Ansell Place
Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2008 12:44 pm
Dive Site Name: Ansell Place (W.Vancouver, B.C.)
Skill Level: All Divers hardy enough for the hike down to the water (and back up)!
Current Sensitive: No.
Location/Address: Ansell Place (W.Vancouver, B.C.)
Directions: Go to W.Vancouver and take the Sea to Sky highway north just north of the ferry at Horseshoe Bay.Take the Ansell Place exit.
Free Parking: Yes. There is a cul de sac right at the public right of way among private residences.
Staging Area: Average.May be a problem if it's crowded (weekends?)
Surface Swim: Short
Nearby Facilities: None
Special Considerations: The hike down to the water is strenuous. It's steep but not dangerous as there are wooden stairs at the beginning and a trail through the woods until you get close to the water. There are some large rocks to get down just before the water but there is a rope hanging down from an overhanging tree that helps with that. Coming back up the hill is even more strenuous obviously.
Maximum Depth: Up to diver (would appear to be more than 200 fsw)
Dive Site Description: Very broad wall running both north and south of the entry. Go straight out until the wall begins. For much of the year the viz seems to be very good. There are cloud sponges as you get deeper along with Tiger Rockfish, Juvenile Yelloweye Rockfish, many Sea Stars, Anemones, etc. The wall is rock but has many nooks and crannies.
Do your dive on the portion of the wall to your left and another one to your right and you still will probably not get to the end of the wall.
Skill Level: All Divers hardy enough for the hike down to the water (and back up)!
Current Sensitive: No.
Location/Address: Ansell Place (W.Vancouver, B.C.)
Directions: Go to W.Vancouver and take the Sea to Sky highway north just north of the ferry at Horseshoe Bay.Take the Ansell Place exit.
Free Parking: Yes. There is a cul de sac right at the public right of way among private residences.
Staging Area: Average.May be a problem if it's crowded (weekends?)
Surface Swim: Short
Nearby Facilities: None
Special Considerations: The hike down to the water is strenuous. It's steep but not dangerous as there are wooden stairs at the beginning and a trail through the woods until you get close to the water. There are some large rocks to get down just before the water but there is a rope hanging down from an overhanging tree that helps with that. Coming back up the hill is even more strenuous obviously.
Maximum Depth: Up to diver (would appear to be more than 200 fsw)
Dive Site Description: Very broad wall running both north and south of the entry. Go straight out until the wall begins. For much of the year the viz seems to be very good. There are cloud sponges as you get deeper along with Tiger Rockfish, Juvenile Yelloweye Rockfish, many Sea Stars, Anemones, etc. The wall is rock but has many nooks and crannies.
Do your dive on the portion of the wall to your left and another one to your right and you still will probably not get to the end of the wall.