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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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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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We're Open For The Winter Season Time to Kick Off the 2017/18 Winter Season on the Slopes It’s Time skiers and riders! With the recent snowfall and cool dry conditions for snow making, we’re elated to announce that we’ll be opening limited terrain for skiing and riding this Friday. November 10th, 2017 at 3pm. Get ready to enjoy Paradise, The Cut to mid-station, Paradise Rookie Park & The Cut

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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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What to my Wondering Eyes Should Appear... The other morning there arose such a clatter, that we sprang to our helipad to see what was the matter!Turns out it was Dancer and Vixen, two of Santa's reindeer crew, arriving at Grouse Mountain from the North Pole to visit for our Peak of Christmas event!We are lucky that each year two of Santa's Reindeer visit as reindeer ambassadors to all of our

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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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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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to hold it for at least 45 seconds”suggests Barrett. 2. Core Strength – Absolutely! “Two of the most important skills involved inskiing and snowboarding is balance and timing & coordination – both of whichare helped greatly by a strong core” states Barrett. Exercises like the plank, balanceboards, sit-ups/crunches and leg raises/lowers are all great for engaging core musclesand building

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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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Y2Play is 60% Sold! Don’t miss out on our best deal of the year Grouse Mountain's annual Y2Play Snow Pass is back and it’s selling like hotcakes! We’re now at 60% sold and they're going fast. With child passes priced at $64 and adult passes priced at $359 you save up to 80% off regular rates. Not to mention the fantastic benefits and discounts included for all age and family categories such as

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