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ways to burn energy while learning! What kind of learning does a Sliding Zone propose? Here are a few questions that students could explore: Does a tall person slide faster than a shorter person? Would a teacher make it to the bottom first, or a Grade 1? Grade 6? Why does a magic carpet go faster han some other sliding devices? Which is faster – sitting up or lying down – and why?  How does

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visitors here at Grouse Mt. This year Dancer and Vixen will be on Grouse Mountain during our Peak of Christmas and can be visited in their reindeer habitat beside Santa's Workshop on the far end of our outdoor ice skating rink.Their time up here at Grouse is a bit of a tropical vacation (since Reindeer can handle temperatures down to -40 degrees Celsius without any problems!) before they start their

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BC Cancer Foundation to kick-start your fundraising: 1. GET TO KNOW YOUR PERSONAL FUNDRAISING PAGE: Personalize your page with a photo, and take advantage of the draft letters and other email tools in the Participant Centre. 2. TELL YOUR STORY: Who inspired you to do this? Your donors will be more inclined to give if they know why you are doing this. 3. SET YOUR GOAL HIGH: When you get within $100

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required but looking at alternatives to chemical pesticides may help out these wonderful little birds.At Grouse Mountain we have been running our monitoring station for the last 12 years - it is part of a very long term study to see what the overall trend for population numbers is for the Rufous and Anna's Hummingbirds. Unfortunately it looks like overall that trend is declining.You can help

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SHOES.COM team which makes Grouse Mountain the perfect playground for us to engage and entertain, not only our guests, but our team of over 200 employees here in Vancouver,” said CEO and Co-Founder of SHOES.COM, Roger Hardy. “It’s not uncommon for the SHOES.COM team to be up at the Grouse Grind bright and early racing each other up the mountain. We see this partnership as a natural extension of our brand

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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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, Seek the Peak challenges participants to take on the strenuous course alone or as part of a relay team. With every step, valuable funds are raised for the BC Cancer Foundation’s lifesaving work in the fight against breast cancer. With a record-setting time of 1:22:21, this year’s Seek the Peak title goes to Benoit Gignac with the lead female, Rebecca Sheffield not far behind at 1:36:01. Beating

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The Early Bird Pass is On Sale Now Save on a Winter Snowpass With September here, at Grouse Mountain we're preparing for a fabulous winter ahead. New snowmaking is being installed on The Peak and The Cut for top-to-bottom coverage; our Mountain Operations team has been busy with brush cutting to smooth runs, allowing us to open more terrain with less snow, earlier in the winter season; and the

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More Skiing and Riding on The Cut  This Weekend Fresh snow, cool temperatures and snowmaking are blanketing The Cut with snow. At Grouse Mountain our snowmaking team has been working hard over the past few days to increase Mountain snow coverage. The overnight temperatures have really dropped and while weather forecasts are a little inconsistent, we are hoping for some surface level freezing

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never take them off. $154.99 Tubbs Flex Alp Snowshoes A snowshoe guide favourite here on grouse, The FLEX ALP is designed to tackle extreme Backcountry terrain. With micro-serrated 3D-Curved Traction Rails and the ActiveLift™ 19° heel lift, the FLEX ALP devours steep, icy peaks. $229.99 Arcteryx Atom JacketA top staff pick and must have whether you are in the city or on the trails. The Atom Series

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