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Get Winter Ready Step 1: Get Snow Fit On the North Shore we are blessed with abundant outdoor recreation opportunities. Getting up into the snow is a great way tomake the most of the winter season. Ensuring a great time in the snow, though, does require a bit of preparation. We went to a keyauthority on winter fun, Grouse Mountain’s Snow School and Attractions Director, Toby Barrett, to get the

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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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Grouse Grind™ to Open on Saturday! Hit the trail for another season of fitness accomplishment at the Peak of Vancouver A sure sign that summer is almost here, Grouse Mountain is pleased to announce that the Grouse Grind™ will open for the 2016 hiking season on Saturday, April 30th from 6:15 am until 7:00 pm. “We’re thrilled to kick off another season of hiking with the opening of the iconic

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17  Juliette Sachet 16  Matthew Sessions 16  Terri King 16  Zoe Anderson 16  Dan Norberg 15  Deborah J 15  Lisa Lougheed 15  Paul Boileau 15  Rob Abenante 15  Mark

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Grouse Mountain unveils Y2Play Pass renewal offer for 2015/16 season Complimentary Annual Local’s Pass and free ticket to Whistler Blackcomb among renewal offerings (North Vancouver) With the return of cooler temperatures to the Peak of Vancouver, Grouse Mountain is pleased to unveil their highly-anticipated Y2Play Pass renewal offer for the 2015/16 season. In addition, the 2015/16 Y2Play Pass

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destination, the resort opened a number of additional runs and has a variety of terrain suitable for all levels of skiing and snowboarding open during normal operating hours of 9:00 am to 10:00 pm, seven days a week. With the forecast calling for more than 50 centimetres of snowfall in the coming days along with the North Shore’s largest snowmaking fleet in place at Grouse Mountain, additional terrain will

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Grouse Mountain welcomes first 1,000 skiers and riders FREE this Saturday and Sunday! The Peak of Vancouver celebrates final weekend of the 2013/14 snow season (North Vancouver) Spring has sprung at the Peak of Vancouver and to celebrate the final weekend of the 2013/14 snow season, Grouse Mountain is pleased to welcome the first 1,000 skiers and snowboarders to hit the slopes for free this

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Grouse Mountain's Namesake Lots of Grouse on Grouse Mountain this year! Every year we see a few families of Sooty Grouse hanging around the hill.  These birds are the namesake of Grouse Mt. The first settlers of the area would hike into the North Shore Mountains, including Grouse, to hunt these birds for sustenance and hence our mountain was named.Nowadays there is no hunting on the North Shore

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Grouse Mountain launches 2014/15 Y2Play Pass at the Peak of Vancouver New this year: Y2Play Student Pass! (North Vancouver) With more than a metre of fresh snow at the Peak of Vancouver, Grouse Mountain is pleased to announce that the 2014/15 Y2Play snow pass is now on sale for a limited time.Widely acknowledged as the best value for a snow pass in North America, the 2014/15 Y2Play Pass is valid

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females will lay 1-4 eggs each year and after 35 days (average) of incubation the chicks hatch. They will then spend the next 40 days in the nest being fed by the parents before beginning to follow them out for hunting practice. The Great-horned owl is nocturnal and spends all of it's active time during the night. They are fierce predators and often attack prey that outweigh them and are notoriously

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