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Grinder and Coola Prepare for Winter Into the hibernation habitat Grinder and Coola have moved into their hibernation habitat - located at the rear of their main 5.5 acre summer habitat - in preparation for the incoming winter.  Both bears have spent the last two months in a hyperphagia stage which means they have been extremely motivated to find as much food as they can and bulk up.  Recently

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they can to put on the pounds before the cold months of winter hit.For the summertime, the bears were eating about 10 lbs per bear per day made up of mostly fruits and vegetables.  As we've moved into September that has steadily increased and now we are at about 20 lbs per bear per day.  This will still increase a little more over the next couple of weeks.When they emerged from hibernation back in

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Daily Owl and Bear Talks Now On Owl interpretive sessions held four times daily We're happy to announce that Grouse Mountain has re-opened for business after a Covid-19 shut down.  Please remember to pre-book your skyride times ahead of time at : https://www.grousemountain.com/passholder-skyride-reservationsAs part of our new 2020 initiatives here at Grouse Mountain we are pleased to offer Owl

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a Veterinarian's office in town where he was rehydrated and was soon gaining weight like crazy.  We never did find out what happened to his mother but occasionally young cubs are separated from the mother by aggressive adult male bears or if the mother gets into trouble on roadways or railways. Arrival at Grouse Mt Both bears arrived at the Grouse Mountain Refuge for Endangered Wildlife in

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Grouse Mountain Welcomes All Guests Back to Enjoy Summer Activities (North Vancouver) Moving into its second phase of reopening, Grouse Mountain is thrilled to welcome all guests back to enjoy outdoor recreation at the Resort. Beginning today, everyone is welcome to once again experience a variety of summer activities at the Peak of Vancouver. “After a successful start to reopening, we are

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Proud Moments of Vancouver 2010 During the 2010 Olympics we hosted the NBC Today show at the Peak of Grouse Mountain. For 12 days we welcomed athletes, celebrities and well known faces from around the world. February 12, 2010 Jeret “Speedy” Peterson - World Cup aerial skier. Emily Cook - US freestyle skiing Olympian. Daniel Boulud - Acclaimed chef and restaurateur. Michael Bublé - Internationally

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invigorate your snowshoe fitness levels.The fitness evening starts with a warm up, then smooth transition in to the back country speed hike, some snowshoe specific strength building exercises, and a cool down and stretch at the end. Headlamps, guided backcountry tour and snowshoe fitness expert included. Feel free to bring your own head lamp if you have it.Each snowshoeing session is two hours in

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ponds. Ranger talks and bear cams Under current health restrictions relating to Covid-19 we can only host our very local visitors right now.  But if you do live close to the mountain we are open and you can visit Grinder and Coola daily in their habitat from 9am to 9pm.  We will be hosting Ranger Talks at 10am, 12:15pm, 2:30pm and 4pm every day and these talks will tell you more about Grinder and

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Your Favourite #grousememories We've shared a lot of great times together on this mountaintop. From exciting events and special visitors to our resident wildlife and incredible experiences; we're sure everyone has a favourite memory when it comes to Grouse Mountain. Let's take this opportunity to look back together at some of the happy memories we've created. So many amazing things have happened

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pollinator's garden Located just off the path near BeaverTails, this specially crafted garden attracts pollinators of all sorts. With interpretive signage and benches, it is a wonderful retreat during your mountaintop adventures. Did you know that there are 56 species of native bees in the Greater Vancouver Area? 250 in BC? Thousands across Canada? Wild Pollinators such as wild bees, flies

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