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10 things we love about the Annual Local’s Pass Reasons #10 through #6 Ah, spring is in the air! With the arrival of beautiful weather, Vancouverites seek new and exciting ways to celebrate the return of long sunny days. We west coasters love our great outdoors and all of the activities that come with it, whether they’re for fun or fitness. After all, when you live in such a beautiful place it

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Visit The Observatory's Website We are proud to announce the launch of a brand-new website for our restaurant The Observatory. Visit observatoryrestaurant.ca for the latest news from our five-star dining venue.

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Why Wouldn't You? If you could walk the Grind to raise funds and awareness for BC Children's Hospital Foundation... would you? That's exactly what the ClearlyContacts.ca Grouse Grind Mountain Run does. If you're running it as a race, this post might not be for you. This Saturday, September 22nd, we want to put a call out to anyone with two legs and a pair of shoes to be a part of a climb up the

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now open! Grouse Mountain's new state-of-the-art gondola officially opened on December 12, 2024.The gondola features a total of 15 towers and 27 eight-person gondola cabins, and a trip time of 5.5 minutes, allowing the new lift to operate at an initial capacity of 1,000 people per hour on a continuous loop. Since the world’s first double chairlift was built at the Resort in 1949, Grouse Mountain

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Metro Vancouver has commenced work on the Grind Trail maintenance completed in advance of opening Spring has arrived so you know what that means: Grind season is just around the corner! With that in mind, three Metro Vancouver crews have been hard at work in recent days prepping the Grind for the thousands who will ascend it this spring, summer and fall.If you’re in the area in the next little

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More Skiing and Riding on The Cut  This Weekend Fresh snow, cool temperatures and snowmaking are blanketing The Cut with snow. At Grouse Mountain our snowmaking team has been working hard over the past few days to increase Mountain snow coverage. The overnight temperatures have really dropped and while weather forecasts are a little inconsistent, we are hoping for some surface level freezing

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Mingler Wednesdays Continue It’s the ultimate in fitness and fun. Wednesday evenings, hike the Grouse Grind, and then kick back and enjoy fun at Altitudes with like-minded individuals during Mingler Wednesdays, presented by Granville Island Brewing. There’s a different theme each Wednesday and, thanks to our partner, there’s always a fabulous deal on-tap. This Wednesday, bring your harmonious

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Meet Winter Maker Matt Rippon Winter is what we make it at Grouse Mountain and this winter we'd like you to see what goes into Winter Making. Quality mountain grooming requires both great equipment and great equipment operators. What’s it like being in the cabin of a Piston Bully at 3am preparing the Mountain for great skiing and riding? Meet Matt, our Lead Groomer and Winter Maker.

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Mingler Wednesdays, Poker Hike Last Wednesday was an amazing night for doing the Grouse Grind and relaxing in Altitudes Bistro. There was a buzz at the Peak of Vancouver with some of the friendly faces from Granville Island Brewing company handing out poker cards for a draw to win a prize pack with a portable cooler, gift card, t-shirt, beer glasses and hat! Everyone was getting in on the

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Wildlife of Spring Lots of Wildlife on Grouse Mountain Spotted Stretching Legs and Wings after a Long Winter As the daylight grows longer and the temperatures warmer, we are noticing more and more wildlife activity up here on Grouse Mountain.  Last week we had an amazing opportunity to view a Bobcat (Lynx rufus) right in the backyard of our Wildlife Office (photos by Dan Grima).  He was out

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