iast s . ▁ ▁Within ▁a ▁ 2 0 - ▁to ▁ 3 0 - min ute ▁drive ▁from ▁dow nt own ▁V ancouver ▁are ▁the ▁North ▁Sh ore ▁Mountains , ▁with ▁three ▁ski ▁areas : ▁Cy press ▁Mountain , ▁Gr ouse ▁Mountain , ▁and ▁Mount ▁Se ym our . ▁Mountain ▁b ik ers ▁have ▁created ▁world - ren owned ▁tra ils ▁across ▁the ▁North ▁Sh ore . ▁The ▁Cap il ano ▁River , ▁Lyn n ▁Creek ▁and ▁Se ym our ▁River , ▁also ▁on ▁the ▁North ▁Sh ore , ▁provide ▁opportun ities ▁to ▁white water ▁enthus iast s ▁during ▁periods ▁of ▁rain ▁and ▁spring ▁m elt , ▁though ▁the ▁can y ons ▁of ▁those ▁rivers ▁are ▁more ▁util ized ▁for ▁h ik ing ▁and ▁sw imming ▁than ▁white water . ▁ ▁Running ▁races ▁include ▁the ▁V ancouver ▁Sun ▁Run ▁( a ▁ ▁race ) ▁every ▁April ; ▁the ▁V ancouver ▁Mar athon , ▁held ▁every ▁May ; ▁and ▁the ▁Scot i ab ank ▁V ancouver ▁Half - Mar athon ▁held ▁every ▁June . ▁The ▁Gr ouse ▁Gr ind ▁is ▁a ▁ ▁clim b ▁up ▁Gr ouse ▁Mountain ▁open ▁throughout ▁the ▁summer ▁and ▁fall ▁months , ▁including ▁the ▁annual ▁Gr ouse ▁Gr ind ▁Mountain ▁Run . ▁H ik ing ▁tra ils ▁include ▁the ▁Baden - P ow ell ▁Tra il , ▁an ▁ar du ous ▁ ▁hi ke ▁from ▁West ▁V ancouver ' s ▁H ors es ho e ▁Bay ▁to ▁Deep ▁C ove ▁in ▁the ▁District ▁of ▁North ▁V ancouver . ▁