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Artists For Conservation Starts This Weekend For the third year in a row, Grouse Mountain will play host to the renowned Artists For Conservation Festival – featuring an incredible schedule of art and environmental education activities! And good news for Y2Play Passholders: 2013/14 Y2Play Passes will be valid starting Oct. 1.  For the first time, this year’s Festival will also play host to the

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Sign up for Whistler Water One Climb 2014 On June 14, 2014 help bring clean water to Kipsongol, Kenya The people of Kipsongol, Kenya struggle each day to provide their families with clean drinking water. We can make a profound difference in their lives by taking action. That’s what Whistler Water One Climb is all about – making a difference. Sign up to climb the Grouse Grind and raise important

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away!) it’s time to ensure we avoid injuries as much as possible and arrive healthy and prepared for race day. Below are three ways you can help ensure you reach the start line with a smile. 1. Stretch and recover. Both key elements of any training routine. After every workout, ensure you give yourself enough time to stretch. As busy as our lives are, it is important to spend at least ten minutes

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off with proceeds directly supporting Artists for Conservation’s art and environmental education programming.Presented by RE/MAX and sponsored by Deeley Harley-Davidson Canada, the third annual Artists for Conservation Festival features a wide range of art and environmental education activities, including the world’s top conservation-themed art exhibit. The exhibit features 80 original paintings and

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achievement.Now in its second year, Whistler Water One Climb challenged participants to dress in blue and “flood” the Grouse Grind all in an effort to provide clean drinking water to a very deserving community in Kenya. With donations still coming in, One Climbers have delivered almost $60,000 in total donations this year, 100 percent of which will be directed to Free The Children's water project in the Kenyan

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Victoria Duffield Headlines Whistler Water One Climb 2014 The 2014 Whistler Water One Climb is coming up on Saturday, June 14 and we are so excited about this incredible, fun-filled event…all in an effort to raise funds for clean water in Kenya!What makes climbing the Grouse Grind and raising funds even more amazing? How about pop star Victoria Duffield! She will be there to power you up the

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June Beetles in July! Over the last few days we've been seeing quite a few Ten-lined June Beetle's hanging around the mountain top.  These cool looking, large scarab beetles (growing up to 1.25 inches in length) live in the Western United States and Canada.They have versatile antennae that can spread out to detect pheromones but retract when more discretion and camouflage is necessary.  They may

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five-kilometer-section of fire road at the back of Grouse Mountain mountain bikers will head to Mount Fromme, followed by the Baden Powell Trail before tagging their kayaking teammate waiting at Capilano River. Ten kilometres down the river the first kayaker to cross the finish line will crowned the champ. Categories will include women, men and mixed. Registration is open until May 15th or until all

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Register Now for Avalanche Awareness Training Are you interested in learning how to evaluate avalanche conditions, analyze forecasts and plan for all weather conditions? Our experienced team will teach you the basics with our two-day Avalanche Skills Training Level 1 Course. Designed for recreationists with basic training, our course provides an entry-level decision-making framework that is

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30 pounds of food each per day.  This will increase shortly to around 50 pounds a day.  The bears will be expected to put on an additional 20-30% of their body weight to prepare for winter.  This is anywhere from 150 to 300 pounds of extra bulk!Once we start to get much colder weather and the first snowfalls happen, we will taper off their food and then cut it off completely and this will trigger

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