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Artists For Conservation Starts This Weekend For the third year in a row, Grouse Mountain will play host to the renowned Artists For Conservation Festival – featuring an incredible schedule of art and environmental education activities! And good news for Y2Play Passholders: 2013/14 Y2Play Passes will be valid starting Oct. 1.  For the first time, this year’s Festival will also play host to the

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Beta Wolf Going for Treatment In June 2004, our pack of male Timber Wolves, Canis lupis, came to Grouse Mountain. They were being retired from the movie industry, facing the possibility of being euthanized and needed a natural habitat to call home. The wolves quickly settled in to a comfortable life here at Grouse Mountain. They are visited daily by school children learning about wolf

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Seek the Peak: Kylie's story Learn why this second-time Seek the Peak runner takes on the challenge When we moved to Vancouver last year, we lived on Nancy Greene Way and were Grouse Mountain passholders, so I first heard of Seek the Peak from emails I'd receive and posters I'd see on the mountain. As my Mum, Glenys Richardson, died of breast cancer at the age of 45, every year I like to do a

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Beta the Wolf It is with great sadness that I must inform that one of our oldest wolves, Beta, was humanely euthanized today. In our efforts to enhance Beta's quality of life last August a tumour was removed surgically from his rump and Beta recovered very well. In the last few weeks he developed progressive lameness in his left front leg, for which Ranger staff had been providing anti

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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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Stay Safe in the Snow This Winter with an Avalanche Skills Training Course Grouse Mountain Launches New Educational Program January 18, 2013. North Vancouver, B.C. – Grouse Mountain is pleased to announce the arrival of a brand new Avalanche Skills Training Course taking place throughout February and March at the Peak of Vancouver. Whether it is planning a simple day snowshoe trek or a more

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Busy Week Leads up to Summer Opening Weekend Last week was full of preparations getting ready for our first long-weekend full of summer activities.The Birds in Motion have now arrived and are flying in their demonstrations at 1:30pm, 3:30pm and 5:30pm. This year we have some really amazing birds - everything from hawks, falcons, owls, vultures all the way up in size to Bald Eagles!  We also have

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Visit the Grizzly Lookout for a Grrreat Time! At Grouse Mountain, we pride ourselves on delivering a new experience to our guests every time you step off the Skyride. True to form, we’re excited to unveil our new Grizzly Lookout in the ‘yurt’ – that’s a funny name for the domed building located right next to our Grizzly Bear Habitat. The next time you’re up top, stop by to grab a coffee or snack

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Register Now for Avalanche Awareness Training Are you interested in learning how to evaluate avalanche conditions, analyze forecasts and plan for all weather conditions? Our experienced team will teach you the basics with our two-day Avalanche Skills Training Level 1 Course. Designed for recreationists with basic training, our course provides an entry-level decision-making framework that is

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Vancouver Adaptive Snow Sports 40th Season at Grouse Back For The 40th Season We are excited to welcome back Vancouver Adaptive Snow Sports for their 40th season at Grouse Mountain! If you’ve never heard of VASS, they are definitely an organization you should get to know. Operated by a passionate group of volunteers, they welcome students of all ages and abilities and aim to maximize a person’s

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