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This Day in History - July 13, 1954 In 1951, Grouse Mountain put in a chairlift to whisk skiers from the base of the mountain to the Grouse chalet. The chalet was owned by the Cromie family, which owned The Vancouver Sun, and the paper often carried ads promoting the chalet, the chairlift, and the free skiing lessons The Sun offered to its readers. In the summer, Grouse would lure the masses up

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Y2Play Golden Ticket Voting Closes Mar. 27 It's your last chance to make your vote count in our Golden Ticket contest Have you seen our five Y2Play Golden Ticket contest finalists? Visit our Facebook page, view the videos and cast your ballot. Each candidate tells their story, in 30 seconds or less, as to why they should win the Y2Play Golden Ticket. Which candidate is most worthy? Who makes

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everyday athlete. We are so eager to get to the gym, or head outside for a run that we think it's the doing that is important, and if we get the protein afterwards, that’ll be enough. "Not so!" explained Andrew. Consuming a meal with proper simple and complex carbs two hours before is optimal for athletic performance. This is where the Pre-workout energizer is great, without having to think of pairing

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Y2Play Is 80% Sold It’s not an April Fool’s Day joke – Y2Play is 80% sold. Time is running out to purchase or renew your Y2Play pass to enjoy skiing and riding for the remainder of this season and all of next season. Grouse Mountain has amazing snow conditions so that you can enjoy Y2Play well into spring. Grouse Mountain has the longest snow season on the North Shore – there’s loads of

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Another Successful Year at the Wildlife Refuge As 2011 draws to a close, I can reflect on what a successful year it has been at the Grouse Mountain Refuge for Endangered Wildlife.  After a long 2011/2010 hibernation (the longest on record at 5 months!), Grinder and Coola were happy to get out into their habitats in early May this year.  Last winter's unprecedented snowfall left a huge amount for

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12 years and for wild wolves it is 8-10 years.In the past year or so we’ve noticed that Beta has been showing signs of stiff joints due to rheumatism and as such we have had him on anti-inflammatory medications. Last summer we did full veterinary medical evaluations and he was in excellent health for his age. Despite the best care, however, old age catches up with all of us.For the past couple

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Wildlife Manager for a Day Y2Play Golden Ticket Winner heads up Grouse Mountain to check out the experience of being a Wildlife Manager for a day... Hey, all. Paul here!As wildlife rangers for the day, my daughter Richelle, her friend Rosalind and I had a fabulous time with Ranger Tracey. When Tracey invited us right into the wolf habitat it certainly raised our eyebrows... maybe she was going to

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Snowshoe Grind Challenge is a fun-filled activity for snowshoers of all ages and levels of experience. If it's your first time on snowshoes or you're looking for a more moderate route, the recreational category of our Snowshoe Grind Challenge is a lower-impact workout around Blue Grouse Loop that takes approximately 30 minutes to complete. For more information and to register, please call 604.980.9311.

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Thanks for a Fabulous Winter! A big thank you for helping to make it an unforgettable winter season. Grouse Mountain has officially concluded its skiing, riding and snowshoeing operations for the season. We are transitioning to summer operations, and will be honouring Y2Play passes until May 31, 2013. We’ve experienced fabulous snow conditions, breathtaking events and once again the guaranteed

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appealing to humans who like cooked food! Walking through the parking lot over to the wolf habitat, I did not know what to expect or how the feeding would happen. When we arrived, all three of the wolves, Alpha, Omega and Beta were looking at us waiting for their daily feast. We opened the locked deer fencing and stepped inside the habitat where I came face to face with these amazing animals. It was so

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