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30-675: The steep southern slopes of the North Shore Mountains limit the extent to which the municipalities of Metro Vancouver's North Shore ( West Vancouver , the District of North Vancouver , the City of North Vancouver and the Village of Lions Bay ) can grow. In many places on the North Shore, residential neighbourhoods abruptly end and rugged forested slopes begin. These forested slopes are crisscrossed by

60-460: A 21 km (8.1 sq mi) southern section which is accessible by road from West Vancouver , and a 9 km (3.5 sq mi) northern section which is only accessible by hiking trails. The two sections are linked by a narrow strip of park along the mountainous Howe Sound Crest Trail . The southern section of Cypress Provincial Park contains a ski area ( Cypress Mountain Ski Area ) that

90-665: A large network of trails including the Baden-Powell Trail , the Howe Sound Crest Trail , the Binkert/Lions Trail and a wide variety of mountain biking trails. The North Shore Mountains are a small subrange of the Pacific Ranges , the southernmost grouping of the vast Coast Mountains . They are bounded on the south by Burrard Inlet , on the west and north-west by Howe Sound , and on the north and north-east by

120-606: A logging operation and built a mill on Rodgers Creek which operated until 1923. In the 1920s, Hollyburn Mountain became a popular recreation area for hikers and skiers utilizing the old logging roads. In 1926, the Hollyburn Lodge was built on First Lake, becoming the first commercial ski camp on the North Shore when it opened as the Hollyburn Ski Camp on January 16, 1927. In 1933, the West Lake Ski Camp also opened. By

150-411: A magic carpet for their ski school participants. With 53 downhill runs (beginner 23%, intermediate 37%, advanced 40%) and over 19 km (12 mi) of cross-country trails, Cypress Mountain is the largest ski area on Vancouver's North Shore. It also has the highest vertical rise, 613 m (2,011 ft), of the three North Shore ski resorts. In summer and fall, the park is usually free of snow and

180-405: Is a great place to start for riding on the mountain. The lower section of the park contains three main mountains that form Cypress Bowl. The upper, smaller, section includes a series of mountains along a north–south ridge from St. Mark's in the south to Gotha Peak in the far north of the park. Cypress Bowl (South) Howe Sound Crest (North) A significant part of Vancouver's 2010 Winter Olympics

210-413: Is operated under a Park Use Permit by a private company called Cypress Bowl Recreations Ltd, owned by Boyne Canada, a subsidiary of US-based Boyne Resorts . The name Cypress refers to the tree Cupressus nootkatensis , also known as yellow cedar or yellow cypress, which is common in the park at altitudes over 800 metres. Cypress Bowl is the name of the bowl between the three mountains that make up

240-473: Is popular with hikers. Its trail system includes sections of the Baden-Powell Trail in the southern section of the park, as well as the Howe Sound Crest Trail in the northern section. Parkbus offers a seasonal shuttle service to the park. Beginning in the summer of 2005, Cypress Mountain Resort has created a lift-assisted mountain bike park, as set out in the 1997 Cypress Provincial Park Master Plan. Even though

270-459: Is renowned for its proximity to nature, varied outdoor recreation opportunities (especially mountain biking) as well as historically significant west coast modernist architecture. Access to these municipalities is limited by geography. Three major bodies of water ( Howe Sound to the west, Burrard Inlet to the south, and Indian Arm to the east) and the rugged peaks of the Coast Mountains to

300-518: Is the easternmost part of the North Shore Mountains that extends from the western shore of the glacial fjord Indian Arm to headwaters of the Indian River . Mount Seymour Provincial Park and Indian Arm Provincial Park occupy its south-eastern drainage, while its north-eastern drainage is provincial crown land. Its entire western drainage is part of the Seymour Watershed . The Britannia Range

