Grouse Mountain
49°23′ N 123°05′ WLocal hill939 m vertical33 runs17.5 kmNight ridingSeasonal
Grouse Mountain in the District of North Vancouver suits a visitor staying downtown without a car, because the SeaBus and bus 236 reach its base and the Blue Grouse Gondola carries you up to 33 runs. Grouse lights 15 of them for night skiing above the city. Four chairs serve the whole ski area below the 1,231 m summit, so a strong skier covers most of it in one evening.
Trail closure
The Grouse Grind closes for maintenance until 10 November
Metro Vancouver closed the Grouse Grind on 13 October 2026 so crews can repair and upgrade it, and it stays shut seven days a week until 10 November. Grouse Mountain plans to reopen it on 11 November. The BCMC Trail stays open and tops out at the same place, so wear hiking shoes with good ankle support and carry warm layers and plenty of water.
Checked 2026-10-17 · metrovancouver.org
Closed
The Red Skyride stops running while Grouse fits new cabins
Grouse Mountain shut the Red Skyride on 28 September 2026 to swap the tram's original 1976 cabins for new ones that carry up to 95 people. The Blue Grouse Gondola keeps running between the base and the top of the mountain, and hikers coming off the BCMC Trail or the Grouse Grind ride it down. Grouse has set no reopening day yet and says it will announce one.
Checked 2026-10-16 · grousemountain.com
Photo jonrawlinson · Flickr · CC BY 2.0 and others, credited in the gallery
Field card · Resort · No. 002 · checked 16 Oct 2026
Fifteen runs stay lit for night skiing above the city.
- Green circle3.2 km
- Blue square9.7 km
- Black diamond3.3 km
- Double black diamond1.3 km
Figures the resort does not publish are measured from the map data.
OpenStreetMap maps 45 named runs and 7 lifts at Grouse Mountain, and the guide measures each one against the elevation model. It also marks 1 off-piste line, which the numbers leave out.
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Ride every run at Grouse Mountain
| Avg | Faces | 10:00 | Map | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The CutNightNotes | 1,081 m | 205 m | 17.2° | 10.6° | S | 8.5 h | Sun | – | ||
| Grouse Mountain HighwayNight | 570 m | 38 m | 5.9° | 3.9° | SE | 8.5 h | Sun | 69 m | ||
| Teddy Bear LaneTreesNight | 248 m | 20 m | 9.2° | 4.7° | W | 7.25 h | Sun | – | ||
| ParadiseNight | 209 m | 19 m | 6.5° | 5.1° | NW | 7.25 h | Sun | – | ||
| CentennialNight | 154 m | 17 m | 9.3° | 6.2° | SE | 7.5 h | Sun | – | ||
| Ski Wee | 113 m | 15 m | 10.6° | 7.5° | W | 8 h | Sun | – | ||
| Jib ParkPark | 70 m | 7 m | 7.6° | 6° | NW | 7.25 h | Sun | – | ||
| Rental Road | 143 m | 5 m | 4° | 2.1° | S | 8.5 h | Sun | 86 m | ||
| Learning Zone | 29 m | 1 m | – | 0.2° | NE | 8.25 h | Sun | – | ||
| ExpoNight | 954 m | 230 m | 20.3° | 13.5° | E | 6.5 h | Sun | 62 m | ||
| Paper TrailTrees | 860 m | 178 m | 17.5° | 11.7° | S | 8.5 h | Sun | – | ||
| Side CutNight | 760 m | 162 m | 16.5° | 12° | SE | 8 h | Sun | – | ||
| Skyline | 1,142 m | 143 m | 10.9° | 7° | SE | 8 h | Sun | – | ||
| Blue Face | 446 m | 142 m | 24.8° | 17.7° | E | 5.25 h | Sun | – | ||
| CentennialNight | 599 m | 136 m | 22.4° | 14.9° | E | 7.25 h | Sun | – | ||
| Heaven's SakeNight | 772 m | 122 m | 20.4° | 9° | SE | 7.75 h | Sun | – | ||
| Grinder Tracks | 305 m | 108 m | 22.4° | 19.4° | NE | 5.5 h | Sun | – | ||
| Tyee ChuteNight | 428 m | 100 m | 20.6° | 13.2° | E | 6.5 h | Sun | – | ||
| DoglegNight | 417 m | 95 m | 18.2° | 12.9° | E | 7.75 h | Sun | – | ||
| PeakNight | 272 m | 91 m | 26.2° | 18.5° | S | 8.5 h | Sun | – | ||
| Upper Buckhorn | 316 m | 82 m | 20.2° | 14.5° | SE | 7.75 h | Sun | – | ||
| DeliveranceNight | 339 m | 77 m | 17.8° | 12.8° | E | 7.25 h | Sun | – | ||
