by Keith and Heather Nicol
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| The upper warm up hut was a popular spot on Friday |
On Friday December
30 we headed to Cypress Mountain Resort with our daughter Kristie and her
boyfriend Eric to check out the cross country skiing. Kristie has enjoyed cross
country skiing for many years and Eric is just getting started with the sport.
And Cypress is a great spot to get on snow whether you like to snow shoe,
alpine ski, cross country ski or go tubing since it is just a short drive from
Vancouver. We met Nordic Manager Mike Thomas on the trails and he told us that
Cypress was off to their best winter start in many years with all Nordic trails
groomed and ready for skiing. “We
already have a base of over 200 cm” he told us. We had contacted Mike a few
days earlier and he told us to arrive by 9:30- 10:00 am since the road up can
get quite congested. That was good advice since interest in winter activities
seems to have exploded in the Vancouver over the past few years especially over
the Christmas holidays.
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| We loved skiing on the wide trails |
Cypress Nordic
has 19 km of cross country ski trails groomed for both classic and skating as
well as 10 km of snowshoe trails. We
really liked the wide trails and the lower trails are relatively flat and ideal
for beginners. As you gain elevation the
trails ascend and descend more quickly and the skiing is more challenging. On Friday we skied many of the lower trails
and also skied the Triangle Lake loop which is higher up on the mountain. We
had a snack at a upper warmup cabin and were surprised by the large groups of
snowshoers that were having a bite to eat as well. If you are visiting Vancouver and want to
cross country ski or snowshoe you couldn’t do any better than visiting Cypress
Mountain. And the new Hollyburn Lodge should be opening in the next few weeks”
Mike told us as we left “so you will have to come back to check it out.” We can’t
wait! For more information see: www.cypressmountain.com
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| Keith skiing past snow laden trees |
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