Last Saturday (25th March), Steph and I went to Cypress Mountain. This was the second time we had been since we moved to Canada. Steph skied, but I opted for snowshoeing. I've done it three times before now at other places, and I am getting really into it - it's a nice balance of exercise and scenery, with the added fun of wearing the snowshoes themselves. We made the effort to get up early and catch the first bus to the mountain, and it paid off as the place was pretty quiet when we got there at around 9.30am. Unfortunately, we had to split up for the day. Cypress is split into two areas - Alpine for downhill skiing and snowboarding, and Nordic for cross-country skiing and snowshoeing.
They have around 10km of snowshoe trails at Cypress, and they are beautiful. Unlike Grouse where the trails are a constant drag uphill, Cypress is much more varied in elevation and terrain. It alternates between uphill and downhill sections, and none of the uphill drags are that strenous. It was altogether more like a nice walk in the country, and less like an endurance test. The trails run mostly through forest and the scenery is lovely. I took the camera of course, and you can check out my pictures of trees and snow right here. We were lucky with the weather too - it started a little overcast but was mainly clear and sunny. I probably walked about two-thirds of the trails in around 5 hours, and I enjoyed every minute of it. Steph had a great time skiing too. Although the conditions became more slushy in the afternoon, it wa generally good and there were hardly any lift lines (unlike our last visit to Grouse) so she was very happy.
That might well be it for winter sports this year. The weather is gradually turning milder, and it won't be long before the local mountains are closed. It's a shame but at least it was a fitting end, and we have our first summer in Canada to look forward to :)
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