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irreversible injury sidelined me from cycling that I transitioned to the next component as my fitness focus. When I reached my thirties I realized I wasn’t as much as an athlete. My definition of the word evolved with growing wisdom. In my 30 year old mind, I was sporty, and for the most part, I embraced this label. Running isn’t new to me, I love getting lost in my thoughts while my limbs dance to the beat

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A Wet and Lazy Week for the Bears Despite some rain, Grinder and Coola have been enjoying a lazy week in their upper pond habitat.  The bears have made themselves day beds up in the treed area and spend the late mornings and afternoons lying around watching guests play 'spot the bear'.  The easiest way is to look for the furry "rocks"!  We estimate that Grinder and Coola have now put on probably

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The North Shore's Longest Winter Season Just Got Even Longer (April 27, 2012) Winter continues at The Peak of Vancouver with a new tube park!  NOTE: As of June 2012, the Tube Park is not available.Mother Nature did not disappoint this winter at the Peak of Vancouver delivering over 11 meters of snow to Grouse Mountain during the course of the season. With an impressive base still on the slopes

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the weather - and each other - for one of our popular snowshoe fondue packages. It’s always nice to see a company’s dynamics out of the office. This is a team that loves what they do and enjoys each other's company but - most importantly - no one in the team is safe from pranks. I can officially say that every member in the group was, at some point in the day, pushed into the snow or pelted with

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out and capture Showdown Over the City how they saw it. The results were five completely different experiences, and five amazing videos of the event.Voting began this week over at Push.ca. Follow that link to check out all five videos, read about the filmmakers as well as cast a vote for your personal favourite.The crews included:Capri StudiosRyan Kenny & Ben WebbAndrew SantosGreen Couch

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Announcing the Golden Ticket Winner Five Golden Ticket Finalists. Three Celebrity Judges. Over 3700 Fan Votes Over 300 entries came in for the Y2Play Golden Ticket contest. Only five could be selected as finalists. It was a difficult task to narrow it down, but we did it.Our FinalistsSteph, a hard-working, adventure-seeking mom. Enzo, a hard-studying, break-seeking UBC student.Gareth, who met his

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Another Successful Year at the Wildlife Refuge As 2011 draws to a close, I can reflect on what a successful year it has been at the Grouse Mountain Refuge for Endangered Wildlife.  After a long 2011/2010 hibernation (the longest on record at 5 months!), Grinder and Coola were happy to get out into their habitats in early May this year.  Last winter's unprecedented snowfall left a huge amount for

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Building High Performance Teams It’s all fun and games! Learning by doing – it is at the heart and foundation of Team Development training or Corporate Adventure Training. Experiential Learning is powerful for a number of reasons. Creates meaning from experience… it’s about creating that ‘a-ha’ moment. Is fostered in a risk free environment that allows people to be creative, innovative and

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New Gear for the New Year? Try out the latest gear this winter at Grouse Mountain If you are tired of strapping on your tired old ski gear, Elan is coming to the rescue this winter season. Elan Skis and Snowboards’ friendly and highly skilled team will be on hand here at the Peak of Vancouver on January 13, February 10 and March 17 allowing you to test out their latest and greatest new equipment.

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Get Ready. Gear Up. Lately I’ve grown a little tired of the same old seawall run and all the trials and tribulations that come with it. You know the one: At every corner you’re avoiding some careless dog owner who’s allowed 20 feet of leash to be stretched out across the path, which will inevitably trip the sketchy muscle man going way too fast for his own good in his new inline skates. Don’t

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