I can see why Cypress Mountain is known as one of the best snowshoeing destinations in Vancouver. There are many beautiful trails to choose from in the daytime and they offer a nice brightly lit evening snowshoe experience too. Follow the signage to "Nordic" and that's the area with ticket office and rentals for cross country skiing and snowshoeing fun! It has a diverse range of trails suitable for beginners and experienced hikers. Snowshoe rentals are available till 3:30pm for day time snowshoeing and just take note to return rentals by 4:30pm as they start night time tickets and rentals at 5pm. If you didn't pack foods, it's quite easy to grab a drink or a bite at their Nordic Cafe or at the Lodge. Five stars for their guest services - i was very impressed by the genuine effort they put in to help locate lost item for guests. Cypress is roughly 30-minute drive from downtown Vancouver (check Google map for traffic congestion or delays) and about 10 to 15 minutes drive from West Vancouver and North Vancouver. read more

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Went twice down the Eagle Coaster last month. It was a beautiful day, the most serene ride up the chair lift, and the most shockingly bumpy ride down the coaster lol. They tell you to not hold your phone. Two people lost their caps. They tell you to release the brake and to speed up but I think you do need to slow down during the turns and bumps. Felt like I almost fell out at those times. It was a fun experience. Line was short at 10:30am. Much longer on the second ride down at around 11:30am. read more

Cypress Mountain - The cars used for the Eagle Coaster - Ski Resorts Near Me - West Vancouver, British Columbia

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Not the easiest place to go to if you don't have a car. We took a Uber to get there to do some snowshoeing a few weeks ago. It's a lovely place to hike, even in winter. You usually are above the clouds, so Vancouver's Downtown is hidden under a think sea of clouds. We went to Bowen lookout and Black mountain North and South summit. Snowshoes or crampons are needed but it's quite a winter wonderland so it's worth it. Obviously most people go there to ski so the hiking trail are very quiet. The ski area looks ok, not sure if we will try to go again. There's only one building with old looking facilities. It's missing the cosy and friendly atmosphere that Grouse mountain has. read more

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My review is for the bobsled ride. My friend bought us 2 rides each. They tell you not to hold your phones and for good reason, my friend dropped hers and we had to wait until the end of the day to try to get it back. We told the workers where it was, we actually got it on video cuz she dropped it right in front of the camera. All of the workers either deferred us to someone else or said they couldn't find it, even though we had video of EXACTLY where it was. I can't really blame them though, its all kids and they probably just wanted to go home. We hiked up at the end of the day to get it ourself. Overall the ride is fun and last a couple mins. I'm glad we got to ride it twice, first one to feel it out, and the second one to just go flat out no braking! read more

This place has really really beautiful scenery and sunset. It is 30 min drive away from downtown Vancouver, super convenient Now let's talk about the slopes, most runs are super bumpy with lots of moguls. Not the best for snowboarding, only 2-3 runs have smooth packed runs that you can go fast. Great place for beginners or skiers. read more

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This is my favourite local mountain. It's kind of your no frills place for winter activities from tubing, cross country skiing, and downhill ski and snowboard activities. There's a nice cafe and shop where you can buy or rent your gear and even get some waxing or maintenance done for your equipment. Be sure to buy your tickets online for easy check in if you already have a pass card. Or you can retrieve it from one of the automated kiosks with your purchase QR code. Lifts are plentiful and fast and great for beginners or experts alike. read more

Cypress Mountain - Beautiful conditions - Ski Resorts Near Me - West Vancouver, British Columbia

