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Alpine Kiss Contest You could win a romantic dinner cooked in your own home by our chef For your chance to win dinner for two, cooked in your home by The Observatory at Grouse Mountain’s amazing chef, send us your picture or Instagram of an alpine kiss. We’ll post our favourites and award one winner with the spectacular prize of a chef dinner cooked in your very own home. We do the dishes.Email

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owl. You may also see the human-sized version of Tyto in the Plaza area outside the Chalet during your visit. Mascot Tyto loves to pose for photos and meet new friends. Be sure to take in our Birds in Motion Demonstration featuring Toba as well as an eagle, hawks, and a vulture. Birds in Motion runs daily through the summer at 1:30pm, 3:30pm and 5:30pm.  Cap off your visit to the Peak of Vancouver

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birds of prey that work together and hunt in a group.  They are known to have one bird chase the prey towards the others that are waiting to pounce.  Here is a compilation shot of one of the Harris' Hawks going after a piece of food in mid-air - note the aerobatics! While the Harris' Hawks put on a great demonstration of concentration and maneuverability, the top aerodynamic abilities have to go to

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Jurgen Gothe Reviews The Observatory "Possibly the best meal of the year" Local radio and wine legend Jurgen Gothe came for a dinner at The Observatory recently and had some very nice things to say.Listen to his review at the Peak FM, or read his review "The Observatory takes wine tasting to new heights" at the Georgia Straight.

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the historic 20th race to $20k.“There were a lot of points where I thought I would blow up, but I wanted to show that I still had the fitness to set the record,” says Salas, “There are a lot of good athletes here and they went all went out really hard, but I’m happy to still be the fastest.The BMO Grouse Grind Mountain Run draws several hundred professional and amateur competitors from across the

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of points where I thought I would blow up, but I wanted to show that I still had the fitness to set the record,” says Salas, “There are a lot of good athletes here and they went all went out really hard, but I’m happy to still be the fastest.The BMO Grouse Grind Mountain Run draws several hundred professional and amateur competitors from across the country each year, to beat their best times

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Imminent Arrival of Snow Season Skate Pond Opening Signals Imminent Arrival of Snow Season. Grouse Mountain ice better than a groundhog at predicting winter.

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Winners Overall men:  1. Shaun Stephens-Whale 26:09  2. Daniel Ribi 28:40 3. Dave Cressman 29:13  Overall women:  1. Frances Crowley 38:12  2. Kathy Porter 38:55 3. Kristina MacDonald 40:01  -30- Sarah Lusk Public Relations Manager Grouse Mountain Resort Direct: 604.998.4255 Cell: 604.551.4968

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towards an overall study on the health and status of hummingbird populations throughout western North America.  Studies are showing a gradual decline in hummingbird numbers, making our work even more important.For more information visit:http://www.hummonnet.org/Here are a couple great macro photos of one of the females we banded yesterday.  The first shows a closeup of the band on her foot and the

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extra white in time for Christmas!We'd like to take this time to wish everyone a Happy Holiday season and thank you for following our wildlife blog and posts throughout the year.  We look forward to a new and exciting year to come!Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!-  The Grouse Mountain Wildlife Team

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