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First hummingbird monitoring session of 2021 held Yesterday morning we held our first Hummingbird Monitoring and Banding session of the year here at the Grouse Mountain Refuge for Endangered Wildlife.  It was our first session since August of 2019 due to the Covid-19 pandemic and it did not disappoint!Grouse Mountain is part of the Hummingbird Monitoring Network which has a group of monitoring

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Y2Play is On Sale Now Vancouver's best value snow pass just got even better! It's the news skiers and riders have been waiting for - Grouse Mountain's Y2Play Snow Pass is now on sale while quantities last!With Y2Play you get unlimited skiing and riding for the rest of this season and all of next season at a savings of up to 80% off regular snow pass pricing. You heard us right, all the skiing and

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a whole.Data shows a decline overall in hummingbird numbers which makes the work we are doing all that more important to figure out the why and how we can help them.We're looking forward to getting going again this season with the monitoring!Be sure to stop by our hummingbird station in front of the Peak Chalet on your next visit and spend some time watching for the birds at the feeders!

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our new PureClean health and safety protocols. We’ve taken measures to manage capacity at the Mountain, maintain physical distancing and increase our already high standards of cleanliness while still providing exciting activities, outdoor recreation and dining opportunities. We’ve had some great learnings and are focused on translating our success through the summer into the upcoming winter season

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of our mild winters and our abundance of gardens, greenery and feeders.  They are, however, not well adapted when we get the extended cold snaps when temperatures fall and stay below zero.If you have a regular visitor at your hummingbird feeder you can take some steps to help them out over the winter months.  Number one is making sure your feeder nectar (one part sugar, four parts clear water

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, known as Mother Nature’s Stairmaster, in an effort to set a new record, beat their own best Grind time, or simply complete their first hike to the Peak of Vancouver. After completing their hike up the Grouse Grind®, participants are encouraged to join in the fun at the post-race celebration in the Mountaintop Plaza. Festivities will include award presentations, a recovery zone, BBQ, music and

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Olympic Express Opening for Boxing Day Our Christmas wish for more skiing and riding terrain has come true! Our Snowmaking, Patrol and Mountain Operations teams have been hard at work and we're excited to share that Expo and Deliverance with access via the Olympic Express Chairlift will be opening for the season tomorrow at 10:30am. Also opening tomorrow will be Centennial with early season

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weather grew colder they brought in the branches and straw we had provided for them and they made a mattress inside their sleeping chamber.  Coola did most of the work, as usual, but Grinder made sure to supervise and make sure it was up to his standards!  Just before hibernation Grinder weighed in at 930lbs and Coola at a massive 1050lbs!Both bears have not been seen outside for the past few days and

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went into hibernation in November at 921 pounds and Coola weighed 1056 pounds and shortly after emerging their weights were recorded as 727 pounds for Grinder and 850 pounds for Coola!  This represents about a 200 pound drop, or about 20% of their body weight, for both bears over the nearly five months that they were in hibernation.  This is about the average we see each year.Both bears are still

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Grouse Mountain Grizzlies Awake from Hibernation Grinder and Coola complete 18th winter dormancy period at the Peak of Vancouver (North Vancouver) Cheers and applause greeted Grouse Mountain’s two resident Grizzly bears, Grinder and Coola, as they eagerly emerged from hibernation earlier this morning at the Peak of Vancouver. This concludes the bears’ 18th hibernation period at the Grouse

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