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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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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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really starts to begin. Once runners begin the Palisades Trail, we will face an 800 meter climb up a section of technical trail and a series of stairs. Capilano to the base of Grouse Mountain is a total of 6KM in distance, but is the beginning of a great climb to the top. If you haven’t started preparing your legs for this sort of elevation increase, it’s time to begin. Remember - Grouse has a great

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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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is an early bloomer, this flower is a very important early spring food source for pollinators.  Our Honey Bees have just recently returned to the top of the mountain here at Grouse from their overwintering in the Fraser Valley.  When they arrived many of the flower shrubs had yet to bloom but the stout Dandelion could be seen everywhere.  The bees had a feast!The plant provides both pollen and

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Grouse Grind to open this Friday! Hit the trail in support of the BC Children’s Hospital Foundation’s Grind For Kids program (North Vancouver) Just in time for the weekend, Grouse Mountain is pleased to announce that as per Metro Vancouver, the Grouse Grind will open for the 2015 hiking season on Friday, May 8th from 6:15 am until 7:00 pm.“With summer just around the corner, we are very excited

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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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ride the rest of this season and all of next for only $879 – that includes all your Spring Break fun! Don’t forget about our Modern Family Pass option which lets you build a discounted family pass reflective of your own unique living arrangement. That means you save 5% off Y2Play prices when you purchase at least 1 Adult pass and at least 1 Youth, Child or Tot pass in a bundle. Maybe you’re just

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have been working around-the-clock to ensure our snow season meets your expectations this year. The snow began flyin’ last weekend so time is of the essence!Way back in September, we told you about the seasonal maintenance that our team had undertaken so we figured it was time to provide a little update. Overall, we’ve got great news on that front as the hard work we’ve done on our Purgatory, Outer

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snowmaking infrastructure for this winter season. So what does it mean for skiers and riders at Grouse Mountain? We have increased our output by 40% meaning we’ll be able to provide concentrated coverage from the top of The Peak to the bottom of The Cut.The team has been hard at work installing new snow guns, new foundations, more power stations and hydrants to deliver the 40% additional output. With low

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