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Celebrate the Holidays at Grouse Mountain’s Peak of Christmas
Wrap yourself in the magic of a white Christmas at Vancouver’s North Pole (North Vancouver) Celebrate the magic of a white Christmas at Grouse Mountain’s annual Peak of Christmas, beginning this weekend and running through January 7th, 2018. The elves have been hard at work transforming the mountaintop into a winter wonderland, ready for the highly-anticipated arrival of Santa Claus and his
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Owls of Grouse Mountain
rodenticides), which can cause death or create reproduction issues like inconsistent densities of egg shells. Blizzard — Snowy Owl Blizzard is a male Snowy owl. He was born domestically at the Valley Zoo in Edmonton. You can tell he’s a Snowy owl from his large white and dark speckled body, and his yellow eyes. Snowy Owl FactsSpecies name? Bubo scandiacus — from the Latin word bubo for ‘owl’ and scandiacus
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Grouse Grind Trail Re-Opening on June 21, 2018
Mother Nature’s Stairmaster Will be Back in Action Starting on June 21 Metro Vancouver's Seasonal Maintenance Work Scheduled to be Completed It’s the news many avid Grinders have been waiting for – the re-opening of the Grouse Grind®. Metro Vancouver crews have been hard at work completing seasonal maintenance, and they’re putting pedal to the metal to ensure the Grouse Grind re-opens at 4am on
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Our Passes Have Gone Digital
Our Passes Have Gone Digital! Access Your Membership on the Grouse Mountain App Great news, you can now display a digital version of your Annual Pass on the Grouse Mountain App. That means no more worries about remembering to bring your physical pass; all you need is your smartphone! If you already have your pass connected to your online profile, just login to your account through the Grouse
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Bird Festival Day on Grouse Mountain
Grouse mountain hosts bird festival day activities Join us this Monday, August 20th as Grouse Mountain celebrates the 1st annual Vancouver Bird Festival! We will have a display up in our plaza near the chalet and special guest appearances by our Owl Mascot and our Wildlife Ambassador Barn Owl Cleo! Cleo will be out for educational talks at 10:45am, 1pm and 3pm on Monday. Looking to learn a
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Peak Face Opens Tomorrow
Peak Face Opens Tomorrow! Thanks to the hard work of our snowmaking and grooming teams, we’re excited to announce that Peak Face will open to advanced skiers and riders this Saturday, December 7th from 10:30am - 4:00pm with access via the Peak Chair.With the forecast calling for a return to cold temperatures and some snowflakes in the coming week, our team will continue working to open
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Reindeer Enjoy Post Christmas Lay-Over then Return to North Pole
Santa's Reindeer Enjoy Post Christmas Vacation at Grouse Mountain - Return to North Pole Santa's two reindeer, Dancer and Vixen, joined us this year at the start of December for our Peak of Christmas event. They had a great time before Christmas meeting with all the visitors and families that were exploring the North Pole setting at Grouse Mountain. They also hung out with Santa Claus himself
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Owl and Bear Talks
. Odin was hand raised by our wildlife staff and came from the Northern Spotted Owl breeding program locally here in BC.Cleo is a ten year old female Barn Owl. Cleo was raised on Vancouver Island as an ambassador before coming to Grouse Mountain in 2013.Athena is one year old female Great-horned Owl. Athena came to the Wildlife Refuge last year after being hatched in Ontario.Learn a lot more about
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What to my wondering eyes should appear...
What to my Wondering Eyes Should Appear... The other morning there arose such a clatter, that we sprang to our helipad to see what was the matter!Turns out it was Dancer and Vixen, two of Santa's reindeer crew, arriving at Grouse Mountain from the North Pole to visit for our Peak of Christmas event!We are lucky that each year two of Santa's Reindeer visit as reindeer ambassadors to all of our
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Holiday Shuttle and Overflow Parking
our announcement/alert section on the Current Conditions page.Should volume necessitate, we will open a second overflow parking lot at Handsworth Secondary School and Cleveland Dam.Grouse Mountain is also the only North Shore mountain accessible by BC Transit. The public transit system offers regular service to and from the base of Grouse Mountain every half hour. Catch Bus 232 - Phibbs Exchange or