Tag Grouse mountain

2024-03-19 Grouse mountain snow report

It’s a hot and clear sunny slushy snow day.

2024-03-01 Grouse mountain snow report

It’s a powder day, and The Cut finally opened until the very bottom! Unfortunately despite Grouse opened The Cut but Screaming Eagle delayed to open for about 3 hours, so...

2024-01-16 Grouse mountain snow report

It’s another amazing day today at Grouse mountain. The snow was soft at The Cut, except for some soft death cookies at the lower part of the run. It was...

2024-01-15 Grouse mountain snow report

It’s an amazing day today at Grouse mountain. The snow was soft and nicely groomed, and the resort was not busy at all. The visibility was clear, and the weather...

Expo (Blue)

This is wide and often gets icy or partially mogul. Don’t hesitate slowing down when you are running here.

Grouse mountain

The grouse mountain trail map image is from Grouse mountain official webpage

2023-04-21 Grouse mountain snow report

Snow was wet and soft. It was very bad at first since it grabbed board like glue but after many people riding through it got a lot better and stable....

2023-04-20 Grouse mountain snow report

Snow was hard-packed and rough, and the weather was very windy and snowy later. Groomed runs were very bad, but ungroomed areas were nice and softer.

2023-04-19 Grouse mountain snow report

It was similar to yesterday but with less powder, and it sleeted a lot. It was not very busy. The visibility was as bad as yesterday

2023-04-18 Grouse mountain snow report

It was very nice powder day! Unfortunately as they’ve announced Olympic chair was not working today, so the only runs available were mellow which is not the best for a...

2023-04-14 Grouse mountain snow report

We got new snow, and it was not raining, so the snow in the early afternoon when it opened was great at groomed runs, but unfortunately ungroomed runs’ snow weren’t...

2023-04-11 Grouse mountain snow report

It was powder day, the resort was almost empty, and the visibility was not bad! This is definitely one of the best days in Grouse mountain of this season.

2023-04-10 Grouse mountain snow report

It was the last morning operation of Grouse mountain. The snow was hard-packed, icy, and chunky, but the runs where everybody go through were getting better and better as they...

2023-04-04 Grouse mountain snow report

It was icy and slightly foggy day. Unfortunately there was a skier smoking marijuana everywhere and that made the whole mountain stinky. Not recommended to visit today.

2023-03-28 Grouse mountain snow report

Unlike yesterday, it was icy. Also due to high wind, Olympic Express remained closed, so most of the runs were closed. The Cut condition was mixed due to the wind....

2023-03-27 Grouse mountain snow report

It was an absolutely gorgeous day. It was a clear sunny hot day with lots of accumulated snow that turned into spring slush. Any runs under the sun were great....

2023-03-24 Grouse mountain snow report

It was a mini pow day! The snow was not deep and very heavy, but still nicely ridable. Unfortunately both Screaming Eagle and Olympic Express delayed a lot for opening....

2023-03-22 Grouse mountain snow report

It’s an hard-packed and hot clear sunny day in the morning, and got very slushy at groomed runs later. It was very busy too. Off-piste runs had mixed conditions; Peak...

2023-03-21 Grouse mountain snow report

It’s an hard-packed and foggy day in the morning, and slushy and sunny hot day later. The snow was not enough at some areas such as lower part of Upper...

Chalet Road (Green)

This is a flat and narrow cat track connecting from Chalet to Paper Trail, The Cut, Centennial, Expo Glades, and Expo. Not explicitly shown in the map, but it also...

2023-03-17 Grouse mountain snow report

It’s an icy, sunny, and busy day. The sunlight was so strong that areas exposed to the sun gets softer with bumps gradually, such as The Cut and part of...

2023-03-15 Grouse mountain snow report

The snow was mostly great. All the groomed runs, and shady ungroomed runs at the top half of the mountain were great. The temperature was low but the sun was...

2023-03-13 Grouse mountain snow report

Spring break seems to have started silently. They changed the weekday operation hours from 9am to 8am. It was busier than usual weekday, but not very busy at all.

2023-03-10 Grouse mountain snow report

It was a foggy and snowy day. The snow was icy and hard-packed but they groomed the most of the runs. Do not go to ungroomed runs or glades since...

2023-03-09 Grouse mountain snow report

It was a clear sunny warm day. The day started from icy hard-packed snow but the snow gradually melt as the sun hits during late morning. The grooming was not...

2023-03-06 Grouse mountain snow report

We got 3cm of fresh snow, and the weather kept the snow nice and soft. Both the groomed runs and ungroomed runs had the best condition at all the time...

2023-03-03 Grouse mountain snow report

We got 1cm of fresh snow, and groomed runs had great condition, but ungroomed runs were mostly icy with occasional breakable icy powder.

2023-03-02 Grouse mountain snow report

We got 13cm of fresh snow, but the surface was covered by ice. The weather was foggy and changed to sunny. Untouched powder-looking snow was very hard to ride because...

2023-03-01 Grouse mountain snow report

It was a day-old powder, and foggy day. The snow was mix of good and bad, but if you choose the right runs it was almost always great.

2023-02-24 Grouse mountain snow report

The snow was icier than yesterday, and it was way busier than yesterday. It was colder but having no wind and strong sun light keep us nice warm but not...

2023-02-23 Grouse mountain snow report

The snow was harder than yesterday, and it was busier than yesterday, but the sunlight and nice grooming made today great. Ungroomed runs weren’t necessarily great but groomed runs were...

2023-02-22 Grouse mountain snow report

-7C with high overcast skies. It was pretty busy, but not too bad, and the snow was mostly soft.

2023-02-15 Grouse mountain snow report

It was very foggy, and the snow was hard-packed with fresh articifial snow on top. Wide open runs such as The Cut weren’t very good due to the combination. However...

2023-02-14 Grouse mountain snow report

It’s clear sunny with some fog, and the snow is semi-hard packed. The grooming was very good. It wasn’t very busy at all too.

