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Celebrate the magic of the holidays at The Peak of Christmas Featuring the new Light Walk at Vancouver’s North Pole (North Vancouver) The most wonderful time of year kicks off at Grouse Mountain with the return of the annual Peak of Christmas celebration today, November 27th. The elves have been hard at work transforming the mountaintop into a magical winter wonderland, ready for the highly

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Snowshoe Grind Mountain Run Registration Open Enjoy early bird pricing and registration perks! Registration is now open for the 6th Annual Snowshoe Grind Mountain Run taking place Sunday, February 7th.Whether you’re looking for the fun and exhilaration of testing your skills against other active snowshoers or looking to get out and have some social fun, the Snowshoe Grind Mountain Run provides a

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Alpha the Wolf It is with great sadness that we announce the peaceful passing of our lone remaining Timber Wolf - Alpha. Alpha was captive born in the spring of 2001 and arrived at the Grouse Mountain Refuge for Endangered Wildlife on June 8, 2004 as part of a pack of 4 wolves – retired from the movie industry. Alpha led a long and healthy life here at Grouse Mountain. He turned 15 years old

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Grinder and Coola have Pre-Hibernation Medical Check-ups Each bear given a clean bill of health It's been a number of years since Grinder and Coola, our two resident Grizzly Bears, have had a full medical check-up.  They have been healthy and happily going about their normal activities in the large natural habitat where they live here at Grouse Mountain so we had no cause for concern.This year

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The Potato Shack is Back this Winter Hearty food on the go! There’s nothing better to fuel your day on the Mountain than a tasty tater with all the fixings. Our Potato Shack is back this season bringing you hot baked potatoes with a variety of toppings to choose from. Conveniently located in the yurt at the base of Peak, the Potato Shack is perfect if you want a warm hearty meal but don’t want to

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slopes at Grouse Mountain. Even preceding the formation of the Tyee Ski Club in 1929 (one of the oldest ski clubs in Canada) reports indicate that local skiers have been enjoying the Mountain since the winter of 1926. From that time forward locals and visitors alike have come to enjoy a wide variety of winter activities here on Grouse Mountain as it has evolved over the years. From the original cabins

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Bears Begin Bear Bed Building Last week, as temperatures dropped and days continue to get shorter, Grinder and Coola began to build their bed for winter 2015.  We provided them with a large mound of Pacific Silver-Fir branches inside their bear 'hotel' and after ignoring them for quite a few days, the boys decided it was time to build a bed.Based on past years and experiments in offering them

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delivered a crop of Butter lettuce, Lacianto kale and green onions to our chefs. In addition to seasonal harvests you will often see our chefs out picking fresh herbs to include in the dishes on The Observatory and Altitudes Bistro menus.  While not quite ripe yet, we’re looking forward to seeing juicy tomatoes and peppers from our very own gardens hit the menu later this summer. Stay tuned!

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Grizzly Bears Enter 15th Hibernation Today marks the start of the 15th Hibernation /  Winter Dormancy Period for Grinder and Coola, our two resident Grizzly Bears, at the Grouse Mountain Refuge for Endangered Wildlife.With recent snowfall, cold temperatures and short days, Grinder and Coola have been spending most of their time sleeping.  A bit of food had been offered but had gone ignored.  We

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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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