Mont Ripley Discount Package FAQ
Mont Ripley is a ski hill in Ripley, MI (near Houghton) that is affiliated with Michigan Tech and offers ski and snowboard lessons, passes, and rentals during the winter season. Visit the Mont Ripley website for more information.
- Mont Ripley is kind enough to offer CLK Virtual Programs partners, such as Kaleidoscope and CAPE, a group discount rate each year. The specific discount and what is included might change from year to year. Discounted prices for 2024/2025 are shown below:
- Season Pass: $250
- Premium Alpine Ski Package (boots, skis, poles, helmet): $292.50
- Premium Snowboard Package (boots, board, helmet): $292.50
- Limited (10 uses) Alpine Ski Package (boots, skis, poles, helmet): $247.50
- Limited (10 uses) Snowboard Package (boots, board, helmet): $247.50
- Boots Only (Alpine Ski or Snowboard): $157.50
- Boards Only (Alpine Ski or Snowboard): $157.50
Any family doing the after school program can take $5 off for having a season pass and another $5 off for having a season rental -OR- their own equipment. Please click here for more information.
All current Kaleidoscope and CAPE students, staff, and Board members, as well as their families, are eligible for this discount.
No, you do not need Optional Learning Experience funding. If you would like to use the discount and you do not have Optional Learning Experience funding available you can choose to pay out of pocket.
If your student has Optional Learning Experience funding available through a Kaleidoscope or CAPE elective that can reasonably include snow sports (such as Skiing, Sports Sampler, Move Your Body, or Grow Your Skills), you can choose to put their funding towards the discount package and Kaleidoscope or CAPE will pay it directly to Mont Ripley.
After you fill out the form, you will receive an email from Kaleidoscope or CAPE letting you know which of your students have Optional Learning Experience funding available to use towards the discount, and how much they have available. We will work with you to plan how the funding will be used.
Yes, you can choose to pay out of pocket for those students who do not have Optional Learning Experience Funding available.
Yes, since this discount has to be paid for all at once, Kaleidoscope or CAPE will make Semester 2 funding available for this purpose. Since students only receive funding from CLK after completing February Count Month, students who use their Semester 2 funding now and do not complete February Count Month will have to pay back Kaleidoscope or CAPE for the funding.
Lessons are not being offered as part of the discount package for two reasons. CLK’s legal understanding of background checks in relation to Optional Learning Experiences makes it difficult to reasonably partner with Mont Ripley to offer lessons. Additionally, Mont Ripley is still making a determination about what types of lessons will be offered this year, so a discount might not be applicable.
Your family can still sign up for lessons at Mont Ripley. These lessons will just not be included in the discount package. If you have Optional Learning Experience funding available, you may choose to submit your lesson receipts to Kaleidoscope or CAPE for reimbursement, or request a direct purchase.
No. Completing Kaleidoscope and CAPE’s form is the first step in the process. After all information has been collected by Kaleidoscope and CAPE and submitted to Mont Ripley, Mont Ripley will contact you about their registration process. This should happen in early December.
Mont Ripley is using an online sign-up form again this year. Any families who sign up for the discount package through Kaleidoscope or CAPE will be eligible for technical support from Kaleidoscope or CAPE’s administration to work through this process.
No, this discount is only available to those families who sign up now. Anything that your family chooses to sign up for later in the season will not have the discount applied.
No, the details of your discount package cannot be changed once you have signed up. Please take the time to check your family’s gear before signing up so you know which rental option will be right for you.
Click Here to Contact Kaleidoscope.
We’ll get back to you as soon as possible and try to answer your questions either via email or by setting up a phone call.
Fill out the form below to begin the process. Please be prepared with pass/rental choices for all participating family members. The deadlinefor signing up for the discount is Friday, November 15th, 2024.