These 11 Metro Vancouver hills are alive with snow for sledding

Jan 17 2024, 6:15 pm

Metro Vancouver is getting heavy snow this week, and it’s the perfect time to pull out the toboggan or sled for some sledding.

Snow began falling on Tuesday night and into Wednesday, and more is expected later this week.

If you have nothing to do during this snowy week, here are 11 Metro Vancouver hills that are perfect for sledding.

North Vancouver

Grouse Mountain Sliding Zone

 

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Grouse Mountain’s Sliding Zone is open depending on daily weather conditions. Grouse even has sled rentals for just $5 if you don’t have one.

It’s fun for all ages.

Where: 6400 Nancy Greene Way, North Vancouver

When: 11 am to 7 pm

Mount Seymour

 

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Mount Seymor offers a two-hour pass for sledding or tubing at the Toboggan and Snow Tube Park. For safety reasons, sliding on Mount Seymour is only permitted in designated areas.

Where: 1700 Mount Seymour Road, North Vancouver

When: Schedule in advance through the website

Vancouver

Kensington Park

You can sled to your heart’s content at Kensington Park; just be careful not to plow into anyone on your way down.

Where: 5175 Dumfries Street, Vancouver

Queen Elizabeth Park

 

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While you might not be able to see any of the beautiful plants or flowers Queen Elizabeth has to offer because of the snow coverage, there are plenty of hills that make for great sledding spots.

Just be careful of potential traffic near some of the hills.

Where: 4600 Cambie Street, Vancouver

China Creek North Park

 

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Located just off of Great Northern Way near Clark Drive, China Creek North Park is neatly tucked away, meaning potentially less competition.

There’s also China Creek South Park, but it’s not as good for sledding.

Where: 1001 East 7th Avenue, Vancouver

Burnaby

Burnaby Mountain

You can’t have a conversation about sledding without including Burnaby Mountain in the mix. However, full disclosure: the City of Burnaby strongly advises against this as the “steep slopes produce conditions for people to pick up high speeds and obstacles such as rocks and trees create unsafe conditions for tobogganing and sledding.”

Where: 100 Centennial Way, Burnaby

Ron McLean Park

 

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Ron McLean Park is a community park with tons of sporting amenities. Unfortunately, most of those amenities, like courts and fields, are covered in snow.

That snow makes for a great park for sledding. Just avoid skating on the ice, as it’s not permitted.

Where: 7820 Hedley Avenue, Burnaby

Robert Burnaby Park

Robert Burnaby, the man the city was named after, has a park named after him as well. When it snows, Robert Burnaby Park has some excellent spots to get your thrills on a sled.

Where: 8155 Wedgewood Street, Burnaby

New Westminster

Queen’s Park

 

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Queen’s Park in New West is quite large and not as populated as some of the other parks when it comes to sledding in Metro Vancouver.

Where: 3rd Avenue, New Westminster

Surrey

Unwin Park

For what it’s worth, some have taken to Google reviews to call Unwin Park the best hill in Surrey for sledding in the winter.

Where: 13313 68th Avenue, Surrey

Delta

Diefenbaker Park

While it’s beautiful in the summer, Diefenbaker Park boasts steep hills that are perfect for sledding in the winter.

Where: 5575 1st Avenue, Delta

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