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they can to put on the pounds before the cold months of winter hit.For the summertime, the bears were eating about 10 lbs per bear per day made up of mostly fruits and vegetables.  As we've moved into September that has steadily increased and now we are at about 20 lbs per bear per day.  This will still increase a little more over the next couple of weeks.When they emerged from hibernation back in

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has existed in its current form since the Grouse Mountain Ski Club and Tyee Ski Runners merged in the 1950s after operating independently of one another since the early 20th century. With a rich, colourful history that is as much about the off-snow escapades as those on it, tales from the early days of the Tyee are the stuff of local legend and lend a certain aura of adventure to Vancouver’s oldest

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Mountain.  If you would like to brush up on your Reindeer and Caribou knowledge you can attend our daily Reindeer Talks at 12pm and 3pm where one of our Wildlife Rangers will give you the history of Santa's Reindeer and some cool Caribou facts in general.  Take home some knowledge to quiz your family over Christmas!Grouse Mountain's Peak of Christmas Event runs from November 20th through to January 3rd

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Grinder and Coola emerge from 20th Hibernation Longest Hibernation Today marks the end of the longest hibernation period yet at Grouse Mountain for our two resident Grizzly Bears - Grinder and Coola. They went into their den and sleeping chamber on November 10th, 2020 and emerged today on April 29th, 2021. This is a period of 170 days and beats the previous record of 153 days set in 2017

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EligibilityGrouse Parks Virtual Jam Over The City is open only to legal residents of Canada who have reached the age of majority in their province or territory of residence at the time of entry, excluding Quebec, or with the permission of a parent or guardian. Any entrant under the age of majority must have a parent or legal guardian sign on their behalf all necessary documentation in respect of

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Grinder and Coola Mark the 19th Anniversary of their Arrival at Grouse Mountain September 5th 2001 Grinder and Coola, our two resident Grizzly Bears at the Refuge for Endangered Wildlife first arrived on Grouse Mountain back in 2001 - on September 5th to be exact! Today marks the 19th anniversary of their arrival here at the mountain.  While a lot has changed over the years, the bears have

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GRIND10 Challenge Results 15 Days. 10 Grinds. One great cause. Congratulations to all the participants of the 2019 Grind10 Challenge! We were thrilled to see so many people taking on the challenge and supporting BC Children’s Hospital Foundation. In total, participants completed almost 800 Grinds over 15 days and raised over $7,000 for BCCHF – now that’s impressive. A big shout out goes to Jason

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information on hummingbirds.Our sub-alpine environment provides critical data on the importance of migration stop over points and the overall health of the birds that we are seeing at our station. An Interesting trend Our first session on the 13th had us work with 18 hummingbirds of two species.  Our traditional mountaintop species is the Rufous Hummingbird - one of the most wide-spread hummingbirds and the

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enjoying excellent spring conditions on the Mountain. As the reality of COVID-19 set in we made the incredibly difficult decision to shut down our operations on March 16th to ensure the safety of our guests, team members and broader community. During the closure, our team worked hard to develop and implement extensive safety protocols and our new PureClean Commitment. With these new safety measures in

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each of them at our daily Owl Interpretive Sessions! Daily Ranger Bear talks Thanks for 'bearing' with us over the last couple months during our Covid Closure!In addition to our Owl Interpretive Sessions we are happy to bring you four Ranger Bear talks each day at 10am, 12:15pm, 2:30pm and 4pm.  Stop by the Grizzly Bear Habitat and learn more about the history of Grinder and Coola, our two resident

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