Nov 14, 2010
Scott and I had an excellent day up at Cypress Peak, enjoying both a summit, sunshine, and turns. For those who are unfamiliar with the difference between Cypress Peak and Cypress Bowl, here’s some mountain statistics that we came up with.
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Cypress Bowl
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The Real Cypress Peak
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Price
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$65
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$0
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Lift System
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2 high speed detachable chair lifts, 4 fixed grip chair lifts
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Self-Serve
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Line ups
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Up to 30 minutes
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None
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Glaciers
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0
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3
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Peak Elevation
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1440m
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2083m
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Vertical Rise
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610m
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981m
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Ski Runs
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Beginner 13%, Intermediate 25%, Advanced 35%, Expert 8%
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Advanced 100%
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Length of Ski Season
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Four months
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Eight months
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Current Snow Depth
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35cm
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125cm
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Skiable Terrain
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240 ha
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460 ha
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Snow Making
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35 Snow Guns
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Ullr
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Restaurants
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Cypress Creek Grill, Crazy Raven Bar and Grill
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Pubs in Squamish
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People sharing the Mountain
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2000
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2
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Scott N. on the summit of Cypress Peak, just as all the clouds started to clear, with valley fog below. We’ve only been here in the summer previously.
From the summit, we bootpacked back down to our skis as it was too rocky up there. And then we skied down the West glacier twice before heading back up to col and down the East glacier.
Wow. What a way to start the ski season! I’m looking forward to exploring the Coast Mountains.
Excellent report congratulation!
all the best
Thank you!