330-529: Is the northernmost part of the North Shore Mountains, although some lists consider it to be a separate range. It is officially bounded by the Stawamus River in the north, the Seymour River in the east, and Deeks Lake in the south. North Shore (Metro Vancouver) The North Shore of Burrard Inlet is a term commonly used to refer to several areas adjacent to Vancouver , British Columbia, Canada: It

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360-452: The 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver where it hosted Freestyle Skiing and Snowboarding competitions. The original Hollyburn Lodge, first constructed in 1926, completed renovations and reopened in 2018. During the winter, this is a ski area for both cross-country and alpine skiers. The ski operation has four quad (2 are high speed) and two double chairlifts , as well as a tube tow and

390-831: The Garibaldi Ranges . To the east the bounds are defined by Indian Arm (a branch of Burrard Inlet). The ridge running north from Mount Seymour has its own name, the Fannin Range , while much of the Howe Sound-flanking portion of it is known as the Britannia Range . There is debate whether the Britannia Range is part of the North Shore Mountains as there are no official boundaries of the North Shore Mountains. Although not particularly high, these mountains are rugged and should not be underestimated. Severe weather conditions in

420-593: The TransLink transit system, connects Lonsdale Quay with downtown Vancouver . 49°21′14″N 123°06′13″W  /  49.3539°N 123.1036°W  / 49.3539; -123.1036 This Metro Vancouver location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Cypress Provincial Park Cypress Provincial Park is a provincial park on the North Shore of Metro Vancouver Regional District , British Columbia . The park has two sections:

450-550: The 1960s. Clear-cut logging resumed in 1966, affecting portions of Black Mountain and Strachan Mountain. The controversy about logging in the park, under the oversight of the Social Credit government, was debated in the BC Legislature and reported on in the media. Public outrage caused the province to take over development of winter recreation in 1971, resulting in the creation of Alpine and Nordic skiing facilities in 1972 and

480-547: The 29 km Howe Sound Crest Trail. The southwestern tip of the North Shore mountains that are visible from Vancouver and a popular destination for recreation. It is the namesake of Cypress Provincial Park . Located centrally in the range between Capilano Valley and Lynn Valley, its peaks are highly visible throughout Metro Vancouver. This range begins as just a narrow ridge between Lynn Valley and Seymour Valley, but nonetheless features some large and prominent peaks. The Fannin Range

510-506: The Cypress Mountain Ski Area (Mount Strachan, Black Mountain, and Hollyburn Mountain). Evidence of Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh First Nations use has been documented in the park, including 350-400 year old bark-stripping scars on old-growth yellow cedar trees above Yew Lake. Logging first began in 1870 to clear cut dense forests on Mount Vaughan, later renamed to Hollyburn Mountain in 1912. In 1918, James Nasmyth started

540-650: The Grouse Mountain Skyride was built, a chairlift operated from Skyline Drive at the head of North Vancouver's Lonsdale Avenue, and the ski area itself could be accessed via Mountain Highway, which now has a gate at its upper end in the Lynn Valley neighbourhood. In the Seymour River valley, the Lower Seymour Conservation Reserve features over 100 km of trails including a paved bicycle path called

570-431: The North Shore Mountains often contrast dramatically with mild conditions in nearby Vancouver. This is especially true in winter, but even in summer, large precipices are hidden very close to popular hiking trails and it is very easy to get lost, despite being in sight of the city. Those who venture into the North Shore Mountains for whatever reason should be well prepared at any time of year. Three deep river valleys divide

600-495: The North Shore Mountains. These are, in order from west to east: The Capilano and Seymour rivers emanate from the massive Metro Vancouver watershed area administered by Metro Vancouver . The watershed extends deep into the North Shore Mountains region, but is strictly off-limits to all unauthorized human activities. The Lynn Headwaters , a deep cirque valley drained by Lynn Creek , is a very popular regional park administered by Metro Vancouver. There are two provincial parks in

