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Spice Up Valentine's Day Share a Delectable Fondue or Romantic Dinner this Valentine's Day Looking to add a little adventure to your Valentine’s Day? Bring your special someone (or a group of your closest friends!) to our Valentine’s Day Fondue featuring a romantic twilight hike or a 3-line zipline experience followed by a delectable chocolate fondue and beverages.For more information and to

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The Peak of Christmas for Schools It's the Perfect Time for Fun in Our Outdoor Classroom! From real-live reindeer to the science of snowballs, Grouse Mountain offers tangible learning opportunities that align with seasonal hallmarks. Build an itinerary perfect for your class by visiting our website for some ideas, and then speaking with one of our Educational Sales representatives to hone-in on a

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and mental toughness, get insider tips and advice from experts in the field, plus have a chance to win prizes and meet new run buddies. The program kicks off on Thursday, April 9 and includes a trainer-led session on Thursday evenings (6pm), two additional training runs on your own, and access to special presentations and training tips. Participation in the training program is by a $50 donation to

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Bullying Stops Here. On Feb. 27 the Peak of Vancouver is going pink Pink Shirt Day is a nationwide anti-bullying campaign that was started by two high school students from Nova Scotia who were standing up for a student that was being bullied. You can read more about their story at the Pink Shirt Day website.Grouse Mountain is proud to support this anti-bullying initiative by going pink on

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Get Your Votes In Quiksilver Photographer and Filmmaker Showdowns Quiksilver Showdown Over the City took place at Grouse Mountain March 23 & 24 under glorious sunny skies. The riding was mind blowing. Five filmmakers captured the action and told the story from their own unique point of view. All five short films are excellent and available to view, and vote on, courtesy of our friends at

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Official "Grinder" You aren't an official Vancouverite until your first Grind The past three weeks have flown by there at Grouse Mountain and I have had the privilege so far of experiencing almost all of the experience on offer including; a helicopter tour from Blackcomb Aviation, the Eye of the Wind, the magnificent view from the Skyride, feeding the bears and wolves, ziplining and of course

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Weighting on the Bears Recently we installed a new addition to our bear habitats - a commercial grade weigh-scale!  We want to use the scale to get a record of Grinder and Coola's weight throughout the seasons and chart the change.The scale had to be bear proofed to make sure the bears didn't play around with it too much.  So we poured a concrete foundation, made a steel frame and installed the

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irreversible injury sidelined me from cycling that I transitioned to the next component as my fitness focus. When I reached my thirties I realized I wasn’t as much as an athlete. My definition of the word evolved with growing wisdom. In my 30 year old mind, I was sporty, and for the most part, I embraced this label. Running isn’t new to me, I love getting lost in my thoughts while my limbs dance to the beat

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, 'Have you done the Grind? Yeah? What's your time?' " The summit record is 23 minutes and 48 seconds. It's as much fitness test as a hiking trail. But I didn't know all that then. I was as unprepared as could be — and hung over from the night before. Chat in the park While vacationing this summer, I struck up a conversation with a jogger on my morning run around Stanley Park. Having heard I was looking

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us to take down and store the Upper Pond habitat so that it doesn't get destroyed in the snow.