2022-12-19 Grouse mountain snow report

2022-12-19 Grouse mountain snow report

The Christmas holiday season officially started. Grouse mountain operation hours on a weekday is now not 9:00am to 9:00pm but 8:00am to 10:00pm. The first upload Skyride is 7:45am.

It was very cold, overcast flat light, and powdery. The snow line was all the way to Downtown Vancouver, and the mountain temperature was -14C. Thankfully the snow was very dry and fluffy, with some hard-pack ice underneath. The powder layer was deep and the grooming was great (except for some spots), so overall the condition was amazing.

Unfortunately it got very busy quickly. We saw at least 4 lesson groups at the same time at The Cut. Parking was full all the time after early morning. Screaming Eagle was busy but Olympic Express was not very busy, so you may want to stay in that side after warming up.

Overall rate: 4/5 ★★★★☆

Chalet in the early morning:

The Cut in early morning:

So much powder at the side of The Cut:

Upper Blazes. Insane view

Upper Blazes, Lower Hades, and Mountain Highway conditions were great. Upper Purgatory and Lower Blazes did not look good.

The Cut late morning:

Side of The Cut:

Parking area and the new gondola under construction area:

Lifts:

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

Parks:

  • Paradise Jib Park (Flat Box, Rainbow Box, Up Down Box, 16” Flat Box)
  • The Cut Jump Line (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, Cut Park!)
  • Cut Rookie Park
  • 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) (Closed)
    • ^ Did not have closed sign
  • 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)
  • Blazes (Black Diamond) (Lower Blazes - Open at Mountain Highway)
  • Coffin (Black Diamond) (Closed)
  • Hades (Black Diamond) (Full open!)
  • Inferno (Black Diamond) (Lower Inferno)
  • 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)
  • Mountain Highway (Blue)