2023-02-13 Grouse mountain snow report

It’s sunny on top half of the mountain, and foggy or cloudy in the lower half of the mountain. The snow looked nice soft powdery but it was very thin...

2023-02-02 Grouse mountain snow report

The grooming today was surprising. The Cut was fully groomed, and many runs that usually do not get groomed actually got groomed today, such as Upper Purgatory, Lower Blazes, and...

2023-02-01 Grouse mountain snow report

Grouse got 8cm of overnight snow! It is a nice mini powder day today. The visibility was mostly fine except for the lower part of Heaven’s Sake. It wasn’t busy...

2023-01-31 Grouse mountain snow report

It’s between snowing and misting, somewhat foggy but not really. There was 0.2cm of snow on grooming which made runs great in the early morning, but ungroomed runs were still...

2023-01-30 Grouse mountain snow report

It was clear sunny cold day, and the snow was nice only at the groomed run and when it’s not shaved out yet. Unfortunately the areas that got groomed were...

2023-01-27 Grouse mountain snow report

It was sunny and hard-packed icy day with some soft snow melt under the sun. Unfortunately cloud came to cover the lower half of the mountain later. It was busy...

2023-01-24 Grouse mountain snow report

It was foggy, and the snow was harder than yesterday. Unfortunately the temperature was around zero, so the little bit snow was very wet and sticky to the goggles. The...

2023-01-23 Grouse mountain snow report

They added a new run called “No Man’s Land” as a black diamond run, right next to Peak! It’s now official.

2023-01-20 Grouse mountain snow report

It looked foggy but it wasn’t too bad. The snow was icy, and ungroomed areas were not very ridable. The Cut grooming was nice. Screaming Eagle was running well, unlike...

2023-01-19 Grouse mountain snow report

Thanks to the continuous new snow, more runs were open. It was also not foggy today. Many areas were icy but mellow groomed runs were fine, such as The Cut...

2023-01-16 Grouse mountain snow report

It was great to see the new fresh snow after a long terribly warm heavy rain weekend. 25cm of wet snow was covering the dirt which made great creamy powder...

2023-01-11 Grouse mountain snow report

It was a warm and cloudy day. The snow was soft and unstable, so the terrain got bumpy very quickly. It was not too busy but there were many groups...

Mountain Highway (Blue)

This is a groomed mellow blue run, or a cat-track. This is as flat as Chalet Road, but with a bit steep and tight section at the very end. If...

2023-01-06 Grouse mountain snow report

It was extremely foggy all the time. The snow was very hard. It gradually became relatively softer but not like yesterday. It was still windy too. At least it was...

2023-01-05 Grouse mountain snow report

They announced to close early at 2pm due to high wind. Besides that today’s condition was surprisingly good! The visibility had no trouble at all but actually had infinite visibility....

2023-01-04 Grouse mountain snow report

The snow and the visibility were great, and it wasn’t too busy. Unfortunately the snow amount is still not enough to open some blue runs such as Skyline and all...

2023-01-03 Grouse mountain snow report

The snow was completely opposite to yesterday; it was powder and runs fast. It was snowing and the snow cannons were also running so you have mixed condition. Unfortunately some...

2023-01-02 Grouse mountain snow report

The runs today were made of the following two things: ice and shaved ice. It was very busy, even though there weren’t tyee ski club. A lot of runs were...

2022-12-30 Grouse mountain snow report

It was the most foggy and wet day. The base was already full of skiers about an hour before opening, and the runs got busy immediately after opening. We got...

2022-12-28 Grouse mountain snow report

It was the busiest weekday. The snow started hard-packed slippery fast wet snow, and turned into spring slush, which wasn’t bad. It was very foggy, but the exposures ironically helped...

2022-12-23 Grouse mountain snow report

It was the combination of the best snow ever and worst everything else.

2022-12-22 Grouse mountain snow report

It was -9C nice dry cold day. The snow was mix of hard-packed groomed piste and dry soft deep powder, like yesterday. Due to cloud above the mountain the visibility...

2022-12-21 Grouse mountain snow report

It was sunny, cold, extremely busy, and mix of hard-packed or powder snow day. Both the Screaming Eagle and Olympic chairs were busy. Buses were packed. Saw a long line...

2022-12-20 Downtown Vancouver snow report (w/ Grouse report too)

Unfortunately due to heavy snow in the city and Grouse’s delayed opening, I had to give up going to Grouse for today’s report. Let me post Downtown Vancouver 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.

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...

2022-12-15 Grouse mountain snow report

The snow was icier than yesterday but still snow. The view was amazing. It was not dark but unfortunately the terrain was hard to read because of flat light. It...

2022-12-14 Grouse mountain snow report

This was so far the best day ever in this season at Grouse mountain. Very clear infinite visibility, soft snow, nice grooming, and not busy. Can’t expect more.

2022-12-13 Grouse mountain snow report

The visibility was very bad, but sometimes it was somewhat clear. Way more visible than the last Friday. The snow was hard-packed but some area had fresh snow or fresh...

2022-12-12 Grouse mountain snow report

It was clear sunny and icy day. More runs opened since the last weekend, including Skyline, which made it a lot easier to explore all the runs other than just...

Paradise (Green)

Grouse’s “bunny hill,” Paradise is anything but what its name suggests. Designed for new skiers and snowboarders, Paradise is short and very mellow but at the same time features a...

2022-12-09 Grouse mountain snow report

The snow was not bad, but the visibility was zero. The feature image above is a photo I took at the upper part of The Cut from the right side,...

2022-12-05 Grouse mountain snow report

Everything was great today. The visibility was great as long as you stay away from the snow cannon. The snow was hard-packed in the early morning but it was shaved...

2022-11-21 Grouse mountain snow report

Grouse mountain opened for season 2022/2023 on 2022-11-18 1pm, and this is our first snow report of the season on 2022-11-21! The only run is Paradise with Paradise Park, and...

2022-05-13 Grouse mountain snow report

This is the final weekday operation of Grouse mountain in this season. It was snowing with good visibility. The air was actually cold. The snow at the top of the...

