23 km
935 m - 1265 m
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Test report Mount Seymour
Skiresort.info Test of the ski resort Mount Seymour
Total result: 2.8 out of 5 stars
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Further evaluation criteria
Evaluation criteria for special interests
In detail: Test report for ski resort Mount Seymour
Top evaluation criteria
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Runs/slopes
Altitude difference
330 m (Valley 935 m - Mountain 1265 m )
Lifts/ cable cars
4
Number of lifts to get from one end of the ski resort to the other
→ 2 ← 1
Number of lifts to get from one end of the ski resort to the other
→ 2 ← 1
Runs/slopes
Total 23 km
Easy
9 km
(39 %)Intermediate
9 km
(39 %)Difficult
5 km
(22 %)
Longest run
1.6 km
Run location
under tree line
Worth knowing
- Valley run available
Photos
old double chair lifts, rope tow
Number of ski lifts
4
Total capacity
4820 Passengers / hour
Length of all lifts
2.1 km Total
Lifts and cable cars
3
1
Additional
1
Photos
normally the Pacific brings a lot of snow, there are only a few snow guns
Worth knowing
- Artificial snow-making
10 % of the slopes have snow-making capabilities
- The valley run is always open when ski resort is open; without the valley run, ski operation is not possible.
Season 2008/2009
140 Days open
140 Days when valley run open
140 Days when valley run open
Season 2009/2010
147 Days open
147 Days when valley run open
147 Days when valley run open
The slope preparation is very good.
Tip: By new snow, an optimal slope prepartion is not always possible, even with a large effort. In addition, the new snow can not combine with the snow lying underneath and moguls are created quickly. For safety reasons, usually no slope preparation is possible during operating times.
Further evaluation criteria
mountain road approx. 30 min. from Vancouver
Access via Highway 1, Ausfahrt 22 Mt Seymour Pkwy
- Mystery Peak Chair (North Vancouver), Ideal entry for day visitors
Distance: 17 km · approx. 26 Minutes driving time
Roads: Side road, Mountain road, well-developed
Parking spaces: enough available, Tarred parking lot, free of charge
Public transportation/ on-site mobility
- No direct train connection
- Ski busses
- Scheduled busses
at the parking lots with basic meals
2 Mountain restaurants & Ski huts
Ski-in/Ski-out
There are no accommodations with direct access to the slopes and to lifts (Ski-in/Ski-out)
Towns/villages
- Vancouver
Distance to ski resort more than 20 km
Guest beds 30000
Note: For the evaluation, only the accommodations which are located directly on the slopes and lifts, or have very easy access to the ski resort have been considered.
Evaluation criteria for special interests
familiy friendly, a lot of easy and beginner runs
Information for families and children
- Kid's Land/ separated area for children
- People mover
- Children's lifts
- Beginner's lifts near the valley
Information for beginners
- Easy and manageable slope offering, which is easy to achieve
- Wide slopes
- Beginner's area
- Special slopes for slower skiers / beginners
- Easy valley run
- Beginner's lifts near the valley
only three advanced runs at the Brockton Chair and Unicorn
Information for advanced skiers, freeriders
- few freeride/ deep snow areas
- few mogul slopes
- few extremely difficult, steep and unprepared runs (Double Diamonds)
Slope offering advanced skiers
Runs/slopes
Total 23 km
Difficult
5 km
(22 %)Note: Always mind the avalanche warnings and barriers, please. Never ski into a closed and unsecured area.
3 Terrain Parks
Information for Snowboarders
- few cat tracks
- no runs with ascent
- few freeride/ deep snow areas
Snow parks
- Mushroom Park
- Northlands Park
- Young Guns Park
- Halfpipe Lodge Chair
Offering snow parks
- Snow park/ Fun park
- Halfpipe
- Superpipe
- Kicker (Jump/ Ramp)
- Rails/ Slides
- Boxes
- Wallride
- Corner / Hip
- Boardercross
- Waverides
- Pro Line
- Medium Line
- Beginner/ Easy Line
- Chill area
Conclusion
wide runs, nice view to Vancouver, terrain parks
old lifts, no lifts with bubbles
Detailed description of the ski resort
From North Vancouver you drive a long road up to the base station, situated at an elevation of good 1000m, where you find enough parking lots. The easy slopes start from the parking lots and they are served by the double chair Lodge Chair and a double rope tow, named Goldie Rope Tow. To reach the other lifts you have to walk a short way from the rope tow or the double chair to the double chair Mystery Peak. At the Mystery Peak Chair you find easy to intermediate runs, as well as one of the 3 very long terrain parks for riders with many obstacles and jumps. An easy run leads over to the highest lift in the area, the double chair Brockton. That is the only lift, which is not open for night skiing and there are no lights. From here at the top you have a wonderful view over Vancouver. At this short lift you find two very short, but very steep runs, as well as a short immediate run and an easy slope. To go back to the base lodge you have to take a flat way to the other slopes. From the top station of Mystery Peak chair you can ski or ride the advanced run Unicorn (No. 13) which takes you down to the Lodge Chair. This run is relatively long and leads through dense forest. Beginners can only take the run down to Mystery Peak Chair and then they have to push or walk to the top station of the Lodge Chair. Unfortunately the lifts in the area are relatively old and in such a way you have to wait a bit, mainly on weekends and during night skiing. The ski area is recommended for families, advanced skier have not enough terrain. For a break you have only a Cafeteria and a self-service restaurant at the base station.
Test Report issued on 2010-03-08
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