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Grouse Mountain Remains Open for Spring Skiing and Riding
over 330cm of snow mid-mountain and all our runs are open for guests to enjoy” said Grant Wahl, Grouse Mountain’s Alpine Operations Manager. “It’s been a fantastic way to celebrate our 90th winter season and we’re not ready to stop skiing and riding just yet.” As of Tuesday, April 18th skiing and riding will be available from noon to 8pm on weekdays and 9am to 8pm on weekends. This season to date
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Red Bull Uncorked
Red Bull Uncorked The week of February 20th, Grouse Mountain played host to a week-long innovation session for some of the world's top snowboarders. Mark McMorris (CAN), Seb Toutant AKA Seb Toots (CAN), Craig McMorris (CAN), Mickey Ciccarelli (CAN), Tyler Nicholson (CAN), Scotty James (AUS) and Yuki Kadono (JPN) took on a custom-built course designed to allow ultimate innovation and creativity
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Barn Swallows Fledge and Prepare to Migrate
Young Barn Swallows have now Fledged Getting Ready to Migrate! A little while ago we brought news that our Barn Swallow Web Camera was not going to work as planned this year. This was because instead of using the nest that the camera was focused on, the Barn Swallows decided to literally 'nest on camera' and built a nest right on top of our webcam!!!They built the nest really quickly (out of mud
https://www.grousemountain.com/posts/barn-swallows-fledge-and-prepare-to-migrate
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Aerial Ropes Adventure Coming to Grouse Mountain this August
turbine tours, Scenic Mountain Biking, Heli-tours and, come August, Mountain Ropes Adventure. About Grouse Mountain: Grouse Mountain is the number one visitor attraction in the Lower Mainland, with 1.3 million annual visitors. Known as the Peak of Vancouver, we offer unparalleled panoramic views of the City, sea and surrounding mountains along with a wide range of year-round outdoor and educational
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Hummingbird Numbers Down
down. Across BC there is a trend this year of fewer birds returning. This could be related to our weather or it could be related to other causes of mortality or interruptions to the migration.A new study put out from UBC indicates that the pesticides that we are using on our flowers may be impacting hummingbird health and population numbers. This is a fairly new study so more research is still
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#GGMR25 Training Tips
consumed 4 hours prior to race start and 200mls 10 minutes before race start for optimal stomach function. Many athletes will take a GU or energy gel right before the gun goes off. I only recommend this if you have a weak stomach and you haven’t eaten in 3 hours. If you’re able to stomach more solid foods 60-90 minutes before the race, this is preferable. TaperingGive yourself plenty of rest in the week
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SHOES.COM and Grouse Mountain Announce Three-Year Partnership
attraction, with 1.3 million annual visitors. Known as the Peak of Vancouver, we offer unparalleled panoramic views of the city, sea and surrounding mountains along with a wide range of year-round outdoor and educational activities, dining and more. For more information, please visit grousemountain.com.
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#PlayMakers of Grouse Mountain - Millwrights
#PlayMakers of Grouse Mountain Steve - GMR Millwright Finishing up our series on the #Playmakers of Grouse Mountain we’ll take a look into the world of millwrights. More specifically, we’ll find out what it’s like to keep Grouse Mountain’s iconic Super Skyride running smoothly. Meet Steve, part of the Lift Operations team and one of our millwrights responsible for maintaining both the Red and
https://www.grousemountain.com/posts/playmakers-of-grouse-mountain-millwrights
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Road to Seek the Peak: Week 5
line were, "I hated the hill!!". Less than a month later, I made the goal of completing Seek The Peak. I had recently lost 50lbs and was in the process of discovering a world of things I was capable of. I told a friend I was going to train and do it the next summer and she suggested, in the friendliest of ways, that I might want to take a couple of trips up the Grouse Grind before I made that
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Experience 24 Hours of Winter and Family Day at Grouse Mountain
Monday, February 13th. What began in preparation for the NBC Olympic broadcast in February 2010, 24 Hours of Winter kicks off Saturday at 8:00 am and runs through 10:00 pm on Sunday with a variety of round-the-clock activities including all-night skiing, snowboarding and ice skating; sunset, midnight and sunrise snowshoe tours; a spectacular torch parade; junior pond hockey tournament; music; dining