The skiing and riding season has begun this year. Typically, in British Columbia, the skiing and riding season would start in November and run until April, possibly even later depending on the snow that year. This year, there has been heavy snowfall already. The three local mountains all have snow on them and have been seeing it since October. There are some changes to how those mountains are operating this year due to COVID-19, and if you want the full details there is a link to another article with all the details you need.
If you want to go on some bigger mountains, travel a little further north from Vancouver to North America’s largest ski resort, Whistler Blackcomb. The resort has already seen more than a meter of snowfall this year, and plenty more to come in the coming months.
If you have other ideas in mind and are willing to go for a four-and-a-half-hour drive, Sun Peaks Resort is a wonderful place to visit. Most trails and lifts are already open, and while it does not have as much snowfall as Whistler Blackcomb, there is and will be plenty enough to shred powder all the way down.
Image from Whistler Question
All these mountains have been available for years now. The oldest being Cypress Mountain which opened in 1927 for skiing. Following Cypress, Grouse Mountain had its first ski club formed in 1929. Mount Seymour opened for skiing almost ten years later in 1938. Almost 30 years later was when Whistler opened in 1966. Sun peaks was the last of the five to open, known as Tod Mountain beforehand, Sun Peaks officially opened in 2007.
Whether or not you want to travel away for a vacation, or just stay local and hit up some smaller mountains, be sure to prepare yourself with a mask and proper gear, this year will be a snowy one.