A lift-accessed mountain bike park is set to return to Cypress Mountain in West Vancouver more than two decades after its original operation ended.
Cypress Mountain says BC Parks has approved the first phase of the project under the resort’s existing Controlled Recreation Area Master Plan, allowing construction to begin. The park is expected to open in summer 2027.
The bike park will be built on Black Mountain and offer purpose-built downhill trails for beginners through advanced riders. Plans include flow trails, technical terrain, jump lines, rock features and berms.
Riders will use a chairlift to reach the top before descending the trails, similar to the way the mountain operates for skiing during winter.
Construction will be completed in phases over three years. Initial work will focus on existing trail corridors, ski runs and access roads that have already been disturbed. Work on the first phase is expected to continue through November 2026, weather permitting.
The final number of trails and features available when the park opens has not yet been confirmed.
Gravity Logic Inc., a Whistler-based company that has designed and built lift-accessed bike parks across North America, is leading the planning, design and construction.
Cypress Mountain general manager Matt Davies said the redesigned park will provide terrain for different abilities, including beginner-friendly runs, flow and jump trails, and more challenging technical lines.
“Welcoming the mountain bike community back to Cypress after more than 20 years will be a special moment for us,” Davies said.
Mountain biking has been an approved activity at Cypress since 2004. The resort operated a bike park during the summer of 2005 but suspended the operation while preparing to host events during the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.
Cypress says an independent environmental assessment has been completed and two construction environmental management plans have been finalized. Those plans address drainage, vegetation and stream protection, as well as tree removal and other potential impacts.
According to the resort, the park will remain entirely within Cypress Mountain’s Controlled Recreation Area and will not close, reduce or reroute access to public trails, park areas or backcountry routes during construction or after it opens.
Cypress says it has consulted the Squamish, Tsleil-Waututh and Musqueam Nations, along with community organizations, and that those discussions will continue as construction progresses.
The resort will also host the Canadian debut of Red Bull Hardline on October 16 and 17, 2026. The downhill mountain bike race is expected to feature leading riders, including Canadians Jackson Goldstone and Gracey Hemstreet.
