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individual goals and abilities of the group with appropriate scaling.At the end there was a draw for t-shirts facilitated by representatives from Columbia Sportswear and a brief outline of the next training session was provided. Overall a great intro to the training and meeting our coaches for the next 10 weeks. In future blogs we will put more emphasis on the actual training that we are doing and some of

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grasses in the lower field.They have also constructed new bears in the Lower habitat's forested area.  This is our Bear Discovery Summer so make sure to check out our movies in the chalet, our Ranger Talks and Eco-walks, our Grizzly Lookout interpretive centre and our new offering - Breakfast with the Bears!  Check out www.grousemountain.com for more details.And please stop by the habitat on your next

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proceduresPresentation handouts can be efficiently made available online or through an electronic source If handout materials are required, be sure to print on the front and back sides of the paper Bring along your own pen or pencil Reuse Use name tags that can be worn in reusable holders – don’t forget to collect these after your meeting for use at your next eventUse reusable or recyclable signs to direct people to

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have become used to so far. By this point in the season, we’re usually dreaming of our next bluebird day instead of anxiously crossing our fingers waiting for the snow to arrive in abundance. And don’t get us wrong. We’re always prepared to do our part. Last summer, our mountain operations crew did some great work on our runs to make it easier for us to open on less snow. When we opened (early

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Grouse Parks - One More Reason to Y2Play Looking to add a little excitement to your skiing and riding? Grouse Parks provide a range of jumps, rails and boxes – from small to tall. If you’re looking to land your first, check out our Paradise Jib Park, or hit up the Cut Jib Park featuring handrails, longer boxes and bigger jumps to take the next step. The Quiksilver Terrain Park is your place for

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activities along with our five-star restaurant, The Observatory. With a long history dating back to Vancouver's earliest days, Grouse Mountain received its name in 1894 when a visiting hiking party encountered a blue grouse bird on the alpine slopes. Grouse Mountain is also home to the 2014/15 Y2Play pass - the best value on a season snowpass, valid for the remainder of this season and all of next. Ski or

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healthier lifestyle. Just like the feeling of summiting the Grouse Grind or crushing a personal best half marathon time, the feeling of waking up and knowing your body is healthy and capable of accomplishing almost anything is truly gratifying. Follow me over the next month and a half of training and balancing an everyday average kind of guy’s lifestyle. Through my stories I hope you are able to pull

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Tale of Two Critters Up here on the mountain we have two very common small critters darting through the trees, grasses and even our visitor's feet.  There is sometimes confusion over which is which, so I thought I'd devote this blog entry to talking about each species so you will have a better idea of which one is running under foot the next time you are up visiting! The Douglas Squirrel

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Y2Players Bring a Friend for Free! Bring a friend Feb. 3-7, 2014 Winter is here in full force at Grouse Mountain! With fresh snow, snowmaking and bluebird days ahead, this is the time of year Y2Players love best. Next week (Feb. 3-7), Y2Play passholders are invited to spread the love - bring a friend or family member for free.*This is a great chance to show off your Y2Play. Ski, ride, skate or

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roads of North Vancouver, I hope to get better and stronger. This is my hope for all those battling cancer. I hope that they too will get better and stronger, ready to seek their next peak.Morikke Espenhain

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