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Celebrate the magic of the holidays at The Peak of Christmas
Celebrate the magic of the holidays at The Peak of Christmas Featuring the new Light Walk at Vancouver’s North Pole (North Vancouver) The most wonderful time of year kicks off at Grouse Mountain with the return of the annual Peak of Christmas celebration today, November 27th. The elves have been hard at work transforming the mountaintop into a magical winter wonderland, ready for the highly
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Grouse Mountain to Open Wednesday, December 5th, 2018 for Skiing and Riding
of the winter season,” said Grouse Mountain’s Director, Mountain Operations Grant Wahl. “Our snowmaking team has done a great job taking advantage of the recent cold temperatures. We’re working to open up more terrain as soon as possible.” This winter season marks a significant milestone for Grouse Parks; celebrating the 25th anniversary of terrain parks on Grouse Mountain. Kicking off the
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Road to Seek the Peak: Week 1
Road to Seek the Peak Week 1: Morikke Espenhain Each week we’ll be featuring posts from special guests designed to help get you ready for the big day. From nutrition and training tips, to motivational stories – each post will have valuable info to support your journey, all the way to the Peak! When I began to think about participating in Seek the Peak (STP) last year I considered a few things: I
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12th Annual VASS Cup Returns to Grouse Mountain on March 10th
students’ everyday lives; that’s really the most rewarding part.” In addition to a fun ski race, the VASS Cup also includes a sledge hockey demonstration, silent auction and an après celebration with awards and prizes. Donations to the silent auction are still being accepted.Funds raised through the VASS Cup make it possible to provide individuals with a disability access to the mountains, and to
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Grouse Mountain Announces Record Numbers for Family Day Long Weekend
pancake breakfast in support of North Shore Rescue that raised $2,000 through donations and was topped up to $5,000 by Grouse Mountain.” With such a wide variety of family-friendly activities like sleigh rides, the Sliding Zone and our mountaintop Skating Pond plus excellent skiing and riding, Grouse Mountain is the perfect place to spend time with family. The weekend’s activities also included a
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Winter Hummers
tree branches to prevent house cats from using these as a perch to launch attacks against the unsuspecting hummingbirds. During cold snaps, it's a real help if you can bring your feeder inside for the night time. Hummingbirds will feed until approximately 30 minutes after dusk and then go into a torpor for the night time and awake just before dawn to feed. So if as much as possible you can bring
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Experience 24 Hours of Winter and Family Day at Grouse Mountain
Monday, February 13th. What began in preparation for the NBC Olympic broadcast in February 2010, 24 Hours of Winter kicks off Saturday at 8:00 am and runs through 10:00 pm on Sunday with a variety of round-the-clock activities including all-night skiing, snowboarding and ice skating; sunset, midnight and sunrise snowshoe tours; a spectacular torch parade; junior pond hockey tournament; music; dining
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First Hummingbird Monitoring Session of 2018
- great body condition, healthy feathers and signs of breeding and also fat storage. Grouse Mountain is part of the Hummingbird Monitoring Network of North American and is partaking in a long-term study to determine if the populations of Rufous hummingbird are declining and what we can do to help them.Stop by our Hummingbird Garden anytime to check out these little beautiful fiesty birds in action! Did
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Y2Play Goes On Sale February 19th
Child pass at $64. Not only does Y2Play give you all the skiing and riding you can handle for the rest of this season plus all of next, it also comes with some great perks like a complimentary “Bring a Friend” ticket, 50% discount on an Annual Local’s Pass, access to our mountaintop skating pond, Sliding Zone and snowshoe trails plus a complimentary snowshoe rental, skate rental, Sliding Zone sled
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Road to Seek the Peak: Week 2
Road to Seek the Peak Week 2: Marieve Legrand – A few thoughts on running, training and racing… Each week we’ll feature posts from special guests designed to help get you ready for the big day. From nutrition info, to training tips, to motivational stories – each post will have valuable info to support your journey, all the way to the Peak! Seek the Peak had been on my bucket list of races for
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