Archive of posts tagged "Mount Seymour"

Snow Tubing Classic for a Cause

January 17th, 2012 @ 2:40pm by Rebecca Bollwitt
Posted in charity, local mountains, vancouver
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There are some very creative ways to support a cause and flying down a snowy slope on a rubber doughnut filled with air sounds pretty fantastic. A Little More Good, a local company that supports and promotes the ‘small’ actions that you can take to make a difference, has dreamed up the Snow Tubing Classic. [...]

Girls Ride Free at Mount Seymour 2012

January 4th, 2012 @ 10:42am by Rebecca Bollwitt
Posted in charity, cheap fun, cheap things to do, local mountains, snowboarding, vancouver
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The 6th annual Girls Ride Free – Shred for a Cure campaign at Mount Seymour starts January 9, 2012 and will run until March 2, 2012. Ladies can pick up their free lift passes from participating locations and enjoy a night on the mountain every Monday after 6:00pm. Keira-Anne and me. Photo credit: Keira-Anne on [...]

Mount Seymour Guys Night Out, Girls Ride Free 2011

January 3rd, 2011 @ 6:13pm by Rebecca Bollwitt
Posted in charity, cheap fun, cheap things to do, snow, snowboarding, vancouver
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Mount Seymour’s Guys Night Out, Girls Ride Free event returns for a 5th season starting January 10th, 2011. View from Seymour – Photo credit: Andre Charland on Flickr Women have the opportunity to enjoy free night skiing every Monday throughout the event when they pick up a voucher in advance from participating retail locations: Coastal [...]

Day Tripping: Winter Adventures

February 18th, 2009 @ 7:46am by Guest Author
Posted in Day Tripping, guest post, local mountains, north vancouver, vancouver
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I put the call out on Twitter last week for anyone who would like to contribute a guest post on my site. Tawcan, known for his many adventures, stepped up and offered to write a post that would add to my Day Tripping series: If you’re like me, 99% of the time you’re stuck in [...]

First Mount Seymour Ride of the Season

January 31st, 2009 @ 10:00pm by Rebecca Bollwitt
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Even though Mount Seymour was busy hosting The Yeti today (a race which I originally heard about from MOMAR) I still enjoyed my first ride of the season. My niece recently learned to ski at Mount Seymour and she’s almost ready to go pro, I swear. Conditions were a bit icy but the flakes were [...]

Guys Night Out Girls Ride Free at Mount Seymour

January 12th, 2009 @ 6:00am by Rebecca Bollwitt
Posted in cheap fun, cheap things to do, local mountains, snowboarding, vancouver
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Last year Mount Seymour introduce their Ride for Breast Cancer Research campaign and since it was such a hit, they’re bringing it back. Each Monday, when vouchers were picked up ahead of time at various locations in the region, ladies will be able to ride free during evening ski times. Girls Ride Free every Monday [...]

Local Mountain Season Openings 2008

December 12th, 2008 @ 8:07pm by Rebecca Bollwitt
Posted in local mountains, snow, snowboarding, vancouver
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Cypress, Grouse, and Seymour are the beloved local mountains of our region that provide us with a natural playground, hiking trails, drinking water, and in the winter time a source of much joy and fun as we play and carve through their snowy wonderlands. Opening dates for the locals had been moved back due to [...]

Gearing up for the Season

October 21st, 2008 @ 10:30am by Rebecca Bollwitt
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This morning I woke up to Tweets from several people who were excited to see snow dusted across the tops of the local mountains. Photo credit: Keira on Flickr I’m gearing up for another season at Mt. Seymour as well as a trip to Keira’s beloved Mt. Washington to celebrate the start of the season. [...]