Metro Vancouver ski resorts finally open after delayed start to winter season | Daily Hive

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Get your gear ready because the three Metro Vancouver ski hills are finally opening for the highly anticipated winter season.

Grouse Mountain opened its downhill terrain on Friday, Dec. 19, with Paradise and Paradise Jib Park accessible to skiers and snowboarders via the Greenway Chair.

Cypress Mountain and Mount Seymour will welcome back skiers and riders on Saturday, Dec. 20, to limited downhill and Nordic terrain.

The ski hills announced that they will be opening additional terrain, runs and lifts as soon as conditions allow.

Grouse Mountain

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“There’s nothing like the energy of opening day, bringing the community of skiers and riders together and celebrating our shared love of the outdoors,” said Grant Wahl, Grouse Mountain’s assistant general manager, in a release.

“Thanks to the hard work of the team behind the scenes, the slopes are ready, and we can’t wait to welcome guests back for another winter, made extra special as we gear up to celebrate Grouse Mountain’s Centennial in 2026.”

Mount Seymour

“The snow is continuing to pile on this morning and our teams are pumped to kick things off with the opening of the Goldie Meadows Learning Area,” added Mount Seymour on Instagram. “The 25/26 season starts now.”

This year has seen quite a delay in the local mountains’ opening compared to 2024, when Cypress, Grouse and Seymour were already in operation by this date.

Cypress Mountain

Delays can be attributed to the chaotic weather that impacted Metro Vancouver and B.C. recently, from atmospheric rivers to record-breaking high temperatures.

As of 4 p.m. on Dec. 15, 28 records were broken across the region and province, with all of those locations reaching daily temperature maximums.

Vancouver and Richmond saw new temperature maximums of 15.7˚C. Both cities beat a record of 13.3˚C set in 1962. Records in both areas have been kept since 1896.

West Vancouver saw a new high of 13.2˚C, beating a record of 11˚C set in 1980.

After several days of overnight lows hovering around 5˚C, on Dec. 23 and Dec. 24, the forecast is showing a drop in temperature by about 4˚C. It also comes with a chance of flurries (or rain).