2022-05-11 Grouse mountain snow report

This is the final week of Grouse mountain in this season! They really did a great job collecting all the snow into the main runs to keep them runnable. The...

2022-05-06 Grouse mountain snow report

It had been raining for a while but finally it cleared out. It was a nice chilling cloudy day with good visibility. The snow was almost melt and slushy, but...

2022-04-29 Grouse mountain snow report

The snow was soft and slow but not very wet, and the visibility was good. The sun was mostly covered by thin layer of cloud so the temperature was not...

2022-04-28 Grouse mountain snow report

It was clear sunny hot and slow soft snow. Skyride was extremely busy due to multiple group tours unfortunately.

2022-04-27 Grouse mountain snow report

It was a day with random weather. It started cloudy with directional light with spotted blue sky, and turned into big dump of snow. The new snow was unfortunately very...

2022-04-26 Grouse mountain snow report

It was very similar to yesterday, but the snow started firm at first. After getting more snow, the snow on top of the firm wet layer made your ride very...

2022-04-25 Grouse mountain snow report

The weather today was very random. Sometimes it was extremely foggy, sometimes it was clear sunny, and somewhat in between. The snow started smooth and slushy, but turned into more...

2022-04-22 Grouse mountain snow report

The snow was still wet powder, but the visibility was way better than yesterday. It was extremely busy as a weekday. The snow is unstable but so soft that even...

2022-04-21 Grouse mountain snow report

It was wet powder, slow, foggy, and empty day. Grouse mountain got fresh powder snow with a hint of rain or moist, so the snow layer on relatively hard packed...

2022-04-20 Grouse mountain snow report

They opened at 3pm which is very late today as they announced last week.

2022-04-14 Grouse mountain snow report

It was sunny, and still somewhat powderly, but very busy day. The lower half of the mountain was very hot, particularly at The Cut.

2022-04-13 Grouse mountain snow report

Definitely the best snow of the entire season today. It was sunny, cold, busy, and powderly day. Skyride and chairlifts were busy but not as busy as weekend. The snow...

Dogleg (Blue)

This is a tough ungroomed blue runs at Grouse mountain. Recommended to try this after getting used to Peak or Upper Buckhorn, and before trying Blue Face, Grinder Tracks, or...

2022-04-08 Grouse mountain snow report

It was the mixture of rain, hail, and wet snow. The visibility was zero, particularly at high elevation such as Peak or Heaven’s Sake. The fresh wet snow and rain...

2022-04-07 Grouse mountain snow report

The visibility was great today. Snow was not icy like the last time, but slushy in a bad way that grabs your board to stop.

2022-04-04 Grouse mountain snow report

It was definitely the worst snow of the season today. Do not go snowboarding today.

2022-04-01 Grouse mountain snow report

The visibility was unfortunately very bad, but the snow was really good. It was soft but not too soft, so you can rip and grip. Later the busy runs such...

2022-03-29 Grouse mountain snow report

It was a clear sunny day with a big layor of cloud at the middle of the mountain. There was no visibility at the lower half of the mountain. Thanks...

2022-03-09 Grouse mountain snow report

It was completely clear sunny day with cold temperature. Unfortunately the snow was very icy and chunky, and it was busier than usual weekdays too. Recommended to ride groomed runs,...

2022-03-08 Grouse mountain snow report

It was partially foggy but mostly actually very clear today. The foggy areas, particularly the Cut in the morning, were as foggy as yesterday, but if you move a little...

2022-03-07 Grouse mountain snow report

It was another the most foggy day, like 2022-02-17. The snow was nice soft at groomed areas and hard packed at ungroomed areas. Paper Trail, Skyline, and Mountain Highway are...

2022-03-04 Grouse mountain snow report

It’s clear sunny but not too hot, and the snow is very soft today. Patches of fog occasionary hit open areas but they dissapear very quickly. The visibility has been...

2022-03-03 Grouse mountain snow report

It was snowing in the morning and turned into cloudy foggy later. The snow was very wet and soft, so the board goes really slow and the foundation is not...

2022-02-17 Grouse mountain snow report

It was definitely the most foggy day. Grouse Mountain and other north shore mountains often get foggy, but I have never seen such a deep fog for a while. Pretty...

2022-02-16 Grouse mountain snow report

It was another great day. Today’s Grouse mountain started a bit icy but the snow got shaved and melt nicely, and didn’t get fog at the most of runs, except...

Announcing more run/lift pages for Grouse Mountain

We added more pages for each runs/lifts at Grouse Mountain, and added more videos at the existing pages as well. We’ll be covering all of them gradually!

2022-02-14 Grouse mountain snow report

It was a great day. Today’s Grouse mountain was almost empty, not icy at all but powdery, and mostly foggy with very little chance of the sun between the fog....

2022-02-03 Grouse mountain snow report

We got about 5cm of snow! The temperature was cold at first but unfortunately the temperature went up as the times went by, and that caused the falling snow wet...

2022-01-31 Grouse mountain snow report

It was nice cool & sunny day, with iceful runs. I hoped the snow to be soft since they got snow for the past days, but unfortunately it seemed to...

2022-01-27 Grouse mountain snow report

It was hot, icy, and clear day. Very similar to 2 days ago but even hotter and icier. The city was foggy but the mountain had infinite visibility.

2022-01-25 Grouse mountain snow report

It was hot, icy, and clear day. Completely different to the last week. Finally the fog on the mountain went away! The city got that instead :)

2022-01-20 Grouse mountain snow report

It was a foggy, slushy, and not a busy day, with busy at magic carpet and paradise by multiple groups. The visibility was extremely low like 2 days ago, but...

2022-01-18 Grouse mountain snow report

Finally I can snowboard again! I caught a very bad sick and it lasted for a very long time. My body is still not fully recovered.

2021-12-28 Grouse mountain snow report

It was a really busy day. Ski Wee group was occupying preopen Skyrides, so even with the first Skyride the lifts were already busy. The weather and snow were great....

