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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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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 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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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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appealing to humans who like cooked food! Walking through the parking lot over to the wolf habitat, I did not know what to expect or how the feeding would happen. When we arrived, all three of the wolves, Alpha, Omega and Beta were looking at us waiting for their daily feast. We opened the locked deer fencing and stepped inside the habitat where I came face to face with these amazing animals. It was so

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Olympian Mike Janyk who will return to Grouse Mountain for the final race of his career, the Keurig Cup boasts an impressive field of high-calibre men’s talent including Olympian Morgan Pridy and North Vancouver’s Ford Swette along with Tyler Werry and Sasha Zaitsoff. On the ladies side, Olympian Brittany Phelan, Stephanie Gartner (daughter of Olympian Kerrin Lee-Gartner), Candace Crawford and Roni

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We're working hard to prepare for winter! Our mountain operations team is gearing up for the snow season As we head into the final days of a fun-filled summer, the winter season may still seem like a looong way off. But here at the Peak of Vancouver, we’re already going full steam ahead as we gear up for the flaky white stuff to fall. The snow season is just around the corner…you’ll be

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complete the challenge. When I got to the top it was an awesome feeling! It was like nothing I have ever felt before not mention I was even thinking about when I was going to do the Grouse Grind again even though I swore on the way up “never again”. Some advice that I would give to first time climbers would be: 1. Take your time, it is not a race and if you keep a steady pace you will not get tired as

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the Peak of Grouse Mountain. Rain didn't stop individual and relay team Seak The Peakers enduring a fun but grueling 1,245 ft elevation gain and uphill trek in an effort to raise valuable funds for Rethink Breast Cancer. This year's Seek the Peak winner, 21-year old Sean Stephens-Whale, was only 10 seconds short of the race record, set in 2006, with a time of 1:24:18. Also, among the participants

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uphill trek, all to raise funds for the BC Cancer Foundation. This year’s Seek The Peak winner is Shaun Stephens-Whale with a time of 1:25:38.Other winners are:Top Relay Team: Capilano Eagles with a time of 1:30:07.Top Solo Female: Kim Magnus with a time of 1:37:36.As the crowds gathered to celebrate under spectacular sunny skies in the Grouse Mountain alpine plaza, one racer Terry Byrne – wearing bib

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