COVID-19 and fresh snow, skiers and snowboarders have flocked to the Lower Mainland’s local mountains this week.Mount Seymour and Cypress Mountain have implemented mandatory pre-booking to help manage crowds and parking for the downhill areas, but the roads to the mountains were virtual parking lots on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Ski industry braces for impact of B.C. province-wide travel restrictions On Thursday, Seymour said its backcountry parking lot, which is not covered by the pre-booking policy, was full by 10 a.m.Cypress laid some of the blame for the gridlock earlier in the week on the fact the province had not followed through with initial plans to extend the B.C.