2021-12-15 Grouse mountain snow report

The Cut fully opened up, while Olympic Chair is not available yet. The snow seemed good but don’t trust too much; your board can touch something underneath and fall easily....

2021-12-08 Grouse mountain snow report

This year the season started very late. Even though it’s already 2021-12-08, unfortunately Grouse mountain did not enough snow to open runs other than Paradise, due to atmospheric river. The...

2021-12-04 Grouse mountain reopening

Screenshot from Snow Cam https://www.grousemountain.com/web-cams/snow-cam

First snow at the Cut!

A capture from Grouse mountain "Chalet cam" live cam:

2021-04-21 Grouse mountain snow report

Another beautiful warm and sunny day on Grouse. Temps today reached up to 15C and there was still a good amount of snow to be had, though it is getting...

2021-04-22 Grouse mountain snow report

Similar to yesterday but overall everything was better. The Cut Rookie Park got maintained nicely and jumps got more solid. Screaming Eagle did not stop, and less busy than yesterday....

2021-04-16 Grouse mountain snow report

It was a hot and busy day with soft/slushy/slow/wet snow, like yesterday, but worse.

2021-04-15 Grouse mountain snow report

It was a fun, hot, slushy, slow, and busy day! The snow was more melt, so it was hard to run in a good pace at flat areas such as...

2021-04-12 Grouse mountain snow report

It was a very hot sunny day, but the air was cool enough and a bit windy, so it wasn't uncomfortable. The snow was surprisingly good, and very fun to...

2021-04-08 Grouse mountain snow report

It was puking! It kept snowing massively all the time. Due to having heavy fog wide open runs such as the Cut and bottom of Heaven's Sake were very hard...

2021-04-01 Grouse mountain snow report

It was not busy, not hot despite the high temperature, and hard packed at ungroomed areas but soft & slushy at groomed areas.

2021-03-31 Grouse mountain snow report

Due to strong sun light and no new snow the conditions were soft and slushy, though the temperature was still low enough to keep the snow stable in the morning....

2021-03-29 Grouse mountain snow report

Finally spring break is over. The first skyride in the morning is not 8am but 9am, and it's still very busy.

2021-03-24 Grouse mountain snow report

Today we had the best snow and the worst visibility. It kept snowing hard. All the runs were covered by snow. It kept foggy everywhere, so unfortunately we don't have...

2021-03-23 Grouse mountain snow report

The fresh snow we got yesterday got frozen, so there were frozen snow everywhere until it's tracked over by many snowboarders/skiers. Ungroomed areas were very hard to ride. Groomed runs...

2021-03-22 Grouse mountain snow report

I've never seen Grouse mountain to have such great snow. The snow today was definitely the best in my entire experience at Grouse mountain. It was really busy though.

2021-03-18 Grouse mountain snow report

According to the weather forecast it would rain from this late morning with +6C hot windy cloudy temperature. Due to the high temperature the snow at the Cut, which was...

2021-03-17 Grouse mountain snow report

We expected this morning to be icy, but it was not. Very soft and well groomed snow really made riding enjoyable! There were lots of ski school and ski club...

2021-03-15 Grouse mountain snow report

Spring break officially started. Skyride hour starts at 8am instead of 9am. According to the reservation we've seen 8:30am slots are available but haven't seen 8:00am yet. Most of them...

2021-03-03 Grouse mountain snow report

The ice yesterday has crashed and melt. Also more runs have been groomed, so snow conditions got a lot better. The surface can be rough and chunky a little bit,...

2021-03-02 Grouse mountain snow report

It was very icy and rocky. Groomed runs were fine, particularly after many people running through, but ungroomed runs were icy, slippery, shaky, and very hard to grip your board....

2021-03-01 Grouse mountain snow report

Due to high temperature, melt iced snow became soft chunky snow. Groomed runs got tracked out by many riders and ungroomed runs got mild moguls. The soft snow was forgiving...

2021-02-24 Grouse mountain snow report

It was very icy for the past couple days. Thanks to the strong sun, the Cut got softer gradually, but any other runs were icy like rock. It's the best...

2021-02-18 Grouse mountain snow report

It was a blustery day with some gnarly wind gusts in some spots. When we hit The Cut first thing in the morning it looked like they were running the...

2021-02-16 Grouse mountain snow report

The snow was so good. Everything was perfect. You can do whatever you'd like to do today. The only drawback is that the lifts were too busy on a weekday...

2021-02-11 Grouse mountain snow report

Definitely one of the best days was today. Unlimited visibility with some cloud and blue sky, very cold and dry air that keeps snow stable, and most runs/parks being open!...

2021-02-10 Grouse mountain snow report

It's definitely the peak season. Before the long weekend, let's focus on the latest snow conditions and the details of each runs!

2021-02-09 Grouse mountain snow report

Since we had Grouse mountain snow report yesterday as well, let's keep today's update short.

2021-02-08 Grouse mountain snow report

The temperature on Grouse mountain went down to -7C, not 7C! It's amazing that the snow does not melt. It was snowy occasionally too, also with some snow makers running....

2021-02-03 Grouse mountain snow report

With fresh snow on the ground and bluebird skies, today was one of those days you just don't miss.

2021-02-01 Grouse mountain snow report

Unfortunately it was a very wet mashed potato day. It snowed until about 8am, which was great, but it rained after that, and the rain over the fresh snow really...

2021-01-27 Grouse mountain snow report

We got snow continuously! The condition was great everywhere. It kept snowing, so you might think it's foggy and you get wet, but it actually didn't, since the temperature was...

2021-01-22 Grouse mountain snow report

Finally grouse mountain started running snow makers! It's first time to see them running in this season. They were covering snows on the dirt spots, however, the layer is still...

2021-01-20 Grouse mountain snow report

It's an overcast day but still a visible day. There were some icy area but almost all runs got softer. Thanks to dry and cold air, the snow (or shaved...

2021-01-18 Grouse mountain snow report

It was a gorgeous sunny day. Some runs under shades were icy, but most of them had nice soft snow layer on a bit icy foundation. The condition at the...

