Cypress 2010 Commemorative Season Pass – Worth It?
Karl Woll | June 25, 2009 2:45 pm
I’ve been wondering what I should do for snowboarding next winter (yes, I know the season is 6 months away). I have been lucky enough to get the Whistler Student Pass the last few years for about $430, which is great value. Next year though, I won’t be able to get that, and I know I can’t afford to pay full price for a season pass. Recently, Cypress announced on July 7 they will be putting their 2010 winter season passes available for sale:
We are excited to unveil Cypress’ 2010 Commemorative Season Pass offer for the 2009-2010 season – a once in a lifetime value for a once in a lifetime season at Cypress Mountain. The Pass offer has been specifically created as Cypress Mountain will be host to the Freestyle Skiing and Snowboard Events of the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in February 2010.
Alpine Pass: Adult $259, Youth $169, Senior $139, Child $129
Cross Country Pass: Adult $154, Youth $111, Senior $102, Child $93
The pass sounds like a steal until you read the 2010 Impact Summary
Timeline A: Season Start to December 25
- No parking in Lodge Lot
- No parking in Lot 1
- Construction Zones in Alpine Area
- Highly Impacted or Closed Eagle Express Chair Terrain
- Highly Impacted or Closed Rainbow Ski Run
- Regular Services on the mtn will be subject to relocation, change and restrictions.
For a Alpine Area Park Map Reference please click HERE.
Timeline B: December 26 to January 3
- No parking in Lodge Lot
- No parking in Lot 1
- Construction Zones in Alpine Area
- Highly Impacted or Closed Eagle Express Chair Terrain
- Highly Impacted or Closed Rainbow Ski Run
- Regular Services on the mtn will be subject to relocation, change and restrictions.
Timeline C: January 4 to January 31
- No parking in Lodge Lot
- No parking in Lot 1
- No Parking in Lot 3
- Construction Zones in Alpine Area
- Highly Impacted or Closed Eagle Express Chair Terrain
- Highly Impacted or Closed Rainbow Ski Run
- Regular Services on the mtn will be subject to relocation, change and restrictions.
Timeline D: February 1 to March 8
- Ski Area (alpine and nordic) Closed to the Public for Olympic Games Preparation, Competition and wrap up.
- No access to the Alpine or Nordic areas.
Timeline E: March 9 to Season End.
- No parking in Lodge Lot
- No parking in Lot 1
- Construction Zones in Alpine Area
- Lot 3 re-open to public on March 15th.
- Highly Impacted or Closed Eagle Express Chair Terrain
- Regular Services on the mtn will be subject to relocation, change and restrictions.
To get a better sense of the impact you can view this high-res trail map. No Eagle chair will cut about 1/3 of the terrain out, plus parking and construction sound like they will be a huge headache…
I guess even with such a large impact for $260 you can’t really complain…. During the Olympic blockout you can get a Seymour Mountain add-on pass for $119
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3 Responses to “Cypress 2010 Commemorative Season Pass – Worth It?”
Doesn’t seem worth it to me.
Personally though, I’m not going to buy any season’s passes next year. It’s going to be craziness, so I think taking it day by day is a good idea. Cypress and Whistler will be closed for a lot of next year, whether it is for construction or the Olympics.
I say… maybe it’s time to take some snowboarding trips elsewhere!
We have our EDGE card for Whistler which will be enough for us. Cypress looks like it will be NOT worth it. We’ll talk to our friend who runs the skischool up there about it, but if the parking lots are closed and then the closing of almost half the mountain, its not going to be fun either. Seymour is meh, Grouse is full of TOO many people.
My vote is for Mt.Baker, Mt.Washington, or head into the Interior!! For some pow! Who’s with us? hehe
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I’m up for some interior pow! I used to ski Silverstar quite a bit when I was younger as my Dad lives in Kelowna.
EDGE card sounds like a good idea, or maybe like you both say, time to expand my horizons and try some new mountains, even if it means less boarding.
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