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Scavenger Hunt Education
Program Overview The Mountain Scavenger Hunt is a 3 hour program which takes school groups to stunning locations and hidden hideouts on Grouse Mountain. Groups work in teams of 15 to answer as many questions as possible. While exploring, teams collaborate to solve riddles, find hidden objects, complete short team challenges and unlock a code for maximum points. The winners are crowned as the
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Icy Treats for the Bears
- not the sort of prey they might find in the wild but one they really enjoy nevertheless! Making quick work of it... It takes our caretakers two days of layering and waiting to properly freeze a watermelon in a block of ice but it took the bears about 15 minutes each to get them apart and into the good stuff inside.Through a combination of claws, teeth and tongue the bears notched some scratches and
https://www.grousemountain.com/posts/icy-treats-for-the-bears
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Atlantic Lobster and Merguez Sausage-Stuffed Tortellini
Atlantic Lobster and Merguez Sausage-Stuffed Tortellini Recipes from The Observatory Atlantic Lobster and Merguez Sausage-Stuffed Tortellini clams, fennel fondue, lobster froth, and tortelliniServes 6-8 Tortellini Pasta 1 1/2 cups (375 mL) pasta flour (all purpose flour may be substituted) pinch of salt 2 tsp (10 mL) olive oil 1 large brown egg 2 egg yolks, from large brown eggs For the dough
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Story Starter: Giving Back
has existed in its current form since the Grouse Mountain Ski Club and Tyee Ski Runners merged in the 1950s after operating independently of one another since the early 20th century. With a rich, colourful history that is as much about the off-snow escapades as those on it, tales from the early days of the Tyee are the stuff of local legend and lend a certain aura of adventure to Vancouver’s oldest
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Weekend Full of the White Stuff
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
https://www.grousemountain.com/news/weekend-full-of-the-white-stuff
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Grouse Mountain Resort Invites Visitors to Celebrate Spring in Style
stunning views of the surrounding mountains and cityscape.In addition to these regular activities, Grouse Mountain Resort has planned a range of special events to make the Spring Celebration even more memorable. Highlights include:Après at Altitudes, Sundays from March 26 – April 16, 2023From 3:30pm – 6pm, guests can enjoy free après ski entertainment from some of the best local musicians in town while
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Hummingbird Banding Session
stations from Mexico up towards Alaska. The primary focus of the network is to study the Rufous Hummingbird and it's migratory pathways. As part of the study other species of hummingbirds are also monitored. We have a special hummingbird net that prevents them from leaving the area around a feeder and then trained handlers reach in and gently retrieve a bird. It is then measured, sexed, aged (is it a
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International Day Camps
Adventure Camps Grouse Mountain Adventure Camps offer the perfect opportunity for international students to join local youth on adventures in the mountains overlooking Vancouver. Camp activities explore, native wildlife, British Columbian culture and adventure activities.Camps are available for a single day or a week long program and are suitable for international students aged 5-14 years
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Ornulf Johnsen
weeks. Everything just took off fromthere.Grouse Mountain Ski School was the first to introduce methods like video recording to help teachtechnique as well as the ‘Max 4’ approach – no more than four students per teacher. Most well-knownof Johnsen’s developments is bringing the Headway Program of using graduated ski lengths toCanada.During Johnsen’s tenure, the Grouse Mountain Ski School was selected
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Symphony Sundays at Grouse Mountain
generations of musicians in her family. She studied at the Vancouver Academy of Music until leaving BC to pursue a post-secondary education at the North Carolina School of the Arts. Graduating first in her university class, Karen was awarded the single highest scholarship awarded by NCSA; the Sarah Graham Kenan Scholarship. After graduation, while performing as Associate Concertmaster of the Spoleto
https://www.grousemountain.com/news/symphony-sundays-at-grouse-mountain