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sourcing and provide fresher seasonal offerings in our restaurants.We source some ingredients from our very own gardens on the Mountain and are planning to expand our growing program.Our Bee Hive Program launched in 2015 and is working to grow and strengthen bee colonies and to responsibly harvest honey to use within our food and beverage operation. Over 15,000 school children participate in Grouse

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Dine Out Vancouver at The Observatory Join us January 15 to 31, 2016 The popular Dine Out Vancouver Festival returns and Grouse Mountain is proud to take part in this annual favourite once again. The Observatory Restaurant is offering a special Dine Out Menu that includes delectable options like beef carpaccio, steelhead salmon and black sesame panna cotta. At $40/person for three courses, there

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since our inaugural season in 1926. With 33 ski and snowboard runs, 15 night runs, four chairlifts, a magic carpet, five terrain parks plus the Cut Jump Line, 9 kilometres of snowshoe trails and the North Shore's most extensive snowmaking system, Grouse Mountain is Vancouver’s outdoor playground with an average annual snowfall of 9.7 metres (31.8 feet).

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Grinder & Coola Awaken from Hibernation 15 Looking well, Grouse Mountain Grizzlies exited their hibernation den on April 9th, 2016 Last week the decision was made to open the bear's hibernation den door. Preparations ramped up readying the bears' habitat area, which despite warm temperatures was still very snowy. The bears had been stirring a little bit more each day and it was evident they

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, stepped on the scale and weighed in at 900lbs. Fast-forward to five months later and the first week of May 2017. Bears in the wild can lose anywhere from 15% to 25% of their pre-hibernation body weight depending on conditions and length of hibernation. Their metabolism during this time largely shuts down and when nutrients are needed body fat is burned off. Upon waking any remaining body fat is

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Teachings by Squamish Elder, William “Kwel-A-A-Nexw” Nahanee Just listening to Willie speak, you can feel the passion behind his words. William “Kwel-A-A-Nexw” Nahanee, better known to everyone as Willie, has been a part of Grouse Mountain’s education program since its inception 15 years ago and is still as excited about sharing his culture with students as the day he started. In that time

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, the Grind will host a number of exciting on-trail events including Seek the Peak (June 12), the Multi-Grind Challenge (June 21), Grind10 (July 1 – 15) and the Shoes.com Grouse Grind Mountain Run (September 24). For the seventh consecutive year, Grouse Mountain and the Grind community are proud to support the Grind For Kids program which has raised more than $870,000 for the BC Children’s Hospital

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Grouse Mountain:With 212 acres of skiable terrain, Grouse Mountain has been welcoming visitors to our slopes to enjoy the best in downhill sports since our inaugural season in 1926. With 33 ski and snowboard runs, 15 night runs, four chairlifts, a magic carpet, five terrain parks plus the Cut Jump Line, 9 kilometres of snowshoe trails and the North Shore's most extensive snowmaking system, Grouse

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!*As the only North Shore mountain still open for spring skiing and riding, Grouse Mountain’s good spring ski conditions are the perfect opportunity to say goodbye to the snow season during this weekend’s festivities which will also feature an outdoor barbecue.This weekend is also your final opportunity to purchase a 2014/15 Y2Play Pass which provides up to 80% off regular pass pricing along with

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season,  but because of a nice stretch of sunny weather we ended up catching, measuring, banding and releasing 15 hummingbirds of two different species.  We banded 9 Rufous Hummingbirds and had three returning birds banded in previous years (2014, and 2015 in this case!).  We were also thrilled to see three gorgeous adult Male Anna's Hummingbirds coming up from the coast to visit our feeders here on

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