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Brown Bat (one of more common species here in Vancouver) can eat over a thousand mosquitoes in only one hour of foraging! So if you had a small colony living on your property they could be eating tens of thousands of mosquitoes each evening! See above for some tips on making sure bats do not nest in your attics (their guano (feces) can pile up quickly and be a health hazard). A better way to

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described and allow them to move quickly over snow. When startled, they can run up to an impressive 45 kilometers an hour and jump nearly 3 meters!! This of course is to get away from predators such as coyotes, cougar, eagles, owls and others. They also have a really neat adaptation to change their fur colour from white to brown between the winter and the summer! This helps keep them camouflaged. Did

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opportunity to learn more about British Columbia's wildlife. Guests to the Mountain can visit Grinder and Coola at their habitat daily. The bears will choose to continue to spend some time in their den, and some time outside with warmer temperatures and longer daylight hours to come, so the next time you visit Grouse Mountain, be sure to stop by their habitat and say hello.

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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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Annual Local's Pass. Rentals are available in the Fireside Hut, or bring your own skates.  The Skating Pond is available during regular operating hours throughout the winter season.

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team was ready for some fun. After enjoying the Peak lunch buffet, the group ventured out onto the mountaintop for a two-hour Snowshoe Scavenger Hunt. A highlight of their day, the Seaspan team was able to explore the Mountain searching for clues, get creative in their thinking and bond with coworkers all in a beautiful outdoor setting. After working up an appetite, the group finished off the day

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built around their sleeping den to keep snow away and allow them a safe spot to wander into to check outside conditions. The daylight hours have also been increasing, a signal to the bears that spring is near. It is normal in the spring for bears to leave the den to check local conditions and look to see if any food sources are available yet so Grinder and Coola are doing just as their wild cousins

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) took on a custom-built course designed to allow ultimate innovation and creativity beyond what’s traditionally defined as progression in snowboarding. Through collaboration with our Grouse Parks team, the Red Bull Uncorked course concept dreamed up by Seb and Mark was brought to reality. The idea that began during a late night brainstorm session required over 260 hours to become the visually stunning

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operating hours from 9am to 10pm. We've got great news for all the snowshoers out there as well; the Snowshoe Grind will also be opening tomorrow as well as Blue Grouse Loop. With cold temperatures and some more snow in the forecast, we’ll be working on opening up more terrain as soon as possible so stay tuned.

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announcement / alert section on the Current Conditions page.Should volume necessitate, we will open a second overflow parking lot at Handsworth Secondary School.Of course, Grouse Mountain is also the only North Shore mountain accessible by BC Transit. The public transit system offers regular service to and from the base of Grouse Mountain every half hour. Catch Bus 232 - Phibbs Exchange or Bus 236 - Lonsdale

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