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Bears Stir but Go Back to Bed Winter's Not Over for Grouse Mountain's Grinder and Coola With our recent unseasonable weather we often get asked how our two Grizzly Bears, Grinder and Coola, are doing in their dormancy period.We've been reviewing their web-cam footage and have noticed a little more activity but after some good stretching and maybe a quick tour of their bear hotel, they quickly

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are also good options to consider. 18 hours before the race: Start eating small meals every 2-3 hours, but after lunch, cut out red meat, fried foods, dairy products, fats, nuts, fructose, alcohol, and fibre. You should only be consuming light, digestible foods. Keep drinking water and electrolyte beverages and avoid fruit juices. Good choices are: energy bars, bread, and small sandwiches. Keep

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first few months they grow quickly and by the time hibernation is over they are big enough to follow mom out of the den.Unfortunately shortly after leaving the den both Grinder and Coola were orphaned but fortunately we were able to rescue them and provide them with an amazing natural habitat in which to grow up - it's hard to believe it's been 15 years!Happy Bearthday Boys!

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speaking of fun…4) We’ll have plenty of entertainment along the Grind. No one said that it would be an easy hike, but all of the cool stuff we’ll have along the way will make you forget about those tired muscles. Music, high-fives, a few surprise guests…we guarantee it’ll be the most fun you’ll ever had while hiking. Think of it as a workout with your closest friends while supporting a community that

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it’s full on all night. Unlike other ski resorts that are just open during the day – because we close at 10pm each night, our timeframe for grooming is pretty condensed. We’ll have 4 – 5 guys on a night running all the cats in order to make sure we cover the terrain we need to.” "One of the great things about this job is, if we’ve had a dump of new snow overnight I’m here, ready to ride in the

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Grizzly Bears Enter 15th Hibernation Today marks the start of the 15th Hibernation /  Winter Dormancy Period for Grinder and Coola, our two resident Grizzly Bears, at the Grouse Mountain Refuge for Endangered Wildlife.With recent snowfall, cold temperatures and short days, Grinder and Coola have been spending most of their time sleeping.  A bit of food had been offered but had gone ignored.  We

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Vancouver to see Dr. Paula Gordon. She was wonderful and told me some amazing news. I was fine!3. What would be your greatest wish for cancer 10 years from now?First off, I obviously wish for a cure. But getting into the deeper side of things, I would like to see cancer not have such a powerful effect over people. It brings such fear into whoever’s life it touches. I wish cancer treatment would get

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season,  but because of a nice stretch of sunny weather we ended up catching, measuring, banding and releasing 15 hummingbirds of two different species.  We banded 9 Rufous Hummingbirds and had three returning birds banded in previous years (2014, and 2015 in this case!).  We were also thrilled to see three gorgeous adult Male Anna's Hummingbirds coming up from the coast to visit our feeders here on

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Northern Flickers Nest in Statue If you happen to be standing under a wooden statue up here at Grouse Mt and hear a sharp, and fairly loud, chirping noise above you -  look up!  You might be standing under a nest of Northern Flickers inside the statue.Northern Flickers are members of the woodpecker family but are more often seen foraging on the ground using their long strong bills to dig into

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Cote de Boeuf Recipes from The Observatory Cote de Beoufhand made chips, Béarnaise sauce, button onions and watercressServes 6-8 Beef Rib Eye 4 rib-eye steaks (each about 2 inches / 5 cm thick) 2 Tbsp (30 mL) duck fat 4 Tbsp (60 mL) butter Salt and pepper to taste Heat two 12 inch (30-cm) cast iron pans on high until smoking. Season the steak well with salt and pepper. Place duck fat into pans

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