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Seek the Peak - July 16, 2011 Challenge yourself, or gather a team of four, to participate in the 8th annual Seek the Peak relay. This life-changing, 4-stage, 16-kilometer course starts on the beach at Ambleside Park, then winds its way through North Vancouver before heading up the legendary Grouse Grind to the Peak of Vancouver. Whether you're an elite athlete or you're just looking for a great

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Make every Grouse Grind count Grouse Mountain, North Vancouver, June 15, 2010 – Puddles. Bicycles. Homemade fishing rods and tea parties for Teddy. These are the things that should occupy kids. Not debilitating illness, undiagnosed disease, and extended stays in the pediatric unit. To help improve child health in our community, a new annual initiative called Grind For Kids has been launched and

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Mountain explains. “All of our summer attractions are getting ready and will be on schedule to fully open May 20, while at the same time we are keeping the skiers and boarders ecstatic. We have the snow this year so we are thrilled we can continue to let everyone enjoy it”. Grouse Mountain will be temporarily shutting down alpine snow sports only from May 17 to May 27 for some previously scheduled annual

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Bring Some Fresh Air To Your Office Does your team need to refresh and start thinking outside the box? Grouse Mountain’s Corporate Adventure Training programs can provide your team with a day in our stunning Alpine environment complete with an array of activities, adventures and experiences.Our seasonal one-day programs are available year round and we can create a custom program to suit your

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at a customized jib park to kick off the season. “The right temperatures and precipitation have enabled us to begin this historic season,” says General Manager Michael Cameron. “We are excited to offer skiers and snowboarders the thrill of winter sports they have been looking forward to. This season will be truly exceptional and our 24-hour opening from February 12 to 28 will provide even more for

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Turkey Dinners from Grouse Mountain Looking for a stress-free Christmas dinner solution? This year, Grouse Mountain would like to make your Christmas a little less stressful. Our culinary team has created a traditional turkey dinner package with all the fixings for you to bring home. Cooking and heating instructions are included.Orders can be made until Dec. 21 and pickup at the base of the

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the Peak of Grouse Mountain. Rain didn't stop individual and relay team Seak The Peakers enduring a fun but grueling 1,245 ft elevation gain and uphill trek in an effort to raise valuable funds for Rethink Breast Cancer. This year's Seek the Peak winner, 21-year old Sean Stephens-Whale, was only 10 seconds short of the race record, set in 2006, with a time of 1:24:18. Also, among the participants

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Meet the Ambassadors Introducing the new Grouse Grind Ambassadors... With the help of Columbia Sportswear we have launched our first year of the Grouse Grind Ambassadors program. We asked out to the Grind community, "Why do you Grind?" and were sent responses of every kind. Inspirational, recreational, charitable, you name it. With all these great responses, we were tasked to select only ten

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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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ecology, behavior and conservation and over the years they have helped us educate millions of visitors to Grouse Mountain that the term ‘big bad wolf’ is a misnomer.  Our oldest wolf Beta will be 15 years old this April. If we take the standard ‘1 dog to 7 human years’ conversion, that’s over 100 years old! According to David Mech, a well known wolf biologist, the average lifespan for refuge wolves is

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