Discover Skeleton
Price
$55 for Canadian citizens ages 14-25, valid ID required at check-in.
Availability
Dec 2024 to Mar 2025
Young participants can get a taste of the Olympic winter sport of skeleton by sliding down the track on their own sled!
Join us at the Whistler Sliding Centre for this 2 hour introductory sliding session, where a qualified coach will take you through the skills and techniques needed to become a skeleton athlete (read more about our coaches here). After a brief orientation, you will walk the track and be fitted with a sled. With guidance from the coach, you will take your first two runs from the Maple Leaf start (1/3 of the way up the track), reaching speeds of up to 100 km/h on the Olympic track!
Who
- No previous experience needed.
- Minimum ages: Canadian citizens 14+, non-citizens 16+.
- Must be physically fit and meet certain health and safety requirements.
*The age range of 14 to 25 years aligns with long-term athlete development stages in the sliding sports and the Canadian Sport for Life program. This age range allows us to capture early, as well as late stage Olympic potential athletes.
When
Select dates from December 2024 to March 2025.
Activity duration, approximately 2 hours:
- December, 8, 2024, at 1 pm
- December 22, 2024, at 1 pm
- December 29, 2024, at 1 pm
- January 12, 2025, at 1 pm
- January 26, 2025, at 1 pm
- February 23, 2025, at 1 pm
- March 9, 2025, at 1 pm
- March 16, 2025, at 1 pm
- March 23, 2025, at 1 pm
- March 30, 2025, at 1 pm
- April 6, 2025, at 1 pm
Cost
Per Person, 2 Solo Skeleton Rides
- $249
- $55 for Canadian citizens ages 14-25, valid ID required at check-in.
Cost includes two solo skeleton rides. Use of a skeleton sled and helmet is included. Additional information will be provided upon registration.
*The age range of 14 to 25 years aligns with long-term athlete development stages in the sliding sports and the Canadian Sport for Life program. This age range allows us to capture early, as well as late stage Olympic potential athletes.
Registration
- Advance booking is required. Full payment is required at time of booking. See below for cancellation policy.
- Canadian citizens ages 14-25: $249 will be charged at time of booking, upon presentation of valid ID at check in a refund of $194 will be issued.
- Before you book, make sure to read the Public Skeleton "Know Before You Go" page.
- For any questions, contact us by phone at 604-964-0044 or by email.
- Gift certificates are available, call 604-964-0040, ext. 2201 to purchase.
Cancellation Policy
You may cancel your booking up to 24 hours prior to your booked activity time to receive a full refund. Cancellations made within 24 hours of the booked activity time as well as no-shows are subject to a 100% charge.
In the event that a session is cancelled (at the discretion of the Whistler Sliding Centre) participants will have the choice of a full refund or re-scheduling.