Cypress Provincial Park


CYPRESS PROVINCIAL PARK, 30.12 sq km, is located in the North Shore mountains above W VANCOUVER. Designated a park in 1975, it is one of the most popular recreation areas in the Lower Mainland. It encompasses the Cypress Mountain ski resort, owned by Boyne USA Inc, part of the BADEN-POWELL TRAIL and the HOWE SOUND CREST TRAIL. Skiing began on Hollyburn (el 1,324 m) in the 1920s with skiers hiking up the mountain from the ferry dock at Ambleside. Access improved in 1950 with the construction of...

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