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Mark Your Calendar for Seek the Peak Training Wednesday night sessions start April 9, 2014 Seek the Peak takes place on June 15, 2014. Get yourself race-ready to conquer those hills with Seek the Peak Training Sessions. Led by the amazing trainers at Kintec, and supported by Vega Nutrition, this 10-week program showcases areas of the course and provides guidance on growing stamina, speed and

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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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inside scoop on how to prepare to make the most of what is expected to be a big snow winter. To really enjoy a season on the mountains you need well-functioning,comfortable gear that helps to maximize your abilities. 1. Tune UpA base clean & repair, edge tune & repair, base grind, hot wax, scrape& polish and binding check will ensure your skis or snowboard are in tip-topcondition – whether

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#PlayMakers of Grouse Mountain Grooming Team The #PlayMakers of Grouse Mountain series continues… it’s time to take a look at what happens on the Mountain after dark. When most people have finished an awesome day on the slopes and are heading to bed, certain members of our team are just getting started.    Meet some of our exceptional grooming team – Alex, Shaw, Jake and Calum. This nocturnal

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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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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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first-ever event of its kind on the Grouse Grind.Leading the way was 24-year-old Colin Pither who set a blistering pace early in the day. Hot on his heels, however, was 69-year-old Idar Karlsen whose upbeat, positive and steady approach to the day saw him take over the lead in late afternoon to ultimately be awarded the Multi-Grouse Grind Challenge title with 15 Grinds on the day. A long-time and

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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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Celebrate Christmas with Lunch at The Observatory Featuring a special festive menu Come together with your friends and family this holiday season and enjoy a special Christmas Lunch at The Observatory, available weekdays from December 7th to 24th between 12:00 pm and 2:00 pm.The festive menu features refined renditions of classic winter favourites, such as roast butternut squash with local Grouse

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Warm Salad of Slow-Roasted Lamb Recipes from The Observatory  Warm Salad of Slow-Roasted Lamb Ewe feta, sun dried tomato, roasted squash purée, salted almonds and olive vinaigrette Serves 6-8 Lamb Rump 2 Tbsp (30 mL) duck fat 4 lamb rumps (2lb/1kg), fat caps removed 2 Tbsp (30 mL) butter 5 sprigs fresh thyme 3 cloves garlic, crushed salt and pepper to taste Preheat the over to 400 °F (200 °C).Add

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