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Breakfast with the Bears launches July 4th The popular experience returns to The Peak of Vancouver this summer Bear-y exciting news! Starting Monday, July 4th, our popular Breakfast with the Bears experience returns for select dates this summer at Grouse Mountain. Enjoy early access to the mountaintop and a delicious breakfast buffet in The Observatory restaurant before heading over to the

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snow in their habitat.During their winter slumber they did not eat, drink, defecate or urinate. Their metabolism has been in recycle mode - taking care of wastes internally.True to form, Grinder, our more dominant and exploratory bear, emerged first - but he was quickly followed by Coola. Let the fun commence After exiting the den, the two bears proceeded to nibble on the fresh romaine lettuce we had

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Winter adventure at Grouse Mountain Without a doubt, the winter season in Vancouver leaves a visitor spoiled for choice. In a city where winter temperatures rarely drop below zero at sea level, a person could conceivably cycle, sail and ski all in the same day.  For those looking for a true taste of winter adventure, Grouse Mountain’s close proximity to the downtown core, unparalleled selection

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grinder and coola Learn more about Grinder and Coola, the two orphaned grizzly bears at Grouse Mountain's Refuge for Endangered Wildlife. When you visit Grouse Mountain in the summer months, be sure to check out our daily Ranger Talks. Did you know... When grizzly bear cubs are born they only weigh approximately 0.9 kg (2 lbs) and full-grown grizzly bears usually weigh between 270 and 360 kg (600

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New lift opening in Grouse Parks next season Exciting news for terrain park skiers and riders – a new lift is coming next season! Grouse Mountain is excited to announce the latest enhancement to our popular terrain parks – a Handle Tow in Side Cut Park. The new lift will be 260 metres long and offer access to up to 20 features, eliminating the need for skiers and riders to use the Screaming

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- not the sort of prey they might find in the wild but one they really enjoy nevertheless! Making quick work of it... It takes our caretakers two days of layering and waiting to properly freeze a watermelon in a block of ice but it took the bears about 15 minutes each to get them apart and into the good stuff inside.Through a combination of claws, teeth and tongue the bears notched some scratches and

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Grinder and coola enter 21st hibernation Grinder and Coola, the two Grizzly Bear inhabitants residing at our wildlife refuge, entered their 21st hibernation/winter period here on Grouse Mountain today - November 8, 2021.  This marks their earliest entry into hibernation yet - beating their previous record of November 10th set just last year in 2020.Last year they had a record long dormancy of

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Season Opener Gathering 3.0 Winter is among us and the Terrain Parks are about to get popping at GrouseMountain. So let’s start this season off right celebrate the start of winter.  Join us forthe 3rd Annual Grouse Parks Season Opener Gathering. This is the perfect time to comeup to Grouse and shred. Get those legs back and get them bag of tricks up to par.Our Good Friends at DWD, Salmon Arms

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Celebrate the Holidays at Grouse Mountain’s Peak of Christmas A magical story awaits at Vancouver’s North Pole (North Vancouver) Celebrate the return of Grouse Mountain’s Peak of Christmas celebration from Thursday, November 25th, 2021 to Monday, January 3rd, 2022. The elves are hard at work preparing the mountaintop for the highly-anticipated arrival of Santa Claus at Vancouver’s North Pole.“We

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20th Anniversary of grinder and coola's arrival at grouse mountain arrived on september 5th 2001 This past weekend, September 5th to be exact, marked the 20th anniversary of Grinder and Coola's (our two resident Grizzly Bears) arrival at Grouse Mountain and the creation of the Grouse Mountain Refuge for Endangered Wildlife. Both bears were found in the wilds of British Columbia in June of 2001

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