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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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Seek the Peak Training: Inspiration Our 14th annual Seek the Peak race is fast approaching we want to make sure you have all the info you need to rock those race day hills. Stay tuned as we share some helpful training and preparation tips to support your journey, all the way to the Peak!Fundraising is an important component of Seek the Peak, with every dollar raised going towards the lifesaving

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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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decision. Here I was, wanting to do 16km race with 4100ft of elevation gain, when I had just finished a 5km, where my biggest takeaway was "I hate hills". I did my first Grouse Grind a couple of weeks later. It took me 1:57 and at the top, my friend asked, "Still want to do Seek The Peak?". My answer was, "I don't know...", but I did know! I was back the next day, and through the summer I did the Grind

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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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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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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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Grouse Mountain to open additional terrain Tuesday morning The Cut to open tomorrow for 2014/15 winter season (North Vancouver) With sunny bluebird conditions at the Peak of Vancouver, Grouse Mountain is pleased to announce that they will open The Cut run this Tuesday, December 2nd.Following several days of steady snowmaking and snowfall, Grouse Mountain will open The Cut, a popular run and

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