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Get Fit for Skiing and Riding
great for helping to engage and tax muscles and build stamina. To get the most out of these exercises, though, good form is important. This short YouTube video from Profeet provides three great exercises, with helpful tips on form, to help prepare for on-snow action.Be FlexibleYoga is a great way to build flexibility and strength. It also has lots of benefits associated with mental clarity. By
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Great Deals on Equipment from our Rental Fleet
Snowboard boots: $20-$80 Fleet snowboards (available with or without bindings) $20-$130 Premium snowboards: $100-$450 Snowshoes: $25 All equipment is tuned up and ready to go! Stop by the Outpost (mountaintop) from 10am-7pm daily. Don’t delay as equipment is available on a first-come-first-served basis.
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Grouse Parks Named #3 Terrain Park in the Northwest by Newschoolers
envelope to make the riding experience better. To have that acknowledged by both Snow Park Technologies and our riders means a ton. It definitely inspires us to keep pushing."Grouse Mountain opened for the 2017/18 winter season on November 10, 2017. With a La Nina year forecast, an excellent year for skiers and riders is expected.Click here to read the full Newschoolers Parks Poll.
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Grinder and Coola enter their 18th Hibernation Period on Grouse Mountain
Grinder and Coola enter their 18th hibernation period on grouse mountain On December 1st, 2018, Grinder and Coola, our two resident Grizzly Bears, entered their 18th hibernation period on Grouse Mountain. The bears had been growing sluggish for the last couple weeks and their appetites had reduced to next to nothing. This was a sure sign that hibernation was close! Once we started to receive
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Year Round Birds of Grouse Mountain
females will lay 1-4 eggs each year and after 35 days (average) of incubation the chicks hatch. They will then spend the next 40 days in the nest being fed by the parents before beginning to follow them out for hunting practice. The Great-horned owl is nocturnal and spends all of it's active time during the night. They are fierce predators and often attack prey that outweigh them and are notoriously
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The Grouse Grind® Is Open
Multi-Grouse Grind® Challenge (June 20), Seek the Peak (June 25) and the Grouse Grind® Mountain Run (September 16). Grind10 also returns for a second season from July 1st to 15th.This season also marks the 8th year of the Grind For Kids program which has raised more than $970,000 for the BC Children’s Hospital Foundation. Proudly supported by the Grind community and Grouse Mountain, we hope to hit $1
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October is Bat Month
October is Bat Month! Bats are a bit of a polarizing little mammal. They are fascinating, yet have often been characterized as terrifying creatures of the night. October is Bat Appreciation Month worldwide and here on Grouse Mountain we would like to celebrate all the amazing and wonderful things about bats!There are over 1,000 species of bats around the world but in British Columbia we only
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Holiday Shuttle and Overflow Parking
Holiday parking Shuttle and Overflow Parking Over the 2019 Holiday period, there are times when parking at Grouse Mountain may become tight. To ease access to parking, Grouse Mountain is running a Holiday Shuttle from Handsworth Secondary School and Cleveland Dam lot on busy days.Each day at 11am we will confirm whether the Shuttle will run on the next day. This information will be included in
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Over 700 Participants Make the Climb for the 15th Annual Seek the Peak
Team Gagno who clocked in at 1:42:59. For a complete list of official race times, please click here. “We are so thankful to all the participants, fundraisers and volunteers who took part in making this year’s Seek the Peak another great success,” said Mallory Fitzgerald, Grouse Mountain’s Events Manager. “Your dedication and commitment are making a valuable impact in the community by supporting the
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GRIND-ing It OUT
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