Outdoor Adventure

Vancouver is an ideal location for a ski vacation or hiking trip, with many local mountains near the city.

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Vancouver is an ideal location for a ski vacation or hiking trip, with many local mountains near the city. There are three skiing areas within a 45 minute drive of Fairmont Hotel Vancouver, including Grouse Mountain, Mount seymour and Cypress Mountain. Stop in Vancouver on the way to world class ski resorts like Whistler and Blackcomb Mountains, a two hour drive from downtown Vancouver.

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Rising 1,250 metres (4,100 feet) above Vancouver and just 15 minutes from the city’s downtown core, is the vast alpine playground of Grouse Mountain. As Vancouver’s most popular attraction, Grouse Mountain is the only truly four-season destination in the lower mainland and features a wildlife refuge, vast selection of dining options, thrilling outdoor adventure, summer activities galore, the best in local snow sports and much much more!

Mount Seymour

Vancouver’s family owned and operated ski hill delivering a relaxed West Coast feel only 25 minutes drive from East Vancouver. Mt Seymour is an extended family of passionate skiers and snowboarders who want to share their excitement for winter recreation with families and individuals across the Lower Mainland.

Mount Seymour

Cypress is only 30 minutes from downtown Vancouver and is proud to continue to provide skiers, riders and sliders with the most vertical drop, most terrain, most lifts and best snow conditions on the highest skiing and riding peak of Vancouver’s Legendary North shore Mountains. With the best Winter Skiing & Riding in Vancouver, Canada’s most popular Cross Country Skiing Area, a huge Snowtubing Park and a unique Snowshoeing Tours, Cypress truly offers something for everyone!