Mount Seymour opened for skiing in 1937 under the ownership of Harold Enquist, with a cafeteria and ski rental. A few years later, in 1949, the Government of British Columbia bought the ski area. The Government did not have the experience to run a ski area, so, they issued Mr. Enquist the first Park Use Permit to operate the area. When the permit expired in 1951, the government found a concessionaire, who was put in charge of running the lifts, ski school and cafeteria. The government retained overall ownership, however.
The government owned the ski area right up until 1984, when it privatized its operation as part of a cost cutting measure.
The area offers 340 metres of vertical drop, and 445 centimetres of annual snowfall. Skiing is availale on 24 trails with the longest being 2km long.