630-560: The Seymour Valley Trailway that winds into the mountains for 10 km to Seymour Lake. It is frequently used for recreation, and occasionally for TV and film productions such as Stargate SG-1 . There are dozens of individual mountains in the North Shore Mountains. The list below is incomplete. Rising above the eastern shore of the Howe Sound , the crests of the mountains are protected by Cypress Provincial Park and are accessed by

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660-529: The area, Cypress Provincial Park and Mount Seymour Provincial Park . Both feature reliable road access, downhill ski areas, and extensive trail networks. Nearby Grouse Mountain features a downhill ski area and tourist attractions which are accessible by the Skyride, an aerial tramway . A very popular hiking trail, the Grouse Grind , climbs up the steep flanks of Grouse Mountain from the tramway parking lot. Before

690-446: The construction of Cypress Bowl Road in 1973. Cypress Provincial Park was granted Class A Provincial Park status in 1975. The park was expanded north in 1982 to its current boundaries. The expansion included a narrow ridge running from Cypress Bowl to Brunswick Mountain , along what is now the Howe Sound Crest Trail , and a valley of subalpine mountain lakes (Brunswick Lake, Hanover Lake, and Deeks Lake). The Howe Sound Crest Trail linking

720-553: The late 1930s, Heaps Timber Company acquired timber leases in the Hollyburn and Cypress Bowl area. Public controversy forced the provincial government to set aside Cypress Bowl as a park reserve in 1944, after 40 hectares had already been logged. On January 17, 1951, the Hollyburn Aerial Tram (HAT) chairlift and HAT Inn opened near Hi-View Lookout. With rising popularity of skiing, nearly 300 cabins were built on Hollyburn Ridge by

750-403: The legendary and most difficult trails are: 5th Horseman, Sex Girl, Shoreplay. One of the original trails is pre-reaper and reaper these are steep trails that used to have some very difficult man made features, sadly most of these were sawed down and destroyed by the government. For more information regarding trails on Cypress there are mountain bike specific maps that include many of the trails and

780-467: The lift accessed biking has now been closed for Olympic preparations and they have not yet bothered to restore the trails Cypress still hold many non-lift accessed bike trails. Most of these trails are situated lower down the mountain and are actually not a part of the park because of this they are under threat to development. These Trails on Cypress (Black Mountain Side) are known around the world for being some of

810-730: The most technically challenging in the world, more challenging than the other two shore mountains (Seymour and Fromme). Trails on Cypress are known as being steep, eroded, and very dangerous. It has multiple rock faces that are close to vertical also having large jumps and drops. Most famous of these is the Brutus Gap, (appearing in many large bike films) it is a step-down drop in excess of 20 ft (6.1 m) in both length and height. That being said Cypress does house some more easily ridable trails, still not easy by any means but more accessible. Some of these include: Mystery DH, Stupid Grouse, Slippery Canoe, Upper Tall Cans, Firehose, and Pull Tab. Some of

840-701: The north isolate the North Shore from the rest of the Lower Mainland . Two road bridges (the Lions' Gate Bridge and Ironworkers Memorial Second Narrows Crossing ) connect to the city of Vancouver and the Trans-Canada Highway. The only other road access is by way of Highway 99 from the north or the Horseshoe Bay ferry terminal from Vancouver Island and the Sunshine Coast . The SeaBus passenger ferry, part of

870-404: The resort area. The resort has unsuccessfully petitioned to expanded their Park Use Permit area numerous times but in 2002, 40 hectares of second growth forest on Black Mountain were added to the permit area, while a similar area of mostly old-growth forest and subalpine meadow on Hollyburn and Strachan was removed from the permit area. Cypress Creek Lodge opened in 2008. In 2010, Cypress helped host

900-430: The two park sections was completed by the late 1980s. In 1984, the ski resorts, formerly operated by BC Parks, were privatized and now operate under a Park Use Permit. Beginning in 1986, the ski resort operator began attempts to block public access to winter activities in the provincial park without a day pass, resulting in protests. Hiker access trails were later developed to ensure public access to park areas outside of

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