7 Distinctive Winter Adventures Round Vancouver
Picture: Whistler Bungee
Attempt one thing new this winter: Climb a by way of ferrata. Bungee bounce into an icy canyon. Or snowshoe by moonlight. Add these distinctive winter adventures round Vancouver to your bucket record.
Snowshoe By Moonlight
Ebook a moonlight snowshoe tour at Grouse Mountain to expertise the fantastic thing about the snowy forest after darkish. Strap on some snowshoes, click on on a headlamp, and observe your information alongside the paths to a viewpoint of town under you. On the Full Moon Tour, go with out your headlamp because the moon lights up your path. Or select a New Moon Tour for the most effective stargazing.
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Climb a Snowy By way of Ferrata Route
Head to the Sea to Sky Gondola to expertise a novel winter climbing expertise. In Italian, by way of ferrata means “iron approach” and the steep course consists of catwalks, bridges, and metal ladder rungs. You’ll be clipped to a metal security cable all the time, so that you don’t want any climbing expertise. The snowy views of Howe Sound and the encompassing mountains are spectacular.
Bungee Leap right into a Snowy Canyon
This one is for the adrenaline junkies: Plunge 160 toes off a bridge into the Cheakamus River Canyon at Whistler Bungee. In winter, the canyon partitions drip with icicles and the timber are dusted in snow.
Stroll Throughout A Suspension Bridge Lit With Twinkling Lights
Every winter, the Capilano Suspension Bridge twinkles throughout Canyon Lights. The occasion is on till January 22 and consists of lights on the favored suspension bridge, elevated skywalk, and forest trails.
Canyon Lights at Capilano Suspension Bridge Park. Picture: Vacation spot Vancouver/Capilano Suspension Bridge Park
Hold Out With Tons of of Bald Eagles
Do you know that Squamish is dwelling to one of many world’s largest populations of wintering bald eagles? Stroll alongside the river to see what number of eagles you’ll be able to spot. Don’t neglect to pack your binoculars!
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Stroll By means of a Snowy Forest of Lights
Cypress Mountain’s Lights to the Lodge is a straightforward one-kilometer snowshoe stroll to the historic Hollyburn Lodge. The old-growth forest alongside the way in which is adorned with hundreds of gorgeous twinkling lights.
Skate on a Mountaintop Pond
Experience the Skyride to the highest of Grouse Mountain to skate on a frozen pond. The pond is open at evening too, so you’ll be able to skate beneath twinkling lights. Skating is free along with your mountain admission ticket and skate leases are $5-8.
Skating at Grouse Mountain. Picture: Vacation spot Vancouver/Kindred & Scout
By Taryn Eyton
Supply Inside Vancouver
