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Grouse Mountain Refuge for Endangered Wildlife Turns 10 Years Old! This week marked the 10th anniversary for the Grouse Mountain Refuge for Endangered Wildlife.  The Refuge was founded in 2001 with the construction of our Grizzly Bear habitat and the arrival of Grinder and Coola during the first week of September that year.I've posted some of the early photos of Grinder and Coola after they

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Canuck Fever Catch all the playoff action at the Peak of Vancouver The playoffs are here and there is no better way to show support for the boys than combining spring laps on the slopes with apres cheering on the Canucks to victory. It is all kicking off here at Grouse Mountain tonight with Game 1 of the playoffs airing in the Theatre in the Sky as well as on the screens in Altitudes Bistro. Get

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annoyed he had to walk around me. I stretched out on the side for almost 10 minutes. Mercifully, the last stretch flattens out a bit. I limped the last 50 yards or so to the top, heading straight to the teen selling bottles of ice water. I'd summited in under 57 minutes. Soaked in sweat, I looked like I'd been caught in a downpour.A woman passing, perhaps taking pity, said, "You conquered the Grind

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Grouse Mountain Moment Contest - July 19 Congratulations to Stephanie Emro from Delta! Stephanie's Best Grouse Mountain Moment: "I have had many amazing moments up on Grouse Mountain! But one in particular is something that is never listed on what to at Grouse - reading in the snow. Last year when I started reading the Twilight series I couldn't put the books down. One of the days that I brought

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The Eye of the Wind Construction An Icon in the Making When the decision was made to pursue development of The Eye of the Wind, everyone who was aware of the project felt an instant sense of both exhilaration and anticipation. How many people, in their lifetimes, have the chance to become part of a world first? Artists’ renderings had done a great job of faithfully depicting what the mighty tower

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Stay Safe in the Snow This Winter with an Avalanche Skills Training Course Grouse Mountain Launches New Educational Program January 18, 2013. North Vancouver, B.C. – Grouse Mountain is pleased to announce the arrival of a brand new Avalanche Skills Training Course taking place throughout February and March at the Peak of Vancouver. Whether it is planning a simple day snowshoe trek or a more

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Grinder and Coola Enter Their 11th Hibernation on Grouse Mountain Last night marked the beginning of Grinder and Coola's 11th Hibernation Period at the Grouse Mountain Refuge for Endangered Wildlife.  Over the last two weeks the bears have been slowing down and eating less while spending more time sleeping inside their den.  They have built a deep mattress out of Pacific Silver-fir Branches

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Mountains. The race has both a 5km and 10km option that will cover all of Grouse Mountain’s snowshoe terrain including summiting Dam Mountain and trekking out to Thunderbird Ridge. All athletic abilities and ages are welcome and encouraged to participate.“We are thrilled to include Grouse Mountain in our Yeti Snowshoe series” says Dave Howells, Yeti series race director. “Grouse Mountain adds some very

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States (he had a long residency at the Camelback Inn in Scottsdale, Ariz.). The 86-year-old was born in Venice, Italy and immigrated to Canada in 1950. His first local gig of note was at The Penthouse nightclub in 1951; his last was at Ciao Bella restaurant in the West End. In the late 1950s, Sartorello also appeared in one of Vancouver’s most unusual TV shows, Night Cap. CBC archivist Colin Preston

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Olympian Mike Janyk who will return to Grouse Mountain for the final race of his career, the Keurig Cup boasts an impressive field of high-calibre men’s talent including Olympian Morgan Pridy and North Vancouver’s Ford Swette along with Tyler Werry and Sasha Zaitsoff. On the ladies side, Olympian Brittany Phelan, Stephanie Gartner (daughter of Olympian Kerrin Lee-Gartner), Candace Crawford and Roni

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