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October is Bat Month! Bats are a bit of a polarizing little mammal.  They are fascinating, yet have often been characterized as terrifying creatures of the night.  October is Bat Appreciation Month worldwide and here on Grouse Mountain we would like to celebrate all the amazing and wonderful things about bats!There are over 1,000 species of bats around the world but in British Columbia we only

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How to Plan the Ultimate Holiday Party Relax, We Got This!Are you in charge of planning a holiday party to remember? To help kick start your party planning, we have come up with some stress-free tips on planning the perfect off-site party. 1.To budget or not to budget…that is the question. While coming up with a rough budget is a good idea, you may want to keep in mind that depending on the

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We're Opening for the Winter Season! Hit the slopes for the 2019/20 winter season It's the news you've been waiting for! With the recent snowfall and excellent snowmaking conditions, we’re thrilled to announce that we're opening limited terrain for skiing and riding this Saturday, November 30th.Skiing and riding will be available from 9am to 10pm on Paradise and the Paradise Terrain Park. With

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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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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 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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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! 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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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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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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