Mount Cain
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Mount Cain is a mountain
Mountain
Image:Himalaya_annotated.jpg|thumb|right|The Himalayan mountain range with Mount Everestrect 58 14 160 49 Chomo Lonzorect 200 28 335 52 Makalurect 378 24 566 45 Mount Everestrect 188 581 920 656 Tibetan Plateaurect 250 406 340 427 Rong River...

 on Vancouver Island
Vancouver Island
Vancouver Island is a large island in British Columbia, Canada. It is one of several North American locations named after George Vancouver, the British Royal Navy officer who explored the Pacific Northwest coast of North America between 1791 and 1794...

, British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...

, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

, located 20 km (12 mi) east of Woss
Woss, British Columbia
Woss, British Columbia, commonly known as Woss Lake, is a small west coast village in the Nimpkish Valley, located south east of Port McNeill, and north of Campbell River on Highway 19, in northern Vancouver Island...

and 2 km north of Mount Abel it is home to a local ski hill operated by Mount Cain Alpine Park Society.
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Mount Cain is run mostly by very dedicated volunteers. Most of these volunteers work in the forest industry on North Vancouver Island. "Cain", it is called for short, is known mostly for its wicked back-country. The hill itself has only two t-bars and a rope tow.
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