Skyline Ridge Hike

July 7th 2025

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  • Spots: 5
  • Member Cost: Free
  • Destination: Skyline Ridge
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  • Difficulty: Intermediate
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Description

Hike from the Sea to Sky gondola up to Skyline Ridge via the Skyline Ridge Trail. This is about 18 km round trip with 1,000 m of elevation gain (about 5.5 hours not including breaks is my guess). Skyline Ridge is the col between Goat Ridge and Copilot Mountain. It is a nice alpine setting with great views. The pace will be moderate or on the gentle side of moderate as I’m getting over the longest cold ever. There’s still quite a lot of snow on the ridge, so expect to walk on snow for at least the last kilometre in.

Itinerary: Meet at the gondola parking lot at 9 am. Hike up, have lunch on the ridge, hike down. The gondola’s last download is at 7 pm, so we should have no trouble making that. If people want, we can have a drink at the gondola facilities after the hike.

Hazards: Some steep rocky sections, walking on moderately angled snow. Possibly breaking through a little way into the snow. Wildlife.

Stuff to bring: Sun protection, bug protection, water, and lunch. I suggest boots and gaiters to keep your feet dry(er). Also bring a rain shell and extra clothes because mountain weather is unpredictable. Besides the creek at 2 km from the gondola, there will be only snow available to replenish water. I will bring a GPS watch with track, a map, and an InReach satellite communicator. I don’t think an ice axe is necessary because the trail is not very steep.

Carpooling: Please do get together and carpool. I’m coming from downtown Squamish in the Eaglewind neighbourhood. Let me know if you’d like a ride.

Note: Requires gondola ticket. Day passes are about $75 ahead of time or $80 at the ticket window. I have an annual pass and can get a 20% discount at the ticket window for up to four other people. Email me if you want to get on the list for this discount. There’s also a fee for parking, so it pays to carpool. Email me if you want to save on parking by carpooling in with me from downtown Squamish. (Or, I hate to say it, you could save the parking fee if you park in the Chief parking lot, but it’s a busy lot.) If you don’t want to buy a pass and want extra vertical, you could hike up to the gondola via the Climb trail (900 vertical metres, about 4 km distance) and meet us at the top. A download-only ticket is $20. Let me know if you’re planning on this.

Extra info:

Skyline Ridge Trail: https://www.seatoskygondola.com/trails/skyline-ridge-trail/

Gondola hours and prices: https://www.seatoskygondola.com/hours-and-prices/

Trip photo is taken from an Instagram post by Jim Sandford from June 30.

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