Photo: GetYourGuideThe Grouse Mountain Skyride gondola climbs from North Vancouver to the mountaintop in minutes, opening up huge views back over the city and the sea, with wildlife refuges, lumberjack shows and trails in summer and skiing in winter. It is a proper mountain day out from the city. Ride up for the view, catch the lumberjack show, and time the descent for sunset over the lit-up city below.