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Seek the Peak Training: Pacers' Advice
Seek the peak training: Pacers' Advice Our 14th annual Seek the Peak race is fast approaching we want to make sure you have all the info you need to rock those race day hills. Stay tuned as we share some helpful training and preparation tips to support your journey, all the way to the Peak!A huge part of our training program and our race day team is our team of pacers. These folks know where
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Seek the Peak Training: Injury Prevention Tips
Seek the Peak Training: Injury Prevention Tips Our 14th annual Seek the Peak race is fast approaching we want to make sure you have all the info you need to rock those race day hills. Stay tuned as we share some helpful training and preparation tips to support your journey, all the way to the Peak! Today we're sharing some helpful tips about injury prevention at all stages of the training
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October is Bat Month
have 16 and on Grouse Mountain five species have been observed over the years. Grouse Mountain offers a good home for some of our tree-dwelling bats and the most numerous of those are Silver-haired bats and Hoary bats. We have also seen Little Brown bats and Big Brown bats up here as well. Grouse also offers a good fueling station for bats moving through on migration. Many of British Columbia's
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Happy Thanksgiving from Grinder and Coola!
Happy Thanksgiving from Grinder and Coola! Grinder and Coola, our two resident Grizzly Bears, have now entered their period of Hyperphagia - which is just a fancy technical word for pigging out. While we only can justify eating to excess on holidays like Thanksgiving, Grinder and Coola do it for over a month each year as they bulk up for winter. They have begun to put on a lot of weight for
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Grouse Mountain Launches 2017/18 Early Bird Winter Pass
Bistro in the Chalet.” Snow passes for the 2017/18 season are available to skiers and riders at the best fall pricing until November 30th. In addition to unlimited skiing and riding during the season, passholders also receive some fantastic added benefits including: Discounts on food & beverage including 20% off at Starbucks’ Grouse Mountain location 20% off Private Lessons 1 complimentary snowshoe
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Honey Harvest
Honey Harvest 2017 marked our fourth year of having honey bees on Grouse Mountain. The only change this year, however, is that we did not bring our bees and hives up to the top of the mountain due to a banner snow year and a very late snow pack. We were concerned that food production in the form of flowers and nectar might be slow or delayed this year because we had snow on the ground into
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Seek the Peak Training: Fundraising Tips
Seek the Peak Training: Fundraising Tips Our 14th annual Seek the Peak race is fast approaching we want to make sure you have all the info you need to rock those race day hills. Stay tuned as we share some helpful training and preparation tips to support your journey, all the way to the Peak!Fundraising is an incredibly important component of our annual Seek the Peak race. Since 2004, this
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Grizzly Bear Weigh-In
Grizzly bear weigh-in Grinder and Coola, our two resident Grizzly Bears, have now been at the Grouse Mountain Refuge for Endangered Wildlife for 16 years! During this time we've seen them grow from 60lb cubs to the full size adult bears that they are today. For most of their time here we could only weigh them during their medical check-ups when they were under sedation, but a couple years ago
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House of Grouse
live for the snow; carving tracks down freshly laid corduroy or seeking out freshies in the glades. We love to cruise, rip, jump, shred, jib – you name it. It’s not just a mountain, it’s a state of mind. From sun up to late night laps, we live our best life on the slopes and keep living that feeling through the warm days of summer until the flakes begin to fall once more. Our happy place is fresh
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14th Annual Seek the Peak Raises Thousands for BC Cancer Foundation
14th Annual Seek the Peak Raises Thousands for BC Cancer Foundation Almost 650 participants make the 16-kilometre climb to the Peak of Vancouve (North Vancouver) A beautiful summer day greeted participants at Grouse Mountain’s annual Seek the Peak, with its awe-inspiring 1,250-metre climb from West Vancouver’s Ambleside Park to the Peak of Vancouver. Now in its 14th year, the event saw