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Seek the Peak:  Nicole's training diary Week 8 Week 8: Get Ready for the Taper Two weeks to go until Seek the Peak - is everyone ready? With the start line inching closer, it’s time to start thinking about the taper - the time in a training program when we focus on less running and more recovery. It sounds like a dream for many, doesn’t it? Tapering allows your body to recover and regroup

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Grinder and Coola Begin to Put on The Pounds As the weather starts to get colder and the days grow shorter, our two resident Grizzly Bears grow a bit wider!  The bears have begun to enter a state referred to as hyperphagia - which is essentially a fancy term for pigging out.  When they enter this state they are focused primarily on increasing their calorie intake to bulk up for hibernation.  We

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The Importance of Avalanche Skills Training Learn more during Grouse Mountain's renowned program Working as an avalanche forecaster on the North Shore, I see this often: hikers following the path of a summer trail during the winter months and exposing themselves to avalanche hazards without even realizing it. When most people think of avalanches, they picture an enormous powder cloud rushing

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saliva and cement it to the side of the nest.Once it was done, they laid four eggs inside and incubated for about 21 days. Yesterday they hatched!The young swallows are born eyes closed and naked except for a couple downy feathers.For the next 21 days they will develop into fledglings and then take that first bold step in leaving the nest and learning to fly.We'll update as we go on their progress!

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School is in at Grouse Mountain Grouse Mountain offers options as parents scramble to find childcare solutions (North Vancouver) As BC teachers prepare to strike, Grouse Mountain is providing a special offering of our Adventure Day Camps for students. These programs mirror typical school day times (8:30 am - 3:30 pm, with after-care available until 4:30 pm) and provide hassle-free alternatives

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One Climb Registration Opens for 2015 Mark your calendar, because June 7th is the third annual Whistler Water One Climb on the Grouse Grind. One Climb aims to emulate the daily struggle that some people have to go through, just to collect clean water. 100% of all funds raised will support Free The Children’s special project in Kipsongol, Kenya, where thousands of people lack access to clean

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Grouse Mountain’s Refuge for Endangered Wildlife in 2001 when they were rescued after being orphaned during separate incidents in Bella Coola and Invermere. As usual, Grinder was the first to emerge after rapidly digging a small opening out of the snow still in front of the bear den.  Once he got a slight opening he was through!  Coola, on the other hand, prefers larger, more accommodating places to

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What to our Wondering Eyes Did Appear? Why It's Dancer and Prancer - Santa's Reindeer! Yes, that's right - just the other day Santa and his two reindeer, Dancer and Prancer, showed up at Grouse Mountain!Dancer and Prancer are here as ambassadors for all the other reindeer and can be found lounging around Santa's Workshop - saving their strength for Christmas Eve when of course they will have to

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Mountain honey, and turkey breast with brioche-cranberry stuffing. Book your table now and make this special menu a part of your holidays.A great option for smaller office groups or family gatherings, we can accommodate groups up to 45 people. For information on larger group and private events, please visit our Private Functions page.Call Grouse Mountain at 604.980.9311 or visit The Observatory website

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Gingerbread Village Challenge 2014 Calling all bakers and pastry chefs! Grouse Mountain and SOS Children’s Village BC are partnering during Peak of Christmas to create a special SOS Children’s Gingerbread Village. We are looking for professional and aspiring bakers and pastry chefs to help build unique gingerbread houses that will be on display in the Grouse Mountain Chalet from November 27

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