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massive climbing requires fuel. Get calories in your body within 15 minutes of finishing, even if just juice, as your body gets maximal absorption while it is still storing glycogen in the muscle tissue. Chug: start to replenish those fluids as soon as you can tolerate them. Fluid replacement requirements vary by individual and race day conditions, but you are likely to have lost substantial fluid, so

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many years until finally I was able to fit it into my schedule in 2014. I remember thinking what a challenge it would be, not only to run the course, but to psychologically connect all the sections, embrace the elevation and feel strong throughout the entire distance. I wanted to prepare myself not just to run the course, but to be able to race it. In order to accomplish that I would need lots of

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little ones (and their parents!) occupied and entertained is certainly top of mind. Here at Grouse Mountain, we like to make things as easy as possible, so below are a few mountaintop summer activities that are perfect for kids and kids at heart:1)  Check out our Summer of Small Wonders and learn all about honeybees, hummingbirds and other important pollinators.  Take a walk through The Hive Bee

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ride the rest of this season and all of next for only $879 – that includes all your Spring Break fun! Don’t forget about our Modern Family Pass option which lets you build a discounted family pass reflective of your own unique living arrangement. That means you save 5% off Y2Play prices when you purchase at least 1 Adult pass and at least 1 Youth, Child or Tot pass in a bundle. Maybe you’re just

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it’s full on all night. Unlike other ski resorts that are just open during the day – because we close at 10pm each night, our timeframe for grooming is pretty condensed. We’ll have 4 – 5 guys on a night running all the cats in order to make sure we cover the terrain we need to.” "One of the great things about this job is, if we’ve had a dump of new snow overnight I’m here, ready to ride in the

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and spit!) and shortly thereafter they laid five eggs.  Both the male and the female took turns incubating the eggs and after approximately 14 days the eggs hatched!We then watched as the parents took turns bringing food in for the  young.  Baby birds are voracious eaters so it took a lot of effort and insect hunting on the parent's behalf to keep up with the demand from the young!After hatching

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Adventure Day Camps for kids 5 through 12 are an ideal way to spend a winter Pro-D Day. Under the guidance of our experienced education team, your child will explore the great outdoors, learn about animal behavior, mountain rescue and more! Online registration is available, or call 604.980.9311.Zone CampsAdventure Day Camps

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Grouse Grind this Father’s Day Weekend. On Saturday, June 14 it’s Whistler Water One Climb. A climb-at-your-own-pace event that is suitable for fit kids and parents alike, One Climb raises funds for Free the Children’s Kenyan water projects. Then, on Sunday, June 15 it is the 11th-annual Seek the Peak event. At 16kms in length, Seek the Peak raises heart rates as well as raising valuable funds for

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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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Our New Honeybees Have Arrived on Grouse Mountain! Today we had about 120,000 new guests on Grouse Mountain - 16 new hives of Honey Bees!Their arrival marks the expansion of our honey bee program and the arrival of our Small Wonder's summer starting this weekend.  The bee's will live here year round but of course will be most active in the summertime when they will pollinate our flowers and

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