Scenic Rides
The Summer Scenic Ride includes three different open-air chair lifts: the Eagle, Lions and Sky Chair lifts.
- Dates OpenMay- September
- Hours of OperationView Hours
ELEVATED VIEWS
The Summer Scenic Ride includes three open-air chair lifts: Eagle Express, Lions and Sky Chair lifts. The Eagle Express takes you up Black Mountain to 1200m (3940ft). The Lions and Sky Chairs take you up Mount Strachan to 1440m (4720ft).
Peak season: daily June 27 to Sept 7, and includes the Eagle, Lions and Sky Chairs.
Fall season: operates on select days from Sept 10 to 20.
See Hours of Operation for details. Please note: if you want to ride Lions & Sky Chair, you must arrive by 5:00pm.
NEW Sunset Scenic Rides
July 30 to Sept 6 = every Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday the Lions Chair and Sky Chairs are open later so that you can experience the highest lift-accessed sunset viewpoint in Vancouver. Take in the 360 views at the golden hour of sunset. Please dress for mountain conditions as the temperatures drop when the sun sets and you are riding an open chair. For recommended experience timing please see below.
THUR-SUN: Arrive no later than 8:30pm | Last chair down from the top of Sky Chair 9:00pm.
SUNSET HOURS: July 30 - Aug 2 | 8:50-8:55pm | Recommended upload by: 8:20 pm
Your Adventure Gives Back
$1 from every Eagle Coaster and Scenic Ride ticket purchased this Summer will be donated to the BC Parks Foundation.
Know before you go
- Children must be able to walk on and off the lift on their own.
- Children between 32" and 3'9" (1.2m) are required to be accompanied by an adult.
- Please note, baby strollers or carriers are not permitted on the chairlift.
- Animals are not permitted on the chairlift.
- All dates and hours of operation are weather and conditions permitting. Chairlift will close if conditions are unsafe (ie. lightning, high winds, hail, etc.)
- All products are non-transferable and non-refundable once purchased.
- Lift operations and hours are subject to change without notice.
- Resale, Replication, Loan or Transfer of this Pass/Card is fraudulent and illegal.
- Prices are in Canadian Dollars.
- Taxes not included.
Allow 40 mins to ride the Lions Chair and Sky Chairs one way. In total you will need a minimum of 1 hour for the Scenic Ride experience on Lions & Sky chairs. Sunsets August 1 around 8:50pm and by August 31 it sets at 7:55pm, so plan accordingly.
Lions Chair (10-12min ride one way). Base of mountain.
- Lions Chair opens at 12pm.
- The last chair up is 6:30pm. Last chair down is 6:50pm.
- AUGUST EXTENDED HOURS: Every Thurs, Fri, Sat, Sunday extended hours for Sunset. Please refer to the Last Lift Schedule found on the Hours of Operation page.
Sky Chair (10-12 min ride one way). Walk on gravel path approx. 4 mins from top of Lions Chair to Sky Chair
- The last chair up is 6:10pm and the last chair down is 6:30pm.
- AUGUST EXTENDED HOURS: Every Thurs, Fri, Sat, Sunday extended hours for Sunset. Please refer to the Last Lift Schedule found on the Hours of Operation page
Eagle Chair (10-12 min ride). Base of mountain.
- Eagle Chair opens at 10am.
- The last chair down is 6:40pm.