Information AboutMount Seymour |
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| mountains of british columbia | |
| seymour | |
| ski areas and resorts in canada | |
| north vancouver district, british columbia | |
| geography of vancouver | |
| tourism in vancouver | |
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HISTORY Mount Seymour is most commonly identified for its Ski Area of the same name. The mountain opened for skiing in 1937 under the ownership of Harold Enquist, with a cafeteria and ski rental. A few years later, in 1949 , the Government of British Columbia bought the ski area. The Government did not have the experience to run a Ski Area , so, they issued Mr. Enquist the first Park Use Permit to operate the area. When the permit expired in 1951 , the government found a concessionaire, who was put in charge of running the lifts, ski school and cafeteria. The government retained overall ownership until 1984 , when it privatized its operation as part of a cost cutting measure. FACILITIES The Mount Seymour ski area has four lifts, the Mystery Peak, Brockton, and Lodge double chairlifts, and the Goldie Lake Ropetow. A fifth double Chairlift , the Ridge Chair was destroyed in a windstorm in 1998 , and is currently still standing, alibeit gradually rotting away. Another beginner lift, the Enquist Ropetow was removed in the early 1990s.The area offers 330 metres of vertical drop and 1700 centimetres of annual snowfall. Skiing and Snowboarding is available on 21 marked trails and many unmarked routes. The longest trail is 1.6 km long and over half the trails have night lighting. Additional terrain parks exist for freestyle and halfpipe activities. Terrain has also been developed for Snowtubing and Toboggan ing. Guided and unguided Snowshoe ing takes place on a separate 10 km network of maintained trails. Backcountry access for snowshoeing and camping is permitted. Mount Seymour's Tubeing Building was destroyed in a fire in the summer of 2005. SNOW DEPTH Mount Seymour has three weather stations: one at the bottom of the Mystery Peak Chairlift, one near tower 9 of the Mystery Peak Chairlift, and one just below Brockton Point which is the top lift station of the Brockton Chairlift. Except for the unusually warm winter of 2004-2005, there is usually a snow depth of 500 cm or more at the Brockton weather station. BCRFC historical records (from 1960 to 1989) report that Mount Seymour's average snow base has been 160 cm on January 1st, increasing through winter and spring to 345 cm on May 1st. {Link without Title} EXTERNAL LINKS |
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