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course in the name of personal achievement and philanthropy. Seek the Peak challenges participants to take on the strenuous course alone or as part of a relay team. With every step, valuable funds are raised for the BC Cancer Foundation’s lifesaving work in the fight against breast cancer. This year’s Seek the Peak title goes to Damien Humbert with a time of 1:22:01 followed by Brooke Spence as the

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Young Barn Swallows have now Fledged Getting Ready to Migrate! A little while ago we brought news that our Barn Swallow Web Camera was not going to work as planned this year.  This was because instead of using the nest that the camera was focused on, the Barn Swallows decided to literally 'nest on camera' and built a nest right on top of our webcam!!!They built the nest really quickly (out of mud

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Ice Skating Pond is Now Open Winter has arrived at the Peak of Vancouver It's time to dust off your skates and hop on the Skyride, our mountaintop Ice Skating Pond is now open! Glide and spin in the fresh mountain air on the 8,000 sq. ft. surface. Ideal for a family outing or a romantic date night, access to the Skating Pond is complimentary with an Alpine Experience ticket, a Snow Pass or an

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Grouse Mountain Grizzlies Emerge from Hibernation Grinder and Coola awake from 15th winter dormancy period at the Peak of Vancouver Following the arrival of beautiful spring weather, Grouse Mountain is excited to announce that resident Grizzly bears, Grinder and Coola have emerged from their winter hibernation period at the Peak of Vancouver. This concludes the bears’ 15th hibernation period at

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First Hummingbird Monitoring Session of 2016 Yesterday we held our first hummingbird monitoring session of 2016 and it was an incredible day for early May!  The Grouse Mountain Hummingbird Monitoring Project was started in 2005 and was established as part of the Hummingbird Monitoring Network of western North America.  The goal of the project (and our local project) is to monitor the long term

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The Science of Sliding Grouse Mountain's Sliding Zone is the perfect blend of fun and learning On my way to work today I was chatting with my son (12) about what makes a field trip “great!” Fun, freedom and rides were his top three wishes. He asked what I was doing at work today, and I said I was being trained on our new Sliding Zone. He looked at me with shock and delight, and said “You are

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keep enjoying your favourite runs all season long.  Meet Rory, now in his second season at Grouse Mountain and one of our dedicated snowmakers. Coming to us all the way from Scotland, he first honed his snowmaking skills at Scotland’s CairnGorm Mountain. You can find him here climbing tower guns on the Cut and working his snowmaking magic. “What I enjoy most about the job is the variety – plus the

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, first place honours went to Brooke Spence of North Vancouver with a time of 33:24. Coming in with a second place finish was Robyn Mildren of Vancouver with a time of 34:20 followed by Regina Vosahlo of Richmond with a time of 36:22 in third place. “We were excited to see a wide range of participants join us for a fun-filled morning on the Grouse Grind®,” said Race Director Lynn Chappell. “Today’s

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Seek the Peak Course Overview The final countdown is on for our 15th annual Seek the Peak!! We can't wait to see everyone on race day.For those of you who have been training hard, you know every step of the course already. But for those who may not, or to give your trusty cheer squad a sneak peek, we put together a video overview of each leg to share a first hand perspective of the challenge you

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Grind10 15 Days. 10 Grinds. One Great Cause. From July 1 to 15 take on the challenge of completing 10 Grinds in 15 days. You could win some great prizes, improve your fitness and help BC's sick kids. Date: July 1-15, 2016Fee: $5* and the following criteria must be met in order to participate: Have a current Grind Timer CardBe signed up for the Grind for Kids program supporting BC Children's

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