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Grinder and Coola Enjoy the First Snow of Winter 2011 Today, October 26th, marks the first snow fall of the winter 2011 season at the Grouse Mountain Refuge for Endangered Wildlife.  Our two grizzly bears, Grinder and Coola, were out enjoying the fresh snow with a slow romp and some good eating.Unlike the spring, when the bears are bundles of pent up energy, their fall snow-play involves slow

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Bears Enter Lower Pond Habitat Today  marked the earliest date in years that Grinder and Coola have been given access to their Lower Pond Habitat.  In the past few years, larger than normal snow loads have delayed the opening of Lower Pond until the end of June or early July. When we opened the gate today from the Upper Pond to the Lower Pond, Grinder and Coola wasted no time romping through and

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Y2Play is Back! The wait is over - Y2Play starts Feb. 18, 2012 The best value snowpass on the continent is back! Ski or ride for the rest of this season and all of next for up to 80% off. And this year, the deals don’t end with passes – check out our amazing helmet deal. Buy today as quantities are limited and Y2Play sells out every year.

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Barn Swallow Construction These days are a flurry of wildlife activity on top of Grouse Mountain.  Many mammals and birds are nest building, feeding young or just otherwise active and feeding after a long winter.One of our more common avian residents is the Barn Swallow.  These guys arrive from migration in mid-May and begin to find suitable nesting locations and partners.  Once they have found

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some Irish folk the day after they landed in Vancouver on a one year work visa. It was the middle of December, clear, dry and fabulous. It was their first time in Canada and the drive up and whole experience was a Winter Wonderland for them. Took an American guy up in the winter who had never seen snow let alone been ice skating. Strapped some skates on him and sent him on his way! Rubbing elbows

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The New Buzz on Grouse Mountain Four Honey Bee Hives Arrive! On Tuesday May 27th, approximately 28,000 new inhabitants came to Grouse Mountain! We picked up our four brand new hives of Honey Bees that we will be raising on the mountain this year and for years to come.Each box contained approximately 7,000 bees in a nucleus colony (or Nuc for short) that we then transferred to our hive boxes on

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Grinder and Coola Make Winter Bed and Prepare to Hibernate For the last couple weeks our two resident Grizzly Bears, Grinder and Coola, have been preparing to hibernate. With some good snow fall on the ground and temperatures regularly below zero degrees, the bears are now spending most of their days inside their den sleeping.In preparation for hibernation, Grinder and Coola went through

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An Action Packed Spring Break that Doesn't Break the Bank Don’t miss your opportunity for skiing the rest of this season and all of next at massive savings. Y2Play is only available for a limited time and is now 50% sold. With two full weeks of Spring Break, there’s still lots of fun to be had. And with 26 cms of fresh snow in the last 48 hours, conditions at Grouse Mountain are powder-hound

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Easter Brunch 2012 Hop on the Skyride and meet the Easter Bunny Grouse Mountain is continuing our great Easter Brunch tradition on Sunday April 8th offering families the chance to take part in an adventurous mountaintop egg hunt led by the Easter Bunny himself. Guests can choose from a delicious prix fixe menu in the Observatory and the Timber Room from 10:00am to 2:00pm on Easter Sunday complete

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Professional Development Day Open House BC Educators are invited to join us October 21 Join us on Friday October 21st for the Grouse Mountain Provincial Professional Development Day. Discover all the innovative learning opportunities that Grouse Mountain has to offer you and your school year round. Prepare for an exciting and informative day including a visit to our Wildlife Habitats, a híwus

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