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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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Grouse Mountain opens new terrain as snow blankets the Peak of Vancouver More than 50 cm of new snow in the past 48 hours (North Vancouver) With more than 50 centimetres of fresh snow falling in the past 48 hours, it is truly a winter wonderland at the Peak of Vancouver.Following a weekend of the heavy snowfall and cool temperatures that make Grouse Mountain the lower mainland’s favourite winter

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Eating Healthy While Training for Seek the Peak After hearing the inspiring talk given by Vega at our training session two weeks ago, I was excited to try a recipe they suggested, the Farmer’s Market Rainbow Salad.Usually on Sunday evenings our family gathers for dinner and this weekend would be extra special as my stepfather, Colin, would be preparing the salad. I was hoping everyone would

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A Beautiful Day for the Eye of The Wind I had my first experience taking the chairlift in the summer time and it was gorgeous. I was met by Cortney and Patrick, they scanned my ticket and I was helped onto the chairlift by smiling lift attendants. On the way up the chairlift there were gorgeous views all the way to Burnaby Mountain and as far across over the Howe Sound Inlet. There was a nice

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Seek the Peak Results They are in! A record 804 racers conquered hills and fought against breast cancer Saturday, as part of the 2013 Seek The Peak presented by Columbia. Exhibiting mental toughness and stamina, racers endured the challenging and scenic uphill trek, all to raise funds for the BC Cancer Foundation. This year’s Seek The Peak winner is Shaun Stephens-Whale with a time of 1:25:38

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Gear Up this Thanksgiving Y2Play and Annual Passholders can bring a friend for free - Oct. 5-8 Before you indulge on turkey and pumpkin pie this Thanksgiving make a date to jump aboard the Skyride and snap up some fabulous gear on offer at Grouse Mountain's annual Gear Sale. From Friday October 5th to Monday October 8th get outfitted for the new winter season and save up to 50% off all big name

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Bee Amazed at Honeybee Hive Tours Help us celebrate our Summer of Small Wonders and get ‘bee-hind’ the scenes during a Honeybee Hive Tour! For the first time, visitors ages 12 and older have a unique opportunity to understand bees by getting up close in a safe environment led by our resident bee keeper. You’ll enjoy a once-in-a-lifetime chance to explore an active honeybee hive while learning

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The New Buzz at the Grouse Mountain Refuge for Endangered Wildlife! Honeybees arrive as part of an organic honey trial... This summer marks the exciting addition of two honey bee hives to the Grouse Mountain Refuge for Endangered Wildlife!  We are excited to host the two hives and determine if organic honey production is possible on the mountaintop.Bees are of critical importance in our eco

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Tale of Two Critters Up here on the mountain we have two very common small critters darting through the trees, grasses and even our visitor's feet.  There is sometimes confusion over which is which, so I thought I'd devote this blog entry to talking about each species so you will have a better idea of which one is running under foot the next time you are up visiting! The Douglas Squirrel

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Grind training and inspirational talk with Dave Norona! Seek the Peak Training The group was met at the base of the Grind by the friendly faces of Lynn and Victoria from Grouse Mountain! For this training session we did the Grind and it was a cool evening and a little wet. Everyone was cheering each other along the trail to do their best. It is always such a nice relief to be met by the half way

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