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November 14, 2005 | Tips from Us > Vancouver, Snowboarding Vancouver, Snowboarding
Have you seen the mountains? "Excuse me?" "Have you seen the mountains?" I usually don't talk to people during my morning commute. It's my chance to Zen-out for a few minutes before I start the day, besides I usually end up talking to the most eccentric person on the train. "Yeah buddy, I live here. I see them everyday." "Well take a look." Holy Moly! They're... covered... with... SNOW! A solid of week of cold, heavy rainfall has paid off in spades!
Vancouver is lucky to have three ski hills all within a one hour drive of downtown. And while the opening of
Whistler/Blackcomb always creates a buzz amongst the snow-obsessed in this city, the buzz doesn't really kick into high gear until the local mountains get dusted. Each mountain has its own personality.
Mount Seymour boasts the most snow of the three mountains, three terrain parks, snowshoeing, snowtubing and is the only mountain with a tobogganing area.
Cypress Mountain is actually two mountains, Black Mountain and Mount Strachan, and offers the greatest variety of downhill terrain, extensive Nordic and snowshoe trails and a snowtube area. It's also the future home for some of the 2010 Olympic events.
Grouse Mountain has unquestionably the best views and offers something for everyone; even a non-skier can find plenty to do atop Grouse during the winter. In addition to the downhill and Nordic trails, there's ice skating, snowshoeing, sleigh rides and award-winning dining. Most locals make a day of it, spending the day on the hills before then hitting the town at night. Or they switch it up, spending the day in the city before heading up for a evening of alpine fu
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