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I found Cypress quite nice maybe it's because it's above the cloud and the conditions are just better. It is not accessible by bus, your option is parking or the shuttle ($35 round trip) or what I did was carpool in the area ($20). The location has night skiing so it's pretty nice if you're not an early riser, on two of my days the Sky lift was closed and on the final day it was open on my 3 day pass visit. The conditions have a lot of character some more friendly for snowboarding and some more friendly for skiing. The moguls are nice to tackle when new powder is down, there are snow machines. I really enjoyed the conditions it was a mini version of a mountain that still left me aching from all the carving and it had beautiful sunset views, just visit my Instagram for a shot of that. The washrooms on the lower floor next to the Starbucks has hand dryers. Hot chocolate will cost you $5 and beer will cost you $6-7.50 with additional liquor tax. I found this place crowded ; you can bypass the line with the "single" entrance. Check out my insta for a snapshot from Raven with the Olympic Rings in the background. read more

LPT: Take the lesson! Great place and everyone working was genuinely kind. An assortment of people from all over. I unfortunately didn't know what I was doing and had a scary first time! But I can see the joy others had! read more

Cypress Mountain - Lift - Ski Resorts Near Me - West Vancouver, British Columbia

Got there at 8:30am and getting our rentals and rfid was a quick process! The mountain was relatively empty from 9-1ish, which was nice and staff were on top of making sure everyone was wearing a mask! At one point I was going down and kept falling and my knee was hurting and I realized that my binding had shifted so that my left foot was facing inwards, which was a big problem. I was still halfway up so I had no choice but snowboard down in absolute pain because of the shift. I took the board to the rental area and the guy was flabbergasted at how that happened, considering the binding was on the board really tight. He got me new binding and put it on properly but the damage was done, my knee was in so much pain that I only did one more small run and had to call it. I spent most of the afternoon sitting around (I wanted my friends to make the most of the trip so I waited) Overall great experience, though it did get very busy around 4:30-5pm and no one was social distancing. I regret paying almost $200 considering the flaw in the snowboard binding that I was given by the resort which resulted in me being unable to snowboard the whole day so I spent $$ for half a day The views from up there are incredible, and I would likely go again but not during a time when they double their ticket prices, cause it's really not worth it :/ The actual runs themselves were great and challenging for a beginner at least, and I appreciated the importance they put on masks so I would recommend this place to others! read more

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Info on cafeteria as Crazy Raven Grill was closed that day. There is a grab and go section of sandwiches, wraps, salads and desserts. See photo on pricing and selection. Overall food was hot and dining area is well maintained. Please do limit yourself as there are signs posted for 30 minutes of dining as seats are limited. Another positive since covid is there is a hand washing station on the 2nd floor. read more

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It was the perfect day for me to visit. Got my board waxed here and did several decent runs. It does get crowded so it may be best to go earlier rather than later. On your birthday, you get a free day pass. I find that if you are doing easier runs, it is better to go to the longer runs as there are less people and you could properly carve without nearly running people over. The waxing took less than 20 mins and made carving a lot easier. I'd recommend taking your equipment here for a wax. read more

Cypress Mountain - Ski Resorts Near Me - West Vancouver, British Columbia

Small but super cool ski resort with amazing views of Lions Bay. Spring skiing season. We came here for some quick short turns. The runs are very short but still fun. There's only 4 chair lifts really and one was closed due to coverage issues. The mountain is stunningly beautiful and sky chair has the best views. Terrain is ok. High speed quad chairs are nice, RF ID to enter the ski area. WiFi is impossible to connect! Bathrooms are not super clean. Parking was pretty easy. read more

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My favorite place to snowboard. I've been here twice. One to go tubing (which I highly recommend if you don't want to snowboard/ski and have kids). Second time, relearning how to snowboard. Shout out to my super patient and helpful teacher, aka my husband. Once I got the hang of it, I was cruising down the mountain easily. A lot of locals and snowboard instructors that saw my progression actually congratulated me when I was finally able to cruise down without falling! The vibe was awesome, locals were super encouraging, and first shred of the season was magical. Oh, and not to mention that this all happened while it was snowing. Being from out of town, the wait to get gear and a lift ticket sucks. We waited over an hour in line just to get gear. However, when you get past all that BS, the ride is amaaaaazing. read more

