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Tale of Two Critters Up here on the mountain we have two very common small critters darting through the trees, grasses and even our visitor's feet.  There is sometimes confusion over which is which, so I thought I'd devote this blog entry to talking about each species so you will have a better idea of which one is running under foot the next time you are up visiting! The Douglas Squirrel

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The Slopes Will Be Buzzing On B.C.’s First Family Day Grouse Mountain Guarantees a Weekend Jam Packed Full of Family Orientated Fun Thursday January 24, 2013, North Vancouver, B.C. – British Columbia’s first ever Family Day is guaranteed to be an exciting celebration of quality family fun as well as savings for parents and kids at the Peak of Vancouver. Grouse Mountain will be offering 50% off

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Remarkable Raptors Are Taking To The Skies This Summer At Grouse Mountain  For Immediate Release: July 24, 2012 North Vancouver, B,C. - The Peak of Vancouver has gone to the owls this summer. Visitors can now jump aboard the Skyride and have a close encounter with Remarkable Raptors including barn owls Tyto (“tie-toe”) and Sylvan as well as Great Horned Owls Toba and baby Mortimer. Owls are

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Final Week of Summer Adventure Camps Sign up your child today What a fantastic summer we’ve had here at Grouse Mountain. With August coming to a close, now is the time to experience the magic of the Mountain during our final week of Summer Adventure Camps, running August 26th through 30th. We’re closing off Summer Camps with a final splash of colour and some special activities. Dive into your

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The Perfect Christmas Lunch Make your holiday get together one to remember. Whether you are getting together with friends, or have an office group of 8 or fewer, there's no better way to celebrate the season than with a Christmas Lunch in the Observatory atop Grouse Mountain. The festive three course menu includes choices such as yam terrine, turkey duo, arctic char, egg nog creme brulee and

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Thanks for a Great Winter A Look Back as Winter 2015/16 Comes to Close. What a great winter! With strong snowfall, great grooming and lots of clear days, as skiers and riders winter 2015/16 will go down as one of our favourites. We didn't limit the fun to skiing and riding, though. New for winter were the Sliding Zone and stunning Light Walk. Snowshoers and skaters also reveled in a wonderful

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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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Bird's Eye View An Unforgettable Experience It was the second day of my internship and I arrived not knowing what the day was going to consist of. I walked into the office and my boss, notified me that we are going to a photo shoot today for Shaw TV for a segment on Blackcomb Aviation’s Helitours that will be shown on the television show The Express. I was excited because I had never been to a

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Bears Waking Up Spending more time out of sleeping den... Grinder and Coola, our two sleepy grizzly bears, have begun to move around more and more often.  Last week marked a drastic increase in temperatures and this, combined with lengthening amounts of daylight, have combined to give the bears reason to stir out of their long winter slumber.This week we will commence feeding - which for the

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It's Opening Day! The 2013/14 season begins today! Starting at 2pm on November 20th, 2013 Paradise Bowl will be open for skiing and riding. With good recent snowfall and snowmaking, more terrain is expected to open in the near future. Blue Grouse Loop and Whistler Water Way snowshoe trails are also open. Early season conditions mean early season pricing, with skiing and riding available at

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