Cypress Mountain

The weather was beautiful today so we decided to go up to Cypress Mountain and do some snowshoeing.

When we arrived at the parking lot we noticed that it was totally crowded. A lot of people were parked along the way and all of sudden we didn’t really want to go up the mountain.

Kris did want to see the view (cloudy Vancouver) so we decided to drive up the parking lot and park for a quick second just to take some pictures. We’ve found a parking space near the rentals, and it didn’t look that crowded, so we changed our minds again: we were going to do some hiking.

Last time we were there, we did some interpretive and intermediate trails, today we were feeling good and we decided we would take our chance with the expert trails:).

We totally don’t understand why it’s called expert, because besides a few uphill parts, it’s perfectly doable, even if you’re not trained. We had to go uphill for the first part of our hike, but it was absolutely worth it!

I think we did about a 2:45 hour hike and we loved it! I was pretty tired afterward but it was nice to see some snow and walk around in it.

As you will see on our pictures, it was really warm up there, we could even walk around in our t shirts. It felt like spring.

On our first stop at the Upper Warming Hut we ate a small snack, and apparently, we were not the only ones who were hungry. A few birds even sat on our hands to be fed. Amazing!

We had a second stop at the Hollyburn lodge to get some drinks and from there we went downhill to the parking lot.

I hope you all enjoyed your weekend, we sure did!