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Earth Day: The Eye of the Wind On Friday, April 22, Grouse Mountain will offer complimentary access to The Eye of Wind’s breathtaking viewPOD™ for children 12 and under, while adults will enjoy 2-for-1 admission. Guided tours of the Eye of the Wind will run from noon to 7pm. All Eye of the Wind visits first require a General Admission ticket or season’s pass to Grouse Mountain.

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struggling a bit with the after-effects of chemotherapy. This spring, I had a breast cancer scare of my own. I found a lump and went to the doctor. Those weeks between the first appointment and the ultrasound/ biopsy were the longest weeks of my life, and then add waiting for the results on top of it all. I then later travelled from northern BC to go to the Sadie Diamond Breast Health Centre in

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program will appeal to fitness-minded locals and visitors, many of whom already include the Grouse Grind as part of their fitness routine. “As an avid hiker and Grouse grinder, the Grind for Kids is a great fundraiser to help our youngest patients at BC Children’s Hospital,” said Health Services Minister Kevin Falcon. “Keeping active and healthy is a great way to prevent chronic disease, and help

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Quiksilver Filmmaker Showdown Five film crews face off for $5000 cash! $5000 cash? Check. Winner-take-all? Check.This year marked the first appearance of a new style contest here at Grouse Mountain. With the help of Push.ca we launched the Quiksilver Filmmaker Showdown — a contest that challenged five of the region's best snow industry filmmakers (and one music video production company) to come

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, five-time Grouse Grind Mountain Run champion (2008-12)Average time: The ClearlyContacts.ca Grouse Grind Challenge takes approximately 1.5 hours to complete, with two hours recommended for novice hikers. Participants: Hikers range in age from children to seniors with an equal male/female split.

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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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#1054 – was inspired to approach the BC Cancer Foundation tent and make an on-the-spot donation of $2,108, double his bib number. This was on top of his initial donation of $1,000. Mr. Byrne is a long-time supporter of Grouse Mountain charity events and an avid Grouse Grinder.“We are so grateful, and next year we will ensure Mr. Byrne has a higher bib number,” teased Grouse Mountain President Stuart

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human traffic since they have learned that where there are humans, there is usually food.  There other moniker, camp robber, is very appropriate as they are known to wait for unsuspecting humans to set-up a campsite and then when backs are turned they will raid the food supplies, even going right into backpacks to get a snack.Gray Jays are members of the Corvidae family of birds which includes Crows

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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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Bears Enjoy First Food of the Year On Wednesday, April 18th, Grinder and Coola, our two resident Grizzly Bears, enjoyed their first feed of 2012. Over the last two weeks Grinder and Coola have become increasingly active and showed all of the signs of being out of hibernation.  Once we are sure of this and are close to having their outdoor habitat ready we begin to help the bears get their

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