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because it takes you up the back of a huge rock face that most people see while driving along the 99 highway on their way to Whistler. The hike takes approximately 2- 3 hours to complete and is fantastic cross training for the Grind and also hill running. The stairs on the trail of the Chief are as steep or more steep than the Grind. The only drawback is that there is no gondola on the Chief, so you

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the 2012 season and have brought some amazing Birds of Prey for this years demonstrations.  So far we have a Bald Eagle, two Great-horned Owls, two Falcons, a Red-tailed Hawk, a Harris Hawk and a Turkey Vulture.  More birds are scheduled to arrive in a couple weeks.  Beginning tomorrow, May 19th, you can check out their demonstrations at 1:30pm, 3:30pm and 5:30pm daily at the flying grounds and

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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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Grouse Mountain Hosts Artists for Conservation Starting tomorrow, Saturday Nov. 5th, Grouse Mountain is proud to host the 2011 Artists for Conservation festival.  This event will showcase the works of some of the most renowned Wildlife Artists in the world - including Robert Bateman.In addition to showcasing their artwork, there will be discussions and presentations around the important

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Bears Enjoy First Food of the Year On Wednesday, April 18th, Grinder and Coola, our two resident Grizzly Bears, enjoyed their first feed of 2012. Over the last two weeks Grinder and Coola have become increasingly active and showed all of the signs of being out of hibernation.  Once we are sure of this and are close to having their outdoor habitat ready we begin to help the bears get their

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which replenishes glycogen levels that we used during exercise. Before heading home I had a quick chat with Andrew about preworkout nutrition, BCAAs and Protein.Don’t forget to fit in those extra runs, Day 2 of training was quite a bit more grueling than Day 1 and we’ll all fall behind faster if we don’t keep up with that schedule... it was made for a reason! Stay tuned for some of the training that

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year over 24,000 British Columbians will hear the words, ‘you have cancer.’ “We are so proud to partner with Seek The Peak and Grouse Mountain this year,” said Erik Dierks, Vice President of Development with the BC Cancer Foundation. “Participants help ensure that cutting-edge research at the BC Cancer Agency continues to uncover better detection tools and new treatments to help more people survive

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Winter Social Nights January 4th, 2008, North Vancouver-Looking for action on Wednesday nights? Head to Altitudes Bistro atop Grouse Mountain for Winter Social Nights. Strap on your snowshoes and hit the trails at the Peak of Vancouver, then head to Altitudes Bistro to recuperate and replenish. Prizes, food and drink specials abound while DJ D’Erico and DJ Kurt spin their talents on alternating

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Red Bull Divide And Conquer Comes To Grouse Mountain  New unique endurance race arrives at The Peak of Vancouver - June 16, 2012 Red Bull Divide and Conquer, a multi discipline endurance race, is about to take Vancouver and Grouse Mountain by storm. This unique race will test competitors' mettle on the mountains, rivers and shores of Vancouver's North Shore this summer.  On June 16th, teams of

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the mountain to dine and dance at the chalet, which featured music by “Canada’s favourite pianist,” Hugo Sartorello. A Sun ad on July 13, 1954 featured stylish cartoon skiers relaxing on the chairlift, which offered a 40-minute ride along 2,700 metres of cable “and each minute a change in scenery.” Sartorello played atop Grouse from 1952 to 1961, when he left town for many years to play in the

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