2021-01-15 Grouse mountain snow report

It was another sunny day! Unfortunately due to continuous no snows the runs were still icy, but not as bad as the day after the rain. Major runs such as...

2021-01-13 Grouse mountain snow report

It was a blue-bird day, but Grouse and the rest of the North Shore got hit hard with rain the previous day and with little to no snow to make...

2021-01-08 Grouse mountain snow report

Today's Grouse mountain started light snow but turned into rain at around noon. Snow condition was great until the rain. The bottom of the Cut and Expo were tracked out...

2020-12-30 Grouse mountain snow report

Finally Paper Trail fully opened today! According to the web site, it still says it's open to mid station but it's actually open all the way. It was snowy all...

2020-12-25 Grouse mountain snow report

Rainy in the morning, clear visibility, slushy snow. Full Cut finally open, only half Paper Trail. Lower Expo was a bit icy and sketchy. Upper/Lower Buckhorn, Skyline and Heaven's Sake...

2020-12-22 Grouse mountain breaking news

The Cut finally opens today!

2020-12-17 Grouse mountain snow report

Even more runs opened. Paper trail to the mid-station opened! It was foggy, but a lot better than the last couple of days. Snow was still heavy but not icy....

2020-12-14 Grouse mountain snow report

Snows finally came! More runs opened. Finally the Cut to the mid-station opened! However due to active snow/rain, most of the runs were very foggy. Some runs, particularly the Cut...

2020-12-10 Grouse mountain snow report

Like last week, due to no snows with continuous sunny days, runs today were icy, and also unfortunately most of runs used to be open now are closed because of...

2020-12-03 Grouse mountain snow report

Due to no snows, sunny and windy days, and cold night, runs today were icy. Also most of runs/lifts are still closed. However none were busy and the visibility was...

2020-11-30 Grouse mountain snow report

It's still in early season. Most of lifts/runs are not open to public yet. Due to high wind, Skyride had to postpone their operation occasionally which caused over 1 hour...

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Upcoming season 2023/2024

Season 2023/2024 is coming soon!

Upcoming season 2022/2023

As you’ve seen our reports at the season 2021/2022, we have covered more than 1 weekly reports for Grouse mountain, more than 1 monthly reports for Seymour mountain, 1 report...

Upcoming season 2021/2022

As you've seen our reports at the season 2020/2021, we have covered more than 1 weekly reports for Grouse mountain, more than 1 monthly reports for Seymour mountain, and 1...

Heaven's Sake (blue run)

If it’s your first time to take Olympic Express charlift, you have 2 options to go downhill; Peak and this Heaven’s Sake. Choose Heaven’s Sake if it’s first time to...

Magic Carpet

At the top of Magic Carpet green run. The magic carpet itself is at the left

Tag Seymour mountain

2023-04-05 Seymour mountain snow report

Unfortunately they opened late at 1pm from this week, but the snow, the terrain, and the visibility were good today. It was cloudy but not foggy, and was sometimes sunny....

2023-04-01 Seymour mountain snow report

It was a busy and partially blue-bird powder day. Since it was a weekend it was very busy in the late afternoon, but not like the season 2020/2021. The snow...

Pete's Glades (Black diamond)

This is a tree run, so this requires some fresh powder to enjoy riding. Great particularly on a foggy day, because you can still see things clearly in the trees....

2023-02-27 Seymour mountain snow report

It was busy, but the snow was very nice, and the visibility was great for the most of the day.

2023-01-25 Seymour mountain snow report

It was very foggy at the top, and the snow was partially hard packed.

2022-10-21 First snow of the season

Congratulations Seymour mountain that we got first snow of the season!

2022-03-18 Seymour mountain snow report

It was a very low visibility, but the tree runs were nice. Snow started out it was snowy and early morning the snow was very heavy, but it was good...

Trapper John's (Blue)

Trapper John’s is an ungroomed blue run at Seymour mountain, starting from the very left of Lodge Chair.

Brockton Gully (Green)

Brockton Gully is a short but difficult green run at Seymour mountain, starting from Brockton Chairlift.

Pete's (Blue)

Pete’s is a blue run at Seymour mountain, starting from Manning and ending back to Manning.

2022-03-10 Seymour mountain snow report

Like the last month, it was not a foggy but an icy day at Seymour mountain. The day started clear sunny nice cold morning, and gradually it turned into overcast...

Unicorn (Black diamond)

This article covers both Unicorn (Black diamond) and Lower Unicorn (Blue) at Seymour mountain.

Northlands (Blue)

Northlands is the most popular blue run at Seymour mountain.

2022-01-26 Seymour mountain snow report

Unlike the last visit, today’s Seymour was sunny, hot, and icy day. The city was still foggy as yesterday’s Grouse described. You need to wear snowboard jacket in the city...

2022-01-10 Seymour mountain snow report

This is the first time to visit Seymour mountain in this winter 2021/2022 season! Both Mystery chair and Lodge chair were not busy at all, so the lift wait time...

Seymour mountain

The Seymour mountain trail map image is from Seymour mountain official webpage

2021-04-06 Seymour mountain snow report

Seymour mountain today was hot, slushy, sunny, not very busy, and fun day. Lodge Chair stayed empty, and Mystery Peak Express has been like 2~5 minute wait, which is very...

2021-02-17 Seymour mountain snow report

Snow was great but chairlifts have been extremely busy all the time. For example Mystery chair wait time at 11am was 17 minutes. It was either foggy or sunny, and...

2021-02-04 Seymour mountain snow report

This is our 3rd Seymour mountain snow report!

2021-01-26 Seymour mountain snow report

This is our 2nd Seymour mountain snow report!

2021-01-06 Seymour mountain snow report

We did some Seymour mountain researches in the past and now we are finally starting reporting Seymour mountain besides Grouse mountain too!

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2023-02-07 Revelstoke Mountain Resort snow report

Revelstoke got 6cm of new snow overnight, and the temperature was slightly higher than yesterday. Visibility was great except for the top of the Stoke chair.

