27 photos of opening weekend on the North Shore mountains

It’s the most wonderful time of the year… for skiers and boarders hoping to hit the slopes close to home.

Grouse Mountain and Cypress fired up the chairlifts on Friday to kick off a hopefully fantastic winter season up on the alpine. With a snow base of over 35cm on both mountains, the cold temperatures made for some lasting conditions that should only be improved by Monday’s arctic blast of wet weather hitting Metro Vancouver.

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Up on Grouse, Paradise Bowl, Paradise Jib Park, the Peak, and the Greenway Chairlift are open. On Cypress, skiers can ride Eagle Express – Jasey Jay top to bottom, Upper Maelle Ricker and Panorama, plus Lower Collins and Runway wall to wall off Easy Rider Quad, and the skate park.

As the ski season accelerates, Vancity Buzz will be posting a weekly snow report each Thursday, updating mountain conditions on the south coast. Check out Vancity Snow Report for the latest.

Did you hit the mountains this weekend?

Para estrear! #cypressmountain

A photo posted by Priscila Rochwerger (@pritrix) on Nov 22, 2015 at 8:28pm PST

Had such an amazing day on the mountains! #BeautifulBC #CypressMountain A photo posted by Hangue (@hanguek) on Nov 21, 2015 at 5:00pm PST

First day riding for the season @gtaylz #cypressmountain

A photo posted by Nikki Delaney (@mmmnikki) on Nov 22, 2015 at 8:39pm PST

First chairlift ride of the season last Friday. Nice to have a board under my feet again after such a lame season last year. More snow please!! 🙂 #snowboarding #snow #cypressmountain #girlswhoride #girlswhoboard #boarding #shred #winter #mountains A photo posted by Rachel Lunn (@razzlunner) on Nov 23, 2015 at 7:57am PST

Saturday. Skiing with Vancouver and the ocean in the background yes, it was pretty magical. #Vancouver #cypressmountain

A photo posted by Axel Bergström (@axel_bergstrom) on Nov 23, 2015 at 7:57am PST

Opening weekend @cypressmtn so far a good start, let’s keep the snow coming #cypressmountain A photo posted by @dianadee06 on Nov 22, 2015 at 9:49pm PST

It gorgeous up here! #openingday #winterishere

A photo posted by Cypress Mountain (@cypressmtn) on Nov 20, 2015 at 11:44am PST

The park guys are on point today. #epikrad#epicrad#epicphoto#epikphoto#snow#snowboard#snowboarding#shred#shredthegnar#cypress#cypressmountain#cypressmtn#sun#sunshine#sunnyparklaps#hashtageverything A photo posted by T. D. (@tabledennis) on Nov 22, 2015 at 8:50pm PST

Lewk sesh. #cypressmountain #snowboarding #winterishere

A video posted by Connor Chin-Shue (@connor_chinshue) on Nov 22, 2015 at 6:29pm PST

Ski Love Im good na at this sport.. Laveeeet… #cypressmountain#winter#vancouver#britishColumbia A photo posted by EmJ Magluyan (@marymarymary22) on Nov 22, 2015 at 6:23pm PST

Best first day ever w/ @alitbruce ! #hotlaps #cypressmountain #firstbloodbeers #sundayfunday

A video posted by Christopher Henderson (@christopher_henderson) on Nov 22, 2015 at 4:09pm PST

#cypressmountain #noliftlines A photo posted by Billy Ho (@b.t.ho) on Nov 22, 2015 at 2:13pm PST

#shreddin #snowboarding #cypressmountain #sony #actioncam

A video posted by leslie c (@listentoleslie) on Nov 21, 2015 at 8:08pm PST

First snowboarding of the season #cypressmountain #snowboarding #fitness #getoutside #neverstopexloring #itsbetteroutside #outdoorvancouver #vancouverisawesome #vancity #winter #travelbc #westvan #mountains #canada #travel #adventure #libtech #libtechnologies A photo posted by andrew (@andrew0_4) on Nov 21, 2015 at 10:04am PST

Turns with a view from the top of Peak today #winterlove #grousemountain #explorebc

A photo posted by Grouse Mountain (@grousemountain) on Nov 22, 2015 at 2:16pm PST

Come up and catch this view today! From noon – 5pm Peak Face will be open for advanced skiers & riders! #winterlove A photo posted by Grouse Mountain (@grousemountain) on Nov 21, 2015 at 8:55am PST

High fives for the first chair of the season! #winterlove #grousemountain

A photo posted by Grouse Mountain (@grousemountain) on Nov 20, 2015 at 2:06pm PST

Sunset from Peak #sunset #winterlove #grousemountain A photo posted by Yee Yee (@northern.cowboy) on Nov 22, 2015 at 12:57pm PST

Vancouver. #vancitywild #happyadventuring

A photo posted by VancityWild (@vancitywild) on Nov 20, 2015 at 9:06pm PST

Day 2, getting back in the game #freeski #grousemountain #wizardtricks #babysteps @evanstott A video posted by Brian Sung Hoon Choi (@be_choi) on Nov 22, 2015 at 6:05pm PST

Snow + sea = Grouse Mountain #canada #bc #vancouver #grousemountain

A photo posted by @cesco1998 on Nov 21, 2015 at 11:21pm PST

Frozen……opening weekend……North Shore Mountains #northshorevancouver #awpixelcollection #vancouverstateofmind #grousemountain #moresnowplease A photo posted by Alfred Wong (@alfredmwong) on Nov 22, 2015 at 9:50pm PST

#grousemountain #skiing #awesome #love #vancity #thepeak

A photo posted by Emil May (@emilmay_33) on Nov 22, 2015 at 8:42pm PST

Do shooting stars ever turn to snow? A photo posted by Ryan Neale (@oh_my_gerbils) on Nov 21, 2015 at 10:05pm PST

Moose? I don’t know but this animal never ran away! #grousemountain#northvancouver

A photo posted by JO JEONGUK (@chorhyno) on Nov 21, 2015 at 8:35pm PST

#grousemountain #vacouverisland #amaturephotography #amaturephotographer #canon #skyline #sky #skilift #ski #vancitybuzz #Vancouver #vancouverisawesome #canada #canon70d #photographer #photographers #photograph A photo posted by Kaylee (@kaylee_roberds) on Nov 21, 2015 at 3:18pm PST