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Seek the Peak:  Nicole's training diary Week 5 Could you hear the cheers from hikers across the North Shore last week as Grouse Grind was officially open for business? An extra loud cheer was sure to be heard from Seek the Peak participants as leg three of the race is now available for training. I was so excited to head up the mountain, so my training partner and I agreed to battle for two

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Seek the Peak:  Nicole's training diary Week 4 As your training increases and the days become warmer, it is important to start thinking ahead about accessories and nutrition for Seek the Peak. This past weekend I returned to Nancy Greene Way - though this time, I returned on my road bike. My training session for this weekend included a cycle from Downtown Vancouver to the base of Grouse Mountain

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Seek the Peak:  Nicole's training diary Week 3 Week 3: Nancy Greene Way and Cross-TrainingLast week I made reference to three mental and physical challenges that runners will be faced with during Seek the Peak, the most challenging of which is Nancy Greene Way. That is a personal opinion of course, and mostly because I recently completed the climb for the very first time. Ouch! This portion of

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We're doing our part to help prevent forest fires What we're doing - and why If you have been up to visit us at the Peak of Vancouver this summer, you might have noticed the sprinklers going on our mountaintop. Since we’re facing an unprecedented dry and warm season thus far, we thought we’d provide an update to ensure you know what we’re doing – and why.As you know, Grouse Mountain is fortunate

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Join Us at the Vancouver Wedding Fair Visit our booth at the Wedding Fair - Jan. 5 & 6 Grouse Mountain will be at the 26th Annual Vancouver Wedding Fair this weekend (Jan. 5-6) at the Westin Bayshore Hotel. Brides-to-be can visit our booth for a special treat.Read More

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Grinder and Coola Begin to Put on The Pounds As the weather starts to get colder and the days grow shorter, our two resident Grizzly Bears grow a bit wider!  The bears have begun to enter a state referred to as hyperphagia - which is essentially a fancy term for pigging out.  When they enter this state they are focused primarily on increasing their calorie intake to bulk up for hibernation.  We

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Alpha doing well - enjoying spring! We get a lot of questions on how Alpha, our remaining Timber Wolf, is doing and he's doing really well!  After the passing of our older brothers, Beta and Omega, we watched him closely for any behavioral changes and after a short period of nervousness he quickly settled in to a new routine.It is not uncommon to find lone wolves in the wild.  Sometimes they

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A Fresh New Look for Ski Wee Grouse Mountain has long been known as a great training ground for new skiers and riders. We start them young with our Ski Wee and Wee Riders program where the focus is on fun and the outcome is confidence on the snow. This season Grouse Mountain is excited to announce some great changes to our Ski Wee program, including a fresh new look in our Ski Wee building. We

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A Fresh New Look for Ski Wee Grouse Mountain’s Snow School Director, Toby Barrett, wanted to refresh the Ski Wee experience at Grouse Mountain. He knew that children connect with animals and he thought that a wolf would be a powerful animal to connect to Ski Wee. “Wolves are pack animals. They are a naturally social animal. This is something that I think children in Ski Wee can identify with…the

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10 things we love about the Annual Local’s Pass Reasons #5 through #1 Yesterday we gave you five reasons why an Annual Local’s Pass is the only way to go if you love experiencing the great outdoors on a daily basis (and really, who doesn’t?).Our Annual Local’s Pass makes visiting Grouse Mountain all year long a cost-effective way to enjoy everything we’ve got to offer at the Peak of Vancouver

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