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points on the compass) Elevator Elevator Capacity: 7 people per passage Speed: 5.76 km per hour  Travel-time to top of tower: 35 secondsGeneration System Output: 1.5 Megawatt Model: Leitwind LTW77 Cut-in wind speed: 9.72 km per hour  Cut-out wind speed: 90 km per hour  Max wind speed at blade tips: 300 km per hour Output Capacity: Enough energy to supply the needs of 400 homes over a year. Blades Blade

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The Eye of the Wind Elevator The elevator inside the Eye of the Wind now travels from the bottom to the top We’ve been asked by a number of skiers on the mountain why The Eye of the Wind isn’t spinning regularly. Rest assured it isn’t due to lack of wind! The blades are kept in a position that prevents them from capturing the movement of the wind while we wait to complete the electrical work

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, the Summer of Bear Discovery is poised to officially launch at Grouse Mountain on the May long weekend with a wide variety of one-of-a-kind bear-themed activities suitable for the whole family. Featuring ranger talks and interpretive information at the Grizzly Lookout, bear-themed movies in the Theatre in the Sky, and an opportunity to meet Grouse Mountain’s very own bear mascot, visitors will be

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The Stories Will Inspire You. Your Teammates Will Motivate You. The Positivity Will Propel You.  Seek The Peak - The Ultimate Relay In Support Of Rethink Breast Cancer Comes Back To Grouse Mountain  May 1, 2012. Grouse Mountain, North Vancouver B.C. - Spring is here and there is no better time to dust off those running shoes and hit the pavement training with friends for the 9th annual Seek The

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NBC Today Show - February 12th 2010 Previous Shows & Recaps February 12, 2010 NBC Today's guests were: Jeret “Speedy” Peterson - is a World Cup aerial skier from Boise, Idaho, skiing out of Bogus Basin. Still the only skier in the World to perform the "Hurricane", the world can expect to see Speedy standing finish on the podium in Vancouver.Emily Cook - US Aerial Olympian Emily Cook overcame

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about to change! Our mountain operations crew has been re-contouring the run so that it can be opened earlier in the season and building a better transition from the cat track at Mountain Highway down to Lower Blazes. In the next few weeks, we’ll be adding eight light standards (powering energy efficient LED lights) which will give our intermediate-to-advanced skiers and riders some terrain to play

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would look like from various vantage points in the Lower Mainland. But no one could quite fathom how majestic and inspiring the completed tower with its graceful blades would be. There were some intriguing logistical challenges to overcome given the widespread points of origin of the turbine’s components, the size of many of those components, and the unusualness of The Eye of the Wind’s mountaintop

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bird band and take important measurements and data on the age and sex of the bird. This data is then compiled with other stations throughout Western North America to provide a more complete picture of what is happening with hummingbird populations and migration.Contrary to the myth, Hummingbirds do not migrate on the backs of other birds - they do the journey all under their own power! The most

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Grouse Mountain Refuge for Endangered Wildlife Turns 10 Years Old! This week marked the 10th anniversary for the Grouse Mountain Refuge for Endangered Wildlife.  The Refuge was founded in 2001 with the construction of our Grizzly Bear habitat and the arrival of Grinder and Coola during the first week of September that year.I've posted some of the early photos of Grinder and Coola after they

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the Skyride and mountaintop activities such as ice skating, sleighrides and Grouse Mountain’s Theatre in the Sky. Appetizers  Salad of Poached Bosc Pear and Roquefortorganic winter greens, candied pecans, pear walnut vinaigretteOrCream of Shallot Soup pancetta chantilly, orange vincotto Entrées Roast Loin of Porkspiced pear & parsnip puree, apple grape chutney, sage jusOrSea Scallopsbutternut

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