Ski resorts across British Columbia (BC) are getting their season underway thanks to recent snowfall. Cypress Mountain on the North Shore, located north of Vancouver, opened on November 22nd. As of the 23rd, two lifts and five runs were open, and the snow depth was 125 centimetres.
Cross country skiing opened on the 24th.
Grouse Mountain kicked off the season on the 23rd. As of the 23rd, the mountain had 106 centimetres of snow. The annual Christmas event ” Peak of Christmas ” also began on the 22nd.
Last year, British Columbia’s ski resorts suffered from a lack of snow due to a warm winter caused by the El Niño weather phenomenon, but this winter, temperatures are expected to be lower than normal due to the La Niña weather phenomenon. Both Cypress and Grouse opened about two weeks earlier than last year.
Seymour Mountain, the other North Shore ski area, is scheduled to open Dec. 13. But the toboggan and tubing areas opened on the 23rd.
In the ski resort of Whistler, Blackcomb Mountain opened one day earlier than scheduled on the 21st, and Whistler Mountain opened on the 22nd.