You come here for skiing or snowboarding that's it. There's really no other activities at this location.... you need to go down the mountain a couple of miles for sledding. There isn't even any area you can walk around and explore. Come BEFORE it opens if you want to start skiing before it's lunch time. It opens at 9 and we arrived at 830 and it still took about an hour to get the rental gear and tickets picked up. On a busy day don't even think about coming after 10am. The line goes all the way out to the parking lot. I can easily see this being a 2-3 hour ordeal before you start skiing. read more

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Very beautiful and accessible ski resort near Vancouver. You can see the whole city when you get tot the top. The only thing was that the ski lanes were way too short. It took 10 mins to get up but 30 seconds to get down. I will still consider coming for its convenience of the location read more

Cypress Mountain - Ski Resorts Near Me - West Vancouver, British Columbia

Fantastic spot to get your winter sport craving in! Whether it's skiing, snowboarding or snowshoeing, this is a great spot. Lots of free parking. On weekend, if you don't arrive by 9:30. You'll be parking in the furthest lot (like we do because we keep sleeping in). I have to say that it's annoying when people pretend that they're dropping off family, or say they are handicap, so they can try to get a spot near the front. What makes you think you're special? Anyway, I've been here to ski at night. Good deals on lift tickets. Especially when you are comparing it to other mountains so much as Seymour and the now sell an arm and leg Whistler, this is a great local hill. Night skiing is great. Many runs are open and well lit. On the weekends, we tend to take my dog to snow shoe up to Bowen Lookout. The trails are easy to follow and well marked with gorgeous views from bottom to top. And it's FREE!! All you need is to ensure you have the disclaimer ticket displayed prominently, which you can grab at the hikers chalet (not the main one. This is the smaller one located before you get to the loading zone) Highly recommend this spot! Post note.. read a lot of reviews complaining about the rental lines and thereby giving this local hill a bad rap. How about renting in the city before you head up to the slopes? That just might save you the time to line up for the rentals. Then you only have to buy tickets.. which I have to say, does take longer than expected. read more

Cypress Mountain - Ski Resorts Near Me - West Vancouver, British Columbia

I was looking forward to buying discounted family season passes today by the 9/30 deadline, as we just moved here and love your mountain. However, to be honest it has been extremely frustrating experience today. I have been trying all day, literally, on multiple web browsers, throughout the day to order 5 passes for myself, my spouse and kids using the family discount. Each page takes a really long time to load, often 15 minutes or more. - Most of the time it is stuck when trying to add a pass to the cart, the cart would not load. - Only one or two times I managed to add it to the cart, but then I need to add my kids passes. - One time I got through but need to register accounts for each of us, but that fails. - Before I could even hit checkout, even with incomplete names, the site timed out and I had to start over. I'm sorry but I really don't have all day to buy the passes. Now I'm strongly discouraged. read more

Cypress Mountain contracts with Cypress Coach Lines for shuttle service from Vancouver up to the resort. The shuttle has been a mess. Not only are there delays, but outright cancellations with no one to notify passengers. I get it. Winter weather, accidents, etc happen. However, let passengers know either through a representative, social media, or by phone. No one picks up at the phone number on the shuttle's site. It's fine if the shuttle to the resort is cancelled, but what happens of the shuttle is cancelled down the mountain? Cypress Mountain, you can do better. Pick a more reliable shuttle provide. It is the first and last thing skiers and riders experience with your resort. Don't get stuck with Cypress Coach Lines. read more

Cypress Mountian has the worst website and customer support that seems unwilling or unable to do anything if the website does not work. Below is the response I recieved on the 11th, it is the 14th still not fixed. Also called on the 9th, they told me they could not do anything. The mountain is fine and great for local mountain. The staff on mountain is friendly and competent. But the IT and customer service is the worst and not sure why they even bother staffing, or perhaps they do not have an IT department at all, as the website has crashes and hang ups every year, something that I come to expect in 2001 not 2021. I would recommend showing up in person instead of trying to use the website to do anything with Cypress. Guest Relations (Cypress Mountain) Dec 11, 2021, 13:29 PST Hi, Thanks for getting in contact. We have been experiencing some issues with our website due to the large volume of people trying to access lessons. We are working hard to solve this issue. All we can suggest right now it to try the website again to complete your booking. Please let me know if I can help in any other way. Best Regards, Guest Services Team read more

