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Cross country ski at cypress (easy-intermediate) · Tuesday, January 11th, 2022

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Organized by: Camille Ryan.

Start: Tuesday, Jan. 11th, 8:00 am
End: Tuesday, Jan. 11th, 12:00 pm

Description:

Planning on cross country skiing for roughly 2 hours in the morning. 

 

you can bring your own equipment, there's also rentals available at the resort.

30$ classic

36$ skate

https://cypressmountain.com/nordic-area-rentals

cross country trail ticket costs 30$ per person. 

This is NOT a lesson for how to cross country ski. Definitely relatively easy to pick up if you have downhill skied before. 

directions to nordic ski area;
https://cypressmountain.com/directions

Winter tires mandatory for cars.

address;

Cypress Mountain Hollyburn Nordic Area
5000 Cypress Bowl Rd, West Vancouver, BC V7V
 
Here's a link with list of things you might want to bring;
Here's a link with ideas of what to wear for cross country skiing;
It can definitely be quite a workout and you get sweaty. So I suggest wearing light but warm and breathable sporty clothing.
 

Posted: 2022-01-04 16:19:11