Vancouverites have been plunging into the frigid ocean on New Year’s Day since 1920. Here are six places to take part in the chilly tradition on the first day of 2024.
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Vancouverites have been plunging into the frigid ocean on New Year’s Day since 1920. Here are six places to take part in the chilly tradition on the first day of 2024.
New Year’s Day Polar Bear swims are a Vancouver tradition dating back to 1920. Here are seven places around Vancouver to take a chilly dip to ring in 2023.
If you’ve never jumped into the ocean on New Year’s Day before, next year might be the time to start. Vancouver’s legendary Polar Bear Swim celebrates its 100th anniversary in 2020! Plus, there are four other Vancouver-area Polar Bear Swims happening on New Year’s Day.
Vancouver is pretty spectacular in the winter when the mountains are blanketed with snow. It may be a bit chilly out, but that’s no reason to hide indoors. There are so many fun outdoor activities to enjoy in Vancouver each winter. Here are our picks the best outdoorsy things you’ll want to add to your winter Vancouver bucket list.
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7 Outdoorsy Activities to Add to Your Vancouver Winter Bucket List
Plunge into 2019 by taking an invigorating dip in English Bay at Vancouver’s Polar Bear Swim on January 1st! One of Vancouver’s most beloved holiday season traditions, the Polar Bear Swim Club is in its 99th year, and is a fun (and free!) way to ring in the New Year.
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Plunge into 2019 at the Vancouver Polar Bear Swim
Now that Christmas has come and gone, it’s time to focus on New Year’s! Hopefully you’ve already got your party plans for the evening, but what are you going to be doing the morning after? For many locals and visitors alike, New Year’s Day is the time to cross an item off the ultimate bucket list with the annual Vancouver Polar Bear Swim.
The ultimate hangover cure, the Vancouver Polar Bear Swim is one of the largest and oldest Polar Bear Clubs in the world. If you weren’t already aware, a Polar Bear Swim includes a quick, invigorating jump into the ocean. A great way to start the new year!
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Dive into 2018 at the Annual Vancouver Polar Bear Plunge
It’s on almost everyone’s bucket list… It’s the Polar Bear Swim! The invigorating, annual tradition that takes place every New Year’s Day (January 1) when thousands of crazy brave people take the plunge into English Bay.
Why? You may ask. Well, why not? (okay, there are many reasons why not, but lets not go into that right now…) This Vancouver tradition is fun to participate in and fun to watch! Last year, over 2,000 revelers got together at English Bay in 3 degree Celsius weather to plunge into the water, this year it’s happening again!
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Feeling Brave? Challenge yourself to the Polar Bear Swim 2017