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Whistler Water One Climb 2015 another success! Almost $210,000 raised for Free The Children over the past three years What’s better than beautiful sunshine, glorious warm weather and the Grouse Grind on a Sunday morning? Doing it all for a good cause, that’s what! Now in its third year, Whistler Water One Climb in partnership with Free The Children raises funds for a very special clean water

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Road to Seek the Peak Week 1: Morikke Espenhain Each week we’ll be featuring posts from special guests designed to help get you ready for the big day. From nutrition and training tips, to motivational stories – each post will have valuable info to support your journey, all the way to the Peak! When I began to think about participating in Seek the Peak (STP) last year I considered a few things: I

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of park size, elements and features; and poll results, Newschoolers calculated and ranked parks across the continent. On Friday, November 10, they released the results and Grouse Parks was named the #3 Park in the Northwest.Newschoolers said that one of the best aspects of Grouse Parks is its great community feel. The sense of standing on top of the city (of Vancouver) was also noted as a

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Blue trams. A veteran at Grouse Mountain with 15 seasons under his belt, Steve can regularly be found out on the tram lines making sure everything is top shape. “Some people may be scared working at these heights but it’s one of the things I love about the job.” “Our day typically starts at 6am with a general inspection of the machine room. Then we get harnessed up and head up on the carriage roof

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mature forests that make the North Shore Mountains so special unfortunately do little to anchor the snow to the slopes.2) We are blessed with a maritime snowpack, which is generally deep and stable. Avalanches on the North Shore often happen during or shortly after a snowfall, usually when people prefer to go skiing and snowshoeing. 3) The vast majority of victims act as the trigger of the avalanche

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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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Canucks prospects tackle the Grind! 34 athletes give Mother Nature's Stairmaster their best effort This past Wednesday, 34 young athletes tackled the Grouse Grind as part of the Vancouver Canucks' annual prospects camp which saw the squad visit several iconic local attractions - including Mother Nature's Stairmaster.Despite starting strong, many prospects found the grueling hike to be a bit more

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We're hard at work at Grouse Mountain! Plenty of exciting upgrades as we get ready to launch summer at the Peak of Vancouver Spring has arrived! The end of the winter means it’s time for a little ‘housekeeping’ here on the mountain as we wrap up the snow season and get ready to launch our summer activities. We’re so excited to welcome sunshine, fantastic events and, of course, plenty of family

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Grouse Mountain welcomes first 1,000 skiers and riders FREE this Saturday and Sunday! The Peak of Vancouver celebrates final weekend of the 2013/14 snow season (North Vancouver) Spring has sprung at the Peak of Vancouver and to celebrate the final weekend of the 2013/14 snow season, Grouse Mountain is pleased to welcome the first 1,000 skiers and snowboarders to hit the slopes for free this

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Grouse Mountain’s 2014/15 Y2Play pass 80 percent sold! New this year: Y2Play Student Pass! (North Vancouver) With beautiful weather in the forecast heading into the weekend, Grouse Mountain is pleased to announce that the limited-edition 2014/15 Y2Play snow pass is now 80 percent sold.“As we head into a weekend of excellent spring ski conditions, we are very pleased to announce that we have sold

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