The snow machines are running and the snow guns have been turned on

With snow and cold weather up on Grouse Mountain, staff are prepping to open runs

VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – A bit more than 20 centimetres of snow up at Grouse Mountain means you might be able to break out your skis or snowboard this weekend.

Julia Grant with Grouse Mountain says they’re almost ready to open.

“Just some limited terrain. Our goal is to get that open for Saturday, maybe one of our smaller terrain parks, and to get people skiing and riding.”

Grant says the snow machines are running as well, adding to a bit of snowfall and cold temperatures to get the mountain ready.

“With the cold conditions it’s excellent snow-making weather so we’ve got our snow guns turned on, snow-makers are working hard,” she says.

The forecast is looking cold for the mountain, and there might be more snow on the way in the next few weeks. With snow in the forecast, Grant is confident conditions will get even better.

Mount Seymour, meanwhile, says things aren’t quite ready for operations yet, but Cypress is opening tomorrow.

“Winter’s actually right on time, last year we opened Dec. 3, you know our historical average is right around Dec. 1, give or take a week,” says Joffrey Koeman with Cypress Mountain.