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ability assessment, introduced to the Alpine Responsibility Code, rope lines, marker navigation, Grouse Mountain’s runs and trails and how to safely ride chairlifts. You’ll also learn how to dress for different weather conditions and much more.In our two-day Avalanche Skills Training (Level 1) course, you’ll learn how to evaluate avalanche conditions, analyze a Public Avalanche Bulletin and plan for

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Snow Passholders, Enjoy Complimentary Ziplining Valued Winter Snow passholders - we have some good news for you! Starting immediately and for the rest of the season you are invited to enjoy unlimited free Mountain Ziplines and Eye of the Wind tours. Zipline tours operate daily from 12pm-7pm. For the 5pm, 6pm and 7pm tours, adrenaline is amped-up with our night headlamp experience. Enjoy whizzing

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the world can follow the adventures, while others can come up to Grouse Mountain and observe them first-hand. Both grizzly bears came to Grouse Mountain in 2001 as orphans. Over 12 seasons studying the winter habits, the Refuge team has learned that bears are not ‘true’ hibernators. They do sleep for extended periods called ‘dormancy’ when they will not eat or drink, but they will wake up and move

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New! From Babies to Boomers  Embrace Winter's Fastest Growing Sport This Season Grouse Mountain is excited to announce two new ways to enjoy snowshoeing at the Peak of Vancouver. For new parents looking to be active, socialize and spend quality time with their baby, sign up now for the Baby & Me Snowshoe program on Thursday mornings from 10:30am to 12:30pm complete with snowshoe rentals and

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Save the Date for Artists For Conservation This remarkable festival returns for 2014 Mark your calendars! The fourth-annual Artists For Conservation Festival returns to Grouse Mountain Friday, September 26th to Sunday, October 5th. Join us at the Peak of Vancouver for this extraordinary 10-day art and environmental education event that immerses visitors in nature through a lecture series

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Seek the Peak:  Caity's story Learn why this runner travels a great distance to face the challenge 1. Why are you getting involved in Seek the Peak? This year, I am getting involved in Seek the Peak as a way to celebrate. That is, celebrating the health that I have, and that my mom and aunt have. If I can use my health to raise money in the hopes that it brings health to others, why wouldn't I

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like our enchanting new Light Walk, visits with Santa or Holiday classics in our mountaintop theatre, everyone can take part in the magic of the holidays.” At Santa’s Workshop, believers young and old share their special Christmas wishes and take a photo. Visits are by donation with all proceeds raised going towards the British Columbia SOS Children’s Village, a long-time Grouse Mountain charitable

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Race Day Seek the Peak After ten weeks of training of training with Kintec, armed with knowledge from City Sport Physio and nutrition tips and supplements from Vega, we hit the ground running for Grouse Mountain's 10th annual "Seek the Peak" presented by Columbia.Weather could not be better as the sun was shining on the 800+ racers who bravely made their way out to Ambleside park which would

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and snowboarding helmet usage in Canada currently sits at 75% and amongst children (14 & under) is 95.5% (source: Canadian Ski Council) Grouse Mountain is making a concerted effort to spearhead a movement to drive numbers upwards to 100%. It continues to be Grouse Mountain’s mission to prevent as many injuries at our resort as possible. Awareness is key to achieving this goal and the message

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Grinder and Coola Emerge from Hibernation Today marked the end to the 2011/2012 hibernation season for Grinder and Coola, our two resident Grizzly Bears at the Grouse Mountain Refuge for Endangered Wildlife. Grinder and Coola emerged shortly after 11am by digging their way out of their bear den through a large mound of snow. Once out, they proceeded to have a great romp around their

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