Stay : A week of skiing around Vancouver
Chosen by the Olympic Committee to host the 2010 Winter Olympics, Vancouver is the perfect base for a ski trip. Whistler, one and a half hours north of the city, is known as one of the most popular winter sports resorts in North America, but there are also smaller resorts in the immediate vicinity of the city that provide variety.
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7 days
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Where to stay - Vancouver ?
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Detail of the stay : A week of skiing around Vancouver - 7 days
Day 1: Quick tour of Vancouver
Steps: Vancouver
Head to Waterfront Station, the terminal of the Skytrain lines in the city centre. From here, you can reach the tourism nerve centre in Vancouver with the Canada Place Convention Center, the departure of the city's bus tours, the walkway along the marina and the historic Gastown neighbourhood. Those who do not have time to visit Stanley Park on foot can follow the bicycle path of Seawall along the waterfront by bicycle or on roller skates. You can picnic in the park at the foot of the aboriginal totems before heading to Vancouver Lookout, a panoramic tower with a stunning view of the buildings of the city centre, the surrounding mountains and the Pacific Ocean. In case of a rainy day, take a shelter at the Art Gallery or the Bill Reid Gallery, two art museums that highlight Amerindian culture and crafts. A dinner in a pub or a restaurant in the trendy Yaletown district will beautifully end your day! For an unusual evening and unexpected encounters, take a look at the Cambie Bar.
STANLEY PARK / VANCOUVER LOOKOUT - HARBOUR CENTRE / VANCOUVER ART GALLERY / BILL REID GALLERY / CANADA PLACE
Day 2: Grouse Mountain
Steps: Grouse Mountain
The closest ski resort to the city centre, just half an hour drive from public transport. It offers splendid views over the surroundings, in addition to a perfectly correct restaurant even if its price is slightly overvalued.
Day 3: Mount Seymour
Steps: Vancouver, Mount Seymour Provincial Park
Twenty kilometres north-east of Vancouver, this small resort is shunned by tourists but very popular among the local population. It also enjoys beautiful views of the city and the surrounding areas, and offers accommodation options if you wish to extend your stay. Great opportunities for snowshoeing and other winter activities.
Day 4: Cypress Mountain
Steps: Vancouver, Cypress Provincial Park
The trendy destination for Vancouverites' weekends. If the panoramas offered by the resorts mentioned above are beautiful, those you will find at Cypress Mountain are considerably higher! The trails seem to drop straight down in the Pacific Ocean. It's also a resort with facilities close to those of Whistler, and ample accommodation oppportunities. The resort is located north of Vancouver, towards Whistler.
Day 5: On the trails of Whistler
Steps: Vancouver
From Cypress Mountain, you can continue your way to Whislter and thus discover Canada's first winter-sports resort. Its relative remoteness with Vancouver obliges you to spend at least one night, but that's just as well, since exploring the Whistler area and its neighbour Blackcomb will take you several days. It's even possible to easily spend one week there before being tired of the tracks.
Day 6: Between Whistler and Blackcomb
In recent years, a state-of-the-art cable car has been linking the two resorts, making both areas easily accessible. Of course, many accommodation options are available for you, and the two villages offer entertainment that has nothing to envy of the resorts of the Alps.
Day 7: Last day on the tracks
Steps: Vancouver
Enjoy for one last time the Whistler slopes, before returning to Vancouver to take your return flight.
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