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Mt Seymour Resort Reviews

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Visitor reviews for Mt Seymour Ski Resort

Mt Seymour Ratings

Overall: 3.7. Based on 78 votes and 43 reviews.

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Snowsure: 3.9

  • 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
  • Mt Seymour is snowsure even in the poorest seasons

Variety of pistes: 3.7

  • The ski runs are featureless and unvaried
  • The ski runs are varied but not extensive enough for a week
  • Mt Seymour has diverse and interesting pistes including forests and high alpine terrain

Off-piste: 3.8

  • No off-piste worth mentioning
  • Off piste is out-of-bounds
  • Some varied offpiste that stays fresh for one or two days
  • A vast array of off-piste routes that can stay untracked for several days

Scenery: 4.4

  • An ugly resort in a bland setting
  • Average mountain views and resort
  • A spectacular setting and a beautiful / historic resort town

Access: 4.7

  • At least one overnight stop
  • Requires a whole day
  • Requires more than half a day – you may have time for a few turns
  • Arrive by lunchtime and ski all afternoon
  • There is a main airport within an hour of Mt Seymour

Public Transport: 4.0

  • There are no buses or taxis to Mt Seymour
  • There are slow or infrequent buses / trains available
  • Getting to the resort is easy with frequent bus / train connections

Accommodation: 2.8

  • No places to stay in/near Mt Seymour
  • A few places to stay in the resort
  • A wide variety of accommodation suitable to suit all budgets

Cheap Rooms: 3.1

  • No budget accommodation available
  • Just one or two hostels so book ahead
  • Several cheap hostels and pensions available

Luxury Hotels: 2.8

  • No luxury accommodation available
  • Just one or two luxury hotels so book ahead
  • Several up-market hotels in Mt Seymour

Ski in/Ski out: 2.7

  • The ski area is located far from any accommodation
  • A free ski bus takes you to the ski area in a short trip
  • Ski-in ski-out accommodation is available

Childcare: 3.1

  • There are no child care facilities at Mt Seymour
  • The resort has limited child-care facilities
  • the resort has excellent child-care facilities including at least one reasonably priced creche

Snowmaking: 2.1

  • Mt Seymour relies entirely on natural snow
  • There are just a few snow cannons
  • There are snowmaking facilities on all pistes

Snow Grooming: 4.4

  • There are no snow groomers at Mt Seymour
  • Occasionally some pistes are left ungroomed and in a poor state
  • All the runs at Mt Seymour are groomed daily

Shelter: 4.2

  • There is nowhere to ski when it is windy or visibility is bad and lifts often shut
  • There are some trees for poor visibility but main lifts sometimes close
  • Mt Seymour is mostly in forest where you can ski in flat-light and windy days, lifts rarely close

Nearby options: 3.2

  • If snow conditions are poor at Mt Seymour, it will be poor everywhere nearby
  • There are good alternatives within an hours drive
  • Other locations on the same lift pass provide a rich variety of snowsure ski conditions

Regional rating: 4.0

  • Mt Seymour usually has poor snow conditions compared to other resorts in region
  • Has average conditions for the region
  • Usually has the best snow conditions in the region

Lift Staff: 4.5

  • The staff at Mt Seymour are rude or unhelpful
  • Lift staff at Mt Seymour are pleasant, cheerful and eager to help

Crowds/Queues: 3.6

  • The resort is always busy and there are usually long lift queues
  • It is quiet apart from occasional weekends and school holidays
  • It is uncrowded and lift queues are very rare

Ski Schools: 4.3

  • No ski schools available
  • One or two ski schools but local language only
  • A few ski schools but book early for multi-lingual instructors
  • Plenty of ski schools and multi-lingual instructors available
  • Excellent ski schools with friendly multi-lingual ski instructors

Hire and Repairs: 4.3

  • Nothing can be sourced, not even ski-wax or ptex
  • There are some ski shops but rentals need to be booked in advance
  • Good quality ski equipment can be purchased or hired and overnight repairs are possible

Beginners: 4.4

  • Beginners can only watch others ski and snowboard
  • A few gentle slopes but beginners will get bored in less than a week
  • Vast areas of gentle terrain

Intermediates: 4.3

  • No intermediate terrain at Mt Seymour
  • Intermediate skiers will get bored after a few days
  • Vast areas of cruising runs

Advanced: 3.6

  • Nothing for advanced skiers and snowboarders
  • Enough steep terrain for a few days with some good offpiste
  • Enough steep terrain and offpiste areas to entertain advanced skiers for at least a week

Snow Park: 4.5

  • Not even a kicker at Mt Seymour
  • Average sized park quite well looked after
  • Huge park area and expertly crafted pipes, jumps and boardercross trails

Cross-country: 3.1

  • There is nowhere to go for cross-country skiing around Mt Seymour
  • There are some cross country trails available
  • The area features many spectacular and well maintained cross-country trails

Luge/Toboggan: 4.1

  • No designated luge or toboggan runs
  • There are toboggan runs that open quite often
  • Mt Seymour has long and well maintained luge / toboggan facilities suitable for all ages

