Seymour Contitions Winter 2013-2014

Hi all:

This could be a stupid question for this time of year but given how late the snow was in coming, Im just wondering if the skin/snowshoe trail alongside Seymour is good to go right now? I heard someone saying it was dirt a few weeks back, but hopefully the last batch of snow filled it in. Ive been getting annihilated at work and havent been keep tabs on conditions and now Im out of shape and the know.

Cheers :beer:

Snowshoe finally opens tomorrow and 74 cm at the base. Bring your rock skis.

Snowshoe finally opens tomorrow and 74 cm at the base. Bring your rock skis.

Haha. Cheers.
I guess some skiing/exercise is better than none. maybe.

Snowshoe track up to peak has good coverage with a couple creek ditches near the bottom. No rocks. Shitty hard pack snow with balls deep post holes possible without snowshoes.

Freeze thaw very evident.

and if you like an inch of corn snow on flat groomers, the skiing would be OK too. No rocks on the main run.

and if you like an inch of corn snow on flat groomers, the skiing would be OK too. No rocks on the main run.

Corn aint so bad.

Anyone know what time the gate opens in the morning?

(I actually cant remember a gate - but I THINK there is).

Cheers :beer:

let me introduce you to the mount seymour website.

http://www.mountseymour.com/today/roads

Should you have any questions regarding parking at Mt Seymour Resort, please contact Guest Services by telephone at 604-986-2261 or by email at snow@mountseymour.com

let me introduce you to the mount seymour website.

http://www.mountseymour.com/today/roads

Cheers.
That website is helpful… except for answering my actual question ;)
And it seems they arent answering their phone … so Im back to where I started. Just figured there would be a person (on here) that knew off the top of their head.

pretty sure road opens at 7AM officially

if it's clear overnight expect a massive freeze up. was up last night and things were quite bulletproof outside the ski area. much more so than a couple days before.

I was up Seymour this past weekend and noticed there are a few prominent signs saying that backcountry skiers are not allowed to use the maintained runs. Did I just not notice those signs before, or are they new this year? How exactly do they expect people to get back to the parking lot, ski down the access trail and play human bowling ball? Do they have any right to fine/prosecute people who ski down the runs without a pass? Help me understand this craziness…

signs, signs, everywhere there's signs…

I was up Seymour this past weekend and noticed there are a few prominent signs saying that backcountry skiers are not allowed to use the maintained runs. Did I just not notice those signs before, or are they new this year? How exactly do they expect people to get back to the parking lot, ski down the access trail and play human bowling ball? Do they have any right to fine/prosecute people who ski down the runs without a pass? Help me understand this craziness…

The signs were made more prominent a couple of years ago, but the policy has always been "don't ski on the runs unless you have a lift ticket". I'm sure their tenure does give them the right to fine/prosecute if they want, but I've never heard of anyone getting hassled about it.

I have seen people skinning / snowshoeing up the runs when the hill was open, and the ski patrol is definitely not cool with that.