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guest and then head up on the Super Skyride for some awesome skiing and riding. Conditions are phenomenal as Grouse Mountain has received 90cm (not a typo!) in the last seven days. To make things even better, sunshine and blue skies are forecast for Thursday, so you can work on your goggle tan. Talk about being in clover! Y2Play is on sale now for a limited time and is already more than 50% sold

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Ring in 2014 at The Peak of Vancouver Whether you’re looking for an intimate dinner or a celebration with friends, Grouse Mountain is your destination to ring in 2014.  With your choice of an early or late seating and a 4 or 6-course meal at our award-winning Observatory, the Peak of Vancouver is the perfect place to dance the night away as we usher in a new year. Secure your reservation today

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Close to 800 Racers Make the Climb at the 13th Annual Seek the Peak Thousands raised in support of BC Cancer Foundation Ideal conditions greeted racers this morning as they set out for the annual Seek the Peak, with its awe-inspiring 4,100-foot climb from West Vancouver’s Ambleside Park to the Peak of Vancouver. Now in its 13th year, the event saw close to 800 participants tackle the 16-kilometre

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Road to Seek the Peak Week 7: Six Tips to Fundraising Success!  Each week we’ll be featuring posts from special guests designed to help get you ready for the big day. From nutrition info, to training tips, to motivational stories – each post will have valuable info to support your journey, all the way to the Peak!Seek the Peak is just over a week away and we can hardly contain our excitement

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A Golden Tram Surf Y2Play Golden Ticket winner, AKA "Golden Boy" Paul Soukoreff and daughter Richelle take a once in a lifetime Skyride trip to the top! Guest post by Paul Soukoreff:Ok… I'll admit it, I'm a little uneasy with heights, but strapping myself to the roof of the Super Skyride with my daughter Richelle was a total blast and an awesome way to start the season! I know what you're asking

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.   At night in the late fall and early winter it is common to hear Great-horned Owls (Bubo virginianus) calling in the woods on Grouse Mountain. These forest dwelling owls are one of the earliest-of-the-year breeding avian species. They will mate early and often by February the chicks are hatching. Their call has a distinctive pattern sounding like "who's-awake-me-too" - in hoots of course! The

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are currently receiving lots of fresh snow on the ground and this combined with the behaviors noted above told us it was time to close the door to the den and let them sleep the winter away.Both bears are really stocked up on the body fat for the winter!  Grinder recently weighed in at over 900 pounds!  We estimate Coola to be over 1000 lbs.  This is the earliest date ever for the bears entering

https://www.grousemountain.com/posts/bears-enter-15th-hibernation-period-on-grouse-mt

Bring on winter! The snow has arrived at Grouse Mountain Wow, where did autumn go?! All of a sudden, winter is just a few short weeks away and those dreams of perfect, powdered bluebird days at Grouse Mountain are about to become a reality. <cue happy sigh>Seasonal maintenance: nearly complete!Up here at the Peak of Vancouver, our mountain operations, maintenance and facilities folks

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to an appropriate release spot and turned loose right away. The downside to a hard release is that the wildlife has no point of reference or fidelity to the location chosen and often bolts or runs away from the carefully chosen site – often to a spot with worse resources. A ‘soft release’ protocol involves moving the wildlife to a contained location near good resources. The animal is kept in a

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. Why Participate? By participating, you are supporting SOS Children’s Village BC who help local vulnerable children, youth and their families, including those in foster care. Plus, you have a chance to win great prizes! Each gingerbread house will be judged and the top three will be awarded the following prizes: 1st Place $1,000 Grouse Mountain Gift Card or cash 2nd Place $500 Grouse Mountain Gift

https://www.grousemountain.com/news/gingerbread-village-challenge-2015