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Cypress Mountain Ski Area 
Skiers at Cypress MountainLocation Cypress Provincial Park,
British Columbia
CanadaNearest city West Vancouver Coordinates 49°23′44″N 123°12′12″W / 49.39556°N 123.20333°W Vertical 610 m / 2001 ft Top elevation 1440 m / 4724 ft Base elevation 910 m / 2985 ft Skiable area 600 acres Runs 53
Beginner 13%
Intermediate 35%
Advanced 37%
Expert 8%
Freestyle Terrain 8%Longest run 4.1 km (combination)
(2.5 mi.)Lift system 6 chairlifts
1 magic carpet
2 surface liftsSnowfall 622 cm/year (245 inches) Web site Cypress Mountain Cypress Mountain is a ski area in West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, located in the southern section of Cypress Provincial Park.
The ski resort is a 30-[1] minute drive north of downtown Vancouver, and has 53 named alpine ski runs (many accessible for night skiing) and 19 km cross country tracks. Snowshoeing tours are also popular. Snow schools and rentals, huge cafeteria and Crazy Raven Bar and Grill and a Big Bear Sports retail shop are also located on the premises.
Cypress Mountain hosted the Freestyle Skiing and Snowboarding events of the 2010 Winter Olympics.
The ski area's downhill runs are built on two mountains (Mt. Strachan (pronounced "Strawn"[2][3] - 1440 m (4724 ft.) and Black Mountain - 1200 m (3937 ft.), on a vertical rise of 610 m (2001 ft).
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Cypress Mountain has two high-speed detachable quad chairlifts (Eagle Express and the Lions Express), two fixed-grip quad chairs (Raven Ridge and Easy Rider) and two double chairlifts (Sky Chair and Midway).[4].
2010 Winter Olympics
During the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games, Cypress hosted all of the freestyle skiing and snowboarding competitions (moguls, aerials, ski cross, half-pipe, snowboard cross and parallel giant slalom).[5] The half-pipe and the venues for the moguls and aerials were completed in the summer of 2007.
See also
- List of ski areas and resorts in Canada
- Cypress Provincial Park
- Mount Seymour
- Grouse Mountain
- The Lions
References
- ^ http://cypressmountain.com/information
- ^ "Strachan, Mount" in BCGNIS
- ^ Fairley, Climbing & Hiking in Southwestern British Columbia, p. 23.
- ^ Cypress Mountain
- ^ Vancouver2010.com profile
- Fairley, Bruce (1986). A Guide to Climbing and Hiking in Southwestern British Columbia. Vancouver, BC: Gordon Soules Book Publishers Ltd.. ISBN 0-919574-99-8.
External links
Venues of the 2010 Winter Olympics Competition facilities in Vancouver and vicinity Canada Hockey Place · Cypress Mountain Ski Area · Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre · Pacific Coliseum · Richmond Olympic Oval · Vancouver Olympic/Paralympic CentreVenues outside Vancouver Non-competition venues BC Place Stadium · Main Media Centre · Vancouver Olympic and Paralympic Village · Whistler Olympic and Paralympic Village · Whistler Olympic Medals Plaza1988: Canada Olympic Park (includes bobsleigh/luge track), Nakiska (demonstration) • 1992: Tignes • 1994: Kanthaugen Freestyle Arena • 1998: Iizuna Kogen Ski Area • 2002: Deer Valley • 2006: Sauze d'Oulx-Jouvencaux • 2010: Cypress Mountain • 2014: Freestyle Skiing Center and Snowboard Park • 2018: Bokwang Phoenix Park
1998: Kanbayashi Snowboard Park, Mount Yakebitai • 2002: Park City Mountain Resort • 2006: Bardonecchia • 2010: Cypress Mountain • 2014: Freestyle Skiing Center and Snowboard Park • 2018: Bokwang Phoenix Park
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