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and HydrateThis week is all about arriving to the start line injury free, so make sure you stretch and hydrate this week. With the warm weather upon us, it’s even more important that we keep our muscles loose and ensure we aren’t faced with dehydration on race day. Do you know what you’re wearing? Whenever I used to change my attire on race day, my friend, Brian, used to express his loving

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27cm of New Snow Hello snow! Skier and riders, Grouse Mountain has received some welcome snow over the past few days, enhancing conditions on the Mountain. Be sure to wake up and check the Grouse Mountain Snow Report for new terrain updates. And, if Mother Nature is kind, we’ll have more on the way. Snowshoe trails continue to be in fabulous condition, so get out and get your heart pumping. And

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Meet Murphy New member of our Birds in Motion flying team! A couple weeks ago we were introduced to Murphy, the newest member of our Birds in Motion flying team.  Murphy is a young Gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus) cross who is quickly becoming a star of the demo!Gyrfalcons can be found all around the upper Northern Hemisphere along coastlines and islands around the world during breeding season and

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SHOES.COM team which makes Grouse Mountain the perfect playground for us to engage and entertain, not only our guests, but our team of over 200 employees here in Vancouver,” said CEO and Co-Founder of SHOES.COM, Roger Hardy. “It’s not uncommon for the SHOES.COM team to be up at the Grouse Grind bright and early racing each other up the mountain. We see this partnership as a natural extension of our brand

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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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The New Buzz on Grouse Mountain Four Honey Bee Hives Arrive! On Tuesday May 27th, approximately 28,000 new inhabitants came to Grouse Mountain! We picked up our four brand new hives of Honey Bees that we will be raising on the mountain this year and for years to come.Each box contained approximately 7,000 bees in a nucleus colony (or Nuc for short) that we then transferred to our hive boxes on

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Grouse Mountain Reports Best Month Ever Strong start to the 90th winter season at the Peak of Vancouver (North Vancouver) On the heels of outstanding early season conditions, Grouse Mountain is pleased to announce that December was the Resort’s best month on record. Results show business was up more than 20% compared with the previous December. “We’re thrilled to report such a positive start to

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learning more about the mountain’s tiniest residents including honeybees, hummingbirds, salamanders, butterflies, dragonflies, bats, barn swallows and pikas.Grouse Mountain visitors can take a walk through The Hive Bee Interpretive Centre to brush up on bee terminology and learn how honey is made, stroll through the beautiful Pollinator’s Garden, designed to attract bees, hummingbirds and other

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Victoria Duffield Headlines Whistler Water One Climb 2014 The 2014 Whistler Water One Climb is coming up on Saturday, June 14 and we are so excited about this incredible, fun-filled event…all in an effort to raise funds for clean water in Kenya!What makes climbing the Grouse Grind and raising funds even more amazing? How about pop star Victoria Duffield! She will be there to power you up the

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Owl Cleo, will be heading out soon to visit school groups and make special appearances around the mountain.  He is three and a half years old and has a wonderful personality. Blizzard has his own large aviary up here on the mountain where he can fly and play in the snow.  Snowy Owls can be found throughout the northern Hemisphere and spend their summers on the high arctic tundra.  Their winters are

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