a gender ideology exercise. I did not appreciate that my children were coerced into participating in gender exercises. The kids were confused by it and it seems like totally unnecessary thing to do with a group of kids.
After that uncomfortable display was over the kids had a good time and enjoyed the experience.
At the beginning of the class the instructor forced the children to take part in a gender ideology exercise. I did not appreciate that my children were coerced into participating in gender exercises. The kids were confused by it and it seems like totally unnecessary thing to do with a group of kids.
After that uncomfortable display was over the kids had a good time and enjoyed the experience.
Written June 29, 2023
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Ana G
5 contributions
Mar 2016 • Friends
I went snowshoeing and did two trails that make one big loop: "real life" and "fingerlakes". Trail conditions weren't optimal because the snow was very slushy and slippery. We couldn't find the start of the fingerlakes trail so we opted for doing the real life first. This is a super easy trail, looks more like a wide road. It's easy except the first kilometer is all uphill. It doesn't have much of a view but still very enjoyable.
Fingerlakes is beautiful and a real trail between old growth cedars and a few gorgeous lakes. The only problem was that because we are late in the season much of the snow had degraded and was very slippery. We came across a bridge ( really just a log about of the size of one snowshoe accros), unfortunately it was very slippery leading to the log and I fell into the water. Thankfully I had a change of clothes as I still had two more hours of trail to do.
Once I advised the staff of the state of the trail they decided to close it immediately. They were very nice but one of the staff mentioned that another coworker had already mentioned that particular beige to be bad, which made me question why they had not closed it before. That being said it's a beautiful place to go snowshoeing and skyinng and I'll definitely return.
Fingerlakes is beautiful and a real trail between old growth cedars and a few gorgeous lakes. The only problem was that because we are late in the season much of the snow had degraded and was very slippery. We came across a bridge ( really just a log about of the size of one snowshoe accros), unfortunately it was very slippery leading to the log and I fell into the water. Thankfully I had a change of clothes as I still had two more hours of trail to do.
Once I advised the staff of the state of the trail they decided to close it immediately. They were very nice but one of the staff mentioned that another coworker had already mentioned that particular beige to be bad, which made me question why they had not closed it before. That being said it's a beautiful place to go snowshoeing and skyinng and I'll definitely return.
Written March 29, 2016
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Angelie T
Toronto, Canada30 contributions
Dec 2013 • Couples
Visited this place after our skiing lessons in Lost Lake got cancelled and absolutely enjoyed it. It was our first time skiing so we decided to take the mini-lessons first. Tara, our instructor, was really friendly and we had such a blast learning all the basics from her. We enjoyed our first cross country skiing so much that we decided to come back the next day. This place has a lot of really nice, well-groomed trails so make sure you spend at least a day here. Next time we come back we will probably do some downhill skiing lessons.
Written January 26, 2014
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timwoodburn
Vancouver, Canada13 contributions
Dec 2017 • Couples
What a great first experience XC skate skiing! Our instructor Bill took the time to ground us in the fundimantals in the short period of time we had together. He was professional, positive and productive with us. We didn't rock our first lap without him but we are well on our way. Our only advice to the facility is to provide a cash machine or another way to tip the instructors since we don't carry cash. Bill helped make our day in the Callaghan.
Written December 31, 2017
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Andrew A
Markham, Canada78 contributions
Mar 2017 • Family
I would say it is a once in a lifetime experience. Our kids had a 3 day ski camp, which was awesome. They put them in the perfect level and the slopes were challenging and fun at the same time. The view from the mountain was incredible. I would certainly recommend for any skiers of any level.
Written March 18, 2017
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Rob M
Vancouver, Canada117 contributions
Jan 2017 • Family
Easy access, efficient rental service with nice lodge to eat lunch. Lots diversity in the trail network
Written January 4, 2017
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I'm coming up on Saturday with my 17 year old son and I'm interested in the rifle shooting. How much, any discounts available, reservations ?
Written September 28, 2017
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