Cypress Mountain — Above Howe Sound | Advent Local Legends | Framed Art Print

Vancouver's mountain. The one that locals claim as their own.

Cypress Mountain rises above West Vancouver on the North Shore, its runs dropping through old-growth Douglas fir and cedar toward one of the great views in all of skiing — Howe Sound spread out below, its islands and inlets stretching south toward the Strait of Georgia, the light shifting silver and grey across the water as the Pacific weather moves through. On a clearing winter day, skiing Cypress is skiing above the ocean.

I taught at Cypress in 2006. Four years later, the mountain hosted freestyle skiing and snowboard events at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics, including moguls. On February 14, Alexandre Bilodeau won the men's moguls here: Canada's first gold of those Games and the first Olympic gold won by a Canadian on home soil.

This print captures the feeling of skiing from the top of Sky Chair, with Howe Sound and its islands below. The illustrated scene takes creative licence with the landscape rather than showing a literal run down to the water. Atmospheric, West Coast, and unmistakably home.

Printed on museum-quality paper and finished in a natural oak or black ash frame, every piece arrives ready to hang and built to last.

Frame

• Natural oak or black ash wood frame
• 20mm wide profile for a bold, gallery-worthy presence
• Shatterproof plexiglass front

Print Quality

• Master’s Edition museum-quality paper, 250 gsm
• Matte, uncoated, archival paper — true colour depth with no print glare
• FSC-certified materials

Ready to Hang

• Ready to hang — sawtooth hanger attached to the frame
• Available in 2 sizes
• Printed locally to you by our global fulfilment partner — no import duties or customs delays