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with colder temperatures that allowed us to fire up snowmaking, Paradise Bowl will be opening with access via the Greenway Chair as well as Heaven’s Sake with access via the Peak Chair. Skiing and riding will be available during regular operating hours from 9am to 10pm. “Thanks to the recent snowfall we’re thrilled to officially kick off our 90th winter season,” said Grouse Mountain Alpine Operations

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workforce to face the upcoming spring.  These new bees will be the first batch for the new year and the bees who looked after the Queen all winter will pass away.  It was great to see our bees again and many of the hives are well underway with their spring preparations.  Many were already bringing in Pollen.  We will 'bee' monitoring the conditions and when the snow melts up here we'll get ready to bring

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Sliding Zone to our awesome dispatchers – these are the people that make our Mountain tick. First up, meet Brittany. Still in her first season at Grouse Mountain she’s fit right into the team as one of our transport drivers. These transport vehicles are pretty unique to Grouse Mountain – normally used in hydro operations, we’re one of the very few ski resorts using this type of covered track vehicle. As

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weddings. In addition to full weddings we're also happy to host: bridal showers, bachelor/bachelorette parties (think Ziplining fun!), post wedding brunches and more. Experiencing all the vendors up close and in person will give you ideas galore for elements that are a perfect fit for your amazing day. Come by our booth #316; say hello, grab a delicious treat, and enter to win a Tasting Menu for two in

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line were, "I hated the hill!!". Less than a month later, I made the goal of completing Seek The Peak. I had recently lost 50lbs and was in the process of discovering a world of things I was capable of. I told a friend I was going to train and do it the next summer and she suggested, in the friendliest of ways, that I might want to take a couple of trips up the Grouse Grind before I made that

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, 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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teamed up with Grouse Mountain to discover some of the best ways to spend the day on Grouse Mountain during your stay in Vancouver. Morning When you arrive in BC, it’s only natural to unwind. Get into vacation mode, as it were. Go ahead and get snug as bugs in rugs at Coast Plaza Hotel and Suites, or splurge for an upscale stay at the Four Seasons or the Westin Grand Vancouver. Your family has a busy

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specific training such as speed work and uphill climbs… many many uphill climbs. At the time I committed to Seek the Peak we had a small group of runners at lululemon Park Royal who were also keen to do the race. We decided to train together on the course every week in order to get ready. We hiked the Grind. We ran up Nancy Greene Way. We ran Capilano Canyon then Nancy Greene Way then the Grind. We even

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this, shorten your stride on the steeps, lengthen on the flats, and go mid length on moderate terrain. Just like hill climbing on a bike – vary your gears, but keep your effort stable. Train yourself to pick up your feet over terrain towards the end of your longer runs. Most falls happen later in the race as you fatigue and don’t get full clearance with you feet. Look up, and ahead, even as you tire

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participants take on the 13-kilometre course alone or as part of a relay team, with every step upwards raising valuable funds for the BC Cancer Foundation’s lifesaving work in the fight against breast cancer. This year’s Seek the Peak title goes to Damien Humbert with a time of 1:23:56 and topping the women’s category is Nanna Leegaard Kruse with a time of 1:42:57. Taking top honours in the relay category is

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