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Mother Nature Knows Y2Play Is Here! 64cm of fresh snow have fallen this week The snow just keeps falling here at the Peak of Vancouver with over 64 centimetres in the past week alone and even more expected this weekend. Conditions couldn't be more ideal for skiers and riders to pick up a coveted Y2Play pass because with snow like this we will still be on the slopes late into spring. Y2Play will

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Grouse Mountain Moment Contest - July 25 Congratulations to Brian Hutchinson from North Vancouver Brian's Best Grouse Mountain Moment... Early one Spring morning I set out for a hike up the Grouse Grind. It was a cool and slightly rainy day with very few other hikers in sight. As I approached the halfway point, I noticed a figure moving along the trail up ahead of me. Thinking nothing of it, I

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Sunshine lives atop Grouse Mountain Grouse Mountain, North Vancouver, BC. Sunday, December 27, 2009 – With afternoon temperatures peaking at around 12 degrees Celcius, Grouse Mountain’s alpine offers ideal escape conditions for those lamenting the dreary grayness of Vancouver’s urban landscape.Ski, snowboard, ice skate, or snowshoe in stunning sunshine high above the clouds. With a total snow

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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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Bears Stirring... As the days grow longer in the spring, Grinder and Coola, our two resident Grizzly Bears, begin to stir more often in their bear den.During the coldest and darkest part of winter there is very little movement inside the bear den.  Now, however, through the use of our infrared cameras we are able to see that they are stirring more often and for longer periods of time.  The 'stir

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The Eye of the Wind Revolution Fast Facts Tower Overall height: 65 metres/215 feet Made of structural steel in three sections Weight: 133,946 kg/285,300 lbs (145 tons)viewPOD™ Diameter: 7 metres/23 feet Elevation: 57 metres/187 feet Weight: 13,600 kg/30,000 lbs (15 tons) Capacity: 36 people Framework: Structural steel and glass Glass: Tempered 2.54 cm/1 inch thick Viewing Area: 360 degrees (all

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Y2Play Is 80% Sold It’s not an April Fool’s Day joke – Y2Play is 80% sold. Time is running out to purchase or renew your Y2Play pass to enjoy skiing and riding for the remainder of this season and all of next season. Grouse Mountain has amazing snow conditions so that you can enjoy Y2Play well into spring. Grouse Mountain has the longest snow season on the North Shore – there’s loads of

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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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Hummingbirds return to Grouse Mountain! First sighting of 2010 hummingbirds on Grouse Mountain! For the past five years Grouse Mountain has sponsored a Hummingbird Monitoring Project that has led to interesting research and findings about hummingbirds in a sub-alpine environment. Every two weeks our wildlife staff go out and count hummingbirds coming to feeders, band each bird with a microscopic

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New Winter Menu at The Observatory Our five-star dining venue launches a new menu for winter The Observatory is proud to announce the launch of a its new winter menu. Visit the restaurant for elegant winter fare like Truffled Chicken & Leek Boudin, Duo of Venison and Spiced Cake with blood orange, sour cream sorbet and Banyuls reduction.

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