Mountaineering Club Activities

Holiday Vacation Week is a specially festive time for children at Mountain View Grand, with our Mountaineering Club offering a wide array of fun, age-appropriate activities during the evenings while mom and dad can have some Holiday cheer for themselves.

From the day after Christmas through New Year’s Day, the evening schedule from 6 to 9 and beyond will be chock full of action. For instance, on Dec. 26, there will be a kids’ talent show with plenty of great prizes. Other nights will feature a professional magician’s show, some great big-screen movies, an “Everybody’s Birthday Party” celebration and gala fireworks display on New Year’s Eve, and more.

While parents are dancing to the big band sounds of Berlin Jazz in the Crystal Ballroom on New Year’s Eve, youngsters four years old and up will enjoy their own New Year’s Eve Grand Buffet in Presidential Hall, with great chow-down favorites like macaroni and cheese, chicken fingers, hot dogs, pizza, salads, and a belly-buster make-your-own sundae bar. There will be supervised games, karaoke contests, Wii competitions, and movies, along with front row seats for the spectacular midnight fireworks.

Reservations for the Children’s New Year’s Eve Party must be made in advance. The price is $25 per youngster, which covers the buffet dinner. For more information or to make reservations, please call 866.484.3843.

In addition to nighttime fun, there is a full schedule of day activities during Vacation Week, including broomball, milk jug curling, scavenger hunts for prizes, cookie decorating sessions, a paintball biathlon, chicken bowling, and much more. Check the Activity Schedule for details.

Throughout the rest of the year, family activities are often the highlight of a Mountain View Grand vacation. The Mountaineering Club summer program runs from late June to Labor Day as well as during holidays and school vacations for children ages 4-12. Participation in the Mountaineering Club is complimentary; meals served for Mountaineers are generally $12 per child. Activities range from Wiffle Ball home run derbies and cannonball pool contests to evening campfires, ice skating on our own rink, arts and crafts, scavenger hunts, and plenty of snow-tubing fun.

And don't forget to visit Mountain View Farm, where sheep, goats, horses, llamas, and miniature donkeys await kids of all ages. Horse-drawn cart, carriage and sleigh rides are always popular, as are dog sled tours in the winter months (weather permitting).

Kids can also explore nearly 17 miles of on-property hiking, snowshoeing and nature trails

Our in-house movie theater is a great place to spend a rainy afternoon or unwind after a fun-filled day. Mountain View Grand offers over 500 titles to choose from and movies can be reserved at the resort’s front desk. Our Game Room, located just across the hall from the movie theater, includes a pool table, Foosball, air hockey, and ping pong.

Of course, board games are always available for you and your family in the Dodge Parlor and there’s plenty of fun to be had at the indoor pool. At Mountain View Grand, 1,700 acres are waiting to be explored…climb, run, jump, make your own adventure. Or ask our concierge staff to assist in planning your visit either on-site or at one of the many area attractions.