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hummingbirds out by planting a flowering garden, not using any pesticides and also hanging hummingbird feeders with a 3 or 4 parts water to 1 part sugar solution. No food dye is needed - just a colorful base to your feeder.Be sure to stop by our hummingbird garden on the other side of our plaza in front of our Chalet the next time you are on Grouse Mountain! Slow mo hummingbird release from Devin Manky on

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the mountain experience accessible to all. “As our biggest event of the year, the VASS Cup is a true celebration of our community and showcases what we call the VASS Magic,” said VASS President, Anne Bethune. “It’s not only a chance to recognize our students as they show their skills on the race course, but an opportunity to hear stories from family and friends about the impact VASS has in our

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year.Honey is created by the bees from the nectar of flowering plants.  Foraging bees collect the nectar, mix it with enzymes and store it inside the hive.  Here, bees fan the nectar/enzyme mix until it dehydrates to approximately 18% moisture content.  When this happens it is officially called 'honey'.   At this point the bees put a wax cover on the cell to help preserve it.Bees continually make honey as

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check points up to marker“40” along the way to remind you how far you have come, and how far you have left. Use these as a tool to track your speed and make sure you are on pace for your goal time. Try not to come out of the gate too fast, we all know the story of the Tortoise and the Hare. If you can plan to have a faster second half of the Grind, you will set yourself up well for a record breaking

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over 330cm of snow mid-mountain and all our runs are open for guests to enjoy” said Grant Wahl, Grouse Mountain’s Alpine Operations Manager. “It’s been a fantastic way to celebrate our 90th winter season and we’re not ready to stop skiing and riding just yet.” As of Tuesday, April 18th skiing and riding will be available from noon to 8pm on weekdays and 9am to 8pm on weekends. This season to date

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://www.facebook.com/grousemountain/videos/10154922737973081/Dancer and Vixen will be available to meet and greet you when you visit Grouse Mountain for our amazing Peak of Christmas event running now through to New Years!  Be sure to stop by and catch a Wildlife Ranger talk about Dancer, Vixen and their wild Reindeer cousins at 12pm and 3pm daily. Of course be sure to whisper in Dancer and Vixen's ear what you are

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weekend,” said Julia Grant, Grouse Mountain Communications Manager. “With a fantastic lineup of events in store and our 8th season of Grind For Kids hitting the trail, the 2017 Grind season promises to be full of action as hikers once again take on Mother Nature’s Stairmaster.” One of North America’s most popular hikes, the Grouse Grind® is a 2.9-kilometre trail that begins at the base of Grouse

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reached a turning point and decided to approach her life differently.   "If I were an author and my life was a book, how would I want this story to end? I want to snowboard!" -Amy Purdy Since then she has accomplished so much. Including designing prosthetics to make snowboarding for double amputees possible, forming the American Paralympic snowboarding team, winning bronze in Sochi and winning as a

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here to watch a video of their playful emergence. Grinder and Coola’s habitat will be strategically expanded over the next while, emulating the experience in the wild, where Grizzly bears gradually increase their footprint within a territory.The next time you visit Grouse Mountain, be sure to stop by their habitat and say hello.

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the end of the clover bloom as we had approximately 2 weeks of warm dry weather allowing them to get out of their hives and re-stock.During the wet weather we were feeding the bees a syrupy mix of sugar and water to help them get by on days when they could not leave the hives to forage.  We scaled this back as the warm weather came on and it encouraged them to get out and find natural forage.The

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