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The Eye of the Wind Tours Officially Begin Visitors are now able to ride up to the viewPOD. Tours of the Eye of the Wind and our viewPOD have officially begun. Visitors are now able to ride our elevator cab up to the observation platform and capture some of the most amazing views of Vancouver – not to mention an up-close look at our wind turbine. Most visitors are utterly speechless once they

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North America's Top Snowshoe Event Comes to Grouse Mountain World Snowshoe Invitational attracts over 200 athletes from nine nations February 26, 2010, Grouse Mountain, North Vancouver, B.C. – The Yeti and Grouse Mountain are proud to host the World Snowshoe Invitational on Saturday February 27, 2010. This promises to be the most competitive snowshoe ever in North America. With Olympic athletes

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Grouse Mountain Moment Contest - Aug. 4 Congratulations to Donna Bogyo from Delta Donna's Best Grouse Moment was... About a generation ago, the Grouse Mountain Skyride was a new attraction in Vancouver. The Grouse Nest Restaurant was among the premier locations for scenic views of Vancouver and stellar romantic dinners. In the early 1970s it never occurred to us that anyone would every elect to

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First Snow and the Excitment is Palpable We received our first snowfall of the year We know you are thrilled, like all of us here at Grouse Mountain, that our first white flakes of the season have arrived. With the news that La Nina is making a comeback, we are anticipating bucket loads of snow again this winter which will make for fantastic conditions on the slopes. Don’t miss a pow day this

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The Eye of the Wind Grid Interface The Eye of the Wind is now interfacing with the grid. What a difference a month makes! The Eye of the Wind is now interfacing with the grid. A bit more tweaking and commissioning by our Italian team and we’ll soon be producing power. The elevator is running beautifully and now has two working doors - one at the tower base and one entering into the viewPOD at a

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Common Ravens - Frequent Visitors to Grizzly Bear Refuge Every day around feeding time we see black wings approaching the Grizzly Bear Habitat.  Several Common Ravens, Corvus corax, fly in to see what's on the menu today.  In the wild it is not uncommon to see a murder of Common Ravens following Grizzly Bears around and picking up their leftovers.  They are bold enough to even steal the food

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Grinder and Coola Emerge from Hibernation! Resident Grizzly Bears emerge from their 9th hibernation Grinder and Coola, our two resident Grizzly Bears, have emerged from their 2009/2010 hibernation period at the Grouse Mountain Refuge for Endangered Wildlife.This was their ninth hibernation - all have taken place at the Refuge. Grinder, being the bold, head strong bear, was the first to emerge and

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View a Wolf Feed up Close! Every day our pack of three timber wolves is fed roughly three pounds of meat each.  This is sometimes a ground meat, sometimes beef on the bone and other times it is fish or other game.  Of course this is their favourite time of day!Using my new GoPro camera I was able to set it in beside some of the ground meat for a unique perspective of Beta as he comes in to get

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Santa's Reindeer Arrive at Grouse Mountain! T'was the night before Peak of Christmas at Grouse Mountain when what to our wondering eyes should appear?  Why it's Dancer and Vixen, two of Santa's Reindeer!Yes, Dancer and Vixen have once again braved the journey to Grouse Mountain rest and relax before they have to go to work with Santa on Christmas Eve.  They can be visited daily during our

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Strap on Your Snowshoes This Weekend Snowshoe Grind Mountain Run - Feb. 25, 2012 There is still time to grab your snowshoes and enter the Snowshoe Grind Mountain Run taking place this Saturday here at Grouse Mountain. Whether you love a casual stroll through the snowy forest or are looking to race against fellow snowshoers make sure you sign up for this one of a kind winter event.This isn't just

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