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International Day Camps
Friday. This fun and active experience will teach outdoor survival skills, environmental awareness/appreciation and share local cultural and knowledge of wildlife biology. Monday - Ranger for a Day Is your little explorer fascinated with the great outdoors? Do they love animals and plants large and small? On ranger Monday’s we will explore the mountain from an animal’s perspective. We will hang out
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Summer Season Kicks-off at Grouse Mountain this Weekend
Summer Season Kicks-off at Grouse Mountain this Weekend Summer favourites return to the Peak of Vancouver (North Vancouver) As the unofficial start to summer, the May long-weekend also signals the launch of Grouse Mountain’s summer activities. Beginning this Saturday guests can once again enjoy seasonal favourites like the World Famous Lumberjack Show®, the awe-inspiring Birds in Motion®
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Bears Begin Winter Preparations
Grinder and Coola Begin Winter Preparations The days are getting shorter and the weather is turning colder and that's a sure sign that the bears are getting ready for their long winter sleep! Grinder and Coola, our two resident Grizzly Bears at the Refuge for Endangered Wildlife, have been into hyperphagia (basically a fancy word for pigging out) phase for the last month and a bit now and have
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Symphony Sundays at Grouse Mountain
generations of musicians in her family. She studied at the Vancouver Academy of Music until leaving BC to pursue a post-secondary education at the North Carolina School of the Arts. Graduating first in her university class, Karen was awarded the single highest scholarship awarded by NCSA; the Sarah Graham Kenan Scholarship. After graduation, while performing as Associate Concertmaster of the Spoleto
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Story Starter: Giving Back
A history of giving Throughout our nearly 90-year history, Grouse Mountain has recognized the importance of cultivating the next generation of skiers and riders while working to ensure the mountain is accessible for all who wish to hit the slopes. Dating back to a time when mountain enthusiasts had to hike the mountain on foot to enjoy their favourite pastime, the Grouse Mountain Tyee Ski Club
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Bears Emerge 2021
, some digging of snow caves and some rolling around in the snow to clean off their coats. First Food After not eating or drinking for five months you would think that Grinder and Coola would be starving. This isn't actually the case as a bears stomach will shrink as their metabolism feeds off their stored body fats. Upon emerging in the spring bears will eat a small diet of moist greens to help
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Alexandre Ricard Tops the Podium at the 29th Annual Grouse Grind® Mountain Run Presented by VPG Realty
Alexandre Ricard Tops the Podium at the 29th Annual Grouse Grind® Mountain Run Presented by VPG Realty Madison Sands claims the title in the women’s category (North Vancouver) Over 400 participants took to the trail this morning for the 29th annual Grouse Grind® Mountain Run Presented by VPG Realty Inc. This annual favourite welcomes hikers of all ages to take on the iconic Grouse Grind while
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Seek the Peak Blog: Mental Preparation
. For example, think about selecting a portion of the course you feel is challenging for you. It might be a steep hill, or a section of stairs. Focus on training on this and look for improvement – a faster time, easier perceived effort, etc. This allows you to keep perspective. Race day may be the end goal, but remember that you are getting fitter every day once you start training. Try to train on
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Gear Up at Our Annual Thanksgiving Sale
- 5pmSunday, October 11 9am - 5pmLocationOutfitters & Main floor of the ChaletIn order to ensure everyone’s safety we will be limiting capacity at the sale and masks or face coverings will be required while shopping.Special OfferWith a purchase of $150* or more, receive a full priced free ticket for future use.*Pre-tax amount
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Bears Enter Upper Pond Habitat
have to deconstruct the habitat each fall and set it up each spring. When we opened the gate to their larger habitat both bears immediately knew it was time to explore! Grinder, being the bolder bear, was first through but Coola was right on on his tail. The bears did several laps around the habitat looking for food, left over goodies and checking out their favourite trees, beds and ponds. They
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