The most westerly of the North Shore mountains, Cypress mountain is the biggest little mountain in Vancouver. Up here you will have more vertical, more lifts and more runs than any of the other North Shore mountains. The crowds up here are comparable to Grouse most days, but with more terrain once you get through the lift line you should be a lot better off as most of the people stick to the mellow groomers. This mountain, like Seymour, is reached by a 15 km drive up a paved mountain road which will get you right to the base of lift operations.
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Cypress will be a venue for a number of skiing and and snowboarding events in the 2010 Olympics which basically means nothing to you and I, but it does mean they now have a super pipe to ride. The vertical drop on Cypress is around 520 meters, giving it significantly more vertical than the other two local hills and a more big mountain feel. Lots of steep terrain can be found on the upper parts of the mountain along with good tree runs and even some cruisers if your in to that kind of thing. What you get here is much like what you get on the other hills in Vancouver, just more of it.
Make a video, win a seasons pass. Cypress Mountain's video contest is on again this year. Just send them an edit you shot while shredding Cypress and you could score one of three seasons passes for
Winter has come early! It's mid-November and many BC resorts are already open. With thin bases and many runs not covered yet, conditions aren't exactly perfect, but that hasn't stopped these powder hounds.
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If you want a chance to escape the city and work on the hill this winter, you had better act quick. The annual hiring sprees for local resorts are starting this weekend! Here is some info
Sadly, we are coming up to the final weekend of lift operations at several resorts. Others will be open for the next couple of weeks, and a few will keep running into May. Here is a
The BC Freestyle Ski Association have set up a brand new program for kids to "Try Freestyle" skiing this month. For the first 150 participants that register online the cost to Try Freestyle with a qualified
We are in the middle of a solid late March storm with a number of mountains getting hit with 50+ cm already, and snow expected to keep falling all week. So call in sick for
Facing pressure from Olympic organizers and a bit of unseasonal warm weather, officials at Cypress Mountain have told shredders to buzz off. Since Tuesday the Alpine Area at Cypress has been shut down, with no plans
According to statistics over 8 zillion minutes of video is uploaded to the Internet every millisecond. Okay not that much, but it's practically impossible to keep up with all of the quality content out there! Here
The snow is dumping all over B.C., we have seen some of the earliest and best opening days in recent memory and it's all just getting started.
Mount Baker was open on Thursday
Cypress Halfpipe (2009)
Cypress Mogul Course
