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Get Off the Beaten Path with O2X  #risehigher on July 11, 2015 Technical. Rugged. O2X is 838m (2,750 ft) of elevation gain over 8 km.Registration is open for O2X Summit Challenge - a primal trail race for runners tackling a professionally designed course. Starting at the base of Grouse Mountain, racers trek across multi-pitch rock scrambles, rivers, steep glades, streams and other naturally

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Grouse Mountain launches 2015/16 Early Bird Winter Pass New this winter: expanded night terrain and enhanced snowmaking at the Peak of Vancouver (North Vancouver) As the 2015/16 winter ski and snowboard season approaches, Grouse Mountain is pleased to announce the return of the Early Bird Winter Pass, now on sale for a limited time. “With the 2015/16 winter season just a few short months away, we

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Seek the Peak:  Nicole's training diary Week 8 Week 8: Get Ready for the Taper Two weeks to go until Seek the Peak - is everyone ready? With the start line inching closer, it’s time to start thinking about the taper - the time in a training program when we focus on less running and more recovery. It sounds like a dream for many, doesn’t it? Tapering allows your body to recover and regroup

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Join Us at the Vancouver Wedding Fair Visit our booth at the Wedding Fair - Jan. 5 & 6 Grouse Mountain will be at the 26th Annual Vancouver Wedding Fair this weekend (Jan. 5-6) at the Westin Bayshore Hotel. Brides-to-be can visit our booth for a special treat.Read More

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Seek the Peak:  Nicole's training diary Week 7 Week 7: Arriving to the Start Line Injury-Free As I was climbing the Grouse Grind this weekend, I felt a slight pain in my right knee and thought of the worst. Was I feeling an injury surfacing? Thankfully, after a few more minutes of climbing, the pain disappeared and I returned to normal. With the countdown beginning for Seek the Peak (three weeks

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The importance of Wilderness First Aid Training Are you prepared for the backcountry? It was going to be a long and strenuous hike in the North Shore Mountains. Trying to keep your pack light, you only brought a windbreaker, a light sweater, several energy bars, a litre of water and a small first aid kit. The nice and sunny morning you’ve enjoyed has turned into a cold and drizzly afternoon when

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Grouse Mountain’s ice skating pond officially opens for the winter! Strap on your skates for a spin on the Lower Mainland’s only mountaintop rink (North Vancouver) Grouse Mountain is happy to announce that our 8,000-square foot ice skating pond – the only mountaintop outdoor skate pond in the lower mainland – will officially open at 11:00 am today. Great for a fun family adventure or a romantic

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Seek the Peak:  Nicole's training diary Week 6 Don’t forget the stairs…We’ve entered the 30-day countdown to Seek the Peak. Are you ready? Quick check-in for this week as my training weekend revolved around the Grouse Grind and Nancy Greene, where I was once again reminded just how many stairs there are on this route. As you climb through Capilano and onto Nancy Greene, the grind of the race

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Bears Stir but Go Back to Bed Winter's Not Over for Grouse Mountain's Grinder and Coola With our recent unseasonable weather we often get asked how our two Grizzly Bears, Grinder and Coola, are doing in their dormancy period.We've been reviewing their web-cam footage and have noticed a little more activity but after some good stretching and maybe a quick tour of their bear hotel, they quickly

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Seek the Peak:  Nicole's training diary Week 5 Could you hear the cheers from hikers across the North Shore last week as Grouse Grind was officially open for business? An extra loud cheer was sure to be heard from Seek the Peak participants as leg three of the race is now available for training. I was so excited to head up the mountain, so my training partner and I agreed to battle for two

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