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First Hummingbird Banding Session of the Season! On Tuesday this week we held our first Hummingbird Banding and monitoring session of 2015.  The birds had arrived a few weeks before but we give them some time to settle in and feed up after a long migration.The purpose behind the monitoring is to help conduct a long term study on hummingbird population numbers and species distribution.  We are a

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male Rufous (only the 3rd and 4th one's ever up here!!) and numerous Anna's Hummingbirds as well.We did have some recaptures from previous years too - the most impressive being a female Rufous Hummingbird banded in 2008 as an adult - making her at least 8 years old! That's a lot of trips to Mexico and back for the little lady.Our previous record session was 33 birds in about mid-July a couple years

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Grinder & Coola Emerge from Hibernation April 28, 2008, North Vancouver, BC - Grinder and Coola, resident grizzly bears at Grouse Mountain’s Refuge for Endangered Wildlife, came out of hibernation on Friday afternoon after their longest hibernation period to date. Extreme snow conditions and unseasonably cool temperatures have a big impact on the length of their hibernation. After digging

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30 pounds of food each per day.  This will increase shortly to around 50 pounds a day.  The bears will be expected to put on an additional 20-30% of their body weight to prepare for winter.  This is anywhere from 150 to 300 pounds of extra bulk!Once we start to get much colder weather and the first snowfalls happen, we will taper off their food and then cut it off completely and this will trigger

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together in The Observatory and Timber Room for a scrumptious brunch and then join in an adventurous egg hunt, mountain-style. Prices include Skyride access to mountaintop activities. As a special bonus, brunch guests can also enjoy a 20% discount in all of our Grouse Mountain retail outlets to put some spring into your wardrobe. To book your table, call Chalet Reception at 604.998.5045. Easter Brunch

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involve? Most of the activity has been focused on brush cutting – think extreme weed-whacking! Many of these runs have not been touched since they were initially cut 20 to 25 years ago. That’s a lot of time for things to get overgrown. When things like bushes, shrubs and grasses grow taller on designated runs, it means that we need a certain depth of snow in order to cover it all before the run can be

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Skyride to see if we call out your name. Each day a random name will be drawn from those who have purchased or renewed a Y2Play pass and will be awarded in person on the journey up on the Skyride. The Y2Play 2012/13 pass is valid for skiing and riding from the day of purchase through the end of the 2011/12 winter season. It then becomes valid again October 1, 2012 through the 2012/13 winter season. See

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watching this video... Each finalist has also won a Y2Play pass for 2013/2014! If you'd also like to save on BC's best value Snow Pass, click here to get your Y2Play!

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All Night Long 24 Hours of Winter is back Feb 9 & 10, 2013 Saturday February 9 to Sunday February 10 welcomes the return of everyone’s favorite sleepless night, 24 Hours of Winter. Grouse Mountain is celebrating the Olympic legacy and the one-year countdown to Sochi. Enjoy 36 consecutive hours of winter fun, including after-dark snowboard and ski contests, sunrise snowshoe treks, the torch

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Register Now for Breakfast with Santa 2014 The ho-ho-holiday season is just around the corner and the big man in red is looking forward to welcoming Grouse Mountain visitors to Breakfast with Santa! His magical elves have been hard at work putting the finishing touches on a delightful morning that you and your family won’t soon forget. Don’t delay – spots fill quickly, so be sure to reserve

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