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Our Summer Camps Are a Sure Shot Grouse Mountain’s Summer Day Camps are underway, and with new adventures this year campers are grinning ear-to-ear. Archery and rock climbing were both added to the program for 2013, and this week campers enjoyed the full slate of mountaintop fun. Full program details are available on our website or by calling Guest Services at 604.980.9311. With the flexibility

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long standing member of the Hummingbird Monitoring Network out of Arizona.  The Network stations all follow the same banding and monitoring protocols so that data from over 30 stations across Western North American can be collated and compared.  Overall it unfortunately appears that hummingbird numbers are slowly decreasing due to habitat loss and the loss of stopover migration sites.  Studies like

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North Shore and has a responsibility to be a beacon of health for all our staff and visitors. All of Grouse Mountain is now smoke and tobacco free, and the realization of this long-awaited goal will further the good health practices recreation enthusiasts expect and value. Giving up tobacco use requires our support and understanding, and a variety of options are available to any staff member

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and bring him outside the building and release him.  He then flew to a nearby branch and fluffed himself up indignantly, as if to say 'how dare you' and proceeded to rearrange his feathers.  While he preened and orientated himself I was able to take a few more photos to show you more of this amazing bird.Northern Pygmy-Owl's (Glaucidium gnoma) are small (7-8 inches long) forest owls that inhabit the

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Summer Has Arrived for 2015 Summer is officially here at the Peak of Vancouver! Beginning Saturday, join us on the mountaintop for visits with our Grizzly bears Grinder and Coola, watch majestic birds of prey during a Birds in Motion Demonstration, be awed by the dazzling axe-wielding expertise of the World Famous Lumberjack Show, enjoy movies in the Theatre in the Sky, grab a bite in The

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Grinder and Coola Make Winter Bed and Prepare to Hibernate For the last couple weeks our two resident Grizzly Bears, Grinder and Coola, have been preparing to hibernate. With some good snow fall on the ground and temperatures regularly below zero degrees, the bears are now spending most of their days inside their den sleeping.In preparation for hibernation, Grinder and Coola went through

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lower mainland! Do you have a creative eye and a talent in the kitchen? We are looking for professional and aspiring bakers and pastry chefs to build beautiful and unique gingerbread creations that will be displayed in the Grouse Mountain Chalet from November 28 through January 1 - the most wonderful time of year! As in past years, each participant will be paired with a local SOS Children's Village

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High-Performance Rental Gear Sale If you are looking for the best in high performance gear without the dent to your pocketbook look no further than right here at Grouse Mountain. We are now selling our next-to-new high performance ski and board rentals at incredibly reasonable prices. With brands such as Elan, Dynastar, Volkl, Rossignol, Burton and K2 to choose from the time couldn't be better

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Virgin Atlantic Fly In For A Sunshine BBQ Grouse Mountain plays host to U.K. press, Virgin Atlantic staff and VIP's The sun was out, the barbecue was grilling and the view was a knockout to welcome Virgin Atlantic staff and over 30 U.K. press to the Timber Room for a private function this past Saturday. Grouse Mountain was pleased to pay host to this well-travelled group to help celebrate the

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of winter and given our significant investment in the upcoming season we`re confident it will be a fantastic winter.” According to Accuweather, the North Shore mountains are expected to receive more snowfall compared to last winter. In addition, Grouse Mountain has invested $500,000 in our snowmaking infrastructure which increases our output by over 40% - enabling us to provide concentrated top to

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