February 2024: Annual Snowshoe Tour of the Cabin Community Return!
Celebrate 2024 West Vancouver Heritage Week with HRA!
DATES for 2024: (snow may be optional this year:)
Monday February 19 (Family Day) @ 1pm (sorry-full)
Friday February 23 @ 10am (5 spots left!)
Friday February 23 @ 1pm (2 spots left!)
Saturday February 24 @ 1pm (sorry -full)
Sunday February 25 @ 1pm (2 spots left!)
Free Guided snowshoe tour through the Hollyburn cabin community led by HRA member volunteers.
For almost 100 years, Hollyburn Ridge has supported a cabin community. The many cabins still in existence are on the West Vancouver Heritage Registry.
Celebrate West Vancouver Heritage Week with a snowshoe walk through West Vancouver’s unique Historic Community. The Hollyburn Ridge Association (HRA) invites you on a three hour snowshoe tour of the cabin area, with a possible stop at one or two of the historic cabins to warm up and have refreshments.
Where: Cypress Mountain
Cost: FREE (supported by HRA and its volunteer members)
Physical Ability: Moderate – 3-4 hours of snowshoeing with some hills
Limited space: see the maximum participants for your date, note that you MUST be registered in advance and have received a confirmation back from us. If you register< please show up! These are very popular and volunteers host you well 🙂 . If you may not be able to come, please do not register.
To Register:
Register by emailing: hollyburnridge@gmail.com with the following information:
1. date you are wanting (provide a second choice date if you wish),
2, first and last name,
3. email,
4. phone number, for all people in your party.
In the subject line put “Snowshoe Tour”. HRA will send you back a confirmation.
Please note, you are not confirmed until you receive the email back from us (likely within 24 hours of receiving your request).
Please note: This is a snowshoe walk with up and down mountain terrain. Moderate to good physical condition is recommended. Please dress for cold and wet conditions with boots appropriate for snowshoes, and BYO drinking water/snack. Some people prefer to use poles for this type of activity. PLEASE NOTE SNOWSHOES ARE NOT PROVIDED, but can be rented at various locations around town.
Comments from past Snowshoe Tour participants:
“Thank you Tami and Paul so much for your time and hospitality this afternoon. The tour was perfect..informative and fun and it was a delight to see your cabin and spend some time hearing about the community.” Laurel, 2019 Snowshoe tour participant
“Thank you so much for the wonderful guided tour of the Hollyburn community. You showed us such enthusiasm for the community, and you showed way-beyond-call hospitality when you fed us with warm drinks and food. Letting us peek inside your cabins would have been exceptional hospitality, but to feed us as well demonstrated the community spirit you were describing to us. Sharon and Colin – you were terrific guides, your stories were great and your sense of community and of history reflected your love for the Hollyburn cabins. Thanks for the opportunity. Til we meet again,” Anne George, 2017 Snowshoe tour participant