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xc skiing area near Vancouver ?
I might have to move to Vancouver from Ottawa, where Gatineau Park
with 200km of ski trail is less than an hour away. And we are still skiing in April. Are there any good cross country ski areas near Vancouver? ..... Mike H |
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xc skiing area near Vancouver ?
I think there's nordic skiing at the Olymnpic snowboard facility just
north of town, and Whistler Olympic Park is now open. http://whistlerolympicpark.com/ mike wrote: I might have to move to Vancouver from Ottawa, where Gatineau Park with 200km of ski trail is less than an hour away. And we are still skiing in April. Are there any good cross country ski areas near Vancouver? .... Mike H |
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xc skiing area near Vancouver ?
The Whistler Olympic park (Callaghan Valley trails) are about two and
a half hours north of Vancouver (from the airport at least) so not exactly close. The trails are amazing though. The race trails all stay within the stadium area and are great, wide race trails but the real gems are the recreational trails that stray away from the stadiums. I'm sure there will be good skiing for a few more weeks as there was a ton of snow in Callaghan about 12 days ago. I have also skied the Lost Lake trails in Whistler village (also about 2 and a half hours from Vancouver, and they are pretty nice too. Not as challenging as Callaghan but good for about 20km of trails (Callaghan has 50km). Closer to Vancouver, there is Cypress mountain at the Hollyburn nordic ski trails. I haven't been there but I am told they are decent enough for something 30 minutes from downtown Van. Very hilly is what I am told. I think there is 30km of skiing there. In terms of finding something to compare to the Gatineau, I'm afraid you will be hard pressed to find that out west. I'm in the Bow valley (Calgary) and we have to drive at least an hour to get to the good stuff. Hope this helps. Cyrus |
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