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keep enjoying your favourite runs all season long.  Meet Rory, now in his second season at Grouse Mountain and one of our dedicated snowmakers. Coming to us all the way from Scotland, he first honed his snowmaking skills at Scotland’s CairnGorm Mountain. You can find him here climbing tower guns on the Cut and working his snowmaking magic. “What I enjoy most about the job is the variety – plus the

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Gingerbread Village Challenge Calling All Bakers and Pastry Chefs! Grouse Mountain and SOS Children’s Village are partnering during the Peak of Christmas to create a special SOS Children’s Gingerbread Village. We are looking for professional and aspiring bakers and pastry chefs to help build unique gingerbread houses that will be on display in the Grouse Mountain chalet from November 27-January 1

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getting PAID to play on the sliding hill?! That’s freedom!” A bit sheepishly, as I knew that didn’t sound like a typical answer for most working parents, I replied “Yes”. His comment was “Best. Job. Ever!!” I grinned like a little kid as it dawned on me that I was getting paid to play today, and yes, I love my job. While we are educating students, our mandate is Safe, Fun, Easy. Safety is always

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they are caught in by being in the wrong place at the wrong time.Because of the nature of the terrain on the North Shore, we rarely see very large and dramatic avalanches but we do see a lot of much smaller avalanches that run through very unforgiving terrain. Avalanches run over cliffs, through thick trees, and into open water, gullies or creeks. In the avalanche jargon, we call these “terrain

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that the resort has made a $5,000 contribution to the Tim Jones Memorial Fund benefiting North Shore Rescue.With 12 centimetres of new snow at Grouse Mountain on top of a week of outstanding snowmaking in cold temperatures, the resort’s annual 24 Hours of Winter and Family Day festivities saw thousands of visitors celebrate the snow season, with all-night skiing and snowboarding, ice skating

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showcasing their products on the Grouse Grind this summer as well as sponsoring a number of Grind events this summer including: •Seek the Peak – June 12 •Multi-Grind Challenge – June 21 •Shoes.com Grouse Grind Mountain Run – September 24 About Suunto: Suunto was born in 1936 when Finnish orienteer and engineer Tuomas Vohlonen invented the mass production method for the liquid-filled compass. Since then

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with a mini-reception back in the Timber Room. What better way to celebrate a job well done than with nachos, wings and a nice cold beer. Spring is a great time to add a little adventure to your next business event. For more information on how you can build a productive and exciting team outing contact our Catering Team at 604.980.9311.

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Bring on the #winterlove Check out what’s in store this winter at Grouse Mountain With temperatures dropping, you can tell that winter is just around the corner. That means we’re getting ready to share our #winterlove! At the top of Grouse Mountain there is a ton of activity going on to get ready for all the fun things we have planned this winter. Skating Pond – Opening Soon! It’s almost time to

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built around their sleeping den to keep snow away and allow them a safe spot to wander into to check outside conditions. The daylight hours have also been increasing, a signal to the bears that spring is near. It is normal in the spring for bears to leave the den to check local conditions and look to see if any food sources are available yet so Grinder and Coola are doing just as their wild cousins

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New This Winter: Glades The snow is falling and we know you’re just itching to hit the slopes. We’ve even added some new areas for you to check out this winter. For the powder seekers, we’ve opened up some previously unavailable glade areas. Located through the tree islands between Expo and Centennial as well as on Peak, these are the spots to hit when you’re looking for those untouched powder

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