"Our first hike up in British Columbia - with the recent snow, cold weather, and our unfamiliarity with the area, we decided to try the Howe Sound Crest Trail out of Cypress and see how far we could get towards the Lions. The road up to Cypress was nicely plowed and we arrived at the parking area just as people were pouring in on a bluebird New Year's Eve Day at about 7:50 am. Some other people saw our snowshoes and chatted us up, which was nice, since they notified us that we had to self-register and carry tags, and also let us know how to access the trail via the "winter route" by the ski lifts. The winter route takes the Baden Powell and Yew Lakes trail before hooking up to the actual Howe Sound Trail. The route is well beaten down, and we didn't use snowshoes at all (although many were), and the path just follows a deep trench through the woods and up to the ridge. Definitely some recent avalanche activity on the Western slopes of the ridge line around Mt. Strachan. We made it up to what seems to be the winter lookout area for St. Marks in about 2 hours, with only a few other people making the trip that far. Definitely enjoyed the stunning, clear views, with the water ad..." — BryHong8 • Dec 31, 2017

"Low presume system moving, could see North Shore mountains in morning. When we summit Ted the peak at 3 the drizzle had started and the cloud was moving in. It was a great hike the views of Howe Sound were great" — andrewbrintnell • Aug 29, 2014

"As part of a Howe Sound in a day single push including Lions. Descended the north end in the dark with one headlamp after filtering a puddle and then slept in the ditch beside the 99. Next morning an RV pulled up and kid got out and saw us covered in dust sleeping against a concrete barrier and ran back to her parents thinking we were homeless. We were supposed to hike Mt Matier the next day but bailed as we were spanked. Hitched back to Cypress to get the car and head home to UBC." — alexjoseph • Aug 22, 1998