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Grouse Mountain’s Multi-Grouse Grind Challenge raises thousands for Grind For Kids! Record setting day on the Grouse Grind® in support of BC Children’s Hospital (North Vancouver) After an amazing 19-hour day on the Grouse Grind®, Grouse Mountain is pleased to announce that the 3rd annual Multi-Grouse Grind Challenge has helped raise over $21,000 as part of the Mountain’s annual support of the BC

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. NEW YEAR'S EVE DINNER SEATINGS The Observatory - starting at 5:00pm* Six Course Dinner $120.00/Person + Tax + Gratuity for food only (Includes Skyride Ticket) Altitudes Bistro and Timber Room - starting at 5:30pm* Four Course Dinner $90.00/Person + Tax + Gratuity for food only (Includes Skyride Ticket) *Seating time is 2.5 hours. All tables will be rebooked except for reservations after 8pm. Guests

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Getting the Bees Ready for Spring We recently did our first full check-in with the bee hives after a long winter's rest!Since October the bees have been on their own at a low-land site in the Fraser Valley staying warm.  They produce extra honey near the end of the season to see them through the winter.  The Queen's lay special worker bees that will live longer than normal but stay in the hive

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see after a long winter and its bright yellow buds will start popping up everywhere in the spring.  It has a strong, hard to eliminate, root system and, when it goes to seed, the puffball heads can spread seeds over a large area.  But yet for all this pervasiveness, it is a relatively benign species when it comes to any impacts on the ecosystem - in fact, the benefits outweigh any issues.Because it

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Seek the Peak:  Nicole's training diary Week 7 Week 7: Arriving to the Start Line Injury-Free As I was climbing the Grouse Grind this weekend, I felt a slight pain in my right knee and thought of the worst. Was I feeling an injury surfacing? Thankfully, after a few more minutes of climbing, the pain disappeared and I returned to normal. With the countdown beginning for Seek the Peak (three weeks

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11th Annual VASS Cup Returns to Grouse Mountain on March 10th Premier annual fundraiser in support of Vancouver Adaptive Snow Sports (North Vancouver) Celebrating the Vancouver Adaptive Snow Sports (VASS) community, the 11th annual VASS Cup will be held on Saturday, March 10th at Grouse Mountain. This fun afternoon of activities is also the premier annual fundraiser for VASS’ programs which make

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, playing and wrestling in it like two kids on a snow-day from school!  The bears are also out of shape, however, having spent the last months sleeping, and after a long play session usually go right back to napping.You can now visit Grinder and Coola and watch them play in the snow in their hibernation habitat as we prepare their 5.5 acre summer habitat - just follow the directional signs in front of the

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Record Breaking Results of the Suunto Mutli-Grouse Grind® Challenge! After an amazing 19 hour day on the Grouse Grind® the results are in! This year's Suunto Multi-Grouse Grind® Challenge has helped raise an estimated $22,000 in support of the BC Children’s Hospital Foundation. This brings the Grind For Kids total amount raised to $1 million since the program began in 2010! We also saw a record

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treadmill intervals will increase your cardiovascular capacity by improving your body's ability to clear lactate and sustain longer bouts of high intensity exercise. After a good warm up, try a 20sec sprint followed by a 40sec jog and repeat for 6-10 rounds. Once this is comfortable you can progress to 30sec work with 30sec rest.Weighted step ups are the best way to improve your strength endurance because

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squats, deadlifts, lunges, planks. Stick to bodyweight first before you begin to add weight. 5. Take Your Recovery Seriously and Get Adjusted Just like the warm up, the cool down is just as important. Take the time to stretch after your run and think about adding foam rolling or a lacrosse ball on to your post-run routine to help self myofascial-release. Focus on the soles of your feet, calves, legs

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