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phases: clearing of the gondola easement area, building of the foundations for both the base and plateau stations, assembly of the towers and line work, system testing and now, opening. A homage to the Mountain’s original inhabitants that the Resort was named after, the Blue Grouse Gondola features 15 towers, 27 eight-person cabins and an average trip time of 5.5 minutes, allowing the new lift to

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will continue to shed a bit of the winter weight even after emerging.  We expect Grinder to average down to around 700 lbs for his summer weigh this year and Coola will be around 800 lbs. EnJoying the great outdoors After exiting the den, the first order of business was to find every single leaf of lettuce we spread around for them.Once that was taken care of, the next order of business was some fun

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works continue on their structures.To make way for the new gondola, at the end of June, the iconic Blue Tram was decommissioned after 58 years of operation. The tram cars are currently both stationed at the base of the mountain, and while our plans for them aren’t yet finalised, this won’t be the last you see of the Blue Tram.With the removal of the Blue Tram, another major phase of the project was

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Bears Enter Their upper pond habitat Bathtime! Today marked the bears' entrance to the upper 2.5 acres of their 5 acre habitat here at the Grouse Mountain Refuge for Endangered Wildlife.  Both bears emerged from their hibernation den on April 19th this year after a 149-day hibernation period.  Since then, they have been hanging out in their smaller hibernation habitat while we set-up their

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calling the Peak "Grouse Mountain".Soon after this first ascent, Grouse Mountain began attracting hundreds of intrepid hikers. Among these were Don and Phyllis Munday who built the first log cabin on the mountain. Today, the Munday Alpine Snowshoe Park bears their name in honour of their contributions to mountaineering. Early Milestones Plans for a Railroad In 1910 a group of entrepreneurs decided to

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different locations from Mexico to Alaska. Over the years, we have banded and monitored close to 1,000 individual hummingbirds. We have had several long distance re-captures as well from birds banded in other parts of the province and contributed unique data to the overall network project as one of only a couple mountain top elevation monitoring sites. One bird was even re-caught seven years after she was

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Grouse Mountain to reopen Paradise Bowl on Tuesday afternoon! Cool temperatures allow for continued snowmaking throughout the week (North Vancouver) With the return of sunny, cool conditions to the Peak of Vancouver, Grouse Mountain is pleased to announce that they will reopen the Paradise Bowl area this Tuesday, March 3rd at 3:00 pm.Following several days of steady snowmaking and sub-zero

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visit, don't forget to check current conditions and the status of activities on Today on Grouse.Please note, the Grouse Grind will be closed on Monday, April 29th until 3pm for work related to the construction of the new gondola. The BCMC Trail will remain open on this date and the Grind will reopen after 3pm. You can get 5 downloads for the price of 4 with The Fiver Pass for only $79 (valid for 1

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Park both opening next spring.The new attractions will open after the launch of the Resort’s new state-of-the-art gondola, set to open in winter 2024/25 in what will be an exciting 12 months for Grouse Mountain, as it works to greatly enhance its four-season offerings and the overall guest experience.The thrill begins with the Mountain Coaster launching in spring 2025, taking adventurers on an

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accessed Mountain Bike Park both opening next spring. The new attractions will open after the launch of the Resort’s new state-of-the-art gondola, set to open in winter 2024/25 in what will be an exciting 12 months for Grouse Mountain, as it works to greatly enhance its four-season offerings and the overall guest experience. The thrill begins with the Mountain Coaster launching in spring 2025, taking

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