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Wind Energy and its Merits Ten Key Findings Our age of unprecedented information access can often generate more questions than answers. With so much knowledge just a click away, how do we sort fact from fiction? When Grouse Mountain began to investigate wind as a source of clean energy, it experienced a classic case of information overload. The resort’s first order of business was to sift through

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Bears Still Snowed In! As if to say, Happy April Fools Day, more snow fell over the bear den and bear habitat.  We have begun to see a few signs of spring, but the snow has shown no sign of stopping.  Grinder and Coola's 'Bear Hotel' is still surrounded by over 15 feet of snow!  This makes it fairly dark inside, and when the boys have made their first exploratory journeys to the front part of

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Our Great Horned Owlet Needs a Name Visit Grouse Mountain's Facebook page to enter our owlet naming contest. There’s a new addition to the Birds in Motion family here at Grouse Mountain. He is a domestic born, male Great-horned Owl. At the moment he is just over seven weeks old and looking for a name. What name do you think suits him?If this little owlet takes on the name you submit, you and a

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Tantalus Wines Dinner at the Observatory August 10, 2011 Do you think exclusive parties are only for celebrities? Think again. The Observatory and Tantalus Vineyards have come together to create the ultimate summer celebration of all things British Columbia. On August 10th, The Observatory Restaurant is holding an exclusive five-course wine pairing dinner featuring amazing mouth-watering dishes

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Winter thrives at Grouse Mountain Favourable snow conditions return in time to welcome the world January 27, 2010, Grouse Mountain, North Vancouver, B.C. – Snow is falling at the Peak of Vancouver! New snowfall and sub-zero temperatures provide skiers and boarders renewed assurance of favourable conditions for alpine snow sports in the city. Warmer temperatures have lapsed and Mother Nature has

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Grouse Mountain Refuge for Endangered Wildlife Turns 10 Years Old! This week marked the 10th anniversary for the Grouse Mountain Refuge for Endangered Wildlife.  The Refuge was founded in 2001 with the construction of our Grizzly Bear habitat and the arrival of Grinder and Coola during the first week of September that year.I've posted some of the early photos of Grinder and Coola after they

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Happy Holidays from the Wildlife Team! Well Santa's Reindeer, Dancer and Vixen, are all ready to go to work tomorrow evening!  That's their big night to shine!  We've taken extra good care of them this year for Santa.Grinder and Coola are snug in their beds for their long winter's nap and the wolves, bellies full, are lazing in the woods.  Fresh snow is currently falling and making everything

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Y2Play Is Sold Out Passes are now sold out for 2013. Y2Play 2013/14 is now sold out. Y2Players can continue to use their passes for spring skiing Fridays-Sunday until further notice. After the ski/ride season is officially over, Y2Play 2013/14 passes will become valid October 1, 2013.

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Snowshoe Away Your Holiday Indulgences Kickstart your fitness plan January 2nd at the Snowshoe Demonstration Night at Grouse Mountain. December 27th, 2007. North Vancouver, BC- Incinerate holiday calories with this fastest growing winter activity. If you can walk, you can snowshoe. With 4 different groomed snowshoe trails equating to about 10km of terrain, you’ll experience the most scenic

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36,000 lbs of wind turbine blades airlifted 36,000 lbs of wind turbine blades airlifted to Grouse Mountain. Grouse Mountain, North Vancouver, July 10, 2009 – A perfectly orchestrated airlift conducted by Canadian Air-Crane and Grouse Mountain operations personnel brought three 37-metre wind turbine blades, each weighing 12,000 lbs, to the Peak of Vancouver this morning. The first of the wind

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