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Cypress changed a lot during the Olympic game.  They have an extra chair (Raven) at the back now.  Old runs are wider, added a handful of new runs by chopping trees.  Also new lodge for the cafe, etc.

Grouse doesn't change much.  Re-configured the chair lifts 4-5 years ago, not big changes otherwise.

Seymour, beginner used to just slide down the side without paying.  Not anymore, they have staffs there to prevent that.

Sea to sky has major improvement for Olympic.  Easily 20mins faster than before.  They have Symphony chair now which opened up the back side.

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does Cypress and Grouse have "slide down without paying" thing still?
Nox 發表於 2013-3-1 11:59

Grouse have to pay to take the gondola up, so obviously no free lunch there.

Cypress, the snow path along the parking lot is simply flat which doesn't worth anything.  In front of the cafe, there is a field that a kid could play snow.  That's it.

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If one is looking for 免費 skiing, there is a secret at Whistler.  

Look up Magic chair at Blockcomb base, it is a really short chair lift to bring people staying at the Blockcomb base up to the main track.  Usually after 10am in the morning, they will stop checking for ticket there.  If this short slope is good enough for you, you could ski there all day long without "paying".  

We met someone who joined a 7-days skiing trip from HK, she was an absolute beginner and skied 5 days there without buying any ticket.

Another possible route is after 3-3:30pm, take the Blackcomb gondola up to the parking lot and ski down to the village and repeat.  This route is to bring people back to the parking lot and no one is checking for ticket at the end of the date.

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I just came back from Whistler yesterday, someone was guarding the magic chair…… and it was about  ...
Nox 發表於 2013-3-1 17:24

Strange.  It was still the case at Magic chair during Xmas time.  For $100/ticket these days, they sure want to make sure you pay.

You sure they aren't just the lift worker and carry the scanner to scan your ticket?