FAMILY CAMP Can I bring mom and dad to camp with me? Absolutely! We have many families who come to camp every summer. We offer three different "family camp" options during summer sessions 1 thru 13. Family camp is ideal for parents who want to participate on the hill, but have other plans for the rest of the day. Option 1: Full camp: Parents and their kids pay the full camp tuition price which covers everything: coaching, lift tickets, video analysis, dorm housing, meals, transportation, and most of our afternoon activities. Housing upgrades are available for parents. (see below for information about staying at the Mt Hood Inn and Collins Lake Condos). Option 2: Day Camp: Day Camp is for kids under 9 whose parents are also registered campers or kids 9 or older housing with parents. Kids 5 to 8 who do day camp must be supervised by their own parents during afternoon activities. Families with young kids whose kids sleep off site with them get a $100 discount off the camp tuition price. (Lodging options at either the Mt Hood Inn or Collins Lake Resort - see below for details), Some afternoon activities may be unavailable due to safety concerns for younger children. Option 3: Coaching Only Camp: Coaching Only is for anyone age 5-80. Included are coaching, lift tickets, and video analysis. Our Coaching Only program does NOT include meals, lodging, afternoon activities or transportation. $650 for kids and $700 for adults. Young kids (ages 5 to 8) also enjoy training, but you must pick from options #2 or #3 lodging with parents. Mature kids ages 9 and above can pick option 1 lodging with the rest of the camp, while the parents stay somewhere else. Families may do a combination of these options. (example: older kids do option 1, and younger children do option 2) We don't have facilities or supervision for kids younger than 5. Young kids must be able to ski intermediate blue runs or easy groomed black runs, load and unload the chair lift by themselves, and ski with poles. The Palmer Snowfield is set up for high speed skiing with many camps having training lanes and it is only a safe place for kids ages 5 to 8 who do understand basic safety concepts. As much as we strongly emphasize safety to all campers, young children must understand and have the experience to keep themselves in safe situations on the mountain. Children ages 5 to 8 are too young to participate in the camp afternoon activities by themselves; their parents must pick them up after they get off the mountain each day or be with them for activities. Housing recommendations for options 2 and 3:
All rates are based on
double occupancy. There is an additional guest fee of $20 per
person/night. Guests 12 and under are invited for free. (The
following rates do not include 7% lodging tax and $10 reservation
fee.) If
guests refer to Mt Hood Summer Ski Camps when making a reservation,
we would like to offer them a 10% discount.
3. The Lodge at Government Camp:
Transportation: Many families from out of the area, choose to rent a car at the Portland airport and drive themselves around during their week of camp. If you are on the Day Camp plan and staying at the Mt Hood Inn, then our camp counselors will provide transportation for you between the Mt Hood Inn and our camp lodge for meals, afternoon activities as well as trips to and from the ski area each day.
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