Fernie Alpine Resort, British Columbia, Canada

KidStuff (2006/07 prices, without tax
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Child care: Ages newborn to 6 years old. For infants up to 18 months, a full day is C$56; no half-day care is available. For ages 19 months up to 3 years, a full day is C$45; half day, C$25. For ages 3–6 years, a full day is $39; half day is $25. Ask about discounts for multiple children. Free snacks are provided; lunch is available by request for C$7. A late fee of C$7 is charged for every 15 minutes late. Kids 3–4 years old can take a one-hour group lesson, booked through day care, for C$18. Reservations are recommended, especially for infants, at least 24 hours in advance. Resort Kids Daycare is a safe, licensed facility for children and is in the Cornerstone Lodge. Please do not send nut products with your child.

Children's programs: Full-day programs (skiing and snowboarding) for ages 5–12 cost C$79; half-day morning, C$59 (three hours); half-day afternoon, C$39 (two hours). Supervised lunch, C$14. Rental gear is extra. All children in ski school programs are required to wear helmets; rentals available. The first-timer package, which includes a beginner lift pass, rentals and half-day group lesson, costs C$49; a full day costs C$89.

Kids Adventure Camps, for ages 5–12, are three- and five-day programs that include a NASTAR race, video analysis and apres-ski party. Three days cost C$189 (starts on Sunday and Thursday); five days cost C$279 (starts Monday). Supervised lunch is an additional C$14 per day.

Special activities : Kids Activity Night is a supervised evening of activities (6–9 p.m. Wednesdays and Saturdays) for ages 6–12. Register for specific activities—such as meeting the horses that pull sleighs—or join for a whole week of fun (arts and crafts, snow soccer, storytelling and more). Activities vary nightly. Child must be registered with ski school by 5 p.m. that day, C$30 per child.


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