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Celebrate the Holidays at Grouse Mountain’s Peak of Christmas
popular Christmas Lunch also returns on weekdays from December 4th to 22nd. For more information and a detailed daily schedule for all Peak of Christmas activities, please click here. Guests are reminded that all festive Peak of Christmas activities are complimentary with an Annual or Snow Pass, a Skyride admission ticket or at a special family rate of $89.95.About Grouse Mountain: With 221 acres of
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Teachings by Squamish Elder, William “Kwel-A-A-Nexw” Nahanee
, Willie has presented to well over 200,000 students and considers every one of them his friend. Willie originally came to Grouse Mountain with the construction of the hiwus Feasthouse in 1997. At the time, he had been working as an event planner for the Squamish Nation and learned that Grouse Mountain was planning to bring in someone from a different territory to perform at the Feasthouse. Willie
https://www.grousemountain.com/posts/teachings-by-squamish-elder-william-kwel-a-a-nexw-nahanee
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14th Annual Seek the Peak Hits the Trail June 25th
4,100ft climb from Ambleside Park to the Peak of Grouse Mountain tests participants’ fitness, stamina and overall mental toughness. Racers can face the 16km 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 place in the mountaintop plaza
https://www.grousemountain.com/press_releases/14th-annual-seek-the-peak-hits-the-trail-june-25th
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Grouse Mountain Recognized as One of BC's Top Employers
Grouse Mountain Recognized As One Of BC's Top Employers We are proud to be recognized as one of BC's Top Employers for the second year in a row. Announced this morning, Grouse Mountain has been named to BC’s Top Employers list by Mediacorp Canada Inc. This special designation recognizes the British Columbia employers that lead their industries in offering exceptional places to work. BC’s Top
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Bears Enter Hibernation
Grinder and Coola Enter 17th Hibernation Period On November 22nd, 2017 Grinder and Coola, our two resident Grizzly Bears, entered their 17th hibernation period at the Grouse Mountain Refuge for Endangered Wildlife. Grinder and Coola had a great 2017 in their 5.5 acre habitat and helped educate hundreds of thousands of visitors to the refuge on the plight faced by wild Grizzly Bears. Just before
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Merry Christmas from the Peak of Vancouver!
May Your Christmas be Filled with Magic and Light; Wonder and Joy. Merry Christmas from Grouse Mountain From the Peak of Vancouver, all of our staff wish you a Merry Christmas and magical holiday season. Please enjoy this bit of Christmas cheer.
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Seek the Peak Training: Trail Running Tips
, roots and hills… lots and lots of hills! 2.When heading out for a trail run, make sure you plan ahead and let people know where you are going. Bring a cell phone (but be aware that sometimes remote areas don’t always have service), some form of ID, a map, food & fluids, and think about how far out you might be going. The beauty of the outdoors and trail running offers endless adventure
https://www.grousemountain.com/posts/seek-the-peak-training-trail-running-tips
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Barn Swallows Have Arrived From Migration
, but now that is rare as there is a plethora of man-made items available. The females do most of the work gathering mud, sticks, twigs and other materials to build up a tidy cone-shaped structure that is strongly adhered to a firm backer. How you can help You can provide assistance to your local Barn Swallows by constructing Barn Swallow nesting platforms . By helping make nesting and breeding an
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Y2Play Goes On Sale February 19th
Child pass at $64. Not only does Y2Play give you all the skiing and riding you can handle for the rest of this season plus all of next, it also comes with some great perks like a complimentary “Bring a Friend” ticket, 50% discount on an Annual Local’s Pass, access to our mountaintop skating pond, Sliding Zone and snowshoe trails plus a complimentary snowshoe rental, skate rental, Sliding Zone sled
https://www.grousemountain.com/news/y2play-goes-on-sale-february-19th
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Nick Elson Tops the Podium at the SHOES.COM Grouse Grind® Mountain Run
support of BC Children’s Hospital through the Grind For Kids program. First place in the men’s category was claimed by Nick Elson of Squamish, who crossed the finish line with a time of 28:00. Following close behind, with a second place finish was Eric Carter also of Squamish with a time of 28:45. Rounding out third place was Sean Collings of North Vancouver with a time of 29:39. In the women’s category
