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Common Ravens - Frequent Visitors to Grizzly Bear Refuge Every day around feeding time we see black wings approaching the Grizzly Bear Habitat.  Several Common Ravens, Corvus corax, fly in to see what's on the menu today.  In the wild it is not uncommon to see a murder of Common Ravens following Grizzly Bears around and picking up their leftovers.  They are bold enough to even steal the food

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The Importance of Avalanche Skills Training Learn more during Grouse Mountain's renowned program Working as an avalanche forecaster on the North Shore, I see this often: hikers following the path of a summer trail during the winter months and exposing themselves to avalanche hazards without even realizing it. When most people think of avalanches, they picture an enormous powder cloud rushing

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Grouse Mountain celebrates the 24 Hours of Winter Stay on the slopes from sundown to sunrise (North Vancouver) With the 2014 Olympic Games slated to launch halfway across the world in Sochi, Russia, Grouse Mountain is excited to host its annual 24 Hours of Winter celebration taking place Saturday, February 8th through Sunday, February 9th followed by special Family Day festivities at the Peak

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some Irish folk the day after they landed in Vancouver on a one year work visa. It was the middle of December, clear, dry and fabulous. It was their first time in Canada and the drive up and whole experience was a Winter Wonderland for them. Took an American guy up in the winter who had never seen snow let alone been ice skating. Strapped some skates on him and sent him on his way! Rubbing elbows

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Mother's Day Brunch Bring Mom up for a special day at the Peak of Vancouver Mother’s Day is coming up quickly so it is high time to start thinking about celebrating the moms in your life. This May 12, join us at the Peak of Vancouver for a fabulous Mother’s Day Brunch with a delicious resort-made menu hand crafted by our team of Chefs. With a prix fixe menu for adults and a buffet for the kids

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 both bears.  That being said, they seem to have made a game of playing 'king of the snow cave' and enjoy trying to keep the other bear out when they are inside the entryway.  They have also been observed sliding down the sides of the snow pile and generally acting like kids on a snow day.  This is one of the best times of the year to get up and see them.  The warm weather looks like it will be

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their hibernation habitat by following the signs in front of the chalet.  It's exciting to see them out and about again and having a great time.  More updates to follow soon.

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the resort continues to offer skiers and boarders the outlet they are looking for.In addition to the natural snowfall, Grouse Mountain is complementing the terrain coverage with man-made snow, as it did earlier in the season. In fact, it was precisely this sort of initiative that enabled the resort to endure January’s pineapple express. Other resorts were either forced to close their facilities or

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champion mountain runner Jonathan Wyatt - was “beaten” is an understatement. Shaving 34 seconds off a world-class, 6-year record is better described with superlatives such as “annihilated” or “destroyed”. Says Salas of his astounding performance: “I was just trying for another fast time today. The last quarter was very fast for me; I didn’t really know how fast I could go. It’s kind of nice that the

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a very shaky, faceted foundation. Weaknesses like these can persist in the snowpack for a very long time, sometimes for the whole season. As the snow gets deeper and the season moves along it is easy to forget that all this new snow is sitting on a weak faceted base and with every new snowfall we have to ask ourselves: “Can the foundation take that extra weight?” There is a high correlation

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