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#PlayMakers of Grouse Mountain Steve - GMR Millwright Finishing up our series on the #Playmakers of Grouse Mountain we’ll take a look into the world of millwrights. More specifically, we’ll find out what it’s like to keep Grouse Mountain’s iconic Super Skyride running smoothly.  Meet Steve, part of the Lift Operations team and one of our millwrights responsible for maintaining both the Red and

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Grouse Mountain Bees Migrate to Langley for the Winter Last week we moved our 15 bee hives from the top of the mountain out to a lovely farm site in Langley.  Our bees will spend the winter months here where it is warmer and where food will be available earlier in the spring.Once conditions on Grouse become favorable (and all of our massive amounts of snow from this winter melt!) the bees will

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riding on Saturday, November 15th at 9am. More terrain will follow as mountain coverage continues. So wax up those boards, rally your posse and get ready to play on the slopes this weekend.And, until further notice, Lift Tickets will be available at Alpine Experience ticket prices ($41.95 for Adults).Note we are currently operating on the Blue Skyride while our Red Skyride undergoes regular maintenance.

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, Seek the Peak challenges participants to take on the strenuous course alone or as part of a relay team. With every step, valuable funds are raised for the BC Cancer Foundation’s lifesaving work in the fight against breast cancer. With a record-setting time of 1:22:21, this year’s Seek the Peak title goes to Benoit Gignac with the lead female, Rebecca Sheffield not far behind at 1:36:01. Beating

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ecology, behavior and conservation and over the years they have helped us educate millions of visitors to Grouse Mountain that the term ‘big bad wolf’ is a misnomer.  Our oldest wolf Beta will be 15 years old this April. If we take the standard ‘1 dog to 7 human years’ conversion, that’s over 100 years old! According to David Mech, a well known wolf biologist, the average lifespan for refuge wolves is

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One Climb Registration Opens for 2015 Mark your calendar, because June 7th is the third annual Whistler Water One Climb on the Grouse Grind. One Climb aims to emulate the daily struggle that some people have to go through, just to collect clean water. 100% of all funds raised will support Free The Children’s special project in Kipsongol, Kenya, where thousands of people lack access to clean

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position and repeat the movement alternating which foot steps forward. You can make lunges more challenging by holding dumbbells for added weight. Planks Building a strong core, which consists of your abs, obliques and lower back muscles, will help your posture and agility. A strengthened mid-section will actually benefit all aspects of your life, making turning, twisting and bending so much easier. Your

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Win the Ultimate Golden Ticket Tell us why you Y2Play for your chance to win the once-in-a-lifetime $10,000 grand prize. Ever dream about spending the ultimate year at Grouse Mountain? We will be giving one lucky Lower Mainland resident the chance to make that dream a reality. We are giving away a one-of-kind Golden Ticket - 365 days of VIP access plus a huge array of priceless perks. From

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vocal as they communicate amongst themselves. Coyotes are scavengers and will eat just about anything but here on Grouse Mountain we've seen the hoping in the grasses catching small voles and mice. Coyotes tend to be monogamous and mate for life - their litter size can range from 3 to 12 pups. Coyotes do not present any danger to adults but young children should be supervised closely if hiking or

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day was definitely something to celebrate.As in past years, One Climbers went to great lengths to reach out to their friends, family and community to collect contributions for the cause. Top individual fundraiser Phoebe Chen ($1,594), top school fundraiser Ross Road Elementary ($1,200) and top team fundraiser KPMG ($6,950) have helped bring the cumulative total of One Climb donations to almost

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