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, sometimes called Mother Nature's Stairmaster, is a 2.9 km trail leading hikers up the face of Grouse Mountain. While it is not a long trail, it is a steep and rugged one, rising 853 meters (2,800 feet).  Course details: Length: 3 kilometers (1.86 miles) Elevation Gain: 853 meters (2,800 feet)Base: 274 meters above sea level (900 feet)Summit: 1,127 meters (3,700 feet) Total Stairs: 2,830 Average Time

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other shelter from the weather. Interestingly enough, while they used to also nest on cliff faces, they have come to rely on man-made structures and now nest exclusively on them. After hatching, young Barn Swallows grow quickly, with both the adult male and female birds feeding them, and after 18-23 days the young are ready to leave the nest. We've been watching one nest that was constructed on top of

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World Class Snowboarders Face-Off On the Slopes of Grouse Mountain Epic Jumps and Big Air Will Determine The Winner At Quiksilver's Showdown Over The City March 15, 2012. Grouse Mountain, North Vancouver B.C. -  The ultimate snowboarding event, Quiksilver’s Showdown Over the City is back at Grouse Mountain for its fifth year on March 23 and 24.  This high profile competition is one of the premier

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 The Grouse Grind®, sometimes called Mother Nature's Stairmaster, is a 2.9 km trail leading hikers up the face of Grouse Mountain. While it is not a long trail, it is a steep and rugged one, rising 853 metres (2,800 feet).Course details: Length: 3 kilometres (1.86 miles)Elevation Gain: 853 metres (2,800 feet)Base: 274 metres above sea level (900 feet)Summit: 1,127 metres (3,700 feet)Total Stairs

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. In my coming posts I hope to take you along my fight to get back to the sporty nut I had come to love, my personal journey of getting to know myself again, the challenges of my training and my quest to be a do-gooder in all aspects of life. I hope to inspire along the way but most of all, I hope to see smiling faces join me at the start line on June 17 for my comeback and most meaningful race I

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that has been a synonym for high performance technology of ropeways and snow groomers since 1888.“It was an outstanding team effort starting from design to manufacturing through installation that made this dream come true - a unique MW-class turbine on top of Grouse Mountain,” said Anton Seeber, CEO of Leitwind. “My gratitude goes to all the extraordinary people around the world who believed in this

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resort. With guest number exceeding over 9,000 on December 30th alone, it is safe to say that old St. Nick over-delivered.Skiers, snowboarders, snowshoers and those just looking to take in some alpine air came together throughout December to help Grouse Mountain realize a new all time record for the month, up some 12% over the previous record, set in 2007.“Well, we knew we had the snow for an epic

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snow groomers since 1888. Visitors can learn more at: grousemountain.com/eye-of-the-wind/blog.The wind generation industry is growing in B.C. Developing clean energy from renewable power projects, including wind, is an integral part of the province’s electricity planning along with promoting conservation, re-investing in BC Hydro’s facilities, and building the Site C Clean Energy Project. Together

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dived into. There’s no better place to sit down, cone in hand and take in the sites around you. In fact it was the first time Kaylyn our youngest (11 months) sampled the cold yummy stuff. We stopped to watch the bears twice while we were up, Grinder and Coola were taking a cool dip. After some time watching them in their refuge one of the bears wandered up out of the water and sat sniffing the air

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MENTIONSKristin Halcrow from Langley's Best Grouse Moment was "last summer when i faced my fear of heights. On my 21st birthday i decided it was time. I got 2 other friends together and we went on the zipline adventure. Me being the baby i am with heights, even the first little one got to me a bit but it was so much fun by the time i hit the second to last one and climb up the platform to the zipline i was

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