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Mt Seymour, Canada

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About Mt Seymour

Village 962 m. Facts: verified.

A ski resort with its village at 962 m and its top at 1,255 m. It has 17 km of runs and 5 lifts, as mapped on OpenStreetMap. The runs drop 321 m, from 1,255 m to 934 m. For beginners and families: 76% of the km of runs are green or blue (beginner to intermediate). For experts: 4 km of advanced, expert and freeride runs. Within 5 km of the village: childcare. It is usually in season from December to April. The snow is usually deepest in March, about 2.0 m at the top (1,255 m). For skiers the best month is usually March, with about 7 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is North Vancouver.

The ski area

Runs from 934 m to 1,255 m: 321 m of vertical. 17 km of runs and 5 lifts, as mapped on OpenStreetMap for Mt Seymour.

Runs
Beginner1.2 km
Easy3.3 km
Intermediate8.5 km
Advanced3.9 km
Not graded0.3 km
Lifts
Chairlifts3
Drag lifts1
Magic carpets1

Measured along each mapped run, so it can differ from the resort's own figure. Ski area data © OpenSkiMap.org and OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

For families

76% of the km of runs are green or blue (beginner to intermediate).

Within 5 km of the village:

  • childcare: My Little School, 4.5 km

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From Chicago: about 8 h 45 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Vancouver International Airport (YVR), direct.

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  2. Getting there. 55 min from the airport to Mt Seymour.

  3. Accommodation.

    Nearest beds: North Vancouver, 11 km (about 20 min by car)Ad

    Mt Seymour is 11 km from the beds: plan on the drive each day you ski.

    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote.

    Room photos are examples, not these hotels (credits).

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    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote. Drives are estimates.

  4. Hire, lessons and lift passes.

Everything else for the trip

Where it is

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Lifts closed for the season. They usually open about 25 November.

Forecast

The score, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoor

Forecast and score for each day at Mt Seymour
DayScoreFresh72 hDepthtop, mid, baseColdestat topWindat top
Sun 18Oct0, poor0 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m-2°Cwind, 4 knots
Mon 19Oct0, poor0 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m1°Cwind, 3 knots
Tue 20Oct0, poor0 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m2°Cwind, 5 knots
Wed 21Oct0, poor0 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m1°Cwind, 4 knots
Thu 22Oct0, poor0 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m3°Cwind, 4 knots
Fri 23Oct0, poor0 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m0°Cwind, 3 knots
Sat 24Oct0, poor0 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m0°Cwind, 5 knots
Sun 25Oct0, poor0 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m-1°Cwind, 4 knots

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to.

Snow by month

Typical snow on the ground and coldest daytime temperature by month
MonthBase962 mMid1,109 mTop1,255 mColdestat the top
Nov0.2 m0.2 m0.2 m-2°C
Dec0.8 m0.8 m0.8 m-4°C
Jan1.5 m1.5 m1.5 m-4°C
Feb1.7 m1.7 m1.7 m-5°C
Mar2.0 m2.0 m2.0 m-4°C
Apr2.0 m2.0 m2.0 m-1°C
May0.7 m0.7 m0.7 m4°C

Typical snow on the ground in the village, halfway up and at the top: the middle value over 2016 to 2025, from ERA5-Land reanalysis at the grid cell nearest each height. Not a forecast, and not the groomed pistes: resorts make snow lower down.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Direct flight ORD to YVR, then 55 min by road. About 8h 45 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Lifts closed

    Out of season.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Lifts closed

    Out of season.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Lifts closed

    Out of season.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Lifts closed

    Out of season.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Lifts closed

    Out of season.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to YVR, then 55 min by road. About 8h 45 door to door

Rough cost

About £1,070–£1,800 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book.

Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to YVR, estimated from distance and season, 3 airlines on the route, with a hold bag£220–£450
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Transfershared airport transfer, return£70–£120
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, shared£135–£220
Food7 days eating out£155–£290
Lift pass5 days£325–£435
Ski hire5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£130–£220
Total£1,070–£1,800

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.