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New Snowmaking Infrastructure: In Action Half-million dollar investment increases output by over 40% When you think about winter the first thing that usually comes to mind is the fluffy white stuff: snow! Our snowmaking team likes to work hand-in-glove with Mother Nature to deliver the best (and most) snow possible to the slopes of Grouse Mountain.We’ve invested $500,000 into upgrading our

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Bee Amazed at Honeybee Hive Tours Help us celebrate our Summer of Small Wonders and get ‘bee-hind’ the scenes during a Honeybee Hive Tour! For the first time, visitors ages 12 and older have a unique opportunity to understand bees by getting up close in a safe environment led by our resident bee keeper. You’ll enjoy a once-in-a-lifetime chance to explore an active honeybee hive while learning

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Run it, Walk it, Win it There are so many things to look forward to at the ClearlyContacts.ca Grouse Grind Mountain Run that we had to write a post just to sum it all up. As of this post, we are nine days out from the event day! I say event instead of race, because while many are signing up to give it their all, lots of others are coming to hike in support for BC Children's Hospital Foundation

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You Never Know Who's Watching... Pine Martens Spotted on Grouse Mountain Just this morning I was sitting at my computer doing some work when I happened to glance up and out onto the deck.  Just at the corner where the snow was piled up I spotted a small face watching me intently.  It was a Pine Marten!We see these guys from time to time up here on Grouse Mountain, usually in quick bursts of

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in Motion demonstration, updated this year to allow guests of all ages to witness some of nature's finest athletes demonstrate what they do best – free flight. In addition, visitors can enjoy a variety of complimentary Summer of Flight experiences dedicated to learning more about the Mountain’s flying feathered friends and the mechanics of flight including Self-Guided Bird Watching Tours, a Paper

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fundraisingpage in any email you send out.5. GET ACTIVE ONSOCIAL MEDIA: 90% of donations now come inonline. Share your story and a link toyour personal page over your socialnetworks. We suggest Facebook,Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram.6. SET YOUR GOAL HIGH: When you get within $100 of yourgoal, increase your total!To set up your fundraising page, head over to the BC Cancer Foundation website! 

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.  Glancing to my right I found myself staring face to face with a Northern Pygmy Owl sitting on our dish shelf. I think we were both surprised!  He had somehow entered the building and was looking for a way out.  It's not an uncommon part of my job to remove stray birds from buildings, but this is the first time I've had to help an owl back outside.  Without much ordeal I was able to pick-up the little guy

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mouths. We closed our eyes and were led to trust our senses and what we could taste. Opening our eyes we could see the large class, some sitting on the grass and using the soft ground as their mat. The class was 45 minutes long and it was a flow class, based on keeping the body warm. Many people had come up the Grind (myself included) before the class, so Kat was careful to keep us warm and work the

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bird species when you compare their size to distanced traveled. They overwinter in central Mexico but come up each year to British Columbia and Alaska to breed.  Once again their numbers have been in decline due to food loss and development along their migratory route.  Our annual hummingbird monitoring will be starting soon!  Watch for more details.I hope you can get up the mountain soon and see all

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24 Hours of Winter Postponed 24 Hours of Winter, originally scheduled for Feb. 7-8, has regretfully been postponed due to unprecedented weather conditions.Please stay tuned for updates.

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