2010 Winter Olympics
There will be no access by road to Cypress Provincial Park at all from February 1, 2010 to March 8, 2010. Only the buses carrying the pre-screened ticket holders, competitors, staff and VIP's will be allowed up the road. So it is going to be similar to airport security with off-site screening in North Vancouver prior to spectators boarding the buses. The schedule of events is in the current Yellow Pages and at http://www.vancouver2010.com/

The Hollyburn Mountain Hikers Access Trail will be open this winter to the peak of Hollyburn until February 1, 2010, when the entire park will close for the 2010 Olympics. It will re-open on March 9, 2010, so there should roughly be a total ( before and after the Olympics) of about 12 to 14 weeks of open winter access to the backcountry on Hollyburn, with the 7 week full closure being from February 1 to March 8 as was expected for some years. Cypress Bowl trailheads for Black Mountain and the Yew lake area will remain closed from December 1st 2009 to March 31st 2010, due to construction, security and other 2010 Olympics related issues.

Trail access summary from BC Parks:
Hollyburn Hikers Access Trail to Hollyburn Peak will remain open until February 1, 2010.  Between February 1, 2010 and March 8, 2010 access will be closed to the public in order to support security operations associated with the 2010 Olympic Winter Games.

Black Mountain Winter Access corridor will remain open until December 1, 2009. Between December 1, 2009 and March 31, 2010 this corridor will be closed in consideration of public safety and in order to support Games related operational requirements.

Howe Sound Crest Winter Access corridor including Yew Lake Trail and Bowen Lookout will remain open until December 1, 2009. Between December 1, 2009 and March 31, 2010 this corridor will be closed in consideration of public safety and in order to support Games related operational requirements.

Check the BC Parks website for any updates: http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/explore/parkpgs/cypress/

Past and present work
FMCBC members participated on the Cypress Provincial Park Steering Committee and are continuing to lobby for protection of this as a Class A, Category 6 Provincial Park. Members participated as advisors to the Williams commission report on Cypress Provincial Park in 1995.