What are the snow conditions like on the Vancouver ski hills of Grouse Mountain, Cypress, Mt. Seymour, Sasquatch Mountain and Whistler Blackcomb?
See below to learn about what area ski hills are like.
2026 Ski Conditions
The first day of the 2025/2026 season for Whistler Blackcomb was November 21st, and the last day was May 18th. Meanwhile, Grouse Mountain opened for the season on December 19th and both Cypress and Mt. Seymour opened on December 20th. All three of these mountains were open for skiing until April 12th. Sasquatch Mountain only opened on December 23rd and the season ran until March 29th.
Reported conditions from each resort towards the end of last season are below.
North Shore Mountains
- Grouse Mountain – as of April 12th, 2026, there was 0 cm of new snowfall over the previous seven days. 537 cm of snow had fallen over the course of the season. 90 cm remained at the base and there was still 160 cm at the peak.
- Mt. Seymour – on April 12th, there was 113 cm of snow at its base and 201 cm at the summit. There had been 584 cm of snowfall over the season.
- Cypress Mountain – as of April 12th, there was 0 cm of new snow reported in the previous seven days. There had been a total of 587 cm for the season with 185 cm remaining at the base.
Other Lower Mainland Ski Hills
- Whistler Blackcomb – as of April 10th, there was 0 cm of new snowfall in the previous two days. 216 cm remained at the base.
- Sasquatch Mountain – as of March 29th, there was 0 cm of snowfall in the previous two days. 205 cm remained at the base.
Past and Typical Ski Conditions
Ski conditions on the different mountains tend to be fairly similar. Whistler and Sasquatch tend to get slightly drier and better quality snow. Mt. Seymour and Sasquatch Mountain, meanwhile, don’t rely on artificial snow-making equipment like the others do, which can be good or bad depending on the season. In years with especially cold weather and lots of precipitation, it usually means they have nicer (i.e. more natural) snow.
Of the three North Shore mountains, in some years Cypress gets the most snow and in other years it’s Mt. Seymour. Almost every year though Grouse Mountain is the first of the three to open. It’s also usually the last to close.
Of the five ski hills, Whistler Blackcomb has the longest season, with Blackcomb staying open most years well into May. Late-in-the-season snow conditions are rarely ideal, but the warm temperatures and spring sunshine make up for it!
Whistler Blackcomb usually gets an extra metre or more of snow each year than Cypress, Grouse or Seymour. In 2017/2018, however, Sasquatch got the most for the season at just over 13 metres total!
2024/2025 Season Stats
Total snowfall and season-closing dates for the various ski hills during the 2024/2025 season were the following:
- Cypress Mountain: 968 cm (April 13, 2025)
- Grouse Mountain: TBC (April 21, 2025)
- Mt. Seymour: 796 cm (April 13, 2025)
- Whistler Blackcomb: 959 cm (May 19, 2025)
- Sasquatch Mountain: TBC (April 6, 2025)
2023/2024 Season Stats
Total snowfall and season-closing dates for the various ski hills during the 2023/2024 season were the following:
- Cypress Mountain: 586 cm (April 14, 2024)
- Grouse Mountain: 640 cm (April 21, 2024)
- Mt. Seymour: 660 cm (April 14, 2024)
- Whistler Blackcomb: TBC
- Sasquatch Mountain: TBC (April 1, 2024)
2022/2023 Season Stats
Total snowfall and season-closing dates for the various ski hills during the 2022/2023 season were the following:
- Cypress Mountain: 840 cm (April 16, 2023)
- Grouse Mountain: 827 cm (April 23, 2023)
- Mt. Seymour: 888 cm (April 9, 2023)
- Whistler Blackcomb: 881 cm (April 16, 2023)
- Sasquatch Mountain: TBC (April 2, 2023)
2021/2022 Season Stats
Total snowfall and season-closing dates for the various ski hills during the 2021/2022 season were the following:
- Cypress Mountain: 804 cm (April 10, 2022)
- Grouse Mountain: 860 cm (May 15, 2022)
- Mt. Seymour: 844 cm (April 10, 2022)
- Whistler Blackcomb: 1,149 cm (May 23, 2022)
- Sasquatch Mountain: 750 cm (April 3, 2022)
2020/2021 Season Stats
Total snowfall and season-closing dates for the various ski hills during the 2020/21 season were the following:
- Cypress Mountain: 1,123 cm (April 11, 2021)
- Grouse Mountain: 915 cm (May 2, 2021)
- Mt. Seymour: 963 cm (April 11, 2021)
- Whistler Blackcomb: 1,064 cm (March 29, 2021)
- Sasquatch Mountain: 1,359 cm (April 5, 2021)
2019/2020 Season Stats
Total snowfall and season-closing dates for the various ski hills during the 2019/2020 season were the following:
- Cypress Mountain: 690 cm (March 15, 2020)
- Grouse Mountain: 692 cm (March 16, 2020)
- Mt. Seymour: 831 cm (March 16, 2020)
- Whistler Blackcomb: 834 cm (March 14, 2020)
- Sasquatch Mountain: 724 cm (March 16, 2020)
2017/2018 Season Stats
Total snowfall and season-closing dates for the various ski hills during the 2017/2018 season were the following:
- Cypress Mountain: 1,168 cm (April 15, 2018)
- Grouse Mountain: 1,072 cm (May 6, 2018)
- Mt. Seymour: 1,023 cm (April 15, 2018)
- Whistler Blackcomb: 1,229 cm (April 22 for Whistler and May 21 for Blackcomb)
- Sasquatch Mountain: 1,309 cm (April 3, 2018)
Other Information
To learn more about Vancouver’s different ski hills click Lower Mainland Ski Hills.
For information about specific resorts, click any of the above links (of ski hill names in blue).
Another website you might be interested in is WhatToDoInWhistler.ca.
Other articles that might be of interest include the following:
- Vancouver Winter Activities
- Vancouver’s December, January, February and March calendars
- Lower Mainland Festivals & Events
- Vancouver’s Top 100 Places
- Vancouver Ski Swaps
