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Warm Up Like a Patroller 5 moves to get you ready to hit the slopes With all this amazing snow we’ve been getting, there’s no doubt you want to make the most of your days on the slopes. While it’s tempting to just grab your gear and hit the snow, without a proper warm up you might be more susceptible to injuries. No one wants to sit out a season due to an injury that could have been prevented

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12th-annual Seek the Peak raises thousands for BC Cancer Foundation Close to 600 racers make 16-kilometre uphill climb to Peak of Vancouver (North Vancouver) Taking the 4,100-foot elevation gain in stride, close to 600 participants made the 16-kilometre climb from West Vancouver’s Ambleside Park to the Peak of Vancouver this morning during the renowned Seek the Peak event.Now in its 12th year

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challenges your abilities and technical skills,” Mark explained, “Athletes are not seeking the biggest air, but the most dynamic terrain that will force them to step up their game”. 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

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Seek the Peak:  Nicole's training diary Week 3 Week 3: Nancy Greene Way and Cross-TrainingLast week I made reference to three mental and physical challenges that runners will be faced with during Seek the Peak, the most challenging of which is Nancy Greene Way. That is a personal opinion of course, and mostly because I recently completed the climb for the very first time. Ouch! This portion of

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Almost $60,000 raised in second-annual Whistler Water One Climb! Singer Victoria Duffield and nearly 900 participants flood the Grind to support Free The Children (North Vancouver) The Grouse Grind was ‘flooded’ this morning as close to 900 people clad in blue and sporting painted faces and hair hiked the iconic trail during Whistler Water One Climb in an action-packed day of fundraising and

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share with you just what goes on inside a bear's den during the winter time.  Have a watch and you'll discover that Grinder and Coola are more active than you would think!  They roll over, stretch, sit up, re-make the bed and carry out a range of other activities during the winter.  These movements keep their bones and muscles healthy and prevent any atrophy over the months of hibernation.

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with colder temperatures that allowed us to fire up snowmaking, Paradise Bowl will be opening with access via the Greenway Chair as well as Heaven’s Sake with access via the Peak Chair. Skiing and riding will be available during regular operating hours from 9am to 10pm. “Thanks to the recent snowfall we’re thrilled to officially kick off our 90th winter season,” said Grouse Mountain Alpine Operations

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Gingerbread Village Challenge 2016 Call for entries now open! Grouse Mountain is once again partnering with SOS Children’s Village during the Peak of Christmas to bring you the annual SOS Children’s Gingerbread Village. This is a fantastic opportunity for professional and aspiring bakers and pastry chefs to showcase your talents in support of a good cause. We are currently looking for entries of

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first to arrive get the best real estate!This year we have decided to help out our Barn Swallows by providing them with additional nesting ledges (as seen in the photo below).  This helps them save energy during the nest building stage and gives them more time to concentrate on rearing healthy young!  Barn Swallow numbers have been declining in recent years due to habitat loss and migration

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, guests soar 3,700 metres above the city as they are transported to a snowy winter wonderland at the Peak of Vancouver. An ideal fun-filled way to embrace the holiday spirit, families are welcomed to see how elves have transformed Grouse Mountain’s magical mountaintop during a variety of elf-themed activities in the Peak Chalet. At Santa’s Workshop, the beloved big man has been hard at work making his

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