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Grouse Mountain launches 2014/15 Y2Play Pass at the Peak of Vancouver
pass and we are very pleased to welcome skiers and riders for another exciting winter season at the Peak of Vancouver.”Since its inception during the 1999/2000 winter season, more than two million skiers and riders have enjoyed the exclusive benefits and steep discounts of Grouse Mountain’s Y2Play Pass which can be credited for helping create a new generation of skiers and riders in British
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Seek the Peak: Genevieve's story
Seek the Peak: Genevieve's story Learn why this Vancouverite is tackling the 16-km course 1. Why are you getting involved in Seek the Peak? Seek the Peak is a great challenge to test your strength; it's a fundraiser for a great cause, so it makes it quite easy to want to participate. Moreover, Seek the Peak features one of the hardest challenges in Vancouver in the Grouse Grind. I feel that if
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Meet Our Golden Ticket Finalists
Meet Our Golden Ticket Finalists Voting for the Golden Ticket winner takes place Mar. 18-27, 2013 We've selected the top 5 entries for our $10,000 Golden Ticket giveaway. Meet Paul, Steph, Enzo, Gareth and Sarah!Each Golden Ticket contest finalist visited the Mountain this past week to star in their own short video explaining why they Y2Play. Watch them all and vote for your favourite now!
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Vote For Your Favourite Golden Ticket Finalist
Vote For Your Favourite Golden Ticket Finalist Voting is open Mar. 18-27, 2013 Our $10,000 Golden Ticket contest entry period has closed and voting has begun. Congratulations to Paul, Gareth, Steph, Enzo and Sarah for making it to the final round! Also thanks to all the Y2Players who entered our biggest giveaway ever.Each of the five Golden Ticket finalists has starred in a short video making
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The Most Anticipated BMO Grouse Grind Run Ever
shy of his own record with an impressive race winning time of 25:10. In the women’s elite, Stephanie Hamilton took the top spot on the podium with a remarkable time of 32:28. Despite not breaking his own record Sebastian was pleased with the result after the race but said it was a hard fought win, “I mean it was full gas from the start and at times I was ready to settle for second but I pushed
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An Open Letter to Mother Nature
An open letter to Mother Nature Dear Mother Nature, Here at Grouse Mountain we have the utmost respect for you. We really do. You’ve provided us with some pretty stellar summertime weather in recent years and your winters have become the stuff of legend here at the Peak of Vancouver. We’re just reaching out to see what’s going on because…well, you haven’t exactly lived up to the standards we
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The Eye of the Wind Revolution
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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Grouse Mountain Moment Contest - July 19
Grouse Mountain Moment Contest - July 19 Congratulations to Stephanie Emro from Delta! Stephanie's Best Grouse Mountain Moment: "I have had many amazing moments up on Grouse Mountain! But one in particular is something that is never listed on what to at Grouse - reading in the snow. Last year when I started reading the Twilight series I couldn't put the books down. One of the days that I brought
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The Eye of the Wind Construction
: The wind turbine tower was manufactured in Washington State in three sections. Each section is close to 20 metres long and made from structural steel weighing up to 45,454 kg per section. The tower sections were transported via special low-bed trailers along expressways and city roads and finally navigated at a walking pace up Grouse Mountain’s winding 13km back road. viewPOD™ Assembly: The custom
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BMO Grouse Grind Mountain Run 2011
athletes Joren and Morgan Titus and an array of other super-charged Grouse Grind athletes, Sebastian stayed on top with a winning time of 25:10! Last year Sebastian set the course record bar at an incredibly impressive 25:01, only to barely miss that mark this year. In the women’s elite, Stephanie Hamilton took the top spot on the podium with a remarkable time of 32:28. Close to 600 ambitious hikers
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