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Grouse Mountain Opens for Winter 2014/15! 9am on Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014 Itching to get out on the snow? We’re elated to announce that with the cool temperatures that Mother Nature has delivered to the Lower Mainland over the last week, Grouse Mountain has fully activated its snowmaking fleet to start blanketing the Mountain. Grouse Mountain will open Paradise Bowl and Jib Park for skiing and

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events throughout the year including: 24 Hours of Winter - Mountain Top Scavenger Hunt on Feb 6th 2016 Snowshoe Grind Mountain Run on Feb 7th 2016 Seek the Peak on June 12th 2016 “We are excited to begin our partnership with this progressive, locally-based company.” said Grouse Mountain’s Senior Marketing Manager Ainslie Fincham. “With both companies focused on delivering exceptional value and customer

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Grouse Mountain to reopen Paradise Bowl on Tuesday afternoon! Cool temperatures allow for continued snowmaking throughout the week (North Vancouver) With the return of sunny, cool conditions to the Peak of Vancouver, Grouse Mountain is pleased to announce that they will reopen the Paradise Bowl area this Tuesday, March 3rd at 3:00 pm.Following several days of steady snowmaking and sub-zero

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of Vancouver on Monday, February 10th. Kicking off Saturday at 8:00 am and running through 10:00 pm on Sunday, 24 Hours of Winter features all-night skiing, snowboarding and ice skating, sunrise snowshoe tours, a spectacular torch parade, a junior pond hockey tournament, a night-long dance party at Altitudes Bistro presented by Red Bull, ziplining and much more.For those looking to test their

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in our series of #PlayMakers. He likes long walks on the beach and… just kidding. Brad is our Assistant Patrol Manager and has been working winters at the Mountain for the last 11 years. After starting out as a liftie Brad quickly moved onto the patrol team and has been skiing lines and keeping us safe ever since. “Who wouldn’t love a job where you get fresh tracks every morning?” “My day starts

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Lace up Your Skates Skating Pond Opens for 2015/16 Winter Season The Mountain Crew at Grouse Mountain have been busy preparing the Skating Pond, and today (Sunday, November 8, 2015) at 11 am, it is officially open.With an 8,000 sq. ft. surface, the mountaintop Pond is perfect for gliding and spinning. Ideal for a family outing or a romantic date night, access to the Skating Pond is complimentary

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the Picture line of ski and snowboard apparel. Second season is coming in fall '15 and looks amazing. All clothes are designed in France and manufactured with organic and recycled material. It is coming to Grouse Mountain and is completely awesome. One of the great sustainably stories at SIA, only at Grouse. Today while meeting with Smith Optics, I was shown the helmet Bobby Brown wore at the X

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down a steep and open mountainside. This image bears little resemblance to a typical hiking trail on the North Shore and there lies the problem.To get a snow avalanche, we need three things: a moderately steep slope, the right snow conditions and a trigger. 1) Most frequently, avalanches happen on slopes between 30 and 45 degrees or the equivalent of a blue or black diamond ski run. The beautiful

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coloured, birds out practicing flying and hunting each spring.  The Bald Eagle call is a warbling high pitched cry - nothing like what you might think.  On TV and in movies it is often dubbed over with Red-tailed Hawk calls which sound a lot more fierce!  The Bald Eagles inhabiting Grouse Mountain are often out hunting prey such as Snowshoe Hare, Sooty Grouse, Douglas Squirrel and smaller mice and voles

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strapping on those skis, snowboards, skates and snowshoes before you know it! We’re getting our downhill runs ready for the seasonOn our side, we’ve been doing a little digging and maintenance as we get our downhill runs ready for the 2014/15 snow season including work on Devil’s Advocate, Purgatory and Hades, with Blazes and Upper Limits to be wrapped up later this fall. This brush cutting and overall

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