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night sleeping on the branch bed they made for hibernation.Grinder and Coola will be excited to get into their Upper Pond Habitat (part of their large 5 acre summer habitat) where there will be extremely large snow mounds for them to excavate!  We are continuing to work our own excavation of that area in the hopes of soon having it ready for Grinder and Coola.  Here are a couple shots at our staff

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Winter Survival Corporate Adventure Who says building a snow shelter can't be work related? During one of Grouse Mountain's record high snow dumps this season, 70 eager software engineers from MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA) braved the alpine snow conditions to come together for a unique team building experience. They got away from their desks and computers and out into the

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packing on the pounds.This first snow will prompt them to increase their foraging and to start building their bed for the winter time.  Staff will begin to supply the bears with Pacific Silver-Fir branches (Amabilis fir) that they favor for bed making.  As the weather gets colder, we will taper off their food supply.  This lack of food and cold weather prompts the bears to finish their bed making and to

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inspiration and perhaps even borrow a few strategies for yourself and your pursuit of that ultimate healthier lifestyle.Thanks for reading, and I'll see you next week!— Brad CashmanP.S. Register for the race here!P.P.S. Want to know more info? Check out the details here.

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Race Day Seek the Peak After ten weeks of training of training with Kintec, armed with knowledge from City Sport Physio and nutrition tips and supplements from Vega, we hit the ground running for Grouse Mountain's 10th annual "Seek the Peak" presented by Columbia.Weather could not be better as the sun was shining on the 800+ racers who bravely made their way out to Ambleside park which would

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Bears Build Bed Close to hibernation now! On Thursday morning, November 18th, Grinder and Coola suddenly decided it was time to build their hibernation bed! We had provided them with lots of nice soft fir branches a couple weeks before hand but they had gone largely ignored until today. The trigger for their bed building was probably our dropping temperatures and our first serious dump of snow

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unique and challenging terrain to the series. The course has a strong personality with scenic vistas and heart pumping climbs. Snowshoeing is the fastest growing winter sport. With a whopping 5.5 million snowshoe participants in 2006, and over 6 million in 2007, snowshoeing has taken off. ” Being a brand-new race location, which boasts a very interesting course, and with a large population of snowshoe

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hyperphagia to fatten up. In this state they are focused strictly on eating high calorie foods to bulk up for winter. Since early October they have put on a couple hundred pounds each.Next, we moved Grinder and Coola into their hibernation area and they began their bed making process. Our staff and volunteers provided them with a large mound of Pacific Silver-Fir branches. The bears then proceeded to

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slopes, The Peak of Vancouver has decided to extend the fun into the month of May for those who just can’t get enough of winter. With the season extension, Grouse Mountain is excited to announce a brand new two-lane tube park alongside a terrain park at the top of The Cut to allow skiers and riders to perfect their skills before summer arrives. On weekends, the Screaming Eagle chairlift will be in

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, The Peak of Vancouver has decided to extend the fun into the month of May for those who just can’t get enough of winter. Skiing and Riding: On The Cut with the Screaming Eagle chairlift operational - weekends only - 9am to 6pm, starting May 5. Tubing: Grouse Mountain is excited to announce a brand new two-lane tube park located at the top of Paper Trail. This is like tobogganing only better!  Tubing

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