CYPRESS MOUNTAIN

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CYPRESS MOUNTAIN
Cypress Mountain Vancouver is in a Provincial Park on the North Shore of Vancouver. The park has two sections, a 21 km² southern section which is accessible by road, and a 9 km² northern section which is only accessible by hiking trails.

The southern section of Cypress Provincial Park contains the ski area, Cypress Mountain BC, which is operated under a Park Use Permit by a private company called Cypress Bowl Recreations Ltd, a subsidiary of Boyne USA. During the winter, this is a Cypress Mountain ski area for both cross country and alpine skiers, snowtubing and snowshoeing tours. The mountain has three quad and two double chairlifts, as well as a tube tow and a magic carpet for their ski school participants. Cypress Mountain has thirty eight downhill runs, many of which run day and night and over nineteen kilometers of cross country trails. Cypress Mountain is one of the largest ski areas on Vancouver's North Shore and is only thirty minutes from downtown.

In the summer of 2005, Cypress Mountain created a lift assisted mountain bike park, as set out in the 1997 Cypress Provincial Park Master Plan. Cypress Mountain also has a new rental fleet to allow you to rent the latest equipment. Cypress Mountain ski lessons are also available with a professional instructor from one of Western Canada's most respected ski and snowboard schools. Enjoy the Cypress Mountain snow in the Tubing Park where you can slide down chutes in a snow tube and let the tube get you back to the top again. The Tube Park is near the Nordic base and is great fun for all the family.

Part of Vancouver's 2010 Winter Olympics will be hosted at Cypress Mountain, including the snowboard (Half-pipe Snowboard Cross and Parallel Giant Slalom) and freestyle skiing (Moguls and Aerials) events. Construction will be taking place in the next few years as the free style skiing venues are being built in conjunction with a new high speed quad chair. Riders of the chair will be able to enjoy the panoramic views of Vancouver and the Coastal Mountains. A new daylodge, a snowmaking system, upgraded parking areas and an athletes center in the Cross Country area are all also part of the drive to prepare for 2010.


For more information about Cypress Mountain and for details on upcoming events and for upto date snow reports, please visit the Cypress Mountain site here.