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Special Events this Weekend Join us for the Skating Gala and the VOC Gospel Choir If you’re not in the Christmas spirit yet, make a date to join us this weekend at The Peak of Christmas. With real reindeer, visits with Santa, sleigh rides, fresh powder, our SOS Children’s Gingerbread Village, and the sweets sounds of the VOC Gospel Choir (Sunday, 1-3pm), you’ll be filled with the spirit of the

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are called "sit skis".  Little did I know then that Grouse Mountain has been supporting Vancouver Adaptive Snow Sports (VASS) for years. VASS runs skiing and snowboarding programs for people with disabilities, and their mission is to make the Mountain accessible for all. What I had been seeing is one of their programs for disabled skiers. Anyone who has seen these guys and girls in action would most

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lounging in their pools.Grinder and Coola can often be found just lazing around the pond, swimming, floating, stretching or even sleeping!  When they want some activity to stretch their muscles they'll seek each other out for a good old fashioned water fight.  We've seen them splashing water at each other, dunking each other under the surface and even pushing each other off of the logs and rocks.  It's

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Stay Fit in Snowshoes This Winter All Munday Alpine Park snowshoe trails are open It’s fun. It’s easy. It requires virtually no equipment. It keeps you fit. It’s social. It’s no surprise that snowshoeing is the fastest growing winter sport. All of our trails in Munday Alpine Snowshoe Park - including the Snowshoe Grind - are now open, offering a range of terrain suitable for beginners to full-on

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Baby Steller's Jays Learn how to Forage on Grouse Mountain It's hard to believe it's almost July!  It's finally starting to feel like summer up here at the Grouse Mountain Refuge for Endangered Wildlife.  The wolves are in their sleek summer coats, the bears are lounging around their entire 5.5 acre habitat and the Bird's in Motion team is flying their raptors every day.In addition to our work

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orphaned.  They then came to the Grouse Mountain Refuge for Endangered Wildlife.Twelve years later, in 2013, Grinder and Coola continue their 2012/2013 hibernation period and are doing well inside the den. They are often seen rolling over, stretching or remaking their branch bed.  A couple more months and they will looking forward to getting back outside.  Until then, they will sleep - even through their

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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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Grouse Mountain Gloats April 21, 2008, North Vancouver Team Grouse Mountain Resorts edges out the competition in this year’s biggest ever Vancouver Sun Run. With a first place finish in the Food and Hospitality Division of the Corporate Teams, Grouse Mountain Resorts finished in a cumulative time of 7 hours 45 minutes and 46 seconds. Teams are measured on the cumulative times of the top 10

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Birds Enjoying some Nice Flying Weather! Our Birds in Motion birds have been out and flying in this gorgeous summer weather we have been receiving lately.  Each demonstration features an owl, hawk, falcon and an eagle.  The birds literally fly right over your head!New to our demonstrations is a special demonstration of two Harris' Hawks flying together.  They are one of the only a few species of

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Grinder and Coola Enter the Upper Pond Habitat... Birds in Motion arrive and are set to begin demonstrations... This morning Grinder and Coola, our two resident Grizzly Bears, entered the first of their two summer habitats - the Upper Pond area.  They spent a bit of time inside their den, anxiously watching us, as we opened the gate from the hibernation area into the Upper Pond Habitat and when

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