Mountain Dining: 3.8

  • Nowhere to buy food by the pistes
  • Some places to eat up on the mountain but they are often busy and expensive
  • There is a variety of excellent mountain eateries right next to the slopes to suit all budgets

Eating: 3.6

  • Bring your own food, there isn't even a shop
  • There are a few places to eat in the resort but nothing special
  • A wide variety of places to eat and drink in the resort, from fast food to fancy restaurants

Apres-Ski: 3.0

  • Nothing to do, not even a bar
  • There are a few bars in the resort but nothing special
  • Clubs and bars stay open until very late and have a friendly atmosphere

Other Sports: 2.5

  • No sports facilities at all apart from ski lifts
  • Resort has just a small public swimming pool
  • Resort has all kinds of sports facilities, including a full-size swimming pool

Entertainment: 3.0

  • Besides the snow and walking there is nothing to do here
  • The non-skier will find things to do for few days but may become bored after a week
  • The resort area is a fascinating place to visit, regardless of winter sports

Winter Walks: 4.5

  • Very limited walking and no snowshoe trails
  • A couple of designated scenic walking/snowshoe trails
  • Extensive and diverse winter walking trails for all abilities

Ski Pass Value: 4.2

  • A 1 week ski pass is overpriced compared to the number of lifts available
  • The ski pass is averagely priced and covers a reasonable number of lifts
  • Ski passes are excellent value for money and cover a lot of lifts spanning a big area

Value (National): 4.3

  • Overall, Mt Seymour is one of the most expensive ski resorts in the country and not worth the money
  • Overall represents average value for money
  • Overall offers the best value resort in the country

Value (Global): 4.3

  • Overall, Mt Seymour is one of the most expensive ski resorts in the world
  • Overall it offers pretty average value for money compared to resorts from other countries
  • Internationally the resort offers excellent value for money

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February 15, 2017
Skier
I had the best day ever but I think it's not one of the good mountains.
January 19, 2017
Trento
Just had my best day ever on any of the local mountains. Even Whistler doesn't get the kind of grooming that we have come to admire at Seymour. These guys kick it big time.
January 19, 2017
Trento
The groomers at Seymour are some of the best in BC. Jay and Matt.were head hunted by Seymour. They were the design build guys from Cypress who built the the hill that won Canada's first gold medal at the 2010 Olympics. Veteran groomers with many years experience. In case you didn't know Seymour is touted as one of the best terrain parks in North America. [note from the editor: names of other reviewers are not included in posts.]
November 07, 2016
Travis
Seymour is there for those who live to board/ski. The other local mountains all have a feeling like they sold out. If you're looking to ride for the day and just enjoy being in the mountains Seymour is the place to be. The Mystery chair lift was upgraded last season and has improved lift times but even in comparison to the other local mountains, I'm pretty sure it almost took the same amount of time to get up just due to sheer numbers riding the lifts anyway.
March 27, 2016
bill
To another reviewer: no ski hill will give you a refund. Everywhere gives vouchers if you have the right reason. Go to Whistler for one week like the world. Buy a day pass ride for 10 mins and hurt yourself. See if you get your 100 bucks back, Good luck dude. Ken ski blades went out in the early 2000's; let it go buddy. [note from the editor: text omitted for the sake of relevance.]
March 14, 2016
Kyle
Great local mountain! Best value for season passes. Excellent customer service. Tons of terrain to hit if you are creative and willing to explore. Should update conditions on web site way more often!
December 15, 2015
Ken
There are too many snowboarders on the hill first of all. When I went to the rental place and asked for the short stubby skis they didn't have them anymore. That’s not great customer service and I cannot ride those long skis. Everyone in line kept snickering at me for some reason and asking me if I “got the shot for the boys” even though I wasn't there with my two sons. They didn't have snow making at the time and I prefer Grouse and Cypress because of the great groomers. For some reason all the kids riding the stunt ditch kept yelling at me and calling me Jerry, they must have mistaken me for someone else. They should have a skating rink because all the indoor ones in Richmond tend to be fairly busy and I have hurt myself many times falling because of all the traffic on the ice.
January 13, 2013
dan
Resort.. it is not. Great local mountain though. We travel from Surrey, BC every weekend and it takes us only 45 minutes from our front door to the slopes. Enough runs for a beginner to intermediate skier/ snowboarder. Best thing is the value. Got an earlybird family season pass for $800 plus tax so about $900 total. I have 2 adults and 4 kids on this, so that's $150 each for a season pass. 3 days pays for itself. We've already been up about 7 or 8 times this year.
January 03, 2013
Naseam
If you buy lift passes or lesson packages be sure to not get injured. Even with a doctor's note you can't get your money refunded. You're tied to this mountain with make up - passes or gift cards. Whether you're out for the whole season or not coming back to the West Coast, you cannot get your money back in the case of injury.
October 27, 2012
Dennis
Seymour has replaced the old slow Mystery chair with a detachable high-speed quad for this year. Between double the capacity and double the lift speed, throughput should be hugely improved. Just hope it doesn't result in the mountain being overcrowded.