Cypress Mountain

Wow, I can’t believe I learned how to ski here. If you’re taking lessons, highly recommend it. The instructors are great. In terms of amenities, it’s got everything you need for a ski resort, including transportation to and from Vancouver. Best ski trip ever!! And the staff were super nice as well :)

Great spot for skiing near Vancouver!

This was pleasantly close to Central Vancouver - a great spot for me to try skiing for the first time! Workers were friendly and very accommodating. Considering the proximity to the city, Cypress is definitely a spot I’d recommend to local skiers or beginners like me looking for a great stop to try it out. Reasonable rental rates and lift tickets too, which can be hard to find!

This is my first season of skiing, and Cypress mountain is one of my options in lower mainland. Honestly, the snow condition was quite bad this year so it’s understandable that local mountains suffered a lot. Cypress mountain, so called the best snow resort in Vancouver, offers many different runs for multiple skill levels. It was always fun to ski on Cypress. Cannot complain about the snow condition as nobody has control over our Mother Nature, but there are few things I’m not satisfied by: first, their ticket system sometimes caused inconvenience, such as not being able to reload RFID cards, getting an empty ticket printed from the machine, and the prices being so unstable online, sometimes $39 sometimes $53. Parking is a problem as well. When it was crowded, some staff would always guide you to park nearby when there were still spots closer to the entrance. At few times, we had to walk with heavy gears for 20 minutes.

Cypress is one of the 3 local mountains for skiing / snowboarding in North / West Vancouver. It has 2 mountains with levels of runs for various people. The mountain does not have any "magic carpet" for beginners. The easiest run to start is the Runway, which requires taking a chair lift of Easy Rider. However, it has a stunning Vancouver view in the middle of the mountain. Skychair brings you to the top of the mountain. Hope you enjoy it.

2023/24 opening dates:
Dec 7, 2023 to Apr 14, 2024

Staff are trying very hard to keep the mountain open and running well and I respect that 💪
The few runs that are open are super fun! I love the smaller tree runs that go off the main trail. There's not many but there's enough :Do
Terrible conditions this year but overall this mountain is still very fun to ski on!!!

I'll give the resort 5 stars, while the snow conditions are worthy of 1 star due to the warmest winter in recent years. The resort is busy making snow, but most runs are bare. I'm sure it's a fantastic experience with normal conditions & I'm thinking of dropping my annual pass with Grouse Mountain & switching to Cypress for Winter sports. Cypress, IMHO, seems more authentic.

That’s the coolest mountain in the Lower Mainland! Season 23/24, as most of the mountains, was affected by the weather conditions, but still worths a visit while it is open. Great trails also, during the spring/ summer time. Watch out for the 🐻 in that case.