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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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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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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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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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remained mostly asleep.The last week of February was unusually warm and the bears stirred enough to prompt us into starting the fenceline of their Hibernation Habitat (the area directly outside of the bear hotel and the first section of habitat we put up each year). But, as it's want to do, as soon as we started on the fence, the snow came fast and hard. We had to delay fence construction, but it did not

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valuable funds, you help to provide a clean water source in a community in need. One day. One Climb. One chance to make a difference.Grind For KidsIn partnership with BC Children’s Hospitals, with Grind for Kids friends and family pledge you for each grind you complete, and those funds benefit BC Children’s’ Hospitals.Pick your favourite, or all three! Make it a bountiful summer.

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Y2Play Sells Faster Than Ever Y2Play sells out faster than ever on the heels of 4 record breaking months of winter sports participation…. April 2nd, 2008, North Vancouver BC In its 10th year, Grouse Mountain’s Y2Play pass continues to be the best snow pass on the continent and has contributed to the Peak of Vancouver boasting over 1,000,000 visitors in the past decade. This year, the pass sold

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first little while will be nothing more than romaine lettuce - and crews are working on constructing the outdoor hibernation habitat.  It should soon be ready and Grinder and Coola will be eager to romp and play outdoors for the first time in 2013.We have to feed the bears a small amount to begin with to 'jump start' their digestive and metabolic systems.  Then we can gradually increase their food

https://www.grousemountain.com/posts/bears-waking-up--2

. Celebrating his 50th birthday at the Peak of Vancouver, Frank was having a great time with his friends and making the most of the Grouse Grind Mingler night. Happy Birthday Frank! I was given a sheet and also bingo ink to mark down music playing from the 80s and 90s. Sean the DJ was spinning tunes that had everyone enjoying the night. At the end of the music bingo Sean gave out special prizes. It was an

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