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Great Last-Minute Gift Ideas for the Outdoor Enthusiast Visit Outfitters for great items for the outdoorsiest kids and grown-ups on your list Outfitters is open until 10pm every day except December 24th (closing at 5:30pm that day). Haven’t quite landed on the perfect Christmas gift yet? There’s still time – we know you work best under pressure. With programs, gear and gift cards, Grouse Mountain

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Grouse Grind® in a one-day period, the Multi-Grind Challenge involved 15 endurance athletes seeking their personal best while raising valuable funds for BC Children’s Hospital Foundation’s Grind For Kids program.  Since its inception six years ago, Grind For Kids has contributed almost $700,000 to the cardiology unit at BC Children’s Hospital!To maximize daylight for Multi-Grind Challenge participants

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Seek the peak training: Pacers' Advice Our 14th annual Seek the Peak race is fast approaching we want to make sure you have all the info you need to rock those race day hills. Stay tuned as we share some helpful training and preparation tips to support your journey, all the way to the Peak!A huge part of our training program and our race day team is our team of pacers. These folks know where

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Dine Out Vancouver at The Observatory Join us Jan. 16-Feb. 1, 2015 Have you made your reservations for this year’s Dine Out Vancouver Festival? Grouse Mountain is pleased to offer two very special Dine Out experiences. The Observatory Restaurant is offering a special Dine Out Menu that includes tantalizing options like sumptuous albacore tuna carpaccio, wild salmon, and decadent white chocolate

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Blue trams. A veteran at Grouse Mountain with 15 seasons under his belt, Steve can regularly be found out on the tram lines making sure everything is top shape. “Some people may be scared working at these heights but it’s one of the things I love about the job.” “Our day typically starts at 6am with a general inspection of the machine room. Then we get harnessed up and head up on the carriage roof

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120,000 Black Bears. It may surprise you to know that Black Bears are omnivorous and feed mostly on vegetation. They can be seen foraging for berries, grasses, nuts and other plant matter which comprises 80% of their diet. That being said, if a good chance for a meat meal such as fish or venison comes along they won't turn it down! Black bears have an amazing sense of smell and can find food from

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rendition of the We Day Dance. After all, it’s crucial to stretch before tackling Mother Nature’s Stairmaster!Following their ascent of the Grind, One Climbers were treated a carnival-style mountaintop celebration on the Alpine Plaza featuring barbecue and various interactive activities courtesy of Whistler Water One Climb partners. When the final numbers were tallied, it became very clear that the big

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pepper as desired. Baby Carrots and New Potatoes 16 organic baby carrots (mixed colours, if available) 8 new potatoes (white) Use good quality, fresh, organic vegetables. Bring the white new potatoes to a simmer in a medium sized sauce pot of cold, salted water. When the potatoes are tender, allow them to cool slightly in the cooking liquid, then remove, and gently peel away the skins with a small

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Water One Climb challenged participants to dress in blue and “flood” the Grouse Grind all in an effort to provide clean drinking water to a very deserving community in Kenya. With donations still coming in, One Climbers have delivered almost $210,000 in just three years, 100 percent of which will be directed to Free The Children's water project in the Kenyan community of Kipsongol. Notably

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This Day in History - July 13, 1954 In 1951, Grouse Mountain put in a chairlift to whisk skiers from the base of the mountain to the Grouse chalet. The chalet was owned by the Cromie family, which owned The Vancouver Sun, and the paper often carried ads promoting the chalet, the chairlift, and the free skiing lessons The Sun offered to its readers. In the summer, Grouse would lure the masses up

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