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Get Winter Ready: Snow Fit
Get Winter Ready Step 1: Get Snow Fit On the North Shore we are blessed with abundant outdoor recreation opportunities. Getting up into the snow is a great way tomake the most of the winter season. Ensuring a great time in the snow, though, does require a bit of preparation. We went to a keyauthority on winter fun, Grouse Mountain’s Snow School and Attractions Director, Toby Barrett, to get the
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#PlayMakers of Grouse Mountain - Grooming
it’s full on all night. Unlike other ski resorts that are just open during the day – because we close at 10pm each night, our timeframe for grooming is pretty condensed. We’ll have 4 – 5 guys on a night running all the cats in order to make sure we cover the terrain we need to.” "One of the great things about this job is, if we’ve had a dump of new snow overnight I’m here, ready to ride in the
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Close to 800 Racers Make the Climb at the 13th Annual Seek the Peak
course in the name of personal achievement and philanthropy. Seek the Peak challenges participants to take on the strenuous course alone or as part of a relay team. With every step, valuable funds are raised for the BC Cancer Foundation’s lifesaving work in the fight against breast cancer. This year’s Seek the Peak title goes to Damien Humbert with a time of 1:22:01 followed by Brooke Spence as the
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Grouse Mountain’s Multi-Grouse Grind Challenge raises thousands for Grind For Kids!
first-ever event of its kind on the Grouse Grind.Leading the way was 24-year-old Colin Pither who set a blistering pace early in the day. Hot on his heels, however, was 69-year-old Idar Karlsen whose upbeat, positive and steady approach to the day saw him take over the lead in late afternoon to ultimately be awarded the Multi-Grouse Grind Challenge title with 15 Grinds on the day. A long-time and
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Dine Out Vancouver 2016 at The Observatory
Dine Out Vancouver at The Observatory Join us January 15 to 31, 2016 The popular Dine Out Vancouver Festival returns and Grouse Mountain is proud to take part in this annual favourite once again. The Observatory Restaurant is offering a special Dine Out Menu that includes delectable options like beef carpaccio, steelhead salmon and black sesame panna cotta. At $40/person for three courses, there
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Get Winter Ready: Gear Up
Get Winter Ready Step 2: Gear Up On the North Shore we are blessed with abundant outdoor recreation opportunities. Getting up into the snow is a great way to make the most of the winter season. Ensuring a great time in the snow, though, does require a bit of preparation. We went to a key authority on winter fun, Grouse Mountain’s Snow School and Attractions Director, Toby Barrett, to get the
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Grouse Mountain Launches 2016/17 Season Y2Play Snow Pass Offer
Y2Play Pass features special reduced rates for students, parents, youth, children, seniors and families. Since its inception during the 1999/2000 winter season, more than two million skiers and riders have enjoyed the exclusive benefits and steep discounts of Grouse Mountain’s Y2Play Pass which can be credited for helping create a new generation of skiers and riders in British Columbia. For a detailed
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Recipe: Cote de Beouf
Cote de Boeuf Recipes from The Observatory Cote de Beoufhand made chips, Béarnaise sauce, button onions and watercressServes 6-8 Beef Rib Eye 4 rib-eye steaks (each about 2 inches / 5 cm thick) 2 Tbsp (30 mL) duck fat 4 Tbsp (60 mL) butter Salt and pepper to taste Heat two 12 inch (30-cm) cast iron pans on high until smoking. Season the steak well with salt and pepper. Place duck fat into pans
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11th-annual Seek the Peak presented by Columbia reaches new heights
11th year, Seek the Peak presented by Columbia challenges participants to tackle the course alone or as part of a relay team. With every upward step, valuable funds are raised for the BC Cancer Foundation’s lifesaving work in the fight against breast cancer. With a record-setting time of 1:23:37, this year’s Seek the Peak title goes to Victoria’s Shaun Stephens-Whale with the lead female, Kim Magnus
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Joe Gray steals the day in the ClearlyContacts.ca Grouse Grind Challenge!
native Eric Carter who followed up seconds later with a time of 29:36.In the women’s category, 2014 Winter Olympic medallist Kristin Størmer Steira of Oslo, Norway claimed first place honours with a time of 30 minutes and 52 seconds – a new female record. Hot on her heels were 15-year-old twin dynamos Christina and Julie Sevsek of Surrey who claimed second and third place with times of 33:28 and 33:31