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It's Time To Ski And Ride! Grouse Mountian Officially Kicks Off The Winter Season FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:Tuesday November 13, 2012North Vancouver, B.C. – The announcement that eager skiers and riders have been waiting for has arrived! Grouse Mountain is pleased to announce we are kicking off our 86th winter season today, Tuesday November 13, from 3pm to 10pm. The first Skyride of the day for

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Artists For Conservation Starts This Weekend For the third year in a row, Grouse Mountain will play host to the renowned Artists For Conservation Festival – featuring an incredible schedule of art and environmental education activities! And good news for Y2Play Passholders: 2013/14 Y2Play Passes will be valid starting Oct. 1.  For the first time, this year’s Festival will also play host to the

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Stay Safe in the Snow This Winter with an Avalanche Skills Training Course Grouse Mountain Launches New Educational Program January 18, 2013. North Vancouver, B.C. – Grouse Mountain is pleased to announce the arrival of a brand new Avalanche Skills Training Course taking place throughout February and March at the Peak of Vancouver. Whether it is planning a simple day snowshoe trek or a more

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The Family Day Long Weekend is Almost Here! February 9-11, 2013 The countdown is on and there is no better time to start planning how to spend that well-earned long weekend. From Saturday morning until Monday evening Grouse Mountain will be buzzing with activity that you won’t want to miss. From the Snowshoe Grind Mountain Run, to 24 Hours of Winter and tons of family friendly activities on

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Register Now for Avalanche Awareness Training Are you interested in learning how to evaluate avalanche conditions, analyze forecasts and plan for all weather conditions? Our experienced team will teach you the basics with our two-day Avalanche Skills Training Level 1 Course. Designed for recreationists with basic training, our course provides an entry-level decision-making framework that is

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Trick or Treat'n Grizzly Bear Style! Happy Halloween from Grinder and Coola and all of us here at the Grouse Mountain Refuge for Endangered Wildlife!To celebrate, we gave Grinder and Coola (the two Grizzly Bears that inhabit the refuge) their very own pumpkins to carve up today!  The pumpkins didn't last very long with a thousand pounds of bear jumping on them but they sure were a tasty treat

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Season Extended to Apr. 28, 2013 The skies are blue bird, the sun is shining and the snow base at Grouse Mountain is fantastic. How good? According to our Mountain Manager "we are going to buried in snow for some time still." Grouse Mountain has officially extended the winter season with full operations until April 28. Further season extensions will be announced April 22. With more than four

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New Skyride Surf Adventure! Launches Friday July 15th We’re thrilled to announce the launch of our newest activity as part of our Summer of Flight. The Skyride Surf Adventure™ allows you to feel the wind on your face as you soar above the treetops and ascend 1,610m from the Valley Station to the Peak Chalet – on the rooftop of the Grouse Mountain Super Skyride! As part of the Skyride Surf

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Grinder and Coola Emerge from Hibernation Let the snow games begin! Yesterday Grinder and Coola, our two orphaned Grizzly Bears, emerged from their hibernation den and into the fresh snow!  This brought an end to their 12th hibernation period on Grouse Mountain.  The boys have not been outside since last November and have only recently begun to eat lettuce and carrots to help jump start their

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Couple Take Fundraising To New Heights PAUL WALDIE The Globe and Mail Published Friday, Sep. 07 2012 Esther and Martin Kafer grew up in Switzerland and have been climbing mountains for more than 70 years. They met on a mountain top and spent their honeymoon in 1953 scaling the Matterhorn. The couple, now both in their 80s, moved to Canada in 1954, first settling in Kitimat, B.C, and later in

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