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of my playlist as my feet pound the pavement beneath me. And the high of race day?! The way your body feels after you’ve pushed it to your limits, crossing the finish line and the instant gratification when a medal is placed around your neck. It’s a feeling I never seemed to get tired of. Now all of those things are fine and dandy but the thought of committing to a challenging 16km course with the

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North America's Top Snowshoe Event Comes to Grouse Mountain World Snowshoe Invitational attracts over 200 athletes from nine nations February 26, 2010, Grouse Mountain, North Vancouver, B.C. – The Yeti and Grouse Mountain are proud to host the World Snowshoe Invitational on Saturday February 27, 2010. This promises to be the most competitive snowshoe ever in North America. With Olympic athletes

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the three years, the program has nurtured the talents of many including Charlie Grinnell, who is retuning this season as the site Editor. Grinnell has applied the skills he developed at the resort working for Alterna Films as an intern videographer and editor. Recently, he was also hired by Poor Boyz Productions as a cinematographer and editor for their 2010/11 production.  Applications are being

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for Valentines. Good news, there are still reservations available! Organizing rentals for my ski lesson was a breeze, Emma greeted me with a smile at the rentals chalet and had all of my ski equipment in the computer. After checking in I went upstairs and picked up my rental equipment. Hannah was waxing skis when I came in to pick up my equipment. She came all the way from New Zealand to be a part

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Sunshine, Skiing and The Stanley Cup GROUSE MOUNTAIN’S SLOPES RE-OPEN THIS FRIDAY June 2, 2011 – Grouse Mountain, North Vancouver BC – Grouse Mountain is ready to welcome skiers and riders back to our slopes at the Peak of Vancouver this weekend just in time for the arrival of long awaited sunshine. Perfect spring conditions can be found at the top of The Cut where we still have a base of

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Mountain Gift Card for the price of $199. Gift Cards can be used for everything from scrumptious après-ski poutine to a new pair of new Oakley goggles and more. You can also purchase your Winter Season Pass for skiing and riding directly online so you are ready to go for opening day.** Offer ends November 30, 2011. Promotional Gift Cards cannot be used to purchase Y2Play Passes.

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Bears Build Bed Close to hibernation now! On Thursday morning, November 18th, Grinder and Coola suddenly decided it was time to build their hibernation bed! We had provided them with lots of nice soft fir branches a couple weeks before hand but they had gone largely ignored until today. The trigger for their bed building was probably our dropping temperatures and our first serious dump of snow

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other shelter from the weather. Interestingly enough, while they used to also nest on cliff faces, they have come to rely on man-made structures and now nest exclusively on them. After hatching, young Barn Swallows grow quickly, with both the adult male and female birds feeding them, and after 18-23 days the young are ready to leave the nest. We've been watching one nest that was constructed on top of

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Snowfall Presents New Challenges Access to The Eye of the Wind project site a challenge under 150 cm of new snow With 150cm of snow at Grouse Mountain the project site of The Eye of the Wind has evolved into something very different. The white steel tower, viewPOD and blades are nearly camouflaged in their snowy surroundings. Access to the site is a large challenge as our team relies on

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Seek the Peak Early Registration Opens Register today The 8th Annual Grouse Mountain Rethink Seek The Peak Relay will take place on July 16. Challenge yourself with a life-changing 16km course starting on the beach at Ambleside Park, winding its way through North Vancouver before heading up the legendary Grouse Grind to the Peak of Vancouver. Do the entire course solo or register as a relay team

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