Search Results

report that all is well with Grinder and Coola! They have each received a clean bill of health and are ready to head into hibernation very soon.We are anticipating a lot of snow this year and the bears seem to be too as they are already showing signs of slowing down and their appetites are decreasing - all signs that their long winter sleep is quickly approaching.Here are some interesting measurements

https://www.grousemountain.com/posts/bear-medical

locations.  Soon we`ll see our local Barn Swallows return and begin to build their mud nests - this typically starts in mid to late April.  Already at the base of the mountain many migratory species are showing up and the breeding bird calls are beginning!One of the more interesting behaviors we see up here on Grouse Mountain is nocturnal migration. Many bird species including thrushes, sparrows, warblers

https://www.grousemountain.com/posts/on-the-move-spring-migration-62702a7d-08c8-4538-87f4-efc1bd8b97be

Foundation. For more information about Grind For Kids, please visit grindforkids.ca. If you haven’t already, you can purchase or renew your Annual Local’s Pass online, by calling 604.980.9311 or in-person at Guest Services. With the $129 Adult pass you get unlimited Grouse Grinds and 365-days of Skyride access to enjoy year-round mountaintop fun including the summer of Flight, snowshoeing, The Peak of

https://www.grousemountain.com/news/grouse-grind-is-now-open

and setting goals that seemed crazy at first. So there we are, halfway through the training program. We’ve already tamed Nancy Greene Way and know our way through the Capilano Pacific trails. We now need to continue to build our endurance and strength along rocky and technical uphill trails while the snow slowly melts and lets us up to the top.  5 weeks done, 5 more to go. Just imagine.For more

https://www.grousemountain.com/posts/seek-the-peak-blog-halfway-through-training

workforce to face the upcoming spring.  These new bees will be the first batch for the new year and the bees who looked after the Queen all winter will pass away.  It was great to see our bees again and many of the hives are well underway with their spring preparations.  Many were already bringing in Pollen.  We will 'bee' monitoring the conditions and when the snow melts up here we'll get ready to bring

https://www.grousemountain.com/posts/bee-checking-in

guest and then head up on the Super Skyride for some awesome skiing and riding. Conditions are phenomenal as Grouse Mountain has received 90cm (not a typo!) in the last seven days. To make things even better, sunshine and blue skies are forecast for Thursday, so you can work on your goggle tan. Talk about being in clover! Y2Play is on sale now for a limited time and is already more than 50% sold

https://www.grousemountain.com/news/y2play-bring-a-friend-for-free-day-march-17-2016

cavity nesters - which means they look for old trees or stumps to excavate a hole into where they can lay eggs and raise their young.  They also prefer locations where they can have a view of their surroundings to watch for predators.  Our carved statues make a perfect location as they were constructed out of naturally fallen trees which already had a lot of holes and/or hollow interiors.  They also

https://www.grousemountain.com/posts/fledgling-flickers

every time they passed by its vicinity.  So we had to do a bit of encouraging via food to get them to warm up to the scale.  Our goal is to have them not care that scale is there and view it as part of the habitat.Grinder is at that point already and just the other day he stepped right up onto the scale and we were able to get a weight on him for the first time in several years - 844.5 lbs!  A good

https://www.grousemountain.com/posts/weight-for-it

you know the difference between hares and rabbits is that rabbits dig burrows underground and have babies that are furless and helpless while a hare spends all its time above ground hiding under shelter and their babies are born eyes open and already with a fur coat ready and within a couple hours of birth are ready to start hopping after mom! Columbian Black-tailed Deer Columbian Black-tailed Deer

https://www.grousemountain.com/posts/common-mammals-of-grouse-mountain

Peak Registration Pricing Ends May 15, 2014 Register for Seek the Peak 2014 now and save Grouse Mountain’s 11th-annual Seek The Peak presented by Columbia event is just over a month away, and the clock is ticking! If you haven’t already signed up to complete 16 kilometres of ultimate fitness bragging rights, be sure to do so before Thursday, May 15th to take advantage of Peak registration

https://www.grousemountain.com/news/seek-the-peak-peak-registration-pricing-ends-may-15