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is, however, that everyone gets stronger. And faster. We’ve all signed up for this race for many reasons and have committed to giving it our best shot. My commitment to everyone is to prepare them the best I can for the big day. I’ve said before that one of the many reasons I love to be a part of this race is that after 10 weeks of training together, seeing everyone cross the finish line feels like

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.  An average Brown bat can eat up to 1,200 mosquito-sized insects every hour and can sometimes consume their own body weight in bugs in the course of a single evening!  They are amazing for insect and pest control.It's even more fascinating to go out with an ultra-sonic detector and listen for them!  While it's not true that bats are blind, their eyesight has not evolved to see in the dark and so

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5 Fun Facts about Grouse Mountain Education As Grouse Mountain’s Education Coordinator, I have the privilege of coordinating groups, supporting our fantastic education guides, and helping to ensure teachers, supervisors, and students have a safe, fun, and easy day on the Mountain. Growing up in Metro Vancouver, I had the opportunity to participate in a Grouse Mountain field trip when I was 11

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bear proofing if you live in bear country - bears can be very ingenious when it comes to raiding feeders (see the photo above!). Please make sure to clean and refill your feeder often with a 1% bleach solution - this will kill any disease or bacteria that might be forming and prevent it from passing to other visiting birds. Instead of (or in addition to) maintaining a well placed bird feeder, you

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Grinder and Coola enter their 18th hibernation period on grouse mountain On December 1st, 2018, Grinder and Coola, our two resident Grizzly Bears, entered their 18th hibernation period on Grouse Mountain.  The bears had been growing sluggish for the last couple weeks and their appetites had reduced to next to nothing.  This was a sure sign that hibernation was close!  Once we started to receive

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Walk or watching Christmas movies in the Theatre in the Sky.” At Santa’s Workshop, believers young and old can share their special Christmas wishes and take a photo. Visits are by donation with all proceeds raised going to BC Children’s Hospital. When evening falls, visitors will marvel as stunning light installations bring radiance to the winter night on Grouse Mountain’s popular Light Walk. For

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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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is still very hesitant to step on the scale! I guess he might be a little sensitive about his weight. Before hibernation last year we weighed Coola, under sedation for his medical check-up, in at 1005 lbs. This was still about a month before hibernation so we estimate he probably was around 1050lbs going into hibernation. Just before hibernating, Grinder, ever eager to show us his weight

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to access this season’s newly available terrain Peak Glades and Expo Glades. Also launched in December, was Canada’s first natural feature terrain park, Grouse Woods™. With the 90th winter season underway there are a number of exciting events to look forward to at the Peak of Vancouver in the months ahead, including: 24 Hours of WinterFeb 11-12, 2017 Jam Over the CityFeb 11, 2017 Family DayFeb 13

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Grouse Grind® Is Now Open! Lace up and hit the trail! The Grouse Grind® is open for the 2017 hiking season.For the early birds, the gate currently opens daily at 6:30am, and for those who prefer a later start, the gate closes daily at 7:30pm (times will change through the season to align with daylight hours).There are a number of exciting events coming up this summer on the Grind including the

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