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down a steep and open mountainside. This image bears little resemblance to a typical hiking trail on the North Shore and there lies the problem.To get a snow avalanche, we need three things: a moderately steep slope, the right snow conditions and a trigger. 1) Most frequently, avalanches happen on slopes between 30 and 45 degrees or the equivalent of a blue or black diamond ski run. The beautiful

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a few hills? This 16 km race from Ambleside Park to the Peak of Grouse Mountain can be done individually or as part of a team. All funds raised benefit the BC Cancer Foundation, with a focus on breast cancer programs.Whistler Water One ClimbDid you know that as little as $25 can supply clean drinking water to a person in a Free the Children community, for life?! When you commit to climb, and raise

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showing symptoms of fatigue and lack of appetite since a fainting episode 10 days previously. At that time, he had radiographs and blood taken to determine the nature of the problem. Unfortunately there was no opportunity for intervention this time. When Tyto first came to the Grouse Mountain Refuge for Endangered Wildlife, he was initially a member of our Birds in Motion flying team but had to be

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, and will take three-minutes to cover the 188-metre distance from the bottom of Paradise – the resort’s learning terrain – to the top of Screaming Eagle, near the Peak Chalet. The new lift also serves a dual role, and will be the missing piece for Grouse Mountain Snow School’s state of the art learning zone.“Finally, our tens of thousands of new skiers and snowboarders will have the most modern

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line from the previous day and add it to the song.Win a pair of Ski/Snowboard lift tickets to Grouse MountainIf your lyrics are used, you'll be entered to win a pair of tickets.Want an example? We've whipped one up for fun:Day 1: Riding through the snow Day 2: On a mountain top today Day 3: Santa Says HO HO HO Day 4: And Vixen and Dancer playDay 5: Powder’s flying highDay 6: Fresh tracks each new run

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) 8:15am-5:00pm Lifts 8:30am-6:00pmLupins Cafe 10:45am-5:00pmGrouse Grind Coffee Bar 8:00am-5:00pmAltitudes Bistro 10:00am-7:00pmThe Observatory closed Christmas Day (Dec. 25)Skyride (uphill) 8:15am-10:00pmLifts 8:30am-6:00pmLupins Cafe 10:45am-6:30pmGrouse Grind Coffee Bar 8:00am-6:30pmAltitudes Bistro 10:00am-7:00pmThe Observatory 5:00pm-10:00pm New Year's Eve (Dec. 31)Skyride (uphill) 8:15am-11

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unbelievable experiences. Prizes range from a 'tram surf' on top of the Skyride – yes on top! – to private first tracks to a Golden reserved parking space. Total prizing is valued over $10,000, though the package overall is essentially priceless with many once-in-a-lifetime perks.More than 300 Grouse Mountain enthusiasts entered by answering the question, “Why Do You Y2Play?” From that group five finalists

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36,000 lbs of wind turbine blades airlifted 36,000 lbs of wind turbine blades airlifted to Grouse Mountain. Grouse Mountain, North Vancouver, July 10, 2009 – A perfectly orchestrated airlift conducted by Canadian Air-Crane and Grouse Mountain operations personnel brought three 37-metre wind turbine blades, each weighing 12,000 lbs, to the Peak of Vancouver this morning. The first of the wind

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Seek The Peak is back for its 10th anniversary Welcoming new charity partner BC Cancer Foundation Who’s afraid of a few hills?Apparently not the 700+ participants already signed up to tackle 4,100 feet of elevation gain from Ambleside to the top of Grouse Mountain. Set for Saturday, June 15th, Seek The Peak presented by Columbia is going strong after 10 years. The number of registrants is up

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the way up. It surely wasn’t over yet and I had to make sure I had enough left in me for the Peak. I expected it to be hard, and it was. I’m not going to pretend otherwise. But so is life and so is going through chemo. I’ve been lucky to be fairly healthy, but I’ve always been very aware that running and racing are a privilege. I chose to do this and if I really wanted to, could stop at any time

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