Thursday, 31 March 2016

Great spring cross country skiing at Cypress Mountain



by Keith and Heather Nicol
   We started the year with excellent cross country skiing at Cypress Mountain on December 31,2015 and we were able to get in another great spring skiing day on the last day of March, 2016. The last week of March in Vancouver has provided great spring weather with lots of sun and temperatures hitting well into the double digits in the afternoon. This meant that to avoid skiing heavy wet snow that you had to be skiing when the trails opened at 9:00am. On this trip we were joined by our daughter Kristie and had an amazing ski on corn snow that was still abit fast in the shade but gave good grip where ever the sun was on the trail. We explored trails on many parts of the mountain and skied some trails we hadn’t skied before. We tried the Triangle Lake trail above upper warming hut and we always like heading down the roller coaster descent of Unknown Lake trail. From there we skied down Russel and Brothers Canyon West which were also trails that we hadn’t skied before.  We returned to the base via Sitzmark which is a favourite trail due to its twisting – flowing nature. We found the grooming to be first rate with firm classic tracks and smooth corduroy for skating. 
Kristie skiing on the Unknown Lake trail

     Cypress Nordic has 19 km of cross country ski trails groomed for both classic and skating as well as 10 km of snowshoe trails.  The ski trails are very wide and the popular lower trails are relatively flat.  Cypress staff told us that they have had an “awesome year” and that they plan to be open until April 17 if weather permits. If you are visiting Vancouver and want to cross country ski you couldn’t do any better than visiting Cypress Mountain. They offer a wide range of activities from alpine and cross country skiing and snowshoeing. With good weather still in the forecast be sure to take advantage of the great skiing out there. For more information see: www.cypressmountain.com  
We liked the firm classic tracks


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