Cypress Mountain, British Columbia, is bringing mountain biking back to the North Shore with a redesigned bike park scheduled to open in Summer 2027.
Cypress Bike Park, once the North Shore’s original lift-accessed bike park, is returning more than two decades after it closed before the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics. BC Parks has confirmed the project under Cypress Mountain’s existing Controlled Recreation Area Master Plan, allowing construction to begin this month. The project will be built in phases over the next three years and is designed to offer everything from beginner-friendly trails to advanced jump and technical terrain.
Mountain biking has been an approved activity at Cypress since 2004. The resort operated its original bike park through the 2005 season before closing it to prepare for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Now, Cypress is bringing it back with two decades of modern trail-building experience behind the design.
The new park will reuse portions of the original trail corridor while incorporating modern trail design focused on progression. Plans call for both flow and technical trails, including jump lines, rock features, berms, and terrain for riders ranging from beginners to advanced downhillers.
“Welcoming the mountain bike community back to Cypress after more than 20 years will be a special moment for us,” Matt Davies said, general manager, Cypress Mountain in a press release. “The redesigned Cypress Bike Park will offer terrain for every kind of rider — flowy, jump trails for those who love to build speed and catch air, technical lines for riders chasing a bigger challenge, and beginner-friendly runs for those just getting started. We’re thankful to our partners at BC Parks, First Nations, and the community groups who have helped shape how we’re bringing it back.”
Trail design and construction are being handled by Gravity Logic, a Whistler-based mountain bike park design and construction company known for its work at lift-accessed bike parks throughout North America. “Cypress has great vertical, varied terrain, and a baked-in mountain bike culture and history that gives us a really strong starting point,” Tom Pro of Gravity Logic said in the press release. “We’ll be working with the natural terrain as much as practical and will pay close attention to water management to build trails that are fun, progressive, and sustainable.”
Construction is scheduled to continue from August through November 2026, weather permitting. Cypress says the final trail count and exact features will be determined as crews work directly with the mountain’s terrain.
A Perfect Location for Mountain Bikers
One of the biggest advantages of Cypress is its location. The resort sits just 30 minutes from downtown Vancouver, putting it directly on the route toward some of British Columbia’s most famous mountain biking destinations. Riders heading toward Squamish and Whistler will already be traveling through the region, making Cypress an easy addition to a North Shore mountain bike road trip.
For riders coming from Vancouver, a day at Cypress could eventually provide a convenient warm-up before continuing toward Squamish’s massive trail networks and the legendary Whistler Bike Park. For visitors traveling the other direction, Cypress could offer another lift-accessed option before heading into Vancouver.
The return of Cypress Bike Park simply adds another major piece to an already massive mountain biking scene on Vancouver’s North Shore.
Red Bull Hardline Comes to Cypress
Cypress will get an early preview of its return to mountain biking this fall when the resort hosts Red Bull Hardline on October 16 and 17, 2026.
The Canadian debut of the event will bring some of the world’s best downhill mountain bikers to Cypress, including Canadian stars Jackson Goldstone and Gracey Hemstreet. Red Bull Hardline is widely regarded as one of the most difficult downhill mountain bike competitions in the world. The event will take place several months before the new bike park is scheduled to open.
When Cypress Bike Park finally opens in Summer 2027, it will mark the return of lift-accessed mountain biking to a mountain with a long history in the sport. For North Shore riders and anyone making the drive toward Squamish and Whistler, Cypress could soon become another meaningful stop on British Columbia’s mountain biking map.
