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Around-the-Clock Activities Return to Grouse Mountain for 24 Hours of Winter
the Peak of Vancouver.” Celebrations kick off Saturday, March 23rd at 8:30 am and run through 10:00 pm on Sunday, March 24th with a variety of special activities including all-night skiing, snowboarding and ice skating; midnight and sunrise snowshoe tours; a spectacular torch parade; special apres celebration; yoga and much more. A complimentary shuttle will be available from 12am to 7am on March
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5 Fun Facts about Grouse Mountain Education
North America while visiting grizzly bears and their habitat…that’s next level. Here are five of my favourite facts about the program. 1. Education Eco-walks can Include a Visit to the Grizzly Habitat Grouse Mountain’s resident Grizzly bears, Coola and Grinder, began their winter hibernation at the end of November 2017 and emerged for the summer on April 24, 2018.Orphaned in 2001, Grinder was found
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Common Mammals of Grouse Mountain
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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14th Annual Seek the Peak Hits the Trail June 25th
4,100ft climb from Ambleside Park to the Peak of Grouse Mountain tests participants’ fitness, stamina and overall mental toughness. Racers can face the 16km course alone or tackle it with a team splitting up the legs including the famous Grouse Grind®. Once across the finish line the celebration begins with a variety of activities including award presentations taking place in the mountaintop plaza
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Great Options to Keep You Fashionably Sun Safe This Summer
/block UV offer strong defense against eye and eyelid damage. It's best to wear sunglasses year-round in the sun. All our Oakley lenses block 100% of UVA, UVB & UVC rays and harmful blue light up to 400 nm. 6.Smith Chromapop Outlier XL SunglassesFor the casual fashionista enjoying a cocktail on the Altitudes Bistro deck, these oversized lenses offer optimal sun protection. These carbonic lenses are
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We're Open For The Winter Season
We're Open For The Winter Season Time to Kick Off the 2017/18 Winter Season on the Slopes It’s Time skiers and riders! With the recent snowfall and cool dry conditions for snow making, we’re elated to announce that we’ll be opening limited terrain for skiing and riding this Friday. November 10th, 2017 at 3pm. Get ready to enjoy Paradise, The Cut to mid-station, Paradise Rookie Park & The Cut
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Bird Festival Day on Grouse Mountain
Grouse mountain hosts bird festival day activities Join us this Monday, August 20th as Grouse Mountain celebrates the 1st annual Vancouver Bird Festival! We will have a display up in our plaza near the chalet and special guest appearances by our Owl Mascot and our Wildlife Ambassador Barn Owl Cleo! Cleo will be out for educational talks at 10:45am, 1pm and 3pm on Monday. Looking to learn a
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Grouse Mountain Launches Collaboration with Vegan Cookbook Author, Dreena Burton
Bistro and Lupins Café. “We are certainly seeing more interest in plant-based food options from our guests and believe these new dishes will provide healthy, delicious additions to our menus” said Grouse Mountain’s Food & Beverage Director, Dino Gazzola. “Our collaboration with Dreena brings us a new perspective on our vegan offering while maintaining our focus on fresh ingredients and sustainable
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Record Breaking Results of the Suunto Multi-Grouse Grind Challenge
Record Breaking Results of the Suunto Mutli-Grouse Grind® Challenge! After an amazing 19 hour day on the Grouse Grind® the results are in! This year's Suunto Multi-Grouse Grind® Challenge has helped raise an estimated $22,000 in support of the BC Children’s Hospital Foundation. This brings the Grind For Kids total amount raised to $1 million since the program began in 2010! We also saw a record
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Seek the Peak Training: Injury Prevention Tips
journey from Timberly at City Sports & Physiotherapy Clinic.Top 5 Pre-run & mid-race injury prevention tips 1. Warm-up – Before any given run, you need to ensure your nervous system, muscles, tendons, ligaments and joints are ready for the load you are about to put on them to avoid shock to the system. A slow jog is not enough to warm things up. Legs swings, marching drills, hurdler steps
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