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year.Honey is created by the bees from the nectar of flowering plants.  Foraging bees collect the nectar, mix it with enzymes and store it inside the hive.  Here, bees fan the nectar/enzyme mix until it dehydrates to approximately 18% moisture content.  When this happens it is officially called 'honey'.   At this point the bees put a wax cover on the cell to help preserve it.Bees continually make honey as

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effective to go slower to ensure you are achieving optimal positioning. To do this exercise: With feet shoulder width apart and hands held straight out in front of you for balance, slowly lower your glutes into a mid-air sitting position. Keep your shoulders rolled back and chest pointing upwards. You should aim to lower your glutes so that your knees form 90 degree angles. You can challenge yourself by

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Summer Has Arrived for 2015 Summer is officially here at the Peak of Vancouver! Beginning Saturday, join us on the mountaintop for visits with our Grizzly bears Grinder and Coola, watch majestic birds of prey during a Birds in Motion Demonstration, be awed by the dazzling axe-wielding expertise of the World Famous Lumberjack Show, enjoy movies in the Theatre in the Sky, grab a bite in The

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saliva and cement it to the side of the nest.Once it was done, they laid four eggs inside and incubated for about 21 days. Yesterday they hatched!The young swallows are born eyes closed and naked except for a couple downy feathers.For the next 21 days they will develop into fledglings and then take that first bold step in leaving the nest and learning to fly.We'll update as we go on their progress!

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Celebrate Christmas with Lunch at The Observatory Featuring a special festive menu Come together with your friends and family this holiday season and enjoy a special Christmas Lunch at The Observatory, available weekdays from December 7th to 24th between 12:00 pm and 2:00 pm.The festive menu features refined renditions of classic winter favourites, such as roast butternut squash with local Grouse

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Bears Emerge - 2015 At the end of last week we made a decision to open the bear's hibernation den door!  It has been warm and sunny and the bears have been stirring a little bit more each day.The groggy bears emerged and checked out their outdoor hibernation yard, munched on a little bit of green grass, and then returned to sleep back inside the den.Grinder and Coola will slowly wake up more now

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2010, our 24 Hours of Winter celebration has become an annual favourite delivering round-the-clock adventure.” said Grouse Mountain spokesperson Julia Grant. “We’re excited to once again offer guests access to our wide variety of winter activities from sunset to sunrise at this unique event.” Kicking off Saturday at 8:00 am and running through 10:00 pm on Sunday, 24 Hours of Winter features all-night

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envelope to make the riding experience better. To have that acknowledged by both Snow Park Technologies and our riders means a ton. It definitely inspires us to keep pushing."Grouse Mountain opened for the 2017/18 winter season on November 10, 2017. With a La Nina year forecast, an excellent year for skiers and riders is expected.Click here to read the full Newschoolers Parks Poll.

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Honey  Harvest 2017 marked our fourth year of having honey bees on Grouse Mountain.  The only change this year, however, is that we did not bring our bees and hives up to the top of the mountain due to a banner snow year and a very late snow pack.  We were concerned that food production in the form of flowers and nectar might be slow or delayed this year because we had snow on the ground into

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Y2Play with Your Family this Spring Break Spring Break is just around the corner and if you’re looking for some action packed adventure that doesn’t break the bank, we’ve got just the thing for you! There’s still lots of fun to be had on the slopes and our Y2Play Pass options allow you and your family to get out on the Mountain for a steal of a deal. With a family Y2Play pass you can ski and

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