It is not too far out of West Vancouver and you do travel up a fair steep grade as you are climbing the mountain by bike or by carTHE VIEW IS SPECTACULAR The skiing is wonderful and it is a fun laid back atmosphere ENJOY
We were there on December 30, 2014. It took 20 minutes to purchase tickets to the Snow Tube Park, plus another 50+ minutes to get into the Snow Tube Park, plus another 20 minutes at the top of the chutes. That was more than an hour and a half of waiting before the first run.Long story short, we had a grand total of 7 runs in 2 hours, the maximum time you can stay with the ticket.They sold too many tickets and closed one chute - only four out of five chutes.It's a waste of time and money. You've been warned.
My husband and I paid for a two hour lesson at Cyprus Mountain B.C. We arrived to a snowy winter wonderland and noticed that there is no pay parking (bonus). All the signage was marked very well and everyone was very helpful and efficient as I had never been there before. I stood at the area where I would start my lesson, and the INSTRUCTORS came out to organize us into groups. Yes INSTRUCTORS! My husband and I had our very own instructor for two hours. I thought it would be a group environment as there was at least ten in our class but this was awesome! The price for lessons and rental was $129 which was super cheap compared to the surrounding mountain resorts. The instructor worked with our individual skills and taught us further. IT WAS GREAT
there is no snow in this mountain; 2013-14 both have been crap; Silver pass at Cypress is a useless piece of crap. Cypress team could have relaxed the rule for Silver holders to be able to ski on the weekend as an apology when there is no snow. Again this year (2014-12), there is some snow finally late December, between Dec 26 and Jan 2 the Silver pass holders cannot ski. By the time, we can ski, there will be no snow. No way I ever buy a Cypress pass again ! Don't buy a pass here, it is a bad deal.
Over in Canada for a wedding and the bride and groom and some of the guests thought it would be a good idea to go skiing 5 days before the wedding!!! All was well. Fortunately the day we choose saw the first real snow they had seen this season, so quite a few of the slopes were open. Everything was quite well organised and running pretty well. The tuition slopes, however, were overcrowded and left very little space for someone who hasn't skied for 30 years to practice. Managed to get on the green slope for a few runs eventually after many tumbles!!! The rest of the party, who were more advanced skiers, took advantage of the others slopes and all enjoyed their days skiing. Would definitely go again, but Whistler is only a bit further up the road!!!
10-15 min drive from Park Royal Shopping Centre in West Vancouver. A must show to every visitor I've ever had from out of town....even if it's just to the lookout point, halfways up.
Great family fun, we went there December 28th 2014 a group of 8 in three cars (no parking fee) arriving at just after 11:00 am there was a short queue for tickets ($18 per adult for 2 hours), a longer queue for the ride to the top. We choose to walk as we were all eager to start. The tubing was fun and supervised well, after a few times we got the ride up as we were getting tired but by then the wait for the ride was minimal. Our ages ranged from 23 to 56 but we saw small children having fun as well. There were clean toilets, drinks and light snacks available. The tickets we purchased were for 2 hours but would allow more time if you have refreshments and there is an area where you can watch if not partaking. Allow at least three hours to park,play, watch and eat.
一直很憧憬这个2010年冬奥会的滑雪比赛场地,终于有机会亲身体验一下。我们都是滑雪新手,水平等于0,但是这也不影响我们享受滑雪的快乐。有非常专业的教练教学,初学者也能很快掌握一些基本动作。我们的教练是特别铁杆滑雪爱好者,他是澳大利亚人,因为澳大利亚是夏天不能滑雪,专程飞来加拿大一边兼职当教练一边自己享受滑雪!建议初学者还是玩儿skiing比较好,我觉得snowboard很帅气就直接学的后者,摔的不轻啊。XD
Each year for the past few years, my husband and I, who are both seniors, have bought and used passes to ski Cypress. We like the runs which are sufficiently long and varied, the price that we pay for the passes and the fact that, because we ski mid week, there are no line ups.
This is a fabulous place to walk, sit, and to just get outdoors. Pack a lunch and sit by the sea shore!