| Purgatory | 303 m | 67 m | 20.2° | 12.4° | E | 6.25 h | Sun | – | ||
| Lower Buckhorn | 364 m | 55 m | 13.8° | 8.6° | E | 7.75 h | Sun | – | ||
| No Man's LandNight | 249 m | 40 m | 16.8° | 13.5° | S | 8.5 h | Sun | – | ||
| Grouse Mountain Highway | 558 m | 38 m | 6.6° | 3.8° | E | 6 h | Sun | 119 m | ||
| Coola's Corner | 199 m | 35 m | 15.7° | 11.8° | E | 7.25 h | Sun | – | ||
| Lower PeakNight | 111 m | 31 m | 16.8° | 15.8° | S | 8.5 h | Sun | – | ||
| Toilet Bowl | 126 m | 17 m | 10.2° | 7.8° | SE | 8 h | Sun | – | ||
| Berm | 127 m | 15 m | 12.7° | 4° | SE | 7.5 h | Sun | – | ||
| Inferno | 679 m | 280 m | 33.9° | 22.2° | E | 6.5 h | Sun | – | ||
| Blazes | 788 m | 246 m | 27.9° | 20.6° | SE | 7 h | Sun | – | ||
| Hades | 612 m | 224 m | 28.5° | 20.1° | E | 6.5 h | Sun | – | ||
| Outer Limits | 507 m | 175 m | 29.1° | 19.1° | SE | 6.75 h | Sun | – | ||
| Expo Glades | 281 m | 84 m | 22.3° | 16.7° | E | 7 h | Sun | – | ||
| Coffin | 176 m | 75 m | 31.6° | 23° | E | 5.25 h | Sun | – | ||
| Chimney | 135 m | 55 m | 25.6° | 22.2° | SE | 7.75 h | Sun | – | ||
| Purgatory | 94 m | 28 m | 21.3° | 16.4° | SE | 7 h | Sun | – | ||
| Purgatory | 467 m | 248 m | 32.8° | 27.9° | SE | 7 h | Sun | – | ||
| Devil's Advocate | 284 m | 149 m | 32.9° | 27.8° | SE | 8 h | Sun | – | ||
| Inferno Chair Lift LineTrees | 172 m | 103 m | 35.1° | 30.8° | SE | 7.25 h | Sun | – | ||
| Peak GladesTrees | 150 m | 73 m | 28.4° | 25.8° | SE | 8.5 h | Sun | – | ||
| Peak Cliffs | 158 m | 69 m | 26.4° | 23.5° | S | 8.5 h | Sun | – | ||
| Coffin Side Entrance | 36 m | 20 m | – | 29.2° | E | – | – | – | ||
| GladesTrees | – | – | – | – | – | 6.75 h | Sun | – | ||
| Olympic Lift LineTreesOff-piste | 290 m | 169 m | 32.7° | 30.2° | SE | – | – | – |
Lengths, vertical, pitch and aspect are measured from OpenStreetMap run lines and the elevation model. Steepest is the hardest 60 m pitch. Read them as a guide and follow the signs on the hill.
7 lifts on the map, and 1 are drag lifts
Know the lifts
Season 2025/26
Buy the right ticket
- Adult day
- $104
- Night
- $74
Grouse had not posted 2026/27 day or night ticket prices by 16 October 2026, so the figures here come from 2025/26. That winter an adult paid $94 on weekdays and $104 on weekends and holidays. The $104 rate also covered the 21 December to 4 January break. Children aged 5 to 12 paid $44 for a weekend day. A night ticket valid after 3 pm cost $74 for an adult and $34 for a child. Until 5 November 2026 the 2026/27 Early Bird Unlimited pass costs an adult $659, and the regular winter rate is $1,049. The Early Bird Weekday pass costs $439. Ikon Pass holders get two Bonus Mountain days at Grouse in 2026/27. The blackouts fall on 26–30 December 2026, 16–17 January 2027 and 13–14 February 2027. Grouse winter pass holders also get Mountain Interchange discounts at partner resorts. Grouse's ticket pages don't say whether the posted prices include GST.
These passes cover days here
- Ikon Pass7 days at Cypress Mountain with no blackout dates; 2 days at Grouse Mountain as an Ikon Bonus Mountain, outside its blackout dates.
- Mountain Interchange ProgramNo set days. Grouse winter pass holders get discounts on regular full-day lift tickets, 25% at most partners and 50% at some, across 50 hills in Western Canada (2025/26 list). Y2Play holders also get 2 free lift tickets at Revelstoke Mountain Resort in 2026/27.
Get there in winter
From Waterfront Station
- Winter drive
- 25 min · 12.7 km
- Drive
- about 15 minutes
- Bus
- take the SeaBus 12 minutes to Lonsdale Quay, then TransLink bus 236 about 25 minutes to the base
Every lift ticket includes the Blue Grouse Gondola from the base to the ski area.
