Snowsure: 3.6
- Occasionally gets enough snow for skiing
- Is often closed due to a lack of snow
- Occasionally suffers from a lack of snow
- Rarely suffers from a lack of snow
- Cypress Mountain is snowsure even in the poorest seasons
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December 29, 2011
Aaron
Aaron
Cypress has surprisingly diverse terrain, with two mountainsides to enjoy, giving diversity allows dodging times of variable weather conditions. More good rides, in more conditions. Decent enough food, friendly staff, great parking coordination with spillover amenities.
It stands up on its own, and bonus it's only 20-30 min from downtown Vancouver core. Great value going with the silver pass. Will do that again next year.
Cheers!
- Aaron
December 14, 2011
Derek
Derek
Cypress is the best local ski hill. The groomers are amazing. The amount of coverage is exceptional with the little amount of snow this year is exceptional. All of the beginner and intermediate terrain has been perfect. I am very excited about this season. I have enjoyed many bluebird days so far and the snow forecast looks good.
The three areas where Cypress has been lacking in the past have been addressed this season. The park has been moved to black mountain and has become a major focus. It will be bigger and better this year. The snowmaking guns were moved in the off-season. They are now placed to provide better run coverage. This allowed Cypress to have a record early opening of Nov 8th. Another major improvement has been the food in the cafeteria. The other day I had a caesar salad and an open faced grilled turkey & swiss sandwich. An excellent alternative to the stock greasy burgers.
I will see you on the slopes.
November 29, 2011
billy miner
billy miner
November 20, 2011
canali
canali
btw, the smarter skiers/boarders at Cypress take advantage of the $400 silver pass...you can ski/board anytime, day or night with exception a few 'blackout periods': notably the of last wkend in December (since that period is nuts with a lot of newbie or occasional skiers during Xmas rush, why not pass anyway...it's way overcrowded place) and also the wkends in Jan and Feb...and again who cares as during those wkends you just ski elsewhere i.e go to Whistler, Baker or the interior....so the silver pass is best bang for the buck with most locals, hands down.
Again, Seymour and Grouse don't even compare to Cypress...like eating at McDonalds when you're used to 'the keg'.
November 18, 2011
One Great Resort!
One Great Resort!
Anyone not enjoying themselves at Cypress is not a serious rider.
There is terrain for everyone there, beginner to off-piste rider.
I find it gives Whistler a run for it's money on Cypress's best days - you can find powder stashes here long after Whistler is tracked (which only takes about 2 hours before you really have to go searching at Whistler). You can find pow at night at Cypress at times.
The resort is well operated. The staff will not react inappropriately if you appear capable when ducking a rope. Nothing like Grouse, where the rude staff will scream at you all the way up the lift simply for not lowering your safety bar. Grouse pales anyway, with no off-piste riding.
The new lodge is great, I actually do go in for a pint on occasion. Food is fine in the caf, but great in the Crazy Raven. Get the chicken sandwich there and a winter ale.
This year they seem to finally want to get serious about their park riding (must have taken my numerous written threats seriously!) so maybe they will finally emerge as the clear choice this winter.
As far as line ups, anyone complaining about lift lines should be fully ignored. You sail through every lift if you play your day smart.
I have no suggestions on ways to improve Cypress this year. Good work!!
November 13, 2011
canali
canali
I'm a Vancouver local, and Cypress is my ski hill mid wk and on wkends when I'm too lazy to go to Whistler or Baker or the interior...ski Cypress about 30x each season alone.
I disagree that the food sucks..to me it's pretty decent...love the $7 pizzas....the Raven's pub is also good to catch some sports on the big screens while chugging some beer and apres appies after a day of skiing too.
You should always check the weather forecasts before coming up as often the weather might read -2c in the morning only to go up past 0 in the afternoon so any 'snow' will now be rain...so get up early and enjoy your runs first thing if that's the case....a great place for night skiing too (when it's not too foggy) which can happen here in the pnw.
Grouse and Seymour blow compared to Cypress (and I've skied them all)...only 'real' ski hill of the three, imo
October 27, 2011
Adam
Adam
Gotta agree with another reviewer, not quite getting the complaints. Paying full price day rate is a mug's game at any hill, so why worry about that price? Season passes pay for themselves in like 7 trips, and if you don't get one of those, get the Gold Medal thingy, or go at night. Cypress season pass is about 2x Grouse and 1/2 of Whistler, which seems pitched about right to me.
The food's terrible, but it's a _ski hill_. If I wanted to eat I'd go to a damn restaurant. I pack a thermos of gatorade and a couple sandwiches in my backpack and eat on the chairlift. Ski hills are for skiing/riding, not eating.
Staff are mostly foreign exchange workers on typical Vancouver wages, but hey, they usually seem to be having fun and the place runs smoothly, don't really see a problem there. And the lifts are the best and least busy of the local hills, so I don't quite get that complaint either.
Comparing Cypress to Baker or Whistler? Srsly? Cypress is a local hill, the others are resorts. Totally different thing. I mean, you want to set aside a day or a weekend completely to go to a resort, sure, that's one thing. A local hill you can take a bus to is another thing. They're not the same thing. It's not really fair to compare them.
Heck, my gold season ticket for 2011/2012 paid for itself in the last month and a half of 2010/11, this whole damn winter is house money...=)
October 25, 2011
MS Snowboard Girl
MS Snowboard Girl
What's up with people complaining about the pricing at Cypress?!
$59/day, no lodging required AND night riding VS $100/day plus lodging and NO night riding at Whistler - not to mention the lovely HST - there is no contest! Don't get me wrong, I like Whistler but for local terrain Cypress is definitely a good deal. I got the Silver Pass for this year and it will pay for itself after 7 visits which will be easy to do as Cypress is right here and I can get my shred on when ever I want.
What's with the complaints about the lift lines? I road just about every weekend last season and didn't wait more than 5 minutes on average for the lifts. Week nights are even better for wait times!
I agree Snowhound - Think Snow!
October 24, 2011
Port Moody Skier
Port Moody Skier
Agree with other comments that the changes this year to season passes must have cost them money. As a family of 4 we did not want a 'Big 5' and didn't know anyone to come in on it. When I phoned Cypress they said "look on Craiglist" for a 5th person!. They offered a discount (one year only, thanks!) and said prices were less than last year, but when you have the feeling of being ripped off it sticks in the throat. We've got Edge cards for Whistler. They can get the money we spent on kids lessons, food, shop, etc.... Perhaps Cypress will learn.... next year... or perhaps it's only day tickets they want???
October 24, 2011
snowhound
snowhound
Just hiked Cypress today and things are looking good, checked the weather here and I can't wait to get on my board. Just looked up all the local ticket rates after getting all these negative waves reading stuff from people having bad hair days. Whistler $96.00 (9 AM to 3:30 PM), Cypress $59.00 (9 AM to 10 PM), Grouse $58.00 (9 AM to 10 PM), Seymour $46.00 (9 AM to 10 PM). Whistler has its advantages of course (talk about terrible food service!) but I personally like Cypress and maybe Baker if I feel like committing to the drive. The price looks pretty reasonable to me especially compared to Seymour, $13.00 more for two high-speeds plus the Raven Quad and at least 5 times the terrain, and a $1 more than for the little bit of terrain that Grouse has to offer - where's the beef? Snow, Think Snow!
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