Near Asheville, Waynesville and Maggie Valley, Ski Lake Junaluska Winter Youth Retreat packages offer opportunities to ski, serve, grow spiritually and have fun.

Bring your youth group or scout troop to the mountains this winter for a memorable and meaningful weekend of fun, friendship, faith and adventure! Our Ski Lake Junaluska Winter Youth Retreat base packages include lodging and meals at beautiful Lake Junaluska starting at $114/person for 2-night retreats and $220/person for 3-night retreats. Your group can add to your package skiing/snowboarding at Cataloochee Ski Area, mission work projects or meeting space to host your own program and activities. We invite you to learn more and see photos, view accommodations, and subscribe to youth ministry email updates. And then register for your winter youth retreat online!

LODGING AND MEALS BASE PACKAGE

Stay at Lake Junaluska’s Apartments, Mountainview Lodge, Hillside Lodge or Lambuth Inn and enjoy meals from breakfast on your first full day through breakfast on your day of departure with the Lodging and Meals Base Packages. Breakfast and dinner are served at our updated York Dining Commons. (Package rates start at $114/person for 2-night retreats and $220/person for 3-night retreats.)

SKI LAKE JUNALUSKA

Ski retreats made easy! When you add skiing or snowboarding at Cataloochee Ski Area (14 miles away) to your Winter Youth Retreats base lodging and meals package, your group will enjoy ski/snowboard rentals, boot rentals and lift tickets. Pick the dates that work for your youth group this winter! (Sample rate: Additional $115 per person for one (1) non-holiday weekend day of skiing/snowboarding)

MISSION WORK PROJECTS

Lake Junaluska facilitates mission work projects with nonprofit organizations in our community for interested youth groups. (Additional $15 per person)

ASHEVILLE TREETOPS ADVENTURE PARK (BOOKED SEPARATELY)

Groups can book a day trip directly with The Adventure Center of Asheville (5 minutes from downtown Asheville and approximately 30 minutes from Lake Junaluska) to enjoy during their Lake Junaluska Winter Youth Retreat. The Asheville Treetops Adventure Park is the largest Western North Carolina aerial challenge course in the trees with 77 unique climbing, rolling, and swinging elements in a wooded park with smart clips. There are multiple levels to choose from which create a fun team bonding activity for all ages and athletic abilities (weight limit of 265 pounds). Read more about youth group aerial course adventures (PDF), and contact group sales for discounted group rates at 828-450-3400 or [email protected].

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Experience a retreat in the mountains of Western North Carolina this winter with an ENCOUNTER youth or adult leader youth ministry retreat weekend at Lake Junaluska.

Youth Group Lodging

Lodging popular with youth groups at Lake Junaluska includes Mountainview, Lake Junaluska Apartments and Hillside Lodge. All are close to Shackford Hall, York Dining Commons and Lake Junaluska’s pool and recreation areas.

A great budget option for hostel-hoppers or youth groups, Mountainview’s rooms offer simplicity and can accommodate four to six people.

Comfortable, convenient and economical, Lake Junaluska Apartments can host from four to 10 people. Many have kitchenettes and some are pet-friendly.

Popular with groups, Hillside Lodge features 25 motel-style rooms with a large lobby. Lake Junaluska Outfitters, the pool and playground are just steps away.

Built in 1921, Lake Junaluska’s “stately lady” is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. A renovation in 2018 added modern conveniences while preserving the inn’s historic details and atmosphere. Stroll through the gardens to nearby Inspiration Point to watch the sunset over the lake and mountains.

Contact Us

EVENT CONTACT

Elizabeth Burson
[email protected]
828-454-6728