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Bears Enjoying Late Summer Sun and Starting to Fatten For Winter Grinder and Coola, our two Grizzlies, have been enjoying some late summer warm temperatures and sunshine recently.  They love their ponds and are often found lounging lazily in them with their heads on the rocks, watching the world go by.  Despite the warm temperatures the bears are sensing that the days are growing shorter and

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Ready or Not... Husband and Wife team, Michelle and Gareth begin chronicling their journey to Seek the Peak. Hey folks, Gareth and Michelle here! We will be blogging about our training for this year's "Seek the Peak" at Grouse Mountain and give a recap of the event once completed. Before we get on to the first post, how about we give you a bit of info on who we are and why we are doing this crazy

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are currently receiving lots of fresh snow on the ground and this combined with the behaviors noted above told us it was time to close the door to the den and let them sleep the winter away.Both bears are really stocked up on the body fat for the winter!  Grinder recently weighed in at over 900 pounds!  We estimate Coola to be over 1000 lbs.  This is the earliest date ever for the bears entering

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the Mountain for 50 percent off lift tickets and general admission all day February 8th. In addition, a special Family Day Discovery Lesson Package is available which includes Skyride access, ski or snowboard lesson and rentals. Family Day will feature a range of activities suitable for all ages, including our new Sliding Zone, skating on our mountaintop Skating Pond, sleigh rides, a pancake

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interesting. We perform regularly planned maintenance on the tram twice a year and the manufacturer will often send over a team from Switzerland to work with us. It’s a great experience to be able to work along side those guys – they’re the ultimate experts in the field.” “I really take pride in what I do. The Skyride is such an iconic part of Vancouver, most people have ridden it at some point or at

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of bees will move throughout the hive eating the stores of pollen and honey for sustenance.  On sunny winter days, when temperatures begin to rise, the bees will even leave the hive to stretch their wings and eliminate waste and remove dead bees from inside the hive.We're wishing our ladies a successful winter period and can't wait to get them back on hill next year!Check out a few photos from the

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Social Nights Return Looking for something fun to do on your Wednesday night? Join us at Altitudes Bistro as our ever-popular Winter Social Nights return to Grouse Mountain! Starting at 6:00pm every Wednesday through to the end of March, we'll have prizes and great tunes along with food and drink specials provided by Granville Island Brewing. So, hit the trails at our Training Nights on

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Ontario I find it very cool that there is a mountain so close to the city. Also, my cousins are being able to take the bus from school and go snowboarding at night which is awesome! In April of this year, I again visited Vancouver after I finished my last set of exams. After my trip, my Mom suggested that I apply to post graduate positions not only in Toronto but also in Vancouver. That is when I saw

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Official Footwear Partner of Grouse Mountain. Awards for the first place winners in each age category will also be given out at the après celebration following the race. All adult registrants will receive a $25 SHOES.COM gift card, plus the first 50 adults registered will receive a pair of Richer Poorer socks. Registration is available online with special Early Bird pricing available until January 20th

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Our New Honeybees Have Arrived on Grouse Mountain! Today we had about 120,000 new guests on Grouse Mountain - 16 new hives of Honey Bees!Their arrival marks the expansion of our honey bee program and the arrival of our Small Wonder's summer starting this weekend.  The bee's will live here year round but of course will be most active in the summertime when they will pollinate our flowers and

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