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Canucks prospects tackle the Grind! 34 athletes give Mother Nature's Stairmaster their best effort This past Wednesday, 34 young athletes tackled the Grouse Grind as part of the Vancouver Canucks' annual prospects camp which saw the squad visit several iconic local attractions - including Mother Nature's Stairmaster.Despite starting strong, many prospects found the grueling hike to be a bit more

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Gray Jays Hanging out With Bears Every morning this summer when we head out to check on Grinder and Coola in the Grizzly Bear Habitat we are greeted with a familiar call as the Gray Jays that are living around the habitat come over to see if we are going to drop any food when we feed the Grizzly Bears.Gray Jays, or Whiskey Jacks as they are commonly referred to, often hang around areas of high

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Grinder and Coola Having Fun in the First Snow of the Season   This past weekend we received our first snowfall of the 2012 fall season here on Grouse Mountain. It started on Friday evening and has continued through the weekend and the early part of this week. As I write this it is still coming down.Grinder and Coola, our two grizzly bears, really enjoy the first snowfall of the year - in fact

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Multi-Grouse Grind Challenge raises thousands for Grind For Kids! Elite athletes hit the Grind on the longest day of the year to support BC Children’s Hospital (North Vancouver) After an amazing 16-hour day on the Grouse Grind®, Grouse Mountain is pleased to announce that Sunday’s second-annual Multi-Grouse Grind Challenge has helped raise almost $9,000 as part of the mountain’s annual support

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Films, Skiing & Riding and a Phenomenal 24 Hours of Winter at Grouse Mountain Join Us February 11 – 12 As We Keep the Olympic Spirit Alive February 1, 2012 North Vancouver, BC. - It is hard to believe two years have passed since the world came to Vancouver for the Winter Olympics but Grouse Mountain hasn’t forgotten the spirit of the Games. On February 11 to 12, the Peak of Vancouver will

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Metro Vancouver has commenced work on the Grind Trail maintenance completed in advance of opening Spring has arrived so you know what that means: Grind season is just around the corner! With that in mind, three Metro Vancouver crews have been hard at work in recent days prepping the Grind for the thousands who will ascend it this spring, summer and fall.If you’re in the area in the next little

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All Night Long 24 Hours of Winter is back Feb 9 & 10, 2013 Saturday February 9 to Sunday February 10 welcomes the return of everyone’s favorite sleepless night, 24 Hours of Winter. Grouse Mountain is celebrating the Olympic legacy and the one-year countdown to Sochi. Enjoy 36 consecutive hours of winter fun, including after-dark snowboard and ski contests, sunrise snowshoe treks, the torch

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The Perfect Christmas Lunch Make your holiday get together one to remember. Whether you are getting together with friends, or have an office group of 8 or fewer, there's no better way to celebrate the season than with a Christmas Lunch in the Observatory atop Grouse Mountain. The festive three course menu includes choices such as yam terrine, turkey duo, arctic char, egg nog creme brulee and

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session.  Temperatures are still quite cold so we only banded two female Rufous Hummingbirds but that's a start!The Grouse Mountain Refuge for Endangered Wildlife has run a hummingbird monitoring station for the past six years.  We are part of the North American Hummingbird Monitoring Network and work in conjunction with over 30 other stations and follow identical protocols.  Our monitoring data goes

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Sunsets and Sneakers The sun sets on our Ambleside training session while we learn about the importance of footwear... It was a beautiful sunny evening and much warmer than last week. The sun was setting over Ambleside beach and my fellow runner Charmaine was also excited about the run ahead of us. This week's run route was 5km, starting at the Ambleside concession, along the road, to mimic the

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