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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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How do you showcase Vancouver in April? Host a Fondue Dinner in the City Timber Room! On the 17th April 2012, the Insurance Institute of BC decided to host their Annual Western Regional Meeting dinner in the City Timber Room.Grouse Mountain was chosen as the venue as they wanted a place different than a regular restaurant dinner. "We were looking for something unique to Vancouver, and something

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inaugural Virgin Atlantic flight from London to Vancouver which landed at YVR on May 24. Everyone on the guest list had the chance to familiarize themselves with the Peak of Vancouver before lunch by enjoying helicopter tours provided by Blackcomb Aviation, mountaintop zip lining, the Eye of the Wind as well as the chance to take in our World Famous Lumberjack Show. A couple of the guests even decided to

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Find Us at the Vancouver Wedding Fair January 7 & 8 at the Westin Bayshore If 2012 is your year to tie the knot make sure you swing by the Vancouver Wedding Fair taking place this weekend (January 7 & 8) at the Westin Bayshore and visit with our Grouse Mountain wedding team. Our Grouse Mountain team will be at the Wedding Fair from 10am to 6pm Saturday and Sunday and brides-to-be will be

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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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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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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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Winter Workouts Are Back! The Snowshoe Grind launches for the 2011/12 season We know you all love the Grouse Grind but you don't have to stop your fitness regime now that winter is here. Grouse Mountain is pleased to announce that our great outdoor workout challenge for the winter season, the Snowshoe Grind, is officially back in action. Hike solo or bring friend and family to tackle the 5.1

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-shinned Hawk is the smallest Hawk species in Canada and the United States.  It weighs between 90 grams (small Male) and 250 grams (large Female) and lives in dense forest, hunting small songbirds and rodents.  It is a 'pursuit hunter' that ambushes it's prey and is deadly accurate with its acrobatic flight through the dense tree branches (when fully trained that is!).  Sharpies suffered during the DDT

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