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Grinder and Coola Begin Winter Preparations The days are getting shorter and the weather is turning colder and that's a sure sign that the bears are getting ready for their long winter sleep!  Grinder and Coola, our two resident Grizzly Bears at the Refuge for Endangered Wildlife, have been into hyperphagia (basically a fancy word for pigging out) phase for the last month and a bit now and have

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Y2Play is On Sale Now Vancouver's best value snow pass just got even better! It's the news skiers and riders have been waiting for - Grouse Mountain's Y2Play Snow Pass is now on sale while quantities last!With Y2Play you get unlimited skiing and riding for the rest of this season and all of next season at a savings of up to 80% off regular snow pass pricing. You heard us right, all the skiing and

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Olympic Express Opening for Boxing Day Our Christmas wish for more skiing and riding terrain has come true! Our Snowmaking, Patrol and Mountain Operations teams have been hard at work and we're excited to share that Expo and Deliverance with access via the Olympic Express Chairlift will be opening for the season tomorrow at 10:30am. Also opening tomorrow will be Centennial with early season

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Grinder and Coola Enter 2019/2020 Hibernation Period Today we bid Grinder and Coola, our two resident Grizzly Bears, a fond winter sleep as they officially enter their 2019/2020 hibernation period.  For the past couple of months they have been preparing for this day - they entered hyperphagia (which literally means pigging out!) and started to eat more and more food in early September and as the

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Alexandre Ricard Tops the Podium at the 29th Annual Grouse Grind® Mountain Run Presented by VPG Realty Madison Sands claims the title in the women’s category (North Vancouver) Over 400 participants took to the trail this morning for the 29th annual Grouse Grind® Mountain Run Presented by VPG Realty Inc. This annual favourite welcomes hikers of all ages to take on the iconic Grouse Grind while

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Grouse Grind® Mountain Run Hits the Trail September 14th 29th annual event in support of BC Children’s Hospital (North Vancouver) In celebration of another fantastic season on the Grouse Grind®, the 29th annual Grouse Grind® Mountain Run presented by VPG Realty Inc. makes the climb Saturday, September 14th. This Vancouver classic welcomes participants of all ages to take on the iconic trail

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Tips to Get Winter Ready  with Sam Mulligan | Alpine Canada Ski Team As a member of the Grouse Mountain family and former Tyee Ski Club racer, we have been closely following Sam Mulligan's career and celebrating his accomplishments. Sam will be looking to add to his strong 2018/19 season, finishing 3rd in the Super-G rankings and 3rd in Alpine Combined. Recently Sam returned home for a visit from

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Celebrating 18 Years of Grinder and Coola at Grouse Mountain! Today marks the 18th Anniversary of the arrival of Grinder and Coola, our two resident Grizzly Bears, at the Grouse Mountain Refuge for Endangered Wildlife.  Both bears were found orphaned in the wild in the late spring of 2001 - Coola was found near the coastal town of Bella Coola after his mother was struck and killed by a truck on

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Meet our newest wildlife ambassadors baby owls Over the last couple of months here at Grouse Mountain we've had a couple new additions to our Wildlife Ambassador team.  Since late April we've been hand raising a young Barred Owl here at the Refuge (see the photo beside here) - he came to us from the Northern Spotted Owl Reintroduction Program where Barred Owls are helping researchers learn the

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Almost 700 Participants Make the Climb at the 16th Annual Seek the Peak Thousands raised in support of BC Cancer Foundation (North Vancouver) Perfect conditions greeted racers this morning as they set out for the 16th annual Seek the Peak, with its awe-inspiring climb from West Vancouver’s Ambleside Park to the Peak of Vancouver. This year’s event saw almost 700 participants take on the 13

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