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#PlayMakers of Grouse Mountain Grooming Team The #PlayMakers of Grouse Mountain series continues… it’s time to take a look at what happens on the Mountain after dark. When most people have finished an awesome day on the slopes and are heading to bed, certain members of our team are just getting started.    Meet some of our exceptional grooming team – Alex, Shaw, Jake and Calum. This nocturnal

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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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-throwing, a hockey puck shoot out, photos with mascot Grizwald the Bear and live music in a barbeque and beer garden. Not to be missed are the special Canada 150 edition of the World Famous Lumberjack Show, Ranger Talks at the Grizzly Bear habitat, Birds in Motion demonstration and more. After working up an appetite guests can enjoy special Canada Day food features at Altitudes Bistro and the Rusty Rail

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Multi-Grind Challenge raises thousands for Grind For Kids! 15 participants raise nearly $9,000 After an amazing 16-hour day on the Grouse Grind®, Sunday’s second-annual Multi-Grouse Grind Challenge has helped raise almost $9,000 as part of the mountain’s annual support of the BC Children’s Hospital Foundation!As the only sanctioned event to determine the record-holder for most ascents of the

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Grouse Grind® to Open on Saturday! Another season of accomplishment on the trail kicks-off this weekend (North Vancouver) It’s the news Lower Mainland hikers have been eagerly awaiting; the Grouse Grind® will officially open for the 2017 hiking season on Saturday, June 17th from 6:15 am until 7:30 pm. “After much anticipation we’re thrilled that the iconic Grouse Grind® trail will be opening this

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ages and abilities to take on the iconic trail, known as Mother Nature’s Stairmaster, in an effort to set a new record, beat their own best Grind time, or simply complete their first hike to the Peak of Vancouver. After completing their hike up the Grouse Grind, participants are encouraged to join in the fun at the post-race celebration in the Mountaintop Plaza. Festivities will include award

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starving and wandering along a logging road near Invermere, BC. Severely emaciated, Grinder weighed only 5kg when he was rescued. In the same year, Coola was rescued near Bella Coola on the BC coast after his mother was killed by a truck.Now, 17 years later, Coola and Grinder are fully grown and continue to reside at the Grouse Mountain Refuge for Endangered Wildlife. Each winter, they hibernate within a

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Ladies Only Ski/Ride Clinics as well as Snowshoe Drop-In Night for everyone.Tuesdays: Discovery Sessions for Ski and SnowboardWednesdays: Adult Ski/Ride Clinics & Snowshoe Drop In Night. Stay Tuned for Details on Night Race League coming soon! Thursdays: After School Zone Camps & Discovery Sessions for Ski and Snowboard Fridays: Park Jams (every second Friday)Don’t forget: our night terrain is

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Bees A'Buzz'n with Warm Weather Our honeybees were busy these past two weeks as their optimum forage, the white-dwarf clover that has been planted all over the mountain in the last couple of years, was in full bloom.  Also the weather was finally warm and dry after a rather wet start to July. Our bees, as well as the wild bees that call Grouse Mountain home, managed to have a great harvest at

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