Major downhill bike park to open at Cypress Mountain in Summer 2027
More than two decades after mountain bikers last rode its lift-accessed trails, Cypress Mountain Resort is preparing to bring its downhill bike park back to life.
The westernmost ski resort on the North Shore mountains of Metro Vancouver is targeting Summer 2027 for the opening of a redesigned Cypress Bike Park on Black Mountain.
Construction on the first phase is expected to begin this month and continue through November 2026, weather permitting.
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Unlike conventional mountain biking trails, the new park will use a chairlift to carry riders and their bikes uphill, allowing them to ride purpose-built downhill routes back to the base of the mountain.
The provincial government’s BC Parks has classified the first phase as a Category 1 activity under Cypress Mountain’s existing Controlled Recreation Area Master Plan, enabling construction to move ahead. The entire bike park will remain within this existing controlled area.
The overall buildout is expected to take three years, with an initial opening of the first phase anticipated for the Summer 2027 season. Portions of the original bike park corridor will be reused, while the trail network will incorporate newer approaches to drainage, environmental protection, safety and skill development.
Plans call for trails serving everyone from beginners to advanced riders. These will include smoother “flow” trails designed around speed, jumps, and banked corners, along with more technically demanding routes featuring rocks and other natural obstacles.
Map of the initial concept of Cypress Mountain Bike Park, as of August 2026. (Cypress Mountain Resort)
“Welcoming the mountain bike community back to Cypress after more than 20 years will be a special moment for us,” said Matt Davies, general manager of Cypress Mountain, in a statement.
“The redesigned Cypress Bike Park will offer terrain for every kind of rider — flowy, jump trails for those who love to build speed and catch air, technical lines for riders chasing a bigger challenge, and beginner-friendly runs for those just getting started. We’re thankful to our partners at BC Parks, First Nations, and the community groups who have helped shape how we’re bringing it back.”
Construction and future bike park operations will not close, reduce, or reroute access to any public hiking trail, park area, or backcountry route.
Early construction will be concentrated primarily on previously disturbed areas, including former trail corridors, access roads, and ski runs, including the former Olympic venue footprint.
Lift-assisted mountain biking was formally included as an approved activity at Cypress Mountain in a 2004 update to the resort’s master plan. The resort subsequently opened what it bills as the North Shore’s original bike park in Summer 2005, but operations were subsequently halted as the mountain prepared to host the freestyle skiing and snowboarding competition events for the 2010 Winter Olympics.
Downhill mountain biking. (Cypress Mountain Resort)
Downhill mountain biking. (Cypress Mountain Resort)
Cypress Mountain during the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics. (John Biehler)
The new trail network is being designed and built by Gravity Logic, a Whistler-based company that specializes in lift-accessed mountain bike parks across North America.
Cypress Mountain Resort’s renewed effort with expanding its summertime offerings also comes amid increased competition with Grouse Mountain Resort, which also launched its permanent gravity-fed coaster earlier this year — in direct competition with the Cypress attraction that first opened in 2021 — and the 2025 opening of Grouse Bike Park. Gravity Logic also behind Grouse Mountain’s new bike park and Whistler Mountain Bike Park.
“Cypress has great vertical, varied terrain, and a baked-in mountain bike culture and history that gives us a really strong starting point,” said Tom Pro with Gravity Logic.
“We’ll be working with the natural terrain as much as practical and will pay close attention to water management to build trails that are fun, progressive, and sustainable.”
Mountain biking will return to Cypress before the public bike park opens. The resort is scheduled to host the Canadian debut of Red Bull Hardline on Oct. 16 and 17, 2026.