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Grouse Grind® Mountain Run Hits the Trail September 14th
Grouse Grind® Mountain Run Hits the Trail September 14th 29th annual event in support of BC Children’s Hospital (North Vancouver) In celebration of another fantastic season on the Grouse Grind®, the 29th annual Grouse Grind® Mountain Run presented by VPG Realty Inc. makes the climb Saturday, September 14th. This Vancouver classic welcomes participants of all ages to take on the iconic trail
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Record Setting Day at the 6th Annual Multi-Grouse Grind Challenge
Record Setting Day at the 6th Annual Multi-Grouse Grind Challenge Thousands raised for BC Children’s Hospital (North Vancouver) After an inspiring day on the Grouse Grind®, Grouse Mountain is excited to announce that the Multi-Grouse Grind Challenge has raised over $48,000 in support of the BC Children’s Hospital Foundation. A new record was set at this year’s event with Wilfrid Leblanc
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Bears Enter Upper Pond Habitat
Grinder and Coola enter their upper pond habitat Thanks to the hard work of our crews we were able to get Grinder and Coola's (our two Grizzly Bears that inhabit that refuge) large 2.5 acre Upper Pond habitat set-up nice and early for them. Both bears came out of hibernation on April 2nd and were in their hibernation habitat while we set-up the larger space. Due to large amounts of snowfall we
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Summer Season Kicks-off at Grouse Mountain this Weekend
Summer Season Kicks-off at Grouse Mountain this Weekend Summer favourites return to the Peak of Vancouver (North Vancouver) As the unofficial start to summer, the May long-weekend also signals the launch of Grouse Mountain’s summer activities. Beginning this Saturday guests can once again enjoy seasonal favourites like the World Famous Lumberjack Show®, the awe-inspiring Birds in Motion®
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Winter Gear Prep
Winter Gear Prep Tips for making sure your gear is ready to hit the slopes With the 2019/20 winter season just around the corner, now is the time to dust off those skis and snowboards. We stopped by our mountaintop rentals building to check in with Travis, one of the Rentals Supervisors, who shared some tips on making sure your gear is ready to go for snow.
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Alexandre Ricard Tops the Podium at the 29th Annual Grouse Grind® Mountain Run Presented by VPG Realty
Alexandre Ricard Tops the Podium at the 29th Annual Grouse Grind® Mountain Run Presented by VPG Realty Madison Sands claims the title in the women’s category (North Vancouver) Over 400 participants took to the trail this morning for the 29th annual Grouse Grind® Mountain Run Presented by VPG Realty Inc. This annual favourite welcomes hikers of all ages to take on the iconic Grouse Grind while
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Spring Has Sprung: Snow School Tips
Spring Has Sprung: Snow School Tips How to make the most of spring days on the slopes Spring weather has certainly arrived with warmer temperatures and softer snow on the Mountain. There is no such thing as a bad day of skiing, or at the very least a bad day to go skiing. However, spring skiing is not the same as winter skiing. Don’t get us wrong, winter skiing is great: the powder, the crisp air
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Meet Our New Wildlife Ambassadors
best way to raise and release the highly endangered Spotted Owls. Then in June we received a young Great-horned Owl from a centre in Ontario where she was hand raised.Both owls are entering our ambassador program as part of our educational programs here at Grouse Mountain. Each year over 25,000 school children visit Grouse Mountain to learn about wildlife and endangered flora and fauna. As part of
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Bears Begin Winter Preparations
put on nearly 150 pounds from their summer weight. This is in preparation for fasting over the winter months. We anticipate they will still gain another 50 pounds or so each! They are eating nearly 40 pounds of food each day and included in that is calorie dense dog food and some really tasty salmon.Today marked their first day in their hibernation habitat as we start taking down their summer
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Sam Mulligan - Getting Winter Ready
Austria where he has been busy training for the new season and the upcoming ski race circuit. We caught up with him on the Grouse Grind to chat about how he prepares to ski and got some tips on how to get winter-ready.
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