Had an incredible time on the Eagle Coaster. I originally bought 1 ride down the coaster (~$40) during its first week of being open. I ended up behind an elderly couple that was going quite slow. Before it was my turn to go down, we decided to give the elderly couple about 2 minutes before I started my way down, however, I ended up catching up to them about half way through the ride. When I got to the bottom, the gentleman asked how my ride was and could clearly see that I was a bit let down and disappointed. He offered me a second ride (free of charge) to make up for having to slow down. The second ride we decided to wait 3 minutes before the person below me went down so I could ensure that I didn't have to break or slow down during my ride, and it was well worth it! What an adventure and thrill! My recommendation to those that plan on riding the coaster is to keep your hand on the accelerator even though the boards say to break or slow down. You do not need to slow down and you will not fall off the ride! read more

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I like Cypress compared to some of our local mountains. I have taken lessons here and I like that the lessons are very reasonable priced and the instructors are very helpful. Compared to Grouse, Cypress do have long runs. Also the price is cheaper than Grouse. They also have night skiing as well. If you want to save a few bucks! Here is what you do: First go to Costco and pay $74.99 for 2 - $50 gift card Now use one $50 gift card to buy a gold pass which cost $74.55 after tax and redeem on first time up Second time going now show your gold pass and use your $50 gift card to pay for your snowboarding trip up (so now your day trip only cost you $37.5) All subsequent visit either buy more Costco gift card and combine the use with your gold pass or go online and buy 2 days advance and use your gold card. read more

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I just spent 30 minutes of frustration on the cypress mountain website. Someone needs to test it, as it is not only poorly designed but does not even do the simplest functions. Definitely not overloaded with traffic as late at night, end of season. I asked for a password reset to my email six times, waited 2 hours and nothing ever came.It said "success" each time, which implies it had my correct email address. Then I used a different email to create a new account. I created the group members/bdates, made my ski lift order, click the shopping cart , read and initial the waivers, then the Continue button goes dark and the page freezes. This happened 5 times. Honestly, someone needs to look into this. Pretty basic stuff. The short season of Cypress/Grouse/Seymour mountains needs all the help it can get. Many years ago, I saw Grouse mountain go bankrupt several times before they developed their summertime gondola business. This complaint will also go on YELP, in hopes someone will wake up over there. Good luck. Great mountain/facilities... really lousy website. read more

Cypress mountain boasts beautiful views and excellent scenery. It is a skip and hop away from Vancouver, about a quick 30-40 minute drive. On our particular hike, we decided to tackle St Marks summit as it's an intermediate hike (read: not for n00bs), about 11km and a gain of about 460 meters. It'll take around 5-6 hours for the roundtrip depending on how slow or fast you go. The trail itself in the beginning is quite easy, as the roads are covered with gravel or dirt. As you ascend up the mountain, you will have to look out for the reflectors/markers to make sure you are staying on path as the trail is not always easy to distinguish. Uphill gets pretty tough after the 2 bridges you have to cross, as the trail has ample amount of rocks, tree roots, bugs, and snow patches (even late august) here and there. Be sure to bring ample water, bug spray is a must, have decent hiking shoes and your camera for the stunning views at the top. Breathtaking and definitely worth the sweat. For a comprehensive list of trails and difficulty and directions, I used http://www.vancouvertrails.com/trails/ read more

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Loved Cypress Mountain. We went for the snow tubing and it didn't disappoint. We went during the week on a Wednesday. Not a lot of people. The staff that worked that day was AMAZING!!!! They were all so kind and very helpful. My kids loved going down all three hills. You can tell when people enjoy going to work. They all had amazing attitudes. read more

