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).  They are usually solitary but pups will stay with the female well into the summer.  Marten's were extensively trapped and hunted for their pelts during the exploration of North America - so much so that in many areas their numbers never recovered.  Now the most common place to see them is in the sub-alpine coniferous forests - just like Grouse Mountain!Next time you are hiking or skiing up here be

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, Steller's Jays, Blue Jays and Ravens.  But unlike many of these species, Gray Jays inhabit Sub-alpine forests and Alpine areas as well and will live in these areas year round.As we've seen here at the refuge, Gray Jays are known hoarders and food cachers.  The Jays at our bear habitat will spend most of the day going back and forth with stolen bear food - caching it for later in the year when food

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relationship, this summer we had the pleasure of introducing you to a six week old Great Horned owl who had just joined the team. However, something was missing... his name.This became one of those special opportunities where we are able to bring the entire Grouse Mountain community into the conversation through social media.The idea was simple...Ask you, the community, to submit your name ideas for him

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in new discoveries. He can usually be found submerged up to his neck in the large pond, carefully feeling around for his underwater playthings - a log, large bone and favourite rock.

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special for $5.50 a pint, $17.00 a pitcher Saturday:“ Whistler Mixer” - Bucket of 4 bottles of Whistler beer for $20. (Typically all 4 flavors but substitutions are okay)Sunday: "Sunday Caesars" - Caesars on special for $6.25 ($1.50 off)

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open from 9am to 10pm seven days a week for skiing and riding.“Mother Nature delivered us a great present this past weekend with over 30 centimetres of new snow and that combined with our substantial snowmaking has allowed us to provide an early start to the winter season", says Grouse Mountain General Manager Michael Cameron. "We know our Passholders and winter enthusiasts have been itching to get

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Hummingbirds return to Grouse Mountain! First sighting of 2010 hummingbirds on Grouse Mountain! For the past five years Grouse Mountain has sponsored a Hummingbird Monitoring Project that has led to interesting research and findings about hummingbirds in a sub-alpine environment. Every two weeks our wildlife staff go out and count hummingbirds coming to feeders, band each bird with a microscopic

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Grinder and Coola have stashed some of their favourite items, including old bones, branches, grass clumps and an old shovel handle, in the mud at the bottom of the ponds. It is not uncommon to see them with their heads submerged (ears poking out of course!) and paws active as they search the bottom for where they last left their items. Today, Coola was playing with an old bone and was twirling it

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Peak of Vancouver took their efforts further when they teamed up with Giro Helmets as part of Grouse Mountain’s largest annual promotion - Y2Play. Customers who purchased or renewed a season’s pass were presented the opportunity to purchase a helmet at a price subsidized by the mountain. Response from the public was well beyond expectations and resulted in sales of over 2000 helmets. Although ski

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to submit photos for a chance to see their work published on SnowboardCanada.Com and win great Quiksilver prizing.  Filmmakers will have the chance at at $5000 winner-take-all grand prize and their video will be featured as editorial on Push.ca.  For all the details on Quiksilver’s Showdown Over The City please head to:  www.showdownoverthecity.ca  ****Grouse Mountain's team of pro-riders will be

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