British Columbia, Canada
Cypress Mountain ski resort
- Top 1,428 m
- 27 km of runs
- 7 lifts
- ❄️ About 7 mm of snow forecast this week
Good for
- Quick transfer56 min from Vancouver
From OpenSkiMap piste data, SnowTrex’s stay listings, our transfer partners’ drive times.
The short answer
Cypress Mountain has about 27 km of mapped runs and 7 lifts, with skiing from about 823 m up to 1,428 m (4,685 ft), a vertical drop of 604 m. By mapped runs it is number 27 of the 38 Canada ski areas in our list. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Vancouver (YVR), about 22 km away in a straight line.
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Booking.comCypress Mountain 7-day mountain forecast
At about 1,126 m · updated 13 Nov, 04:41 UTC
About 7 mm of precipitation as likely snow in the next week (water equivalent).
- Fri 1311°5°4.8 mm
- Sat 145°3°26.2 mm
- Sun 155°3°26.6 mm
- Mon 163°-2°9.5 mm
- Tue 171°-1°1.4 mm
- Wed 183°-3°0 mm
- Thu 192°-2°0 mm
Forecast data from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0). "Likely snow" = precipitation with the temperature at or below 0.5 °C; resort snow reports and avalanche bulletins are the authority on conditions.
Cypress Mountain logo from cypressmountain.com. Logos are trademarks of their owners, shown for identification; no endorsement implied.
Ski area facts
- Top elevation
- 1,428 m4,685 ft
- Vertical drop
- 604 m1,982 ft
- Mapped runs
- 27 km68 runs
- Lifts
- 7mostly chairlifts
Runs by difficulty
About 26% of the mapped run length is novice or easy, 48% intermediate and 27% advanced or harder. Difficulty follows OpenStreetMap’s international scale (in Europe, easy ≈ blue, intermediate ≈ red, advanced ≈ black).
| Difficulty | Runs | Length |
|---|---|---|
| Novice | 1 | 0 km |
| Easy | 13 | 6.7 km |
| Intermediate | 34 | 12.4 km |
| Advanced | 20 | 7 km |
Lifts
7 mapped lifts, most of them chairlifts.
| Lift type | Count |
|---|---|
| Chairlifts | 6 |
| Magic carpets | 1 |
Piste map
For the current official piste map, open the resort’s website. You can also explore every mapped run and lift on OpenSkiMap’s interactive map.
Nearest airports
Airports with scheduled flights, by straight-line distance (road distance is longer).
| Airport | City | Straight-line distance |
|---|---|---|
| Vancouver (YVR) | Vancouver | 22 km |
| Nanaimo (YCD) | Nanaimo | 62 km |
| Abbotsford (YXX) | Abbotsford | 73 km |
| Victoria (YYJ) | Victoria | 84 km |
Ski transfers to Cypress Mountain
Frequently asked questions
What is the elevation of Cypress Mountain?
The highest mapped run starts at about 1,428 m (4,685 ft) and the lowest ends at about 823 m (2,700 ft), a vertical of 604 m (1,982 ft).
How many km of ski runs does Cypress Mountain have?
OpenStreetMap maps about 27 km of downhill runs and 7 lifts. The resort’s own figure may differ because it measures runs differently.
What is the nearest airport to Cypress Mountain?
Vancouver (YVR) is the closest airport with scheduled flights, about 22 km away in a straight line.
Where can I see the Cypress Mountain piste map?
Use the resort’s official website for the current piste map, or view the mapped runs and lifts on OpenSkiMap.
Ski area data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), processed by OpenSkiMap; airports from OurAirports. Retrieved . Elevations are those of the highest and lowest mapped runs; run lengths are measured from the map and can differ from the resort’s published figures. Check the official website before you book.
Vancouver → West Vancouver
38 km by road