Cypress Mountain - Ski Resorts Near Me - West Vancouver, British Columbia

Cypress is the place to be if you're an intermediate to advanced skier or boarder, and don't want to drive up to Whistler. Parking here is pretty decent, but be sure to get there somewhat early, as you really do not want to use that overflow lot. There's a shuttle, but it still sucks. In recent years they've added the Raven Ridge chair which doubled the effective ski area of Black Mountain, and added a pile of badly needed double blacks. They also replaced the rental tent with this new lodge that looks pretty amazing, but could honestly be bigger. The view here is amazing, but the clarity of the sky is hit and miss. As for the food (cafeteria, not the Raven Ridge bar), the food is exactly what you'd expect. Tastes like something straight out of highschool, but double the price. read more

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Today I rode my bicycle up Cypress Mountain Road that ends at the base of the the Ski Area. This is not a ride for the light hearted. There is more than 15K of uphill riding. Toady's ride was a mind altering experience. I would call the roads grade changeling and even steep in a few places. With two great view points on the mountain. During off Ski Season other then restrooms there are no real services to speak of when your at top of the road. So pack snacks and water and a range of clothes. Mountains make there own weather.(Sleet on today's ride and its May 20) Riding down the Mountain is a thrill but use care and caution as some of the turns are fairly sharp and road is rough in places. A properly maintained bicycle is a must on this ride. read more

Cypress Mountain - Cypress base area - Ski Resorts Near Me - West Vancouver, British Columbia

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My rating is zero stars! I pre booked a snowshoeing time with friends paying up front. I am now sick and can't go. They refuse to refund my precooking fee! Terrible customer service policy! II haven't used any of their services. I wouldn't recommend prebooking any earlier than the day before, just in case you can't go! read more

I have been coming to Cypress for over a decade for winter and summer activities. I love the view of the cities from this mountain! It makes me feel more grateful to live in this beautiful and breathtaking province! I have been snowboarding at night recently which is something I have never done before so my view was slightly different from my usual day view. Every way you look at night is striking. When I looked up, I saw Orion's belt. I also saw the Vega star twinkling brightly beside the belt. When I looked down, I saw UBC, Richmond, Burnaby, Tsawwassen, basically the Lower Mainland. And when I look at the side, I saw the Grouse Mountain. The easy runs are short but can be quite steep for beginners. I hear that advanced runs are super fun. I'll get to it once I know how to snowboard well! Parking can be horrendous depending on the time of day you go. If you go after 5pm, you'll find quite a lot of parking spots as a lot of people leave around this time. read more

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Easy to access, parking can be bad if you come on a busy day but on a good day you can ride out right to your vehicle! Ticketing is easy and prices are fair. Use your best judgement and select the pass that works best for you. The lifts and runs are fair but explicit. What you see is what you get. Recommend to start as early as possible, have lunch in the lodge and ride again until you can't feel your legs anymore. Leave before it gets dark to avoid traffic on the way home. Night riding is icy in less optimal conditions. read more

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I went to Cypress Mountain to ski for the first time in my life. Although I cannot compare this place to any other ski resorts, I have to say, it was a blast. I found the service there to be quick and efficient and the hills not too crowded. The views going up the lifts are gorgeous. Lastly, their online pricing is the best compared to all of the other places I looked at. read more

Cypress Mountain - Beautiful Sunset - Ski Resorts Near Me - West Vancouver, British Columbia

First time visiting Cypress Mountain for snowboarding and my first time experience on the slopes was incredible! The day I had gone was perfect ski/snowboarding conditions. Snowed all day and powder on every run! There are so many trails to choose from as Cypress has 3 mountains. There is lots of variety of skiing/snowboarding to do here, it's almost impossible BUT possible to hit all 3 mountains in one day. They have good beginner trails for beginners and long easy green trail runs for more intermediate/advanced riders. I had for the afternoon session where lift tickets and rentals are cheaper, but at 4pm lift and rentals are even cheaper. It depends how long and much you want to go for. The staff at Cypress are very helpful and very knowledgeable in questions and inquiries. Can't wait until the next time! Extremely great mountain ski/snowboard! read more

