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page 22 - April 6, 1977 - North Shore News

By John Walter
It was like some of the

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Our recent expedition to Cypress Provincial
Park brought back happy memories of what it was
like to travel to this slightly more than 5,250 acres
of ski fun land before the advent of modern
highways and paved access roads. .

It was early-to-rise and a
hearty breakfast in Vancou-
ver. In those days, oatmeal
porridge and other similar
victuals constituted a good
breakfast. If we. were lucky,
mother would get up and
prepare breakfast and a
lunch packet, if we were off

on a day trip to Hollyburn |

Ridge and West Lake in what

is now Cypress Provincial
Park.

If it was an overnight visit
or longer, then, of course,:
there would be the packing of
a rucksack with appropriate
food and other necessities.

BOARDING THE FERRY

Next, it was down to. catch
the old number three street-
car at Main Street and
Twenty-ninth Avenue, usual-
ly before the break of dawn.
A half-hour’s, rattling trip
downtown and a short walk
down Hastings Street
brought us to the ferry dock
at the foot of Columbia Street
where we _ boarded the
Bonnabelle, or the West
Vancouver Ferry Number
Two.

Then, with a toot of the
whistle, we were off on a
‘voyage to Ambleside Dock in
‘West Vancouver, through the
First Narrows of Burrard

Inlet under the recently- —
Gate .

completed
Bridge.

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In West Vancouver we had
a choice: take the blue bus as

far uphill as it went towards

Hollyburn Ridge, or, as was
often the case when there
wasn’t sufficient silver in our
jeans, to throw the packsacks
on our backs and start off for
the mountain that loomed to
the north.

HOURS TO REACH SLOPES

Whichever way we went, it
was a few hours from the
time we left home until we
were on the ski slopes of
Hollyburn Ridge.

Today, you can be on the
alpine slopes of Cypress, the
nordic trails of Hollyburn, or
the hiking of Yew Lake in
minutes from nearly any-
where in the Lower Main-
land.

“Park to themselves.

The cross-country skiing at
riouyouin is better. than it
ever was. There are miles of.

trails, each a challenge to the
novice, intermediate, or..ad-
vanced skier. Cross-country

‘was the only kind of skiing
when we used to go to
Hollyburn. No lifts, tows, or

mechanically- -groomed

slopes... _just trails
through the forests. |

Alpine enthusiasts have an
area of Cypress Provincial
The

downhill .area,; opened

early in 1976, with its two

chairlifts and one rope tow,

_was’an instant success. The

announcement, that there
was snow and that the chair
and tow were in operation,
had hardly been made before
ardent skiers were lining.up.
Soon the slopes were echoing

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to the swish of skis and the
approving comments of the
aipine skiing fraternity.

ALPINERS, NORDICS

Like the alpiners, the

- nordic skiers were out in

force at Hollyburn. They had
enjoyed a year’s headstart on
the alpiners and were every

‘ bit.as happy with their kind

of skiing.

Not. forgotten are the

people, young and not-so-
young alike,
_ toboggan or iust play in the
snow. There are slopes for

who like to

them handy to the Hollyburn

‘cross-country ski trails.

The park also caters to
summer visitors. Trails have
been established so that they
may hike through the quiet
forest.

And, of course, there is the
spectacular scenery.

It was there when the
streetcar, the ferry and the
foot were the way to Cypress

Provincial Park. It is. still
there today.
MULTI-HUED CARPET

From the access road and
-Hollyburn Ridge, Vancouver

“and the Lower Mainland

spreads like a multi-hued
carpet before the viewers’
eyes.

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At night the view — is.
transformed into a fairyland

of twinkling lights.- Even
more , spectacular are. the

_views from the summits of

Black Mountain and Mount
Strachan. An added bonus is
the view westward over
Howe Sound and to the sea of
mountains that flows end-
lessly to the north.

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our visit to Cypress was like
some of the ‘‘expotitions’’ of
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