Skiing in BC in November – can it be done as a day trip from Vancouver?

11/15/2012 10:16:34 PM

Cypress Mountain has announced that it is opening November 14, 2012, though it is only at higher elevations with artificial snow, and not suitable for beginners. (In 2011, opening day was November 9.)

Grouse Mountain, reachable by TransLink bus 232 or 236, opens November 13, 2012.

Whistler, reachable by private coach, opens [November 17, 2012].

11/30/2011 3:13:49 PM

Whistler is probably your best bet for skiing. You can get to it by bus from Vancouver.
As you say, it depends year to year whether they have snow that early or not. It will be the best skiing around if it does have snow.

11/28/2011 9:52:08 PM

Here’s a quote from my Vancouver informer, with a little copying and pasting from their websites:

You can go to Cypress http://cypressmountain.com/ by bus:

By Public Transit – Take Skytrain or Bus to Waterfront Station,
connecting via Seabus to the Cypress Mountain Shuttle Bus at Lonsdale
Quay in North Vancouver.

If you only have a few hours, go to Grouse http://grousemountain.com/ by public transport.

The public transit system offers regular service to and from the base
of Grouse Mountain every half hour. Catch Bus 232 – Phibbs Exchange or
Bus 236 – Lonsdale Quay.

The public transit system website is http://www.translink.ca/

Update: my informer ski-ed for the first time of the 2011-2012 season at Cypress Nov 25th. Not sure if that’s the moment it opened but I wouldn’t be surprised if it was.

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