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It's no wonder that Canadians outlive their southern continent counterparts. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_life_expectancy The amount of winter activities you can do here just 30 - 40 minutes drive from the downtown area is amazing! The trails are free for snowshoeing/sledding which is what I came up for. If you want to do cross country, I believe it is about $15 or so for the trails. I didn't see how much the ski rentals are. Restrooms are small, but plentiful. And flushing! The hot chocolate here isn't bad, at least it doesn't taste like a chalky made-from-powder type of beverage. One tip: if the cafe area is crowded, check out the trailer connected to the outdoor tent set up. It isn't marked and it is usually for folks waiting to go for lessons. However it is much less crowded and you still have a small view of the slopes. read more

I seriously cannot believe that I, Zakk D., a humble man from San Jose, CA get to write the FIRST review for Cypress Mountain. Wow. What are all the Yelpers in Vancouver doing? Hopefully not wasting their day at Steamworks Brew Company. First, having a wonderful mountain of this caliber (American spelling) within 35 minutes of downtown is amazing. It would be like having Sugarbowl or Sierra at Tahoe 40 minutes from San Francisco, or Mt. Hood 30 minutes from Portland. The staff here are awesome and super friendly. Good park, good conditions, great terrain for a cruising guy like me. Lift lines when super fast, even on a powder day. Parking was a breeze, the whole damn thing was so good I'm bummed I was there for one day. Luckily for me, I'll be back in 2010 for the Olympics! Easily into the top-5 places I've snowboarded. read more

Cypress Mountain - A wonderful December day at Cypress - Ski Resorts Near Me - West Vancouver, British Columbia

Sadly won't be coming here again. I've been a season pass holder for 4 years and luckily did not buy one this year. Took the day off work and paid $115 to ski today. Cypress sold out all their prebooked tickets for today yesterday, arrived at the hill and only one chair lift open! Arrived at 8:15am (to line up before opening) and got in 3 runs over 3 hours, so we left to go home. Clearly the mountain does not have the staff to run the mountain and should not be selling out lift tickets. The volume of people up there for one chairlift is insane. Asked for a refund at guest services and was offered a 50% rebate in 'cypress bucks". I feel a full refund is in order over the massive waste of time. So disappointed in what used to be my favourite local hill. read more

Come here on a weekday, wait never mind, don't come, the mountain is mine. When you come up here you understand why Vancouver is the best place to be. The view is amazing, the runs are great, even the food is pretty decent. Oh and who doesn't love free parking. If I was rich, I'd come here more often. read more

See also Cypress Provincial Park or Hollyburn Ridge for snowshoeing and skiing. http://www.yelp.ca/biz/cypress-provincial-park---hollyburn-ridge-west-vancouver Fan-furken-tastic. This may be a nice place to ski but it's even better to hike. There are different names for all the trails but each one is a challenge in it's own way. The terrain is so varied. Lot's of elevation gain, trees, rocks and mountain streams, some muddy areas and meadows, board walks and wooden bridges in various stages of repair, and incredible, indescribable views of the whole of Vancouver, all the way out to Burnaby, south to the Delta and I swear - all the way down to the U.S. From another viewpoint we could see the Sunshine coast! No kidding. We watched ferry's cross Howe Sound, while we had our picnic above the clouds and a fearless Chipmunk begged for almonds from the toe of my boot. You can't get a bigger view unless you're flying in a air plane. What a day, what a hike. If I can do it, you can too. *warning* these trails are not for newbie hikers. Wear appropriate foot gear and bring lots of water. read more

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I stand in the Cypress Mountain parking lot waiting for my friend to return from his 40 minute hike to get the car from their distant lots.  Could have been easier if they had shuttle service like a professional operation. But they don't. Earlier, we had arrived to discover one lift operating along with the bunny hill. Their app says three lifts available. The wait for this single lift is 45 minutes. Cypress could have had their lot attendants let us and all the others know about the situation. But that would have been way too simple and respectful. At that point we would have turned around and gone home.  Instead it's now two hours since we arrived and we've yet to have a run.  We are going home. Disappointed and vowing never to buy another Cypress pass.  Congrats on sub-par customer service, communications, management, and marketing. read more

