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Seek The Peak is back for its 10th anniversary Welcoming new charity partner BC Cancer Foundation Who’s afraid of a few hills?Apparently not the 700+ participants already signed up to tackle 4,100 feet of elevation gain from Ambleside to the top of Grouse Mountain. Set for Saturday, June 15th, Seek The Peak presented by Columbia is going strong after 10 years. The number of registrants is up

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Grinder and Coola Enter Their Lower Pond Habitat Today marked the first day that Grinder and Coola, our two resident Grizzly Bears at the Grouse Mountain Refuge for Endangered Wildlife, entered their Lower Pond Habitat in 2015.  This is also the earliest ever in the springtime that they have had access to their entire 5.5 Acre Summer Habitat.  Each year we have to take the fencing down when the

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Family Day at Grouse Mountain It’s the Family Day long weekend and up here at Grouse Mountain, we’re celebrating with savings! Join us on Monday for quality family fun and if you’re a BC resident, you’ll access the Mountain for 50% off!  We’ll have ice skating, complimentary family photos, a kid-friendly scavenger hunt, a meet-and-greet with Cleo the barn owl, our mascot Grizwald the bear, a

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Snowshoe Drop-In Nights Begin Monday Join us on December 16, 2013 for the first Snowshoe Drop-In Night of the season Start winter off on the right foot and register for Grouse Mountain’s one-of-a-kind Snowshoe Drop-in Nights, kicking off this Monday, December 16th and running every Monday and Wednesday evening throughout the season. A fun outdoor workout and a great opportunity to meet like

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Seek the Peak: Halfway There! The Grouse Grind is open as we approach Seek the Peak... Well folks, we have reached the halfway point of our training series for Seek the Peak. We only have five more training sessions left with the fine people at Kintec. Lots of progress has been made, we can already see and hear the improvements from our fellow STPers. So, whether you consider it downhill or

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Speed training and nutritional talk with Vega! Week 8 of Seek the Peak Training The group met under the breezeway at the Whole Foods in Park Royal at the Whistler Water tent.I could not make the training that night, so Michael from the group, shared with me all the good times that were had for week 8 (thanks Michael!). Vega gave an amazing talk about nutrition before everyone went jogging down

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Vega and Me For training this past Wednesday April 17, we met at the Cleveland Dam. This week we met Andrew and Taryn from Vega. They brought along some delicious samples of the Pre-workout Energizer for before our run, and Recovery Accelerator for after the run. Andrew, one of our trainers, discussed with us the importance of pre-workout nutrition. I think this is often neglected by the

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Snowshoe Grind Challenge Coming up Saturday March 15, 2014 Register today! The fourth-annual Snowshoe Grind Challenge is just two weeks away. And with amazing snow conditions, this year’s event is sure to provide the perfect platform for a heart-pumping performance. Whether you’re looking to test your skills against other participants or simply want to enjoy the camaraderie and race experience

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Pollinators Thrive in the Pollinator's Garden Did you know that there are 56 species of native bees in the Greater Vancouver Area?  250 in BC?  Thousands across Canada?  Wild Pollinators such as wild bees, flies, butterflies, wasps, hornets, moths, hummingbirds and others play a very important role in pollination all around us.  We often hear of the importance of Honey Bee's for pollination

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#Bear Discovery Contest Week Two #BearDiscovery Instagram Contest Week Two Winner- Sigrite Itse Week Two of our Instagram #BearDiscovery contest did not disappoint. The amazing photos continued to roll on in. For week two, we chose Sigrite Itse's photo as the victor! Read the incredibly interesting story behind the winning shot below... I would like my story to begin with the fact that for the

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