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Snow Hike at Lynn Headwaters Regional Park
Quick facts: Middle Bro had his mind set on snowshoeing for the weekend. We debated where to go, but our repertoire of snowshoeing trails was somewhat limited. While we knew about managed (read: paid) snowshoeing options on our local mountains and at the Sea-to-Sky Gondola, the idea of battling crowded parking lots wasn’t appealing. Luckily,…
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Best Vancouver Ski Hills for Families with Young Children
As a skiing family in Vancouver, we are lucky to have three local mountains to choose from: Cypress Mountain, Grouse Mountain, and Mt. Seymour—all within a 30-minute drive from Downtown Vancouver. With more friends joining us on the slopes, I thought it was the perfect time to compare these mountains from the perspective of a…
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2022-2023 Ski Season Wrap Up
We just wrapped up a fantastic ski season. Big Bro was the MVP, skiing and progressing the most. But Middle Bro had amazing improvements too, and was doing significantly better than how Big Bro did at age 3. Our first skiing session of season was Dec 28, 2022. It was a big mistake to come…
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Musings on teaching Big Bro skiing
Teaching kids skiing can be both fun and exhausting. Here I reflect on how far Big Bro has come and where we want to go next.
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Best Winter Activities for Kids in Whistler Besides Skiing
Whistler Village is still full of fun for a young kid even if skiing isn’t an option. Here are some of our favorite hangout places in Whistler Village.
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First Time Skiing Whistler: Big Bro Takes on Big Mountains
This is Big Bro’s 3rd season skiing. We spent the first two seasons on our local mountains, and we saw some dramatic improvements from not willing to take more than a few steps to linking turns. With him turning 5 and starting kindergarten this year, we took advantage of the free Epic Schoolkids pass. This…
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Toddler Skiing Update – Grouse Mountain
Building on the success of 2020-21 skiing season, where Junior finally got into skiing after 15 visits to the ski hills, we got a season pass to Grouse Mountain this year. At first we were weary about the Skyride Tram being risky during the COVID19 pandemic, but we were relieved to find out that Grouse…
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Dog Mountain Snowshoe
Quick Facts: AllTrails link: Dog Mountain Trail Difficulty: green snowshoe trail (took us 3 hours to complete) Traffic: very busy on weekends Facilities: flush toilet in the ski resort View: spectacular views of Metro Vancouver Overall score: 8/10 Dog Mountain Trail is one of the most popular, beginner-friendly snowshoeing trails around Vancouver. It is very…
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Toddler Ski Lessons 10-15: Chair Lift
For Lessons 10-13, we slowly worked on Junior’s confidence on the Magic Carpet. We also took 2 weeks off during the winter break to avoid the epic crowds. We read reports that it took more than 2 hours of lining up in the car just to get to the parking lot. I attempted to bring…
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Discovery Snowshoe Trails on Mt Seymour
For an easy, well marked, well maintained and moderately trafficked snowshoe trail in the Lower Mainland, we recommend the Discovery Snowshoe Trails on Mt Seymour. Day passes are $15 for adults, $35 including snowshoe rentals, and limited season passes are available. We got our season passes before they sold out. An added bonus is that…