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Thinking of Proposing Over the Holidays?
Thinking of proposing over the holidays? “We come to love not by finding the perfect person, but by learning to see an imperfect person perfectly.” – Sam Keen Thinking of popping the question over the holidays? A few quick tips on how to keep the romance and surprise in one of the most exciting, yet nerve racking questions of all time. A good rule of thumb for any proposal is to know the answer
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Mental Health Matters
Applications for Talk At The Top Due December 10 This important youth-led mental health summit is looking for passionate contributors. Grouse Mountain is thrilled to again be partnering to host Talk at the Top, a Jack.org youth-led mental health summit. On January 26 young leaders from the North Shore and Sea to Sky Corridor will come to “the top” of Grouse Mountain to share ideas and work to
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Tyee’s Sam Mulligan Takes Home Silver at the FIS Alpine Junior World Ski Championships
Tyee’s Sam Mulligan Takes Home Silver at the FIS Alpine Junior World Ski Championships Big congratulations to our very own Sam Mulligan of the Grouse Mountain Tyee Ski Club on winning silver in the downhill at the 2018 FIS Alpine Junior World Ski Championships. Sam is the first Canadian to make a podium finish at the 2018 FIS Alpine Junior World Ski Championship,s currently taking place in Davos
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Bears Enter Upper Pond Habitat 2018
habitat. The newly opened area is still full of snow but also has emerging grasses, which the bears fed on, and a couple of deep ponds, which the bears swam in! Both bears enjoyed a good swim a thorough washing of their coats. During the winter months the bears do not bath and the dust can build up in their fur. In their hibernation habitat they have some snow to roll in but once they got into their
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Happy Thanksgiving from Grinder and Coola!
Happy Thanksgiving from Grinder and Coola! Grinder and Coola, our two resident Grizzly Bears, have now entered their period of Hyperphagia - which is just a fancy technical word for pigging out. While we only can justify eating to excess on holidays like Thanksgiving, Grinder and Coola do it for over a month each year as they bulk up for winter. They have begun to put on a lot of weight for
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Around-the-Clock Activities Return to Grouse Mountain for 24 Hours of Winter
winter activities on the slopes at the Peak of Vancouver. “We’re excited to once again open our doors to around-the-clock winter fun at Grouse Mountain for 24 Hours of Winter” said Grouse Mountain Communications Manager, Julia Grant. “This unique event has become an annual favourite with locals and visitors alike enjoying all-night skiing and riding plus a variety of other special activities showcasing
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Seek the Peak Course Overview
Seek the Peak Course Overview The final countdown is on for our 15th annual Seek the Peak!! We can't wait to see everyone on race day.For those of you who have been training hard, you know every step of the course already. But for those who may not, or to give your trusty cheer squad a sneak peek, we put together a video overview of each leg to share a first hand perspective of the challenge you
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Honey Harvest
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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Bears Prepare for Winter
lbs over his summer weight of 800lbs! Grinder weighs in at 928lbs. We recently reduced their habitat down to their hibernation area only. This assists us in packing away their larger summer fence for the winter so it doesn't get destroyed by the snow and also shows the bears that it is time to build their bed in the den!We have supplied the bears with cut Amabilis Fir (Pacific Silver-Fir
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What to my wondering eyes should appear...
visitors here at Grouse Mt. This year Dancer and Vixen will be on Grouse Mountain during our Peak of Christmas and can be visited in their reindeer habitat beside Santa's Workshop on the far end of our outdoor ice skating rink.Their time up here at Grouse is a bit of a tropical vacation (since Reindeer can handle temperatures down to -40 degrees Celsius without any problems!) before they start their
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