The ski area sits on the plateau above the base, and every lift ticket includes the gondola ride up and down. The Red Skyride tram closed on 28 September 2026 for new cabins, so the Blue Grouse Gondola carries everyone until it reopens. All the lots at the base charge for parking.
Winter drive times are routed over OpenStreetMap and allow 25% extra for snow, rounded to five minutes.
Every Grouse lift ticket includes the ride from the base on Nancy Greene Way up to the ski area on the plateau. The Blue Grouse Gondola opened on 12 December 2024, and its 27 eight-person cabins make the trip in 5.5 minutes. The Red Skyride tram closed on 28 September 2026 so its original 1976 cabins can be swapped for new ones that hold 95 people, and Grouse will announce a reopening date. Up top there are four quads, and the Olympic Express and the Screaming Eagle are the high-speed pair.
Night tickets start at 3 pm, and on a January 2026 weekday the chairs turned until 9 pm. Grouse counts 15 night runs among its 33. The 2025/26 season opened on 19 December with Paradise and the Paradise Jib Park on the Greenway chair, and lift tickets sold at a reduced rate until more terrain opened. That winter Grouse also trialled a Latitude 90 L60 snowmaking machine to stretch the downhill season. The L60 can make snow at temperatures up to +20°C.
Anyone who doesn't ski can buy a Mountain Admission ticket for the winter activities on top, and lift tickets include them as well. The Munday Alpine Snowshoe Park starts a short walk from the Peak Chalet. After dark the Light Walk starts at a light tunnel beside the Skating Pond and loops Blue Grouse Lake for no extra charge. Grouse acknowledges that the mountain stands on the unceded territories of the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation), xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh Nation).
Worth knowing
- Grouse says buying lift tickets online at least a day ahead saves time and money.
- Arrive by transit and Guest Services takes $10 off a Mountain Admission or ski ticket. The discount can't be combined with other offers.
- Buy your return SeaBus or SkyTrain fare before you leave downtown. Grouse warns that a cash fare paid on bus 236 for the ride home covers the bus alone.
- Grouse bans dogs, drones, outside sleds and snow skates on the mountain, so leave them at home.
- North Shore Rescue answers about 130 calls a year, and it asks anyone heading past the ski area boundary to leave a trip plan and carry the ten essentials. Read Avalanche Canada's forecast before you go.
Quick answers about Grouse Mountain
Can you get to Grouse Mountain by transit for skiing?
Yes. Ride the SeaBus 12 minutes from Waterfront Station to Lonsdale Quay, then take TransLink bus 236 to the Grouse Mountain base in about 25 minutes. Every Grouse lift ticket includes the Blue Grouse Gondola up to the runs.
Does Grouse Mountain have night skiing?
Yes. Grouse Mountain lists 15 night runs, and its night lift ticket is valid from 3 pm. On a January 2026 weekday the lifts ran until 9 pm.
How much is a lift ticket at Grouse Mountain in 2026/27?
Grouse Mountain had not posted its 2026/27 lift ticket prices by 16 October 2026. In 2025/26 an adult day ticket cost $104 on weekends and holidays and $94 on weekdays, and a night ticket from 3 pm cost $74. Grouse's ticket pages don't say whether those prices include GST.
When does Grouse Mountain open for the 2026/27 ski season?
Grouse Mountain had not announced its 2026/27 opening day by 16 October 2026. OnTheSnow projects 18 December 2026, and Grouse opened last season on 19 December 2025.
Is Grouse Mountain on the Ikon Pass?
Yes. Grouse Mountain is one of the Ikon Pass's 11 Bonus Mountains for 2026/27, so full Ikon Pass holders get two days there with no reservation. Those days are blacked out on 26–30 December 2026, 16–17 January 2027 and 13–14 February 2027.
How big is Grouse Mountain?
Grouse Mountain has 33 runs and 7 lifts over 939 m of vertical, from 292 m at the base to 1,231 m at the top. OpenStreetMap maps 17.5 km of piste there.
How steep is Grouse Mountain?
The steepest mapped pitch at Grouse Mountain is about 35.1° over 60 m. We measure it from OpenStreetMap's run lines and the elevation model. Its black diamond and double black diamond runs add up to 4.6 km of the mapped total.
Does Grouse Mountain have night riding?
Yes. Grouse Mountain runs night lifts from 3 pm until a 9 pm close on a January 2026 weekday. Grouse lists 15 night runs, and a night ticket covers the ride up and the chairs from 3 pm. Opening day in December 2025 ran from noon to 10 pm.
Is Grouse Mountain good for snowboarders?
Grouse Mountain scores 3 out of 5 on our snowboarder index. 1 of its 7 lifts are drag lifts, and 0.6 km of its mapped piste is flat enough to make a snowboarder skate.
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