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Holiday Gift Guide Find the perfect gift for everyone on your list! We're all for holiday traditions at Grouse Mountain. From visits with Santa and his reindeer to festive dining and everyone's favourite Christmas movies. We also want to make sure that last minute holiday shopping isn't one of your annual traditions. Our retail team has put together a handy shopping guide to cover all your gift

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Special Passholder Offer This Saturday Celebrate the final weekend of the 2018/19 winter season It's been another great winter season on the Mountain, full of groomers, glades, kickers and cruisers. We've had snow, we've had sun and lots in between. Our final day of skiing and riding this season will be Monday, April 22nd. Thank you for another memorable winter!In celebration of our final weekend

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Wintering hummingbird care Each winter we receive quite a few notes or calls about people who are confused to still see hummingbirds coming to their backyard feeders. It might surprise you to know that one species, Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna), spend the winter here in the great Vancouver area. Traditionally it is thought that these birds were short distance migrators heading down into the

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. Getting out on the Mountain is the best way to spend a day during the winter in our opinion. In the spring the days are longer, the temperature is higher, the snow is softer and everyone is just having a good time. Spring skiing has some great health benefits too. Warm temperatures and extra sunlight are great mood enhancers to help treat the winter blues. It can also relieve stress and improve sleep

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Celebrate the Holidays at Grouse Mountain’s Peak of Christmas Making spirits bright at Vancouver’s North Pole (North Vancouver) Celebrate the festive season at Grouse Mountain’s annual Peak of Christmas, beginning this Friday and running through January 6th, 2019. The elves have been hard at work transforming the mountaintop, ready for the highly-anticipated arrival of Santa Claus at Vancouver’s

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for snow-filled field trips.Check the Weather ForecastMountain weather can vary greatly from conditions at lower elevations. Exploring the snow and leaving the rain in the City below is one of the many fun parts of a winter field trip.At Grouse Mountain, the snow season can begin in October and run until May or June. To prepare for the day, be sure to check the weather forecast and mountain webcam

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Grinder and Coola enter their 18th hibernation period on grouse mountain On December 1st, 2018, Grinder and Coola, our two resident Grizzly Bears, entered their 18th hibernation period on Grouse Mountain.  The bears had been growing sluggish for the last couple weeks and their appetites had reduced to next to nothing.  This was a sure sign that hibernation was close!  Once we started to receive

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Catching Up with Sam Mulligan Alpine Canada Athlete Sam is a busy guy, spending much of his time competing overseas with the Alpine Canada ski team or training closer to home for his next big event. As a member of the Grouse Mountain family and former Tyee Ski Club racer, we have been closely following his career and celebrating his accomplishments. Sam's certainly been a rising star since he

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through is not technically hibernation.  They are in a period of extremely slow metabolism and lethargy to help them make it through the cold months when there are no food resources in their territories.  While a true hibernator will have their body temperature lower to extremes and have their heart rate drop to just a few beats per minute Grizzlies do not go to this extreme.  Their body temperature

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Owls of Grouse Mountain: Whooo’s Whooo The Grouse Mountain Refuge for Endangered Wildlife provides a safe and secure sanctuary for at risk wildlife. It is home to many species, both resident and wild. Through research and education programs, the Refuge furthers wildlife conservation and appreciation.Read on to learn more about Cleo and Blizzard, Grouse Mountain’s Barn owl and Snowy owl residents

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