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the mountain experience accessible to all. “As our biggest event of the year, the VASS Cup is a true celebration of our community and showcases what we call the VASS Magic,” said VASS President, Anne Bethune. “It’s not only a chance to recognize our students as they show their skills on the race course, but an opportunity to hear stories from family and friends about the impact VASS has in our

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Grouse Mountain Bees Migrate to Langley for the Winter Last week we moved our 15 bee hives from the top of the mountain out to a lovely farm site in Langley.  Our bees will spend the winter months here where it is warmer and where food will be available earlier in the spring.Once conditions on Grouse become favorable (and all of our massive amounts of snow from this winter melt!) the bees will

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Gingerbread Village Challenge 2016 Call for entries now open! Grouse Mountain is once again partnering with SOS Children’s Village during the Peak of Christmas to bring you the annual SOS Children’s Gingerbread Village. This is a fantastic opportunity for professional and aspiring bakers and pastry chefs to showcase your talents in support of a good cause. We are currently looking for entries of

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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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this spring, which itself is a testament to his overall care and health. The average lifespan for a wolf in human care is 13 years, but would fall closer to 6 to 8 years in the wild. We will sincerely miss his presence here but take comfort in knowing that he led a full life and helped us educate hundreds of thousands, if not millions of visitors to Grouse Mountain about the perils and persecutions

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Seek the Peak Training: Halfway There! 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! Today our Seek The Peak Trainer, Marieve Legrand shares some words of encouragement at the halfway point

https://www.grousemountain.com/posts/seek-the-peak-blog-halfway-through-training

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

https://www.grousemountain.com/news/celebrate-christmas-with-lunch-at-the-observatory

28 more times. For the next year, Seek the Peak was the goal I was working towards. I was the 20th person to register for Seek the Peak and I'd also signed up for the training clinic, which was a huge step for me because all of my training had been in the gym and mostly on my own. The first night was just a large group of unfamiliar faces. We were introduced to the "pacers" and I'm not going to lie

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- great body condition, healthy feathers and signs of breeding and also fat storage.  Grouse Mountain is part of the Hummingbird Monitoring Network of North American and is partaking in a long-term study to determine if the populations of Rufous hummingbird are declining and what we can do to help them.Stop by our Hummingbird Garden anytime to check out these little beautiful fiesty birds in action! Did

https://www.grousemountain.com/posts/first-hummingbird-monitoring-session-of-2018

Santa's Reindeer Enjoy Post Christmas Vacation at Grouse Mountain - Return to North Pole Santa's two reindeer, Dancer and Vixen, joined us this year at the start of December for our Peak of Christmas event. They had a great time before Christmas meeting with all the visitors and families that were exploring the North Pole setting at Grouse Mountain. They also hung out with Santa Claus himself

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