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The North Shore's Longest Winter Season Just Got Even Longer (April 27, 2012) Winter continues at The Peak of Vancouver with a new tube park!  NOTE: As of June 2012, the Tube Park is not available.Mother Nature did not disappoint this winter at the Peak of Vancouver delivering over 11 meters of snow to Grouse Mountain during the course of the season. With an impressive base still on the slopes

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How I Came to Be Ready for Seek the Peak... "Oh how the times have changed." In the beginning.Two and a half years ago, while tipping the scale at just over the 230lbs. mark, the mere thought of jogging around the block (never mind running) would leave me short of breath. Now, when I heard of the opportunity to conquer a run from the ocean to the peak of Vancouver, a feeling of excitement seems

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Bears Build Bed Close to hibernation now! On Thursday morning, November 18th, Grinder and Coola suddenly decided it was time to build their hibernation bed! We had provided them with lots of nice soft fir branches a couple weeks before hand but they had gone largely ignored until today. The trigger for their bed building was probably our dropping temperatures and our first serious dump of snow

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B.C. couple in their 80s break records by reaching the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro  October 3, 2012.Vancouver, B.C. - Local hiking enthusiasts Esther and Martin Kafer have successfully reached the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro, making them the oldest couple - 84 and 85 years old - known to have achieved this feat! The couple embarked on the trek up 19,354 ft. on Africa's tallest mountain as part of

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Common Ravens - Frequent Visitors to Grizzly Bear Refuge Every day around feeding time we see black wings approaching the Grizzly Bear Habitat.  Several Common Ravens, Corvus corax, fly in to see what's on the menu today.  In the wild it is not uncommon to see a murder of Common Ravens following Grizzly Bears around and picking up their leftovers.  They are bold enough to even steal the food

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Alpine Kiss Contest You could win a romantic dinner cooked in your own home by our chef For your chance to win dinner for two, cooked in your home by The Observatory at Grouse Mountain’s amazing chef, send us your picture or Instagram of an alpine kiss. We’ll post our favourites and award one winner with the spectacular prize of a chef dinner cooked in your very own home. We do the dishes.Email

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Grouse Grind Hours On Friday, October 7, new hours will be in effect As of Friday, October 7, Metro Vancouver will be changing the hours of operation for the Grouse Grind to:7:30am-4:30pm, daily.

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Grouse Grind Hours of Operation New hours are in effect on Sept. 16 Effective Friday, September 16, 2011, the Grouse Grind hours of operation will be 7:00am-5:30pm, 7 days a week.For the latest updates on Grouse Grind operations, contact Metro Vancouver.

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Easter Zone Camps Get your kids outside over the long weekend Grouse Mountain is coming to the rescue this Easter if you are looking for a great outdoor alternative to sugar-packed activities. Give your kids a break from chocolate mini egg consumption as Grouse Mountain is offering Easter Skiing and Riding Zone Camps for kids aged 7 to 14. From Good Friday to Easter Monday (April 6-9) kids can

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Light Up The Holiday Season At Grouse Mountain’s Peak of Christmas November 24th, 2011 North Vancouver, BC. - Santa will make his highly anticipated return to Grouse Mountain along with his helpers and magical reindeer for the Peak of Christmas festivities opening this Saturday. From November 26 to December 24, Grouse Mountain will be transformed into a winter wonderland full of festive and

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