FOREVERPROJECT
Our Commitment to Net Zero Emissions and Building a Sustainable Tomorrow
Cypress Mountain Resort represents a collective of people who live and breathe the outdoors.
Our mountains, rivers, and forests provide us with inspiring adventures and therapeutic escapes. To protect our environment, health, and society, we're strengthening our commitment to sustainable business practices.
NET ZERO EMISSIONS BY 2030
Boyne Resorts recognizes human-driven climate change as an urgent issue for the world and the Snow Sports industry. In early 2021, we formalized our commitments to climate action and announced our ForeverProject.
ForeverProject is an initiative to attain a sustainable tomorrow through collaboration by positively affecting our resorts, team members, and guests' lasting impact on the planet.
- Power all operations with 100% clean electricity
- Reduce dependence on carbon-based fuels in existing buildings through energy efficiency upgrades and electrification
- Develop and implement high-efficiency green building standards for design and construction of new facility and real estate projects
- Upgrade our lift networks, installing the most technologically advanced lifts, and enhancing the energy efficiency of lift houses
- Install low-energy equipment while expanding snowmaking
- Add on-site renewable energy generation projects
- Monitor emerging technologies to identify opportunities to maximize efficiency and electrification of fleet vehicles and equipment
- Seek partnerships with local and/or meaningful programs to sequester carbon
- Expand composting and recycling
- 14 new sorting stations around the mountain
- 68,000kg diverted from landfill in 2022
- Waste diversion 50% in 2023/24 fiscal year
- Protect and limit disturbances to wildlife habitats, forests, and wetland ecosystems from our operation
- Support the initiatives of local environmental groups such as the Friends of Cypress, Pacific Streamkeepers Federation and UBC Forestry programs invasive species management
- Educate the team on sustainability initiatives and encourage their input during annual training
- Be a leader in the community, educating guests about sustainability and welcoming their participation
- Engage at local, provincial, and federal levels for policies that promote climate solutions as a member of Protect Our Winters Canada and Carbonhound
- Encourage team members to carpool and ride the bus, by offering free Cypress Coachlines Bus passes
- Develop great people though training and opportunities for advancement
- Host a spring job fair for our seasonal team members
- Promote sustainable transportation options to and from our property in partnership with Cypress Coachlines
- Collaborate with the Hollyburn Heritage Society and Hollyburn Ridge Association to protect the historic cabin area and preserve the Hollyburn Lodge.
- Expand access to winter sports though support and partnerships with local groups
- Indigenous Life Sport academy, formerly known as First Nations Snowboarding Team received a donation of funds from the 2022 Sky Chair auction
- Special Olympics BC offers 6 week programs in both downhill and Nordic areas
- Chill Vancouver brings local youth to the as part of their youth development program
PROTECT OUR WINTERS (POW)
POW Canada helps passionate outdoor people protect the land they love by promoting non-partisan policies designed to protect our world.
Renewable Energy
Carbon Pricing
Sustainability Finance
Nature-based Climate Solutions
As part of our ForeverProject and our journey to create a more sustainable tomorrow, Cypress Mountain joins the Protect Our Winters Canada Resort Alliance.
With sustainability as a priority for our resort we are now also adding our voice to this growing movement composed of businesses, professional athletes and outdoor enthusiasts advocating for large-scale policy solutions to climate change.
Since its inception in 2018, POW Canada has focused on uniting and organizing the outdoor community to share a collective voice that drives climate action. We believe our love of adventure in nature demands our participation in the movement to save and protect it. Along with us you can also add your voice. Through our own ForeverProject, Cypress Mountain has been on a journey to create a more sustainable tomorrow. We have reduced our emissions by 19%.
Become a member!
We believe outdoor enthusiasts can be impactful climate advocates. But we get it, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed by the scope of the problem and it’s hard to know where to begin. Consider POW your guide to climate advocacy.
By bringing together passionate outdoor enthusiasts from across Canada, POW has a stronger voice that cannot be ignored at the government level. That's why we need you to become a member. Every member can have an impact. And, together, we can make impactful changes.
NSAA Climate Challenge: Reducing Our GHG Footprint
Led by the National Ski Areas Association (NSAA), Climate Challenge is a voluntary program dedicated to helping participating ski areas target and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, engage in advocacy on climate change solutions, and reap other benefits in their operations, such as lowering costs for energy use.
All Boyne's Resort benefits include access to formal training and tools to conduct a GHG inventory, identify opportunities for reductions and savings, and benchmark operations against others. Participation requires endorsement of NSAA’s Sustainable Slopes program, including a pledge to the following, as well as prioritized focus on areas such as water, waste, transportation, design and construction, forest health and habitat, and supply chain:
- Incorporate sustainability into all aspects of our resorts
- Lead by example and educate employees and guests about sustainability
- Place collaboration over competition when it comes to sustainability
- Advocate for climate protection
Award For 2024
As part of their ForeverProject to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2030, Boyne Resorts is transitioning vehicles and equipment to renewable diesel (HVO). Made from agricultural byproducts, vegetable oils, and used cooking oils, HVO emits less carbon and pollutants than petroleum diesel. This shift reduces carbon emissions by an estimated 60%, benefits maintenance workers' health, and lessens the climate impact of machinery lacking electric alternatives. Boyne Resorts has used over 48,555 gallons of HVO, saving over 297 MT CO2e. For this, they won the Climate Change Impact award and were finalists for Innovation in Sustainability.
CARBONHOUND
For the eleventh year in a row, Cypress Mountain is a Climate Smart Certified Business. Climate Smart, a Radicle Group Company, is an award-winning certified B Corp that has developed a practical and solutions-based program for SMEs to profitably track and reduce GHG emissions. Climate Smart emphasizes the business case for GHG reduction: operational efficiencies, cost savings, and competitive advantage.
Cypress Mountain measured its 11th greenhouse gas inventory with Climate Smart for the FY2023 inventory (May 01, 2022 to Apr 30, 2023) and recorded emissions of 1,637.42 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (tCO2e).
