2022-12-16 Grouse mountain snow report

2022-12-16 Grouse mountain snow report

The snow was mixture of snow or hard-packed, depending on the location. The busier and the sunnier the softer the snow is. The best was The Cut and the worst major run was Expo.

The visibility was perfect. The city was overcast and foggy but it was just inversion. Even the base of Grouse mountain skyride was above the cloud.

Overall rate: 4/5 ★★★★☆

The Cut was busy because it’s Friday.

Purgatory needs more snow.

Mountain Highway. Much better than Expo.

This time I took Sea Bus instead of Bus because of long transit. It’s weird and fun to be on the sea after spending long time on the mountain.

Lifts:

  • Olympic Express High-Speed Quad Chair
  • Peak Quad Chair (Closed)
  • Screaming Eagle High-Speed Quad Chair
  • Greenway Quad Chair
  • Magic Carpet
  • Handle Tow (Coming Soon!)

Parks:

  • Paradise Jib Park (Closed)
  • The Cut Jump Line (Closed)
  • Cut Rookie Park (Down ledge box - M, Quebec down flat - L, Down tower tube - M, DFD Ledgebox - L, Battle Ship box - M, Barrier - M, Jam rail - L, Down 16’ box - M)
  • Side Cut Park (Closed)

Runs:

  • Chalet Road (Green)
  • Paradise (Green)
  • Ski Wee (Green)
  • The Cut (Green)
  • Blue Face (Blue) (Open at Mountain Highway)
  • Centennial (Blue)
  • Deliverance (Blue)
  • Dogleg (Blue)
  • Expo (Blue)
  • Heaven’s Sake (Blue)
  • Lower Buckhorn (Blue)
  • Lower Peak (Black Diamond)
  • Lower Side Cut (Blue) (Closed)
  • Paper Trail (Blue) (to mid station)
  • Peak (Black Diamond)
  • Side Cut (Blue) (Closed)
  • Skyline (Blue)
  • Tyee Chute (Blue)
  • Upper Buckhorn (Blue) (Closed)
    • ^ No, it’s open. They really need to fix this.
  • Blazes (Black Diamond) (Lower Blazes - Open at Mountain Highway)
  • Coffin (Black Diamond) (Closed)
  • Hades (Black Diamond) (Lower Hades - Open at Mountain Highway)
  • Inferno (Black Diamond) (Lower Inferno - Open at Mountain Highway, Closed)
  • Outer Limits (Black Diamond) (Closed)
  • Devil’s Advocate (Double Black Diamonds) (Closed)
  • Purgatory (Double Black Diamonds) (Lower Purgatory Open at Mountain Highway)
  • Peak Glades (Double Black Diamonds) (Closed)
  • Grinder Tracks (Blue)
  • Expo Glades (Black Diamond) (Closed)
  • Coola’s Corner (Blue)
  • Chimney (Black Diamond) (Closed)
  • Upper Blazes (Black Diamond) (Closed)
    • ^ No, it’s open. The condition is great.
  • Mountain Highway (Blue)