Mount Seymour Provincial Park is a beautiful place to escape just outside of the city! In the summer there are a bunch of small lakes to check out some at the Ski resort level and a bunch on Black Mountain even some on the Hollyburn side! There are also peaks to hike up like Black Mountain, Hollyburn Mountain and Mount Strachan. There is also a long trail that leads from the resort area of the park and continues beyond past the Lions and multiple lakes and lets you out just down the road from Porteau Cove Provincial Park. In the winter you can Enjoy the Ski Resort that takes up three of the peaks in the park or you can do some cross country skiing or snowshoeing! Care has to be taken to reduce avalanche risks in the backcountry when you are enjoying true nature. read more

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For local mountains and skiing, this mountain is the best of the three. Seymour. The runs are too short. The black runs are not terribly challenging. Grouse. Not bad, but the biggest green run, is horribly crowded and, again short. That leaves Cypress. Two mountains to choose from. Actually counting Skychair, it's three. Two of the main mountains have green runs for the beginners, so the space opens up. Hardly anyone goes up top to the skychair, which, on a sunny day, has the best views Black Mountain and Mount Strachan. They've opened up more terrain on Black Mountain in the past few years and have upgraded the chairlifts. High speed quads instead of the rickety wooden things they had in yesteryear. Yes, I've been skiing an awful long time. IMHO, the best runs are Top Gun, a double black run, and Moons, a black run. Top gun is rarely open for the past times I've been up the skychair. It's a tough run. Moons is a fun run because is it secluded and is tough to find the opening to get to. If you do find the opening, you ski through, in single file on a narrow path through trees to get to the open terrain, then the whole mountain opens up and it's as steep as stink! I've freak out more than a few of my buddies going through this run through the trees. I should mention that there is a bit of a cliff when you go through the trees to get to the run. =) Beautiful mountain chalet, but the food sucks. That's what you get when you have a captive audience. read more

This review is for the guided snowshoe tour called 'Holly Burn Meadows' We arrived early, as we've been hearing that the parking lots are full. We actually had no problem parking near the bottom of the right turn you take to head towards the Nordic Centre. I would suggest parking in this area and walking up, that way you can avoid the chaos towards the top. We checked in at the Nordic Centre to receive our passes, we had pre booked at the beginning of the week. After checking in, we headed to the rentals hut to pick up our snowshoes. I will note, the rentals hut was very busy and by 12:15 they had sold out of rentals. This didn't effect us, as ours were reserved with the tour. Still with time to kill, we headed into the cafe for a soup and hotdog before our tour. The cafe doesn't have the biggest selection, but the prices are reasonable. Would be cool to see them carry a healthy selection of local snacks. At 1pm we met our guide outside the warming hut. Kelvin, was easy to spot as he was wearing a bright red cypress jacket. We had never snowshoed before, so he helped us put them on. When everyone in our group (13 in total) was ready to go, he provided us with a brief intro into the technique. We all headed out of the crowed area towards the trails where we stopped for a longer lesson. We headed into the trails for a warm up. Kelvin guided us to untouched snow. There were areas that it felt like we were the only people on the mountain. We learned about the history of the mountain, the specifics of the alpine terrain, and how to play in the snow! The tour ended with delicious hot chocolate and a cookie. The tour was 38$ and lasted 2hours. To rent the snowshoes and trail pass at cypress, that would cost you 26$. So for someone who had never snowshoed before, I felt this tour was well worth it! I was super impressed with our guide and his truly radiant passion for the mountain. I would suggest this to anyone who is unfamiliar with snowshoeing. read more

Cypress Mountain - Our guide leading the way in the forest! - Ski Resorts Near Me - West Vancouver, British Columbia