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We Have a Winner! The 2013 SOS Children's Gingerbread Village winner has been voted on and selected... Congratulations to "Patty's Girls" on winning the $1000 grand prize for our SOS Children's Gingerbread Village Challenge! There were so many incredible creations and in the end it came down neck-and-neck, but Patty's Girls pulled out the win.Here is a guest post from Melanie Roy of Patty's Girls

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Bears Enjoy First Food of the Year On Wednesday, April 18th, Grinder and Coola, our two resident Grizzly Bears, enjoyed their first feed of 2012. Over the last two weeks Grinder and Coola have become increasingly active and showed all of the signs of being out of hibernation.  Once we are sure of this and are close to having their outdoor habitat ready we begin to help the bears get their

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Avian Predators Practicing Young Sharp-shinned Hawks Learn to Hunt I was woken this morning by a high-pitched chirping bird call and upon further investigation I discovered that a pair of young Sharp-shinned Hawks, or Sharpies as they are affectionately referred to, were practicing their hunting outside the Wildlife Centre here on Grouse Mountain.  Their chirps seemed to be out of frustration at

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Vancouverites to get up close and personal with cutting-edge technology that can help us all ensure a sustainable future.All day Friday, April 25th, Grouse Mountain will offer complimentary access to The Eye of Wind’s breathtaking viewPOD™ for children 12 and under, while adults will enjoy 2-for-1 admission. Guided tours of the Eye of the Wind will run from noon to 7pm. All Eye of the Wind visits first

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Grouse Mountain to Keep Slopes Open for the Month of June May 13th, 2011 – Grouse Mountain, North Vancouver BC It maybe May but the spectacular 2011 winter season of record snowfall means that Grouse Mountain is still currently sitting underneath 600cm of snow with fresh snowfall in the last few days and more in the forecast! This has been a banner year full of excellent snow conditions and now

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Skyride to see if we call out your name. Each day a random name will be drawn from those who have purchased or renewed a Y2Play pass and will be awarded in person on the journey up on the Skyride. The Y2Play 2012/13 pass is valid for skiing and riding from the day of purchase through the end of the 2011/12 winter season. It then becomes valid again October 1, 2012 through the 2012/13 winter season. See

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Vega and Me For training this past Wednesday April 17, we met at the Cleveland Dam. This week we met Andrew and Taryn from Vega. They brought along some delicious samples of the Pre-workout Energizer for before our run, and Recovery Accelerator for after the run. Andrew, one of our trainers, discussed with us the importance of pre-workout nutrition. I think this is often neglected by the

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your phone, name and contact number to alpinekiss@grousemountain.com by February 14, 2012 to enter.NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Must be 19+ to enter. Prize must be redeemed within the Lower Mainland. For details and full rules and regulations, visit our Alpine Kiss Contest page.

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-edge interpretive programs that make learning about nature fun and fascinating. More than 15,000 British Columbia School Children visit on field trips each year. BIO’sGrinder Grinder was found in 2001 in Invermere, BC. He was wandering alone on a logging road, dehydrated, thin, weak and weighing only 4.5 kg. His mother was never found so we’ll probably never know why he was alone. Grinder is outgoing

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gently used winter clothing in an effort to help ensure kids in the Lower Mainland are kept toasty warm this season. Items particularly requested are kid’s winter boots, jackets and gloves in a wide range of sizes. Grouse Mountain is partnering with the Vancouver Sun Children’s Fund Adopt-a-School to distribute the clothing to local schools whose students have a pressing need this winter. Please help

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