The construction process for the Cypress Mountain Winter Olympic site began in the month of May 2006 after a fair review was passed for supporting the environmental initiative associated with the project. The site situated amidst the fascinating alpine freshness of the Cypress Provincial Park at the top of the Cypress Mountain at an elevation of 930 meters can conveniently accommodate a maximum of 8000 spectators, thereby offering a comfortable ambiance for taking the thrill of the most prized extreme sporting event, the high speed skiing competitions. The events that are to be hosted here include:
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Men's Aerials Freestyle Skiing
- Women's Aerials Freestyle Skiing
- Men's Moguls
- Women's Moguls
- Men's Ski Cross
- Women's Ski Cross
- Men's Parallel Giant Slalom
- Women's Parallel Giant Slalom
- Men's Halfpipe
- Women's Halfpipe
- Men's Snowboard Cross
- Women's Snowboard Cross
The Cypress Provincial Park in West Vancouver is connected with the localities below by an excellent smooth running highway for an easy hassle free access during the gaming events. The place atop the mountain not only serves the purpose of a perfect winter game venue, but it is also one of the choicest spots for offering a spectacular view of the city below.
It is estimated that VANOC, or the Vancouver Olympic Organizing Committee invested a sum of around $16.7 million for undertaking the construction project. The governments of Canada and British Columbia have jointly undertaken the responsibility of the construction work and its future developments for long term community events even after the games. The construction plan also offers requisition for a new in-ground conducting pipelines for sanitation and drainage purpose, an organized lighting system and a large parallel slalom course.
The construction project for the Cypress Mountain speed skiing venue involves quite a number of associated sustainable features. The features include the follow ups and proceedings of the review process for the Federal and the provincial environmental assessment programs, construction of tracks for both snowboarding and a freestyle skiing events and pertinent environmental awareness initiatives for conserving the vegetation in the neighborhood.
The construction of the Cypress Mountain Olympic venue is such organized so as to provide one of the best possible sites for following the 2010 Winter Game events enjoying every bit of the excitement and thrill of these extreme sporting events in the most comfortable way.
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