. Local ski facilities offer
runs for every ability level

ALTHOUGH SKHNG is noi the
only popular winter sport on the
North Shore, it certainly is one of
the most visible in our area with
the ever-present. North Shore
mountains towering above.

Three of those mountains have
ski facilities where many Greater
Vancouver skiers got their start,
and now take their families.

Depending on the snowfall, the
mountains are open from
November to April. .
@ Grouse Mountain has both day
and night skiing, with a base
elevation of 950 feet and a top
elevation of 3,700 feet.

The mountain has 13 runs, the
longest being one mile. These vary
in difficulty to serve every skiing
ability: 30% beginner, 50% in-
termediate, and 20% advanced.

An average annual snowfall of
200 to 300 inches falls on Grouse,
and this is supplemented with
snow-making equipment. They
have a capacity of 5,500 skiers per
hour and their facilities include a
ski check, a ski repair shop and a
ski school. :

Snow reports for Grouse can be

obtained by calling 986-6262.

@ Cypress Bow! has a base eleva-
tion of 3,000 feet and a top height
of 4,750 feet. Their 23 runs break
down into 23% beginner, 37% in-
termediate, and 40% advanced.
The facility has a skier-per-hour
capacity of 5,000. .

The mountain’s longest run is
2% miles, and Cypress also has 10
miles of cross-country ski trails.
Both the downhill runs and the
cross-country trails are lighted for
night skiing.

Cypress also has a ski school

and rental facilities. Their snow
phone number is 926-6007.
@ Mount Seymour: Located in
Mount Seymour Provincia! Park,
the skiing facilities include 25 runs
with both day and night skiing.
The skiing abilities needed for
these runs ate broken down to
40% beginner, 40% intermediate,
and 20% advanced.

Rentals include downhill

equipment, wilderness cross-coun-
try ski equipmeni, and snowshoes.

The Seymour Ski School offers
instruciion and, for peoplej
without their own transportation,
the Seymour Express bus picks up
skiers throughout the Greater
Vancouver area.

The snow report number forj

Seymour is 986-3444,

Other areas of the province
have a wide range of ski facilities
from the easily accessible Whistler
area with Blackcomb
Whistler mountains,
Hemlock Valley and

include Big White, Apex Alpine

Panorama, Kimberley, and RedJ

Mountain.

For more information on ski
resorts and facililies throughout
the province, call Tourism B.C. at
685-0032.

Snowboarding a popular

alternative ou the ski hills

SNOWBOARDING HAS :eaily
taken off in the past decade.
Much
than skiing, it also dernands less
in snow conditions.

Besides being a sport that lasts
late into spring, advances in
snowboard instruction and tech-
nology now make carving precise
and stylish turns easy for ail
snowboarders, even beginners.

Snowboarders can now routine-
ly execute open arcs and tight
slalom turns as they descend the
slopes.

Enthusiasts can take lessons to
help them pinpoint weaknesses in
fundamental techniques and de-
velop individual style. And
snowboard. lessons challenge bedy
and mind without necessarily
challenging the pocketbook.

By signing up for a lesson in the
morning, snowboarders can prac-
tise what they learned for the rest
of the day. Many ski areas offer

less equipment-oriented ~

andj
to nearby #

Manning §
Park to the interior resorts that

7 Grouse Mountain’s Ski School Sale.

lessons THE SIMPLICITY’ of snowboar-

At Grouse we've combined our most successful learn-to-ski and ski improvement
programs into the most effective ski instruction system found anywhere. We call it
SureTum®. And it offers an innovative selection of classes, at convenient times, P

for every level of skier-from beginner to intermediate to advanced-with guar- ©
anteed results and classes which are loaded with fun. And if you register bere ls

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Be a better skier with MidWay and TopNotch.

Many skiers avoid lessons because they don’t believe they'll benefit, and anyway, ski lessons are
boring. Well, at Grouse Mountain nothing could be farther from the truth. Mid Way for novice to
intermediates and TopNotch for the advanced, guarantee tc improve your skiing, And with small
classes (maximum 5 per group), “top notch” ceaches and instructors, three 22-hour sessions, and with
the SyberVision learning system, they're a mountain of fun tao! Call Grouse if you're serious about
being a better skier.

For Kids. More great saviags extended ’ti! November 22.

Grouse offers the best kids ski program around. Proper instruction is important so our programs
are fun, safe, and fully supervised. Junior Program for 7-14 year olds, Ski Wee for 3-6 year olds and
FreeWay for teens,

Call 980-9311 for information and registration.

All major credit cards accepted.

Grouse Mountain
The Peak of Vancouver

workshops of private
geared toward mastering a specific
skill or terrain.

Snowboard design and con-
struction have improved
dramatically in the past few years.
Sidecuts have become more pro-
nounced, making skidded turns a
thing of the past, and flex pat-
terns have been refined to make

This winter,
it's Red Hot
at the

ding is appealing to more and
more peopie. ‘
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Boots and bindings — both ¢)
traditional soft system and- th
alpine hard system —- are mor
sophisticated, too.

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Our fun-filled curling is burning up the ice.

There's hot action in hockey, ringette, and figure skating.
You'll find sizzling tennis, squash, and racquetball.

You can get fit at our scorching fitness programs.

Come join us at the
Club for All Seasons
985-4135