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shredding the Grouse Mountain slopes with his 19-year-old daughter Richelle since she was 10. “We are offering unprecedented access to Grouse Mountain and we know Paul is in for a great year as the Y2Play Golden Ticket winner,” said Grouse Mountain General Manager Michael Cameron. “Happy Birthday Paul!” The contest helped launch the 2013/2014 Y2Play campaign, enticing entrants with more than 20

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their lack of success.  Their target?  Steller's Jays.  Jays present a very ambitious target for a young bird as they are quite large, feisty and definitely quite intelligent. I watched the Sharpies for quite some time, and their tactic of wait and ambush seemed to be failing since the Jays were highly aware that the hawks were around and out for breakfast.  What was surprising was just how un-caring

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Hibernation Continues as the Days Grow Longer Meanwhile the Bears are stirring more often... Well, after a lot of February snow, the longer days of March are upon us.  This also means that our 13th grizzly bear hibernation season on Grouse Mountain is drawing to a close.  I've been spending a lot more time watching the hibernation den camera (screen shot below) and observing Grinder and Coola

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ecology, behavior and conservation and over the years they have helped us educate millions of visitors to Grouse Mountain that the term ‘big bad wolf’ is a misnomer.  Our oldest wolf Beta will be 15 years old this April. If we take the standard ‘1 dog to 7 human years’ conversion, that’s over 100 years old! According to David Mech, a well known wolf biologist, the average lifespan for refuge wolves is

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Winter Olympics anniversary. The entire resort will be open for guests to enjoy activities including a torch relay, kid’s hockey tournament, skiing, riding, snowshoeing, shopping and dining round-the-clock. Twelve teams represented by nearly 100 hockey players will also take to the skate pond at the Peak of Vancouver for one-day mini-hockey tournament mirroring the men’s Olympic tournament in team

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(and checking it twice!) as he eagerly awaits believers young and old to share their special Christmas wishes and take a photo. Also making his annual appearance is Santa’s right-hand reindeer, Prancer who will be making his home next to our candy cane-striped North Pole and is excited to welcome daily visitors as he gears up for his round-the-world tour on Christmas Eve.As the Peak of Christmas hub

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Dine "Up" Vancouver at the Peak January 16th to February 3rd is Dine Out Vancouver’s Annual opportunity to taste-drive some of the best restaurants in the city. The Peak of Vancouver’s Observatory Restaurant features a unique spin on the event as guests dine ‘up’ as well as ‘out’… January 2nd, 2008. North Vancouver, BC- Starting January 16th, and running until February 3rd, diners can enjoy a 3

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classes every Saturday at 10:30am until August 24 in the Plaza at the top of Grouse Mountain. Whether you need a great post-Grind cool down or would just love to experience a different yoga venue at one of the city's most spectacular locations these 30 minute classes are bound to enhance your physical well-being and kick start your weekend. Yoga mats will be provided to the first 50 yogis for the class

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of KMs in and around the homebase to get prepared for the endurance portion of such a task. This included: Buntzen Lake Trail Run (8km)Road Run- Moderate changes in elevation (13km)Road Run- Relatively flat, slower paced (5km)It is quite obvious that endurance and proper technique will play a big role in the success of this year's Seek the Peak finishers. One area of training that is often excluded

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Sticky Toffee Pudding Recipes from The Observatory Sticky Toffee Puddingvanilla bean ice creamServes 6-8 Ice Cream 1 cup (250 mL) whipping cream (35%) 1 cup (250 mL) homogenized milk 1 vanilla bean, split and scraped 6 egg yolks, form large brown eggs 1/2 cup (125 mL) sugar Begin with two medium-sized mixing bowls, one set with ice, the other with a fine mesh strainer. Combine the milk, cream

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