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, Panorama, Lake Louise, Red Mountain, Nakiska, Kimberley and Whistler, and featured more than 40 individual races in all alpine disciplines (Slalom, Giant Slalom, Super-G and Downhill). “We are incredibly excited to play host to the Keurig Cup Spring Series Slalom this weekend,” said Grouse Mountain general manager Michael Cameron. “With the elite level of competition in store for Sunday and Monday, this

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of the Games. Grouse Mountain’s 24/7 Games celebrations will showcase the very best of British Columbia with a daily roster of exciting events, celebrity visits, entertainment, athleticism, and a pervasive spirit of the Games worthy of the True North, Strong and Free! Youth hockey tournaments, NBC Today live daily, Canadian cultural performances, round-the-clock downhill access, late-night venues

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we have all ran our long runs, attempted some variation of antagonizing hill runs and perhaps even tackled the Grouse Grind once or twice since its 2012 opening day last Saturday. All this combine with the long weekend where a few too many BBQ veggie dogs and socials went down the hatch, it certainly came down to finding the balance between enjoying the good weather and not jeopardizing our days of

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torches in hand to mark the one-year countdown to the world spotlight shining on Vancouver.  The city’s favourite playground will be aglow with enthusiastic skiers carving their way down the mountain in wide, deliberate turns that will be easily visible from countless vantage points throughout the city. “The effect of the Torch Parade in the dark is truly spectacular”, says Toby Barrett, Grouse

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spotlight shining on Vancouver. The city’s favourite playground will be aglow with enthusiastic skiers carving their way down the mountain in wide, deliberate turns that will be easily visible from countless vantage points throughout the city. Grouse Mountain will enhance the visibility of the Torch Parade by extinguishing the lights on the Cut for the time it takes the train to make its way down. The

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celebrate our final weekend of the 2013/14 snow season,” said Grouse Mountain general manager Michael Cameron. “We couldn’t think of a better way to say goodbye to winter than by inviting our first 1,000 visitors to the Peak of Vancouver to ski or ride for free.”As the 2013/14 snow season winds down, this weekend also marks the final opportunity to purchase a 2014/15 Y2Play Pass which provides

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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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Announcing the Golden Ticket Winner Five Golden Ticket Finalists. Three Celebrity Judges. Over 3700 Fan Votes Over 300 entries came in for the Y2Play Golden Ticket contest. Only five could be selected as finalists. It was a difficult task to narrow it down, but we did it.Our FinalistsSteph, a hard-working, adventure-seeking mom. Enzo, a hard-studying, break-seeking UBC student.Gareth, who met his

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train for, but actually race up the side of a mountain? Not to mention the amazing cause and the primary reason we are all gathering and running for. Here are a few friendly tips on how to set goals and simple ways to stick with them:Write your goals downMake them visible! Whether taped to your mirror or stuck to the fridge, scribble out where you want to be and how you plan on getting there.Find a

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cool to be that close! Each wolf patiently waited to scarf down a large amount of meat when their turn came. Alpha, the leader of the pack, had to be fed first. Then Beta and finally Omega. I made juicy raw meatballs which were thrown to them and they each feasted on a calf leg too. Yum! We then jumped on the Skyride to meet with the Grizzly bears, Grinder and Coola. I thought that it would take a

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