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Congratulations Sam Mulligan and Stirling Hart
Ski Club racer, Sam Mulligan, was nominated to the World Cup Men Senior team. We’re elated for Sam and hope you’ll join us in wishing him all the best with training and the season ahead. Stirling Hart, who has performed in the Grouse Mountain World Famous Lumberjack Show for the past 13 years, won the Stihl Timbersports Champions Trophy in Marseille, France May 26/27, 2018. Showcasing both his
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Bears Enter Hibernation
Grinder and Coola Enter 17th Hibernation Period On November 22nd, 2017 Grinder and Coola, our two resident Grizzly Bears, entered their 17th hibernation period at the Grouse Mountain Refuge for Endangered Wildlife. Grinder and Coola had a great 2017 in their 5.5 acre habitat and helped educate hundreds of thousands of visitors to the refuge on the plight faced by wild Grizzly Bears. Just before
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Year Round Birds of Grouse Mountain
Year Round Birds of Grouse Mountain Today for National Wildlife Week let's look at some of the common birds found on Grouse Mountain! The birds here can be seen on most trips up the mountain - regardless of season. Watch for them on your next trip up! The Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) is a common sight on Grouse Mountain. Watch for them on your trip up our skyride and then soaring in
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June 2nd is Only for Early Birds!
June 2nd Is Only For Early Birds! Adjusted operating hours on Saturday, June 2nd On Saturday, June 2nd Grouse Mountain is condensing its daily operations to accommodate a private function. So…June 2nd is the perfect day to make it an early start at Grouse Mountain! The Peak of Vancouver will be accessible to passholders and day visitors until 2pm on June 2nd (final Skyride upload at 1pm). Hiker
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October is Bat Month
October is Bat Month! Bats are a bit of a polarizing little mammal. They are fascinating, yet have often been characterized as terrifying creatures of the night. October is Bat Appreciation Month worldwide and here on Grouse Mountain we would like to celebrate all the amazing and wonderful things about bats!There are over 1,000 species of bats around the world but in British Columbia we only
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Common Mammals of Grouse Mountain
120,000 Black Bears. It may surprise you to know that Black Bears are omnivorous and feed mostly on vegetation. They can be seen foraging for berries, grasses, nuts and other plant matter which comprises 80% of their diet. That being said, if a good chance for a meat meal such as fish or venison comes along they won't turn it down! Black bears have an amazing sense of smell and can find food from
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Family Day Savings at the Peak of Vancouver
Alpine Experience admission tickets. Spend some quality time with your family on the slopes and enjoy the many special activities we have planned this Family Day including a charity pancake breakfast until 11am with donations benefiting North Shore Rescue.Visit our event page for a full list of special Family Day activities.
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Dancer and Vixen Arrive at Grouse Mountain
to the mountain top and to Santa's Workshop.Be sure to stop by and visit them in their habitat behind the Skate Pond and catch a Reindeer talk at 12pm and 3pm daily - you can learn all the reindeer facts including: their favourite foods are to leave out on Christmas eve, how they fly, which reindeer games they prefer and how they get along with Rudolph. Afterwards stick around and experience all of
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Helping the Hummingbirds
please hang the feeder far enough off the ground to prevent it becoming an attractant - bears have a sweet tooth and love sugar water too!Finally, fill the feeder with a water and sugar solution. The most common is 3 parts water to 1 part sugar. Boil the water you plan to use for about 15 minutes to kill any bacteria that might be present. This will also boil off any chlorine or other chemicals used
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Record Breaking Results of the Suunto Multi-Grouse Grind Challenge
IanRobertson 17 Andrea Johb 14 Jeremy Burrows 15 Pargol Lakhan 13 TimWiens 15 JennGolinski 13 MichaelFrewin 14 Youna Chubg 12 WayneEnright 14 Catherine Maledy 11 DennGolinski 14 JasminFindlay 10 Colin Ellis-White 13 ChristineMcDonald 10 Gary Lubin 12 LindaBrown 10 JakeWasiela