Strong Skier's Guide to Ski Resorts

Mount Seymour is the smallest mountain on the North Shore. It offers night skiing, a snow school, and a terrain park. Services include a cafeteria, and warming hut.

Grouse Mountain is the lowest in elevation but is the only mountain on the North Shore with Snowmaking capabilities. Grouse offers 3 terrain parks, Paradise Jib Park, Rookie Terrain Park (located on Cut), and an Advanced Terrain Park (located on Side Cut). Lifts include 2 high speed Quads, 2 rope tows, and 1 magic carpet. The Snow School has programs for all ages and abilities. Access to the mountain is by way of the Grouse Mountain Skyride. Chalet Services feature, Grouse Grind Coffee Bar, Lupins Cafe, Altitudes Bistro, and The Observatory Fine Dining Restaurant. Occassionally, The Rusty Rail is open during the Spring Skiing Season. Grouse also has summer programs, and therefore is open from 9AM-10pm 365 days per year. Skiing and Boarding is from Late November to mid-April.

Cypress is the Highest in Elevation and is the largest resort on the North Shore. Cypress offers a Downhill Area, Cross Country Skiing, Snowshoeing, and Snow Tubing. Cypress is hosting some Freestyle events at the 2010 Winter Olympics.

Whistler-Blackcomb is the largest ski resort in North America. It offers Skiing and Snowboarding all year round (summer skiing is on the Blackcomb Glacier). There are snow school programs available for all ages and abilities. Snow Conditions are much like the North Shore Mountains. There are a wide variety services including dining, rentals and accomodation. Whistler is located 110 km north of Vancouver along BC Provincial Highway # 99. Bus service to Whistler is frequent. Whistler-Blackcomb will be hosting all the Nordic events, including skiing and snowboarding at the 2010 Winter Olympics.

Big White has been voted the best family resort in North America. Big White has the Nicest Weather Conditions in BC and has some of the nicest snow. The snow is usually champagne powder. Amentities include an onsite Village with accomodation, dining, and rentals. Located 60km south-east of Kelowna, BC. The Snow School has programs available for all ages and abilities.

Located near Vernon, BC, Silver Star is the sister resort of Big White.

Whitewater is located about 30 minutes south of Nelson BC. It is a small Resort but with lots of terrain. It has 2 double chairlifts and a handle-tow. The 43 runs are steep and deep, with excellent powder. A Blue run there would be considered a black run at Grouse. The Snow-School there offers progams for all ages and abilities and programs for Avalanche safety and Backcountry safety.

Sunshine Village is the place with Canada's best snow! It is located Near Banff, Alberta in Banff National Park. It has an excellent variety in terrain including an open free-skiing run known as "Delirium Dive." It is the only place in Canada where you can ski in 2 provinces in the same day, as it is right near the BC-Alberta Border, on the Continental Divide. Sunshine Village has a Ski-in, Ski-out Hotel, Restaurants, Bars, and an excellent snow-school.

A World renowned Ski Resort in the heart of the Canadian Rockies. It hosts many Downhill skiing events and hosted Skiing events in the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary.