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four eggs (We took a quick peek in when she was off foraging) and is in the incubation stage which lasts about two weeks before the eggs hatch. Needless to say, we've taken down the feed for our Swallow Cam as it was watching an empty nest while all the action was going on right above it!Stay tuned and we'll keep you informed on how this nest does and how the young grow up!  Once hatched, the baby

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Social Nights Return Looking for something fun to do on your Wednesday night? Join us at Altitudes Bistro as our ever-popular Winter Social Nights return to Grouse Mountain! Starting at 6:00pm every Wednesday through to the end of March, we'll have prizes and great tunes along with food and drink specials provided by Granville Island Brewing. So, hit the trails at our Training Nights on

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Turkey Dinners from Grouse Mountain Looking for a stress-free Christmas dinner solution? This year, Grouse Mountain would like to make your Christmas a little less stressful. Our culinary team has created a traditional turkey dinner package with all the fixings for you to bring home. Cooking and heating instructions are included.Orders can be made until Dec. 21 and pickup at the base of the

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VASS  Movie Night & Vancouver Premiere of 'The Movement' Tuesday November 27 at North Shore Credit Union Centre for the Performing Arts at Capilano University If you love ski movies and are looking to be inspired on the slopes of Grouse Mountain this winter than don't miss the VASS (Vancouver Adaptive Snow Sports) Movie Night on Tuesday November 27 at Capilano University. VASS will be showing

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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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First Hummingbird Banding Session of the Season! On Tuesday this week we held our first Hummingbird Banding and monitoring session of 2015.  The birds had arrived a few weeks before but we give them some time to settle in and feed up after a long migration.The purpose behind the monitoring is to help conduct a long term study on hummingbird population numbers and species distribution.  We are a

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The importance of Wilderness First Aid Training Are you prepared for the backcountry? It was going to be a long and strenuous hike in the North Shore Mountains. Trying to keep your pack light, you only brought a windbreaker, a light sweater, several energy bars, a litre of water and a small first aid kit. The nice and sunny morning you’ve enjoyed has turned into a cold and drizzly afternoon when

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Breakfast with the Bears program for the 2015 spring and summer season. Breakfast with the Bears provides early Mountain access with one of our Wildlife Rangers and an interpretive talk on Grizzlies. Grinder and Coola should be ready for their breakfast and you can witness their morning nosh. Afterward, it’s your turn to eat with a delicious buffet breakfast in the Grizzly Bear Lookout Yurt.Breakfast

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is to know about our mountaintop’s tiniest inhabitants including honeybees, hummingbirds, salamanders, butterflies…and more. Be amazed by a behind-the-scenes hive tour, experience our hands-on bee interpretive centre, and visit our pollinator's garden. Stay tuned – the buzz is building.

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Hectic Hummingbird Monitoring Session! This past Tuesday, June 9th we had an amazing hummingbird monitoring session here at Grouse Mountain.  It was only the second one of the year but it broke all records.We examined over 70 hummingbirds in a five hour sitting.  Many more visited the feeders that we were unable to examine.  Most were Rufous Females, our standard variety, but we had two adult

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