HiroyukiShimada |
Today I am going to discuss about some advantages and disadvantages
of three Ski Resorts in Vancouver: Cypress Bowl, Grouse Mountain,
and Mount Seymour. At first, I would like to talk about advantages
and disadvantages of the Cypress Bowl. One of advantages of The
Cypress Bowl that is a good snow condition. The Cypress Bowl is
the highest ski resort in Vancouver, so snow condition is always
better than any ski resort in Vancouver. The other an advantage
that is an excellent view from ski place. If weather is fine, we
could see very beautiful scenery; for instance, Down Town, Bow
Island, and Lions Mountain. However, there are some disadvantages
of the Cypress Bowl thou. Bad transportation can be categorized
under the disadvantages of the Cypress Bowl. There is a bus
service by the Cypress Bowl; however, it is pretty expensive
and only one bus a half-hour, so I can say that transportation
is not good, unless someone has a car. The cost of ticket also
can be a disadvantage of the Cypress Bowl. It is the most
expensive ski resort in Vancouver.
Now I would like to talk about the Grouse Mountain's advantages
and disadvantages. The Grouse Mountain's strongest advantage is
good transportation. The reason is that we can reach to the
Gondola station, which is the entrance of ski resort, by B.C.
Trasit bus from Sea bus station at North Vancouver. If you have
a bus pass, you do not have to pay transportation fee. The other
an advantage is The Grouse Mountain has a good restaurant, so
we can have a good meal at there. Disadvantages of the Grouse
Mountain which are the size of course and many beginner people.
First, the course is pretty small and a few, so you do not have
any choice to choose the course, it is boring. Second, there is
lots of beginner people, because many international schools
choose the Grouse Mountain for school activity. These people
some time stop to take a rest in the middle of course, so
they always interrupt another people. These two things can
be disadvantages of the Grouse Mountain.
Finally, I would like to give you some advantages and
disadvantages of the Mount Seymour. There are two strong
advantages, which are the cost of ticket and not many people
in there. First, it is cheap so if you do not have enough
money or if you want to go many times, the Mount Seymour
might be good ski resort for you. And also there are not
so many people, so if you want to enjoy by yourself, you
would better choose this ski resort. Of course the Mount
Seymour also has a couple of disadvantages. First, location
is not good for someone who lives in Down Town or Southern
Lower Mainland Vancouver. The Mount Seymour dose not have
any transportation service, so there is only one way to go
there that is a car. So the Mount Seymour has very good
advantages; however, they also has huge disadvantages with them.
Therefore, if you are concerned about snow conditions, you had
better choose the Cypress Bowl. If you want to enjoy the
mood, you would better choose the Grouse Mountain. If
you think about money, I recommend you to go the Mount
Seymour. Which ski resort you should go to depends on
which kind of thing you prefer on your ski trips.
December 1999 |