2023-02-06 Revelstoke Mountain Resort snow report

Now we are at Revelstoke Mountain Resort for vancouversnowboarding’s annual report and run details!

Stop at the Road Glades (Blue)

This is a tree run as the name “glades”, and it’s not a black diamond run. It’s not very long, not very steep but consistent, and not tight between trees,...

Vertigo Ridge (Black diamond)

Vertigo Ridge, or simply Vertigo, is a very hard ungroomed black diamond run at Revelstoke Mountain Resort. This consists of long severe steep traverse, nice tree run, and very steep...

2022-02-24 Revelstoke Mountain Resort snow report

We got 1cm of snow last night! It was supposed to be a cloudy day with an hour of sunlight, but eneded of full sunny day. We got a lot...

2022-02-23 Revelstoke Mountain Resort snow report

It was icy, cold & cloudy, and windy day. The snow was less sticky, but extremely ice even at groomed run as long as it’s steep, and in Revelstoke almost...

2022-02-22 Revelstoke Mountain Resort snow report

It was sticky powder & icy, cold & sunny, and windy day. The snow looked great, and we expected like the last year, but unfortunately the condition was not as...

2021-03-09 to 2021-03-11 Revelstoke Mountain Resort snow report

Yes, it's RMR, Revelstoke Mountain Resort! If you live in greater Vancouver area and go to Grouse mountain often for snowboarding, you might own your Y2Play pass, and the pass...

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2024-05-09 Whistler Blackcomb snow report

Sadly this is our last snow report of this season 2023/2024. The condition was very nice and slushy, but some spots were icy and sketchy such as Una Moss. Unfortunately...

2024-05-07 Whistler Blackcomb snow report

The condition was very variable today. It was mostly icy and bumpy, but some spots were soft and slushy.

2024-05-06 Whistler Blackcomb snow report

It was supposed to be a bluebird powder day, however it was icy, hail, smokey, and foggy. No visibility at all at alpine area. Definitely the worst condition possible.

2024-05-03 Whistler Blackcomb snow report

It was icier than the past days, but the snow gradually turned better.

2024-05-02 Whistler Blackcomb snow report

It was another great day. Do not go to off piste, but as long as you are on the groomed runs, you will have a lot of fun. The resort...

2024-04-30 Whistler Blackcomb snow report

It was not a powder day, but the groomed runs were really good. The resort was empty again.

2024-04-29 Whistler Blackcomb snow report

It was a bluebird mini powder day, and the resort was not busy at all. All the chairs open with almost no delays. It was definitely one of the best...

2024-04-25 Whistler Blackcomb snow report

It was half snowing and raining, but the visibility was clear. The was nice and slushy. The resort was pretty much completely empty.

2024-04-23 Whistler Blackcomb snow report

Somewhat icy in the morning, and nice and slushy later. Garbanzo express delayed to open, and stopped frequently.

2024-04-22 Whistler Blackcomb snow report

The new snow on Saturday night made the runs so much better, and the resort was empty. Lower Dave Murray Downhill towards Creekside village was bumpy and ice in the...

2024-04-19 Whistler Blackcomb snow report

Unfortunately the snow was icy from the top to bottom with more death cookies. The resort was replatively busier despite the icy conditions. It was also hot for human but...

2024-04-18 Whistler Blackcomb snow report

The snow was icy from the top to bottom, but the worst area was the mid mountain with some death cookies. The resort was not busy at all, and the...

2024-04-17 Whistler Blackcomb snow report

The snow was very icy at the top, and still hard-packed at the bottom of the mountain. The resort was not busy at all, and the visibility was great. The...

2024-04-15 Whistler Blackcomb snow report

The snow was very ice at the top, but very nice and slushy at the bottom of the mountain.

2024-04-12 Whistler Blackcomb snow report

It’s a 14cm powder day, and the resort was not busy at all! Unfortunately Peak Express opened very late because the heavy snow made the avalanche control team work hard,...

2024-04-10 Whistler Blackcomb snow report

It was not a powder day, but the snow was still good, and a great blue bird day with no winds. It was not busy at all, except for some...

2024-04-09 Whistler Blackcomb snow report

It was blue bird powder day! We got 14cm new snow, and the visibility was great. The snow was not wet but creamy & fluffy. It was busier than usual,...

2024-04-08 Whistler Blackcomb snow report

The resort was empty, and the snow was not bad at all, thanks to some new snow.

2024-04-05 Whistler Blackcomb snow report

The visibility was great. Snow was not the best but at least evenly groomed, so you can still carve. It was not busy at all.

2024-04-04 Whistler Blackcomb snow report

It was unfortunately icy but groomed runs’ conditions were not bad. It was not busy at all.

2024-04-03 Whistler Blackcomb snow report

We got 21cm of overnight snow. However, more than half of the snow was wet snow and refrozen into pure ice.

2024-04-02 Whistler Blackcomb snow report

Zero visibility and the snow was bumpy and ice. It started raining at the top of the mountain. At lease it was not busy at all which was good, but...

2024-03-29 Whistler Blackcomb snow report

It’s Good Friday, and got 5cm overnight snow, so the resort was busy and actually icy. Not a great day to go there.

2024-03-28 Whistler Blackcomb snow report

We got 10cm overnight snow, and it was partially sunny, so it’s a bluebird mini-pow day!

2024-03-27 Whistler Blackcomb snow report

It was raining in the village, wet-snowing on the mountain, and windy at the top. The visibility was not good, and the snow was mix of sticky and fast. Groomed...

2024-03-25 Whistler Blackcomb snow report

The snow on groomed runs were not bad, but if you go out of the groomed runs, it was very icy and hard packed. The visibility was not good, and...

2024-03-22 Whistler Blackcomb snow report

The snow today was very weird at the mid mountain, and it was extremely foggy. It was like hard packed partially still frozen wet snow, and it was sticky and...

2024-03-18 Whistler Blackcomb snow report

It was hot but the snow was still icy and somewhat bumpy. Visibility was good.

