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Grouse Mountain opens new terrain as snow blankets the Peak of Vancouver More than 50 cm of new snow in the past 48 hours (North Vancouver) With more than 50 centimetres of fresh snow falling in the past 48 hours, it is truly a winter wonderland at the Peak of Vancouver.Following a weekend of the heavy snowfall and cool temperatures that make Grouse Mountain the lower mainland’s favourite winter

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from the base every half hour.  During the summer we run a complimentary shuttle providing service from Downtown Vancouver to the base of Grouse Mountain. In addition, during busy holiday periods in the winter we also offer a complimentary shuttle along Nancy Greene Way. For those with electric vehicles we introduced a Leviton electric vehicle charging station in 2013. Conveniently located near the

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operate more sustainably and help conserve our natural environment:Grouse Mountain is serviced by two public transit routes with regular service running to and from the base every half hour. We run a complimentary shuttle from Downtown Vancouver during the summer and along Nancy Greene Way during busy periods in the winter. We installed a Leviton electric vehicle charging station in 2013 that electric

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.  An average Brown bat can eat up to 1,200 mosquito-sized insects every hour and can sometimes consume their own body weight in bugs in the course of a single evening!  They are amazing for insect and pest control.It's even more fascinating to go out with an ultra-sonic detector and listen for them!  While it's not true that bats are blind, their eyesight has not evolved to see in the dark and so

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with an Alpine Experience ticket, a Snow Pass or an Annual Local's Pass. Rentals are available, or bring your own skates.The Skating Pond is available during regular operating hours throughout the winter season.

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Grouse Mountain Family Day Weekend an all-round success $5,000 raised to benefit North Shore Rescue (North Vancouver) Grouse Mountain has concluded yet another memorable, fun-filled 24 Hours of Winter and Family Day long weekend. Bluebird skies for the first two days and fresh snow on Family Day Monday couldn't have worked out better. To top it all off, Grouse Mountain is pleased to announce

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Ziplines circuit gives you an adrenaline-pumping tour across the peaks and canyons of Grouse and Dam Mountains. The tour lasts about two hours and can be booked as an individual or as a group. Pre-booking for these high flying adventures is required.Book Heli-TourBook Paragliding

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hit his back on a rock quite hard. You pull your cell phone out only to discover that you don’t have reception. You are cold, tired and wet. There is about an hour of daylight left and you are still 45 minutes from the trailhead at a rapid pace. The slightest movement of your friend’s ankle is causing excruciating pain. It now dawns on you that dealing with the situation rests entirely on your

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. NEW YEAR'S EVE DINNER SEATINGS The Observatory - starting at 5:00pm* Six Course Dinner $120.00/Person + Tax + Gratuity for food only (Includes Skyride Ticket) Altitudes Bistro and Timber Room - starting at 5:30pm* Four Course Dinner $90.00/Person + Tax + Gratuity for food only (Includes Skyride Ticket) *Seating time is 2.5 hours. All tables will be rebooked except for reservations after 8pm. Guests

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Hectic Hummingbird Monitoring Session! This past Tuesday, June 9th we had an amazing hummingbird monitoring session here at Grouse Mountain.  It was only the second one of the year but it broke all records.We examined over 70 hummingbirds in a five hour sitting.  Many more visited the feeders that we were unable to examine.  Most were Rufous Females, our standard variety, but we had two adult

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