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the best times to do them Let’s break this down into two parts, before skiing and after skiing. Both as important as the other. You want to be just as mobile and ready the next day as you do today. Before Skiing It's easy to make the mistake to stretch before warming up. When muscles aren’t warm (not being used) they are like a cold elastic band, they band will not stretch to its full potential

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MAG proprietary technology enables you to quickly adapt to varying light conditions with the confidence of lens security. Chromapop lens technology allows you to see amplified detail and enhanced natural colour with 5x anti-fog. 16 strong, weatherproof N52 magnets automatically guide the lens into the frame, accurately aligning and anchoring it in place. Hestra All Mountain C-Zone Mitt: Warm and

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Wintering hummingbird care Each winter we receive quite a few notes or calls about people who are confused to still see hummingbirds coming to their backyard feeders. It might surprise you to know that one species, Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna), spend the winter here in the great Vancouver area. Traditionally it is thought that these birds were short distance migrators heading down into the

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, Mike recommends the crisp refreshing flavour of Granville Island Brewing’s German-style Pilsner. roasted porchetta sandwich Next on the menu is a classic roasted Porchetta Sandwich topped with salsa verde and garlic aioli served on grilled sourdough. To balance out the richness of the Porchetta, Mike recommends a little bit of maltiness from Granville Island Brewing’s Northwest Pale Ale. It’s bright

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Y2Play Passholders Bring a Friend For Free February 15, 2019 It's True! Y2Play Passholders Can Bring a Friend for Free!It’s a winter wonderland! Recent snow and cold temperatures mean that conditions at Grouse Mountain are the best so far this season. With continued cool temperatures, and the potential for more natural snow to add to snowmaking, it truly is the perfect time to get out and enjoy

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Grinder and Coola Enter Lower Pond Habitat 2019 Today marked one of the earliest annual openings of our Grizzly Bear Lower Pond Habitat.  With the amount of snowfall here on Grouse Mountain we have to take down Grinder and Coola's complete 5.5 acre summer habitat each year.  In the spring, we need to remove the snow and re-set it up in stages.  The Lower Pond side is the last stage and now the

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one with the longest migration as they head to Mexico each year and back to BC and Alaska to breed.The Anna's Hummingbird is the other species we see and it has been increasing it's range every year as it adapts to human influenced environments.  The Anna's Hummingbird has become non-migratory and instead feeds on human planted food and on feeders to survive the winter in our region.This session

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. Getting out on the Mountain is the best way to spend a day during the winter in our opinion. In the spring the days are longer, the temperature is higher, the snow is softer and everyone is just having a good time. Spring skiing has some great health benefits too. Warm temperatures and extra sunlight are great mood enhancers to help treat the winter blues. It can also relieve stress and improve sleep

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our first snowfall and the days grew increasingly short for daylight and temperatures dropped below zero it was the last few things neeeded and 'hibernation' began.We put hibernation in quotations because what the bears are really doing is technically not hibernation and has instead become referred to as winter dormancy.   True hibernators lower their heart rate and body temperatures to extremes and

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'Tis The Season For Giving At this time of year, its hard not to get caught up in the frenzy of Black Friday and Cyber Monday. With Christmas just around the corner shopping is certainly top of mind for many and with lots of amazing deals to choose from its easy to get carried away.Today marks the 6th anniversary of Giving Tuesday.GivingTuesday is a global movement for giving and volunteering

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