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Great Options to Keep You Fashionably Sun Safe This Summer
optically tuned to give you visual comfort while including polarization to cut glare and provides 100% protection from harmful UVA/B/C rays. You’ll be free to get outdoors but doing it in style. And of course, don’t forget to regularly apply a healthy amount of broad spectrum sunscreen with an SPF of 30 or higher. As you soak up this last part of summer, keep sun safe - in style.
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Road to Seek the Peak: Week 6
day. It is a challenge, but having your water bottle ready is step #1. Warm-up Exercises:1. Leg swings (forward and back): 2 sets of 30, each leg. Start low and work your way to higher kicks as you approach rep 30 Keep your stomach muscles engaged and do not let your lower back arch (extend)The movement should feel like it is coming from your hips not your back 2. Reverse lunge with knee drive: 3
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Seek the Peak Training: Halfway There!
Seek the Peak Training: Halfway There! Our 14th annual Seek the Peak race is fast approaching we want to make sure you have all the info you need to rock those race day hills. Stay tuned as we share some helpful training and preparation tips to support your journey, all the way to the Peak! Today our Seek The Peak Trainer, Marieve Legrand shares some words of encouragement at the halfway point
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11th Annual VASS Cup Returns to Grouse Mountain on March 10th
11th Annual VASS Cup Returns to Grouse Mountain on March 10th Premier annual fundraiser in support of Vancouver Adaptive Snow Sports (North Vancouver) Celebrating the Vancouver Adaptive Snow Sports (VASS) community, the 11th annual VASS Cup will be held on Saturday, March 10th at Grouse Mountain. This fun afternoon of activities is also the premier annual fundraiser for VASS’ programs which make
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Road to Seek the Peak: Week 1
can already run 16 km - check! I can climb the Grind – it’s exhausting but manageable. I can climb up to the Peak and back down, no problem. But when I started thinking about combining all those parts together… it just seemed crazy! So I decided to join the STP training clinic and “think” about doing the actual race. After many weeks of training (up and down many hills) I finally committed to the
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Alpha The Wolf
this spring, which itself is a testament to his overall care and health. The average lifespan for a wolf in human care is 13 years, but would fall closer to 6 to 8 years in the wild. We will sincerely miss his presence here but take comfort in knowing that he led a full life and helped us educate hundreds of thousands, if not millions of visitors to Grouse Mountain about the perils and persecutions
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Grind10 Challenge Results
Helma Mofarrahi 10 Jackie Christensen 10 Jacqueline Cook 10 James Christensen 10 Joseph Krevs 10 Judy Findlay 10 Julia Grant 10 Kaila Langevin 10 Karl Butterknife 10 Kathryn
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Road to Seek the Peak: Week 5
decision. Here I was, wanting to do 16km race with 4100ft of elevation gain, when I had just finished a 5km, where my biggest takeaway was "I hate hills". I did my first Grouse Grind a couple of weeks later. It took me 1:57 and at the top, my friend asked, "Still want to do Seek The Peak?". My answer was, "I don't know...", but I did know! I was back the next day, and through the summer I did the Grind
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Helping the Hummingbirds
please hang the feeder far enough off the ground to prevent it becoming an attractant - bears have a sweet tooth and love sugar water too!Finally, fill the feeder with a water and sugar solution. The most common is 3 parts water to 1 part sugar. Boil the water you plan to use for about 15 minutes to kill any bacteria that might be present. This will also boil off any chlorine or other chemicals used
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5 Fun Facts about Grouse Mountain Education
5 Fun Facts about Grouse Mountain Education As Grouse Mountain’s Education Coordinator, I have the privilege of coordinating groups, supporting our fantastic education guides, and helping to ensure teachers, supervisors, and students have a safe, fun, and easy day on the Mountain. Growing up in Metro Vancouver, I had the opportunity to participate in a Grouse Mountain field trip when I was 11
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