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Gray Jays Hanging out With Bears Every morning this summer when we head out to check on Grinder and Coola in the Grizzly Bear Habitat we are greeted with a familiar call as the Gray Jays that are living around the habitat come over to see if we are going to drop any food when we feed the Grizzly Bears.Gray Jays, or Whiskey Jacks as they are commonly referred to, often hang around areas of high

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World Class Snowboarders Face-Off On the Slopes of Grouse Mountain Epic Jumps and Big Air Will Determine The Winner At Quiksilver's Showdown Over The City March 15, 2012. Grouse Mountain, North Vancouver B.C. -  The ultimate snowboarding event, Quiksilver’s Showdown Over the City is back at Grouse Mountain for its fifth year on March 23 and 24.  This high profile competition is one of the premier

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Weekend Full of the White Stuff Forecasters predict over 50cm of fresh snow! Spring hasn't quite sprung yet which is great news for winter sport enthusiasts. Mother Nature is set to deliver another bucket-full of snow this weekend to the slopes here at Grouse Mountain. Forecasters are predicting over 50cm of the white stuff will fall adding to the already phenomenal amount of snow we received

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Grinder and Coola Having Fun in the First Snow of the Season   This past weekend we received our first snowfall of the 2012 fall season here on Grouse Mountain. It started on Friday evening and has continued through the weekend and the early part of this week. As I write this it is still coming down.Grinder and Coola, our two grizzly bears, really enjoy the first snowfall of the year - in fact

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First Snow and the Excitment is Palpable We received our first snowfall of the year We know you are thrilled, like all of us here at Grouse Mountain, that our first white flakes of the season have arrived. With the news that La Nina is making a comeback, we are anticipating bucket loads of snow again this winter which will make for fantastic conditions on the slopes. Don’t miss a pow day this

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Strap on Your Snowshoes This Weekend Snowshoe Grind Mountain Run - Feb. 25, 2012 There is still time to grab your snowshoes and enter the Snowshoe Grind Mountain Run taking place this Saturday here at Grouse Mountain. Whether you love a casual stroll through the snowy forest or are looking to race against fellow snowshoers make sure you sign up for this one of a kind winter event.This isn't just

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First Hummingbird Monitoring Session of the Year Yesterday we held our first hummingbird monitoring session of the year.  According to our schedule, and the arrival of the birds in May, we were supposed to begin several weeks ago but the weather has not permitted us to safely band the birds.  Tuesday, the weather held and our volunteers made it up and we ran a standard five hour monitoring

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BC's First Family Day The Peak of Vancouver will be buzzing and 50% off Grouse Mountain will be a hub of activity celebrating our province’s first ever Family Day on Monday February 11 with 50% off lift tickets and Alpine Experience admission tickets for BC residents. Guests are also invited to take part in a fun range of family friendly activities both on and off the slopes. Family Day at

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Where to Dine Awards The Observatory wins sustainable dining award Congratulations to everyone that works hard every year to make The Observatory one of the finest and most sustainable venues to dine at in all of Vancouver. Yesterday, April 27th 2011, The Observatory was honoured with the Sustainability Award at "Where to Dine Vancouver" by Where Magazine. Above is a photo of Chef de Cuisine

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Knot Just Another Day in the Office Covenant House Adventure Training at Grouse Mountain When the team from Covenant House arrived at Grouse Mountain to try the Alpine Adventure Corporate Adventure Training Program, they were ready and open to stepping outside personal comfort zones. Their day started with an icebreaker and quickly moved into some activities geared at testing communication and

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