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Mountain’s Adventures in Education Programs every year. Through these programs we aim to create awareness amongst today’s youth about their environment, surrounding wildlife and the many things they can do to sustain and support both. The Pollinators Garden was started to showcase regional varietals that are important in supplying a source of pollen to both our bees and a broad range of wild pollinators

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Swallows Choose to Nest 'On Camera' One of our popular programs up here at Grouse Mountain is our wildlife web-cameras.  Our Hibernation Bear Camera was one of the first wildlife cams available in the world back in the early 2000's and now our summer and winter bear cameras are a huge hit with fans of Grinder and Coola world-wide.In the last couple years we've expanded to include a few other

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Grouse Mountain Announces Record Numbers for Family Day Long Weekend Thousands enjoyed an activity-packed weekend at The Peak of Vancouver (North Vancouver) Grouse Mountain is excited to announce that this year was the most successful Family Day long weekend ever, topping last year’s record setting results. Over 25,000 guests visited the Resort to celebrate its 90th winter season and partake in a

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.  Both bears had complete physical check-ups this year by our veterinarian team before hibernation.  Both were in excellent shape!Just before hibernation Grinder weighed in at 900 lbs and Coola at approximately 1050 lbs - both nice and plump and ready for a long sleep.  The bear's appetite had reduced in recent weeks and we tapered off their food supply just as the snow was building up.  Then as of

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universe. Life, in all of its glory, is waiting around every corner to be discovered. I started hiking the Grouse Grind about ten years ago. The exhilaration of reaching the top, turning around, and taking in all of the beauty below was magnetic for me. In 2014, I decided to take my love of the Grouse Grind to the next level and join a relay team for Seek the Peak. I participated in the training leading

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; many staying through the night Saturday to view the sunrise on Sunday morning. “This year’s 24 Hours of Winter celebration was a great success; we were thrilled to see so many guests making the most of their time on the Mountain and enjoying a unique overnight experience.” said Grouse Mountain spokesperson Julia Grant. “We capped off the long-weekend with spectacular conditions for our exciting

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Grouse Mountain Launches Annual Y2Play Offer Your Peak Pass for the 2017/18 Winter Season (North Vancouver) In the midst of a fantastic season celebrating 90 years of winter on its slopes, Grouse Mountain is thrilled to announce that the 2017/18 Y2Play Pass is available for purchase while quantities last. Now in its 18th year, Y2Play is widely recognized as the best value snow pass in North

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Grinder and Coola enter their upper pond habitat  Grinder and Coola, our two resident Grizzly Bears, entered their large summer Upper Pond habitat today for the first time in 2018.  This habitat is an increase from their hibernation area where they spent the winter this past year and when combined with the Lower Pond habitat in a couple weeks will represent the Grizzly Bears 5.5 acre summer

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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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United States and the warmer coastal areas. But with the influx of people to the Vancouver and Vancouver Island areas there was also an increase in food availability in the form of human planted flowers and feeders.Now quite a few stick around for the worst months of the year and they've even been known to start breeding in late January or February if conditions are right.  If you are an avid

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