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Quiksilver Filmmaker Showdown Five film crews face off for $5000 cash! $5000 cash? Check. Winner-take-all? Check.This year marked the first appearance of a new style contest here at Grouse Mountain. With the help of Push.ca we launched the Quiksilver Filmmaker Showdown — a contest that challenged five of the region's best snow industry filmmakers (and one music video production company) to come

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Early snowfall appears Fall weather at Grouse Mountain bodes well for coming winter September 29, 2009, Grouse Mountain, North Vancouver, B.C. – Snow graced the peak of Grouse Mountain today, signaling the coming winter in Vancouver may bring another robust season of flurries. The heavy rainfall this afternoon temporarily turned to snowfall at the highest altitude of the resort, and came as a

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ranging from worrying that we would abandon her on the way up, to not having a bathroom on the trail and to finally saying that she wouldn't survive the climb because of the bears and cougars. I reassured her telling her we would walk at her pace, that we would listen to our bodies and rest when needed. We brought snacks, water and were prepared to take all day if we had to. I reassured her that the

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Artists For Conservation Festival Starts This Weekend Join us Oct. 13-21 for the world's best wildlife and conservation art festival Fabulous fall activities continue up here at the Peak of Vancouver. Starting this Saturday and running until October 21, jump on the Skyride and come face to face with some of the world's best wildlife and nature art. The Artists for Conservation Festival is

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Winter Social Nights January 4th, 2008, North Vancouver-Looking for action on Wednesday nights? Head to Altitudes Bistro atop Grouse Mountain for Winter Social Nights. Strap on your snowshoes and hit the trails at the Peak of Vancouver, then head to Altitudes Bistro to recuperate and replenish. Prizes, food and drink specials abound while DJ D’Erico and DJ Kurt spin their talents on alternating

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the Vancouver premiere of Kurt Miller's 'The Movement' narrated by his father,  legendary ski filmmaker Warren Miller, and film icon Robert Redford. In addition, there will be a number of other great short films plus an informational session about the VASS yurt construction on Grouse Mountain, their fantastic programs and how you can volunteer with them this winter to make a difference here at the

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After School Zone Camps Get your kids off the couch and outside enjoying fresh mountain air. Now is the perfect time to get the kids off the couch in winter. Children aged 7 to 14 can learn skills and confidence on the slopes alongside friends under the guidance of Grouse Mountain’s experienced instructors on Thursday evenings throughout January and February. These 4-day Zone Camps run from 4

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feathered wildlife has also been busy and we've spotted the first young Robins out of their nest within the last week and some young barn swallows within their mud-nests. Just the other day we saw a pair of Dark-eyed Juncos feeding their young in a dense shrub near the Grizzly Bear Habitat. The shrub offers excellent protection from predators and if it weren't for spotting the adults entering the shrub

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this morning we found a large snow igloo big enough to hold a grizzly bear inside.  Here is Grinder doing a little more work to the interior while Coola watches from above: And here Coola naps by the entrance while Grinder scopes out the rest of the habitat: A few more shots of their work: Both bears are happy to be out of hibernation and the light snowfall that has been falling everyday only seems

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people and almost without exception they would look at me as if I had two heads. It is nonetheless a true story. I had set out one spring day to go for a hike on the ski slopes. By the time I got off the tram it was pouring rain which soon turned into a vertible deluge. I however was prepared for this, and donning my trusty waterproof poncho I set out. Before heading for the slopes though I took a

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