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The 9th Annual Seek The Peak Results Are In! Hundreds Come Together For This Unique North Shore Relay In Support Of Rethink Breast Cancer June 17th, 2012. Grouse Mountain, North Vancouver, B.C. – This morning, alongside the beach and skyline of Downtown Vancouver over 525 participants, gathered at the Ambleside Park start line to tackle breast cancer and a 16 kilometer race to the Peak of Grouse

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Busy Week Leads up to Summer Opening Weekend Last week was full of preparations getting ready for our first long-weekend full of summer activities.The Birds in Motion have now arrived and are flying in their demonstrations at 1:30pm, 3:30pm and 5:30pm. This year we have some really amazing birds - everything from hawks, falcons, owls, vultures all the way up in size to Bald Eagles!  We also have

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June Beetles in July! Over the last few days we've been seeing quite a few Ten-lined June Beetle's hanging around the mountain top.  These cool looking, large scarab beetles (growing up to 1.25 inches in length) live in the Western United States and Canada.They have versatile antennae that can spread out to detect pheromones but retract when more discretion and camouflage is necessary.  They may

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Keep the Winter Fun Going Zone and Adventure Day Camps Available this Week School is back in session, but if you’re a North Vancouver parent you just might be looking for a childcare options on Friday, January 9th – the first Pro-D Day of 2015. Here at the Peak of Vancouver, we’ve got outdoor options to suit every little winter enthusiast!For children as young as five, our Zone Camps are the

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water projects in Kenya, supporting the charity’s year-long Water Initiative with a goal of providing clean water for 100,000 people.The Whistler Water One Climb will transform Grouse Mountain into a dance party, featuring a pre-climb rally at the base of the Grouse Grind and an after-party at the top. At the summit participants will be inspired by Me to We speaker Spencer West, the young man who

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is now open at http://www.grousemountain.com/news/snowshoe-grind-mountain-run-register-now To round up this already great weekend, Grouse Mountain will continue to be a hub of activity celebrating our province’s first ever Family Day on Monday February 11 with 50% off lift tickets and general admission. Guests are also invited to take part in a fun range of family friend activities both on and off

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down a steep and open mountainside. This image bears little resemblance to a typical hiking trail on the North Shore and there lies the problem.To get a snow avalanche, we need three things: a moderately steep slope, the right snow conditions and a trigger. 1) Most frequently, avalanches happen on slopes between 30 and 45 degrees or the equivalent of a blue or black diamond ski run. The beautiful

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Grouse Mountain to host family-friendly New Year’s Eve celebration Kick off 2015 at the Peak of Vancouver! (North Vancouver) It’s the most wonderful time of the year at the Peak of Vancouver and with the holiday season now upon us, Grouse Mountain is pleased to unveil plans for a special family-friendly New Year’s Eve celebration on Wednesday, December 31st. Featuring an exciting lineup of

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Register Now for a Safer New Year Mountaintop Safety Training in 2015 With the snow season in full swing, now is the time to register for Grouse Mountain’s Mountaintop Safety Training programs. New this season, our expert patrollers will lead a Mountain Safety and Orientation program perfect for beginners, visitors to Vancouver and those who would benefit from a refresher. You will be given an

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the world can follow the adventures, while others can come up to Grouse Mountain and observe them first-hand. Both grizzly bears came to Grouse Mountain in 2001 as orphans. Over 12 seasons studying the winter habits, the Refuge team has learned that bears are not ‘true’ hibernators. They do sleep for extended periods called ‘dormancy’ when they will not eat or drink, but they will wake up and move

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