Grouse mountain
The grouse mountain trail map image is from Grouse mountain official webpage
Overview
Pros
- Best view on a sunny day
- Lowest price for season pass thanks to Y2Play pass
- Easiest to access either by public transit or car
- Least busy at chairlift
- The Cut is definitely the best run for carving
- Chalet (lodge) is big with a nice washroom
- Snowboard-friendly accessibility between chairlifts
Cons
- You must take Skyride, and it only comes every 15min
- Snow gets icy often
- Most foggy not on a sunny day
- No reservation during weekend, so it gets crazy busy during weekend
- Smallest Magic Carpet area
Major runs
- The Cut (Green)
- Peak (Blue; Black Diamond during early season)
- Paper Trail (Blue)
- Expo (Blue)
Details
Runs
- Green
- Blue
- Blue Face
- Centennial
- Deliverance
- Dogleg
- Expo
- Heaven’s Sake
- Lower Buckhorn
- Lower Peak
- Lower Side Cut
- Paper Trail
- Peak
- Side Cut
- Skyline
- Tyee Chute
- Upper Buckhorn
- Mountain Highway
- Grinder Tracks
- Coola’s Corner
- Black & Double Black Diamonds
- Blazes
- Coffin
- Hades
- Inferno
- Outer Limits
- Devil’s Advocate
- Purgatory
- Peak Glades
- Expo Glades
- Chimney
- Upper Blazes
Chairlifts
- Screaming Eagle High-Speed Quad Chair
- Olympic Express High-Speed Quad Chair
- Greenway Quad Chair
- Magic Carpet
- Peak Quad Chair (Mostly closed)
Parks
- Cut Park (Not available in season 2020/2021)
- Paradise Jib Park
- Cut Rookie Park
- Grouse Park
Schedule
In the season 2020/2021, Grouse mountain opening day was 2020-11-20, and the last day was 2021-05-02.
In the season 2021/2022, Grouse mountain opening day was 2021-11-20.
In the season 2022/2023, Grouse mountain opening day was 2022-11-18, reduced to afternoon-only operation since 2023-04-10, Olympic Expiress last day is 2023-04-16, and the last day is 2023-04-23.
Try looking at other mountains as well!