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Grinder and Coola Enjoy the First Snow of Winter 2011 Today, October 26th, marks the first snow fall of the winter 2011 season at the Grouse Mountain Refuge for Endangered Wildlife.  Our two grizzly bears, Grinder and Coola, were out enjoying the fresh snow with a slow romp and some good eating.Unlike the spring, when the bears are bundles of pent up energy, their fall snow-play involves slow

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champion mountain runner Jonathan Wyatt - was “beaten” is an understatement. Shaving 34 seconds off a world-class, 6-year record is better described with superlatives such as “annihilated” or “destroyed”. Says Salas of his astounding performance: “I was just trying for another fast time today. The last quarter was very fast for me; I didn’t really know how fast I could go. It’s kind of nice that the

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interested in understanding and evaluating avalanche conditions, planning, analyzing public avalanche bulletins and is appropriate for winter recreationists of all levels – snowshoers, skiers, snowboarders and winter enthusiasts alike. All of the two day courses take place from 9am to 4pm and include both indoor classroom and outdoor field time at the Peak of Vancouver providing entry-level decision making

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Fly Like Santa's Reindeer To The Peak Of Vancouver This Christmas Grouse Mountain's Winter Wonderland Tradition Lights Up The Holiday Season With Reindeer Games FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:Friday November 23, 2012North Vancouver, B.C. – Santa along with his magical reindeer, Mrs. Claus and helpers will make their long awaited return to Grouse Mountain for the Peak of Christmas festivities beginning

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starting April 27th. Beginning May 18, Grouse Mountain will officially be back in full summer mode! Visit our Activities page to start planning endless days of fun and adventure and don't forget to pick up an Annual Local's Pass which gives you unlimited Skyride access and much more.

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Grouse Mountain Pinterest Contest Pin to Win a $100 Outfitters Gift Card! Calling all Pinners! Follow Grouse Mountain on Pinterest for a chance to win a $100 Gift Card to Outfitters in the Peak Chalet.  It’s simple: just follow us on Pinterest and pin your favourite pieces from our ‘Gear and Gifts’ board featuring the latest merchandise available at Outfitters. It really is that easy! Check out

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emergency management, search and rescue prevention, and how to safely enjoy outdoor recreation. Media are invited to meet and interview experts in the industry on Saturday July 19th from 11am-1pm.“Hiking the North Shore Mountains can be a fun and rewarding undertaking.” Says Adventure Smart coordinator, Sandra Ferguson. “The local trails provide scenic, often challenging terrain that is becoming

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remained mostly asleep.The last week of February was unusually warm and the bears stirred enough to prompt us into starting the fenceline of their Hibernation Habitat (the area directly outside of the bear hotel and the first section of habitat we put up each year). But, as it's want to do, as soon as we started on the fence, the snow came fast and hard. We had to delay fence construction, but it did not

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Grouse Mountain Welcomes Artists For Conservation World renowned wildlife and nature artists, including Robert Bateman, to attend first annual Artists for Conservation Festival from November 5 to 13, 2011 For the first time, Grouse Mountain is teaming up with Artists for Conservation to bring some of the world's best nature and wildlife art to the Peak of Vancouver. From November 5 to 13, nature

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Birds in Motion finishes for 2011 This past Sunday marked the last of our Birds in Motion demonstrations for the 2011 season.  It seems like just yesterday that the birds were arriving and getting trained up for our demonstrations but here they are migrating East for the winter time.All of the demonstration birds spend the winter time at the Canadian Raptor Conservancy in Ontario where they get

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