2024-03-15 Whistler Blackcomb snow report

It was an extremely hot day. The snow was sticky but not too bad. It was not too busy too, particularly in the afternoon.

2024-03-13 Whistler Blackcomb snow report

It’s a sunny rip and grip day. The snow condition was good and stable. It was busy but once alpine chairs (Peak Express, Harmony 6 Express, 7th Heaven Express, and...

2024-03-12 Whistler Blackcomb snow report

It’s another powder day. We got 26cm of new snow and the wind was not too strong. Surprisingly Creekside Gondola did not delay to open. It was very busy but...

2024-03-11 Whistler Blackcomb snow report

It’s a mini powder day. We got 8cm new snow and the wind was not too strong. Creekside Gondola delayed to open for about 5 to 10 minutes. It was...

2024-02-29 Whistler Blackcomb snow report

Blue bird powder day! 27cm of overnight snow and it ended up sunny. The snow above the mid mountain was amazing. Not only deep but also very light and dry....

2024-02-28 Whistler Blackcomb snow report

Deep powder day! We got 32cm overnight snow, and it kept snowing heavily. Unfortunately due to high wind, all the alpine chairs did not open at all, and most other...

2024-02-27 Whistler Blackcomb snow report

It was less busy but more icy. Seems like people are waiting for tomorrow and the rest of the week, since the snow is coming.

2024-02-26 Whistler Blackcomb snow report

It was still icy and busy, but the visibility was good except for mid-mountain. Since the snow conditions at alpine were better than mid-mountain or bottom of mountain, everyone went...

2024-02-22 Whistler Blackcomb snow report

It was relatively less busy, but still busy. Snow was good in the early morning, but got icy quickly. The bottom of the mountain had better conditions, such as at...

2024-02-21 Whistler Blackcomb snow report

It was still busy, but with 5cm more snow and the visibility helped the runs even better. It was foggy at mid mountain, but top and bottom were clear. Snow...

2024-02-20 Whistler Blackcomb snow report

Family Day is over, but unfortunately Whistler mountain was extremely busy within 1 hour after opening. Thankfully 5cm of new snow made a thin layer of actual (wet) snow on...

2024-02-16 Whistler Blackcomb snow report

Whistler mountain was extremely busy & icy. The wind was not very strong, so it was better than 2 days ago, but still not a great day to spend time...

2024-02-14 Whistler Blackcomb snow report

Blackcomb mountain was extremely busy & icy. The wind was strong, so Jersey Cream express, Glacier express, and 7th Heaven express aren’t recommended. Crystal Ridge express area was extremely icy,...

2024-02-13 Whistler Blackcomb snow report

It was less busy, but that was it. The snow was still icy.

2024-02-12 Whistler Blackcomb snow report

We supposedly got 11cm overnight snow, but the fresh snow on ice was like artificial snow by snow cannons, and the exposed foundation was hard, so it formed bumpy moguls...

2024-01-30 Whistler Blackcomb snow report

All the chairs and gondolas delayed to open. Due to the heat and heavy rain, the bottom of the mountain and the alpine area remained closed. Mid mountain condition was...

2024-01-26 Whistler Blackcomb snow report

It was a pro-d day, aussie day, pride week, and Friday, so all the chairs were busy except for Fitzsimmon’s 8 express.

2024-01-25 Whistler Blackcomb snow report

Unfortunately the visibility was not the best, the snow was great, and chairs weren’t that busy. It was not strongly windy too.

2024-01-24 Whistler Blackcomb snow report

At Blackcomb mountain, the conditions were like the below, ordered by the elevation from top to bottom: No visibility & good snow Some visibility & hard packed Good visibility &...

2024-01-23 Whistler Blackcomb snow report

It looked like a non busy day but it was still busy at Emerald 6 express area, exactly like the yesterday. Garbanzo express was not busy, but the snow was...

2024-01-22 Whistler Blackcomb snow report

It looked like a non busy day but it was still busy at Emerald 6 express area. Garbanzo express was not busy.

2024-01-18 Whistler Blackcomb snow report

There was no overnight snow, but Symphony express and Peak expresss did not open yesterday, so everyone headed to Peak express this morning for the fresh powder.

2024-01-17 Whistler Blackcomb snow report

With 10cm of new snow and temperature to be -10C, it was one of the best powder days at Whistler Blackcomb.

2024-01-11 Whistler Blackcomb snow report

The temperature recorded below -20C, and the overnight snow was 1cm but it started snowing right before opening, so there was more snow.

2024-01-09 Whistler Blackcomb snow report

We got 30cm of overnight snow. Due to the powder it was extremely busy, even higher than the Christmas holiday season. The line for Creekside gondola was infinite, and the...

2024-01-08 Whistler Blackcomb snow report

We only got 1cm of overnight snow, but it was actually a mini powder day. The snow was light and soft, and the resort was not busy at all for...

2024-01-06 Whistler Blackcomb snow report

We got 42cm of overnight snow! It’s definitely the biggest deep powder day.

2024-01-05 Whistler Blackcomb snow report

Despite 3cm of new snow, the snow condition today wasn’t powdery but firm. Probably due to high wind.

2024-01-04 Whistler Blackcomb snow report

It was snowing a lot! We got 2cm overnight snow so it was a mini pow day. Freezing level was still somewhere between Big Red Express to Roundhouse, so the...

2024-01-03 Whistler Blackcomb snow report

It was a little bit snowy and busy day. Conditions at groomed runs were pretty good, but all the chairs were very busy.

2024-01-02 Whistler Blackcomb snow report

It was a snowy and busy day. The snow at Whistler mountain was significantly better than the ice in Blackcomb mountain yesterday. Unfortunately it was very busy.

2024-01-01 Whistler Blackcomb snow report

We got 2cm overnight snow, but the condition was extremely icy at Blackcomb mountain. Overall snow coverage at Blackcomb mountain is still very bad, so we’d recommend you to ride...

2023-12-31 Whistler Blackcomb snow report

We got 9cm overnight snow. The weather pattern indicated it’s an icy and cloudy according to forecasts, but it ended up an amazing bluebird powder day.

