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First snowfall of the season at Grouse Mountain! A layer of white blankets the Peak of Vancouver (North Vancouver) It’s arrived: the first snowfall of the season! Today is an exciting day for local skiers and riders as the first flakes signal winter is just around the corner at Grouse Mountain. As of noon today we have received 2 cm of the flaky white stuff, and it continues to fall. With cool

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Alpha the Wolf It is with great sadness that we announce the peaceful passing of our lone remaining Timber Wolf - Alpha. Alpha was captive born in the spring of 2001 and arrived at the Grouse Mountain Refuge for Endangered Wildlife on June 8, 2004 as part of a pack of 4 wolves – retired from the movie industry. Alpha led a long and healthy life here at Grouse Mountain. He turned 15 years old

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to go BLUE. And by blue, we mean face paint, temporary hair ‘paint’…anything goes! Part of why we look forward to Whistler Water One Climb every year is because we can’t wait to see the zany, fun getups that various groups, teams and schools sport to hike the Grind! When hundreds of people hit the Grind to flood it in blue, it’s an amazing sight to behold. Not to mention, it’s tons of fun. And

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breast cancer. The awe-inspiring 4,100ft climb from Ambleside Park to the Peak of Grouse Mountain tests participants’ fitness, stamina and overall mental toughness. Racers can face the 13km course alone or tackle it with a team splitting up the legs including the famous Grouse Grind®. Once across the finish line the celebration begins with a variety of activities including award presentations taking

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Whistler Water One Climb 2015 another success! Almost $210,000 raised for Free The Children over the past three years What’s better than beautiful sunshine, glorious warm weather and the Grouse Grind on a Sunday morning? Doing it all for a good cause, that’s what! Now in its third year, Whistler Water One Climb in partnership with Free The Children raises funds for a very special clean water

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Happy Earth Day! Help us make every day Earth Day Happy Earth Day! While April 22 provides an annual opportunity to stop, reflect and consider how our actions impact the planet, we try to do our part to make every day Earth Day at the Peak of Vancouver.Have you visited the Eye of the Wind?  It's BC’s first viable wind energy solution with the capacity to offset up to 25 percent of Grouse

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when first starting the Grind. If you are a new visitor to this trail, or simply need a refresher in climbing this mountain, below are three tips to help make your climb the best it can be. 1.It’s not a race – so have fun! Unless you’re looking to break some personal bests, remember that it’s not a race to the top. There are hikers of all fitness levels who climb the mountain each and every day, and

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Y2Play Final Days! It's your last chance to get yourself set up for skiing and riding next season with incredible savings. Senior, Student and Tot Pass categories are now SOLD OUT. We’re now in the final days of sales for the remaining categories with a few passes still available for Adults, Children, Youth and Families. The Y2Play Snow Pass offers huge savings on regular pass pricing, and 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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Bears Begin Bear Bed Building Last week, as temperatures dropped and days continue to get shorter, Grinder and Coola began to build their bed for winter 2015.  We provided them with a large mound of Pacific Silver-Fir branches inside their bear 'hotel' and after ignoring them for quite a few days, the boys decided it was time to build a bed.Based on past years and experiments in offering them

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