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Young Barn Swallows have now Fledged Getting Ready to Migrate! A little while ago we brought news that our Barn Swallow Web Camera was not going to work as planned this year.  This was because instead of using the nest that the camera was focused on, the Barn Swallows decided to literally 'nest on camera' and built a nest right on top of our webcam!!!They built the nest really quickly (out of mud

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Manager Grant Wahl. “Mother Nature delivered over 40cm of snow in the past week and with cold temperatures continuing in the forecast, we’ll be working hard to open up more terrain for skiing and riding soon.” The recent snowfall is also good news for local snowshoers. The Snowshoe Grind and Blue Grouse Loop will also be opening tomorrow, November 29th at 9:00am with access via the Skyride. Enhancements

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Grinder & Coola Awaken from Hibernation 15 Looking well, Grouse Mountain Grizzlies exited their hibernation den on April 9th, 2016 Last week the decision was made to open the bear's hibernation den door. Preparations ramped up readying the bears' habitat area, which despite warm temperatures was still very snowy. The bears had been stirring a little bit more each day and it was evident they

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Seek the Peak Course Overview The final countdown is on for our 15th annual Seek the Peak!! We can't wait to see everyone on race day.For those of you who have been training hard, you know every step of the course already. But for those who may not, or to give your trusty cheer squad a sneak peek, we put together a video overview of each leg to share a first hand perspective of the challenge you

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Hummingbird monitoring sessions underway   A few weeks back we began our 2017 Hummingbird Monitoring station here at Grouse Mountain. We are one station of many that are involved in the North American wide Hummingbird Monitoring Network. It was a slow start to our season because of our late snowpack around the hummingbird gardens.Even since the start of the season, however, numbers have been

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Grinder and Coola Emerge from Hibernation! A sure sign that spring has officially arrived at the Peak of Vancouver, our resident Grizzlies Grinder and Coola have excitedly emerged from hibernation this morning. This was the bears’ 16th hibernation period and the second longest since their arrival at the Grouse Mountain Refuge for Endangered Wildlife. Grinder and Coola’s habitat will be

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little more about our birds on Grouse Mountain?  Then please participate in one of our guided Eco-walks which will be bird focused this day.  The Vancouver Bird Festival (http://www.vanbirdfest.com/) is hosted this year in conjunction with the 27th International Ornithological Conference being held at the Vancouver Convention Centre for the week of August 19th - 26th.  This conference sees thousands of

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Bird Pass program again this year,” said Michael Cameron Grouse Mountain President. “We’ve been working on a number of initiatives for the upcoming season including significant slope grooming on Blazes and Expo, a new wall ride and enhanced features in Grouse Woods™ - our natural feature terrain park, improvements to recently introduced Peak Glades and Expo Glades as well as updates to Altitudes

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to 10pm starting Friday and weekends and this holiday Monday from 9am to 10pm. Skiing and riding will be available at General Admission ticket rates until more terrain is opened. “We’re thrilled to be kicking off the winter season with an early start to skiing and riding,” said Grouse Mountain’s Director, Mountain Operations Grant Wahl. “Cold temperatures allowed our snowmaking team to spring into

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setting performance on the Grind as Ian Robertson completed a whopping 17 Grouse Grinds during the 19 hour event! This beat his previous record of 16 Grouse Grinds in one day set at last year’s event. This year's top female finisher was Vancouver resident Andrea Johb who completed 14 Grouse Grinds during the event.After finally wrapping a long day on Mother Nature’s Stairmaster, a total of 45

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