2023-12-28 Whistler Blackcomb snow report

We got 12cm overnight snow. The overnight weather was suspicious that the temperature went below 0 and above 0, so it should have been as bad as the infamous Boxing...

2023-12-27 Whistler Blackcomb snow report

2cm of new overnight snow, and it was raining and windy. Gondolas to bring up people had no problem, and it wasn’t a boxing day, so the lift lines were...

2023-12-26 Whistler Blackcomb snow report

Whistler Blackcomb reported an accumulation of 18cm of fresh snow overnight. Unfortunately, the new snow underwent melting and refreezing, resulting in a gondola opening delay of over 2 hours. The...

2023-12-25 Whistler Blackcomb snow report

It was snowing a lot! It was not very busy too; the snow on groomed run were good in the morning until it’s tracked, but significantly better than the other...

2023-12-24 Whistler Blackcomb snow report

It was a partially sunny but mostly cloudy, windy, and cold day with no overnight snow. It was busy and the snow become icy from mid morning.

2023-12-23 Whistler Blackcomb snow report

It was a clear sunny and cold day with no overnight snow. It was busy and the snow become icy from late morning. Peak express chair finally opened today!

2023-12-22 Whistler Blackcomb snow report

We got 5cm of new snow. Whistler Blackcomb did not enough enough for a long time but we finally got them somewhat filled in! Runs with fresh powder were great...

2023-12-18 Whistler Blackcomb snow report

It’s an icy day with lots of muds and exposures.

2023-12-15 Whistler Blackcomb snow report

A chill day with very little new snow. It’s also santa day today, so there were many santa snowboarders and santa skiers today.

2023-12-14 Whistler Blackcomb snow report

It was a mini powder day. We got about 5cm of fresh snow last night. The snow was not deep enough for the most of off-piste, but the groomed runs...

2023-12-13 Whistler Blackcomb snow report

No new snow, partly overcast, and a windy day, so not much to expect, but the snow was actually not bad at all. It was well groomed and the artificial...

2023-12-11 Whistler Blackcomb snow report

It was a chilly Monday with clear blue skies, with not many people around. A skier remarked, “It’s like skiing in Ontario,” and I couldn’t help but agree, noting that...

2023-12-10 Whistler Blackcomb snow report

First time to update on a weekend! Today promises a powder-filled adventure, and being Sunday, anticipate a bustling scene.

2023-12-07 Whistler Blackcomb snow report

The snow was icier than previous, and the snow coverage was thinner, but it was still fine at the most of groomed runs. Off-piste runs outside the resort boundary won’t...

2023-12-04 Whistler Blackcomb snow report

It’s still the early season, so not many runs are open, and the snow depth is not enough.

2023-11-23 Whistler Blackcomb snow report

It’s the opening day today Thursday 2023-11-23! Last year it was Thursday 2022-11-24.

2023-05-04 Whistler Blackcomb mountain snow report

This is the last snow report of this season 2022/2023.

2023-04-12 Whistler Blackcomb mountain snow report

Powder day! It was cold only in the early morning, and was mostly hot and sunny today. The snow conditions both on groomed runs and ungroomed runs were incredible. You...

2023-03-29 Whistler Blackcomb mountain snow report

It was cold only in the early morning, and was mostly hot and sunny today. The snow conditions at the groomed runs were nice under the sun. Shady areas or...

2023-03-16 Whistler Blackcomb mountain snow report

It was a very hot sunny slushy and very busy day. The visibility was great, and the snow was mostly good. However it was busy pretty much anywhere.

2023-02-16 Whistler Blackcomb mountain snow report

It was snowing all the day. The visibility was not the best but the snow was very good, and it was not very busy.

2022-12-07 Whistler Blackcomb snow report

It was a hard packed, cloudy but visible, and not busy good day. The snow was mostly icy and the layer is still thin, so you can still find sketchy...

2022-12-01 Whistler Blackcomb snow report

It was a sunny and extremely cold day. Unfortunately all the powder from yesterday is completely gone, leaving hard-packed snow, but the groomed runs were still good, particularly under the...

2022-11-30 Whistler Blackcomb Tips for early season 2022/2023

Q. Is there a washroom at around parking lot 6?

2022-11-30 Whistler Blackcomb snow report

This was the first powder day in Whistler Blackcomb! Recorded 28cm of snow and the temporature was -16. The snow was deep and dry.

2022-11-28 Whistler Blackcomb snow report

It was a very cold -16C and clear day. A lot of snow cannons were running at the lower part of the mountain. Note that the snow cannon at this...

2022-11-24 Whistler Blackcomb snow report

It’s the opening day today Thursday 2022-11-24!

2022-02-07 Whistler Blackcomb snow report

This article focuses on Blackcomb mountain this time, unlike the previous Whistler article

2022-01-06 Whistler Blackcomb snow report

This is the second time to report in this season! The weather today was snowy and foggy. It was weird that the village was actually colder than the mountain. As...

2021-12-13 Whistler Blackcomb snow report

This is our first time to show Whistler Blackcomb resort! This time we focus only on Whistler mountain, particularly for first time visitors running green runs.

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2021-12-23 Sasquatch mountain snow report

First time to report about Sasquatch mountain resort!

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Tag Kicking Horse Mountain Resort

2023-02-10 Kicking Horse Mountain Resort snow report

According to Kicking Horse Mountain Resort official snow report they did not get any new snow, but according to snow-forecast.com they got couple millimeter of overnight snow. Also it was...

2023-02-09 Kicking Horse Mountain Resort snow report

This is our first Kicking Horse Mountain Resort snow report!

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Cypress mountain

The cypress mountain trail map image is from Cypress mountain official webpage

2023-04-03 Cypress mountain snow report

Both the snow and the visibility were amazing. It was really busy even on a Monday. It was very hot at the afternoon too, particularly at the lower half of...

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2024-03-05 SilverStar Mountain Resort snow report

This is our first time reporting SilverStar mountain resort.