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Bears Begin Bear Bed Building Last week, as temperatures dropped and days continue to get shorter, Grinder and Coola began to build their bed for winter 2015.  We provided them with a large mound of Pacific Silver-Fir branches inside their bear 'hotel' and after ignoring them for quite a few days, the boys decided it was time to build a bed.Based on past years and experiments in offering them

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Seek the Peak:  Nicole's training diary Week 4 As your training increases and the days become warmer, it is important to start thinking ahead about accessories and nutrition for Seek the Peak. This past weekend I returned to Nancy Greene Way - though this time, I returned on my road bike. My training session for this weekend included a cycle from Downtown Vancouver to the base of Grouse Mountain

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A Most Unusual Year Deserves A Most Unusual Y2Play Snow Pass Offer Normally in late February when Grouse Mountain’s Y2Play Snow Pass goes on sale, there are metres of snow on the Mountain, families are enjoying turns together and après is in full swing. This winter, the west coast of North America is experiencing a weather event that meteorologists state is a once-in-a-lifetime anomaly.  While

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Grouse Mountain Bees Migrate to Langley for the Winter Last week we moved our 15 bee hives from the top of the mountain out to a lovely farm site in Langley.  Our bees will spend the winter months here where it is warmer and where food will be available earlier in the spring.Once conditions on Grouse become favorable (and all of our massive amounts of snow from this winter melt!) the bees will

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-Grind Challenge on June 21st, completing 11 Grouse Grinds in a row! She shared with us her top 3 pieces of advice when training for the Grouse Grind Mountain Run. Have a read below:Wear light workout gear. I personally prefer to wear Shorts and a light exercise top because even though it may be cool outside, once I start hiking, I overheat quickly! If you have a Grind for Kids timer then one of the

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year.Honey is created by the bees from the nectar of flowering plants.  Foraging bees collect the nectar, mix it with enzymes and store it inside the hive.  Here, bees fan the nectar/enzyme mix until it dehydrates to approximately 18% moisture content.  When this happens it is officially called 'honey'.   At this point the bees put a wax cover on the cell to help preserve it.Bees continually make honey as

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Seek the Peak:  Nicole's training diary Week 8 Week 8: Get Ready for the Taper Two weeks to go until Seek the Peak - is everyone ready? With the start line inching closer, it’s time to start thinking about the taper - the time in a training program when we focus on less running and more recovery. It sounds like a dream for many, doesn’t it? Tapering allows your body to recover and regroup

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Sneak peek:  summer of Small Wonders The buzz arrives on Friday, June 12! Summertime has arrived at the Peak of Vancouver, with an incredible variety of activities perfect for the whole family, including our world-famous lumberjack show, Birds in Motion demonstrations, thrilling mountain zipline tours, 360-degree views in the Eye of the Wind, visits with our grizzly bears, dining, shopping…and

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Hectic Hummingbird Monitoring Session! This past Tuesday, June 9th we had an amazing hummingbird monitoring session here at Grouse Mountain.  It was only the second one of the year but it broke all records.We examined over 70 hummingbirds in a five hour sitting.  Many more visited the feeders that we were unable to examine.  Most were Rufous Females, our standard variety, but we had two adult

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skiing and riding plus a raft of additional benefits including the opportunity to bring a friend for free, a complimentary Mountain Zipline and discounts on retail and food & beverage. This year we have special retail offers available including the opportunity to purchase 2015/16 Elan skis or snowboard for half price. To thank our loyal renewing passholders, we’ve added even more to Y2Play with

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