Skiresort.info Test of the ski resort Cypress Mountain
Total result: 3.3 out of 5 stars

Leaving West Vancouver you have a long road to the base station at an altitude of 910m where you will find enough parking lots. For beginners there is a quad, called Easy Rider near to the base station. The double chair “Midway Chair” serves easy runs in the valley area. Parallel to this one is the high speed quad Lions Express Quad Chair which gets you much higher on the mountain - up to 1275m. Up here you have the easy run “Collins” back to this lift. You have also a big selection of medium and difficult runs back to the base station. Below the top station of the Lions Express Quad Chair quad is the double chair Sky Chair up to the 1440m high Mt. Strachan, the highest lifted point in the ski area. Here you get back to the “Sky Chair” via difficult and a medium run or you can take the difficult runs “Top Gun” and “Humpty Dumpty” back to the base station. On the other side there are another quad chairs, the Eagle Express Quad Chair which lifts you up to the 1220m high Black Mountain. This Mountain is very popular because you can find runs of every level of difficulty here. Since the season 2007/2008 Cypress Mountain recieved 40% more runs because the new Raven Ridge Quad Chair open up new terrain down to 824m above sea level. Five advanced, as well as intermediate runs lead to the new lift through forest aisles. Experts prefer the runs Hose Side, Trumpeter, Black Fly, Meteor and Black on Black. Via the easy runs Panorama and Windjammer you can ski or ride back to the base lodge. If you miss the last lift at the Raven Ridge Quad Chair you have a 20 min. hike out back to the base station. On Black Mountain is the new freestyle, moguls and halfpipe are for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games. Very recommendable is the night skiing because nearly all of the runs are open and you have a great selection of slopes until 11pm. At the base station there is a restaurant and a kiosk which are also open until 11pm. Don´t forget your chains of do not have a 4wd as the road can be very slippery.