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It was almost by accident that Ornulf Johnsen, one of the most influential figures in the history of our Ski School,ended up at Grouse Mountain. The outgoing Norwegian ski enthusiast came to the West Coast in 1965 tospend a year as the first Ski School Director at Whistler during the Mountain’s inaugural season. Following hisyear at Whistler, Johnsen had intended to return to Norway but before

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and 800 lbs).The heaviest grizzly bear that people have ever come across weighed 680 kg (1,500 lbs)!Before their first hibernation in 2001, Grinder weighed 62 kg (137 lbs) and Coola weighed 78 kg (173 lbs). They lost about 1/3 of their body weight during hibernation, which is typical for grizzly bears.When full grown, Grinder is expected to weigh up to 318 kg (700 lbs) and Coola up to 364 kg (800

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vaccination to access the Resort, including the Skyride, mountaintop facilities and activities. All Grouse Mountain employees are also required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 for the winter season. “Throughout the pandemic, Grouse Mountain has exceeded provincial health requirements to ensure the safety and well-being of our guests and team members,” said Michael Cameron, President of Grouse

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-Fir Branches supplied by caretakers.  This date of November 10th marks the earliest entrance into their winter dormancy here at Grouse Mountain - beating out the previous record of November 16th back in 2015.  We hope this bodes well for an early and long ski season!If you'd like to follow along with Grinder and Coola's winter snooze you can do so by checking out the infrared camera mounted inside

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of the Promotion, and the individuals living in the same households of each of the above are ineligible to participate in the Promotion. SponsorThe “Sponsor” and “Administrator” is Northland at Grouse, LP. Promotion PeriodThe Promotion will begin on Monday, January 25, 2021 at 00:01 a.m. Pacific Standard Time ("PST"), and end at 11:59 p.m. PST on Monday, February 15, 2021 (the "Promotion Period

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2020/2021 season!  Their 19th hibernation at Grouse Mt!We will send out a notice when this happens but until then please feel free to visit Grinder and Coola at their hibernation habitat. hibernation webcams If you would like to follow along with Grinder and Coola's winter preparations, we have now activated our hibernation webcams. Please visit here to see all three of our bear webcams.One camera

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Proud Moments of Vancouver 2010 During the 2010 Olympics we hosted the NBC Today show at the Peak of Grouse Mountain. For 12 days we welcomed athletes, celebrities and well known faces from around the world. February 12, 2010 Jeret “Speedy” Peterson - World Cup aerial skier. Emily Cook - US freestyle skiing Olympian. Daniel Boulud - Acclaimed chef and restaurateur. Michael Bublé - Internationally

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Daily Owl and Bear Talks Now On Owl interpretive sessions held four times daily We're happy to announce that Grouse Mountain has re-opened for business after a Covid-19 shut down.  Please remember to pre-book your skyride times ahead of time at : https://www.grousemountain.com/passholder-skyride-reservationsAs part of our new 2020 initiatives here at Grouse Mountain we are pleased to offer Owl

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ponds. Ranger talks and bear cams Under current health restrictions relating to Covid-19 we can only host our very local visitors right now.  But if you do live close to the mountain we are open and you can visit Grinder and Coola daily in their habitat from 9am to 9pm.  We will be hosting Ranger Talks at 10am, 12:15pm, 2:30pm and 4pm every day and these talks will tell you more about Grinder and

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Grinder and Coola emerge from 20th Hibernation Longest Hibernation Today marks the end of the longest hibernation period yet at Grouse Mountain for our two resident Grizzly Bears - Grinder and Coola. They went into their den and sleeping chamber on November 10th, 2020 and emerged today on April 29th, 2021. This is a period of 170 days and beats the previous record of 153 days set in 2017

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