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The Science of Sliding Grouse Mountain's Sliding Zone is the perfect blend of fun and learning On my way to work today I was chatting with my son (12) about what makes a field trip “great!” Fun, freedom and rides were his top three wishes. He asked what I was doing at work today, and I said I was being trained on our new Sliding Zone. He looked at me with shock and delight, and said “You are

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Grouse Mountain to open additional terrain Tuesday morning The Cut to open tomorrow for 2014/15 winter season (North Vancouver) With sunny bluebird conditions at the Peak of Vancouver, Grouse Mountain is pleased to announce that they will open The Cut run this Tuesday, December 2nd.Following several days of steady snowmaking and snowfall, Grouse Mountain will open The Cut, a popular run and

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fundraise and create awareness for BC Children’s Hospital Foundation and second, to set the bar high as the first official Multi-Grouse Grind Challenge record holder. The course opened at 4 am, closing just after 10 pm. With help from Finger Food Studio’s the free Grouse Grind iPhone app was launched allowing to track and record your stats, progress and compare times with friends. Participants and

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Seek the Peak:  Nicole's training diary The final countdown:  what you need to know Seek the Peak’ers - the final countdown is here! With less than one week to go until race day, it’s time to get prepared and stay relaxed ahead of June 14. All of your hard work and training is behind you, and you’re now ready to put it to the test. So what do you need to know for race day? The Grouse Grind For

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Grouse Mountain launches 2014/15 Y2Play Pass at the Peak of Vancouver New this year: Y2Play Student Pass! (North Vancouver) With more than a metre of fresh snow at the Peak of Vancouver, Grouse Mountain is pleased to announce that the 2014/15 Y2Play snow pass is now on sale for a limited time.Widely acknowledged as the best value for a snow pass in North America, the 2014/15 Y2Play Pass is valid

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of pollen to both our bees and a broad range of wild pollinators. As participants of the North American Hummingbird Banding Program for over 10 years, our collected data is compiled with data from other stations for research on hummingbird populations and migration in Western North America. This collection of data has led to interesting findings about hummingbirds in a sub-alpine environment

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11th year, Seek the Peak presented by Columbia challenges participants to tackle the course alone or as part of a relay team. With every upward step, valuable funds are raised for the BC Cancer Foundation’s lifesaving work in the fight against breast cancer. With a record-setting time of 1:23:37, this year’s Seek the Peak title goes to Victoria’s Shaun Stephens-Whale with the lead female, Kim Magnus

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Summer has arrived at Grouse Mountain! Grouse Mountain’s mountaintop activities offer long weekend fun for the whole family (North Vancouver) With sun and warm temperatures in the forecast for the Victoria Day long weekend, Grouse Mountain is pleased to announce that their annual summer activities will officially launch this Saturday, May 16 from 9:00 am to 10:00 pm at the Peak of

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Lace up Your Skates Skating Pond Opens for 2015/16 Winter Season The Mountain Crew at Grouse Mountain have been busy preparing the Skating Pond, and today (Sunday, November 8, 2015) at 11 am, it is officially open.With an 8,000 sq. ft. surface, the mountaintop Pond is perfect for gliding and spinning. Ideal for a family outing or a romantic date night, access to the Skating Pond is complimentary

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population numbers of hummingbirds with a focus on the Rufous Hummingbird.The project involves gently catching hummingbirds as they come to the feeder, taking some measurements, looking at the overall health of the birds, placing a very lightweight band on their leg (each band only weighs 5/100's of a gram!) and releasing the bird on its way.Normally we'd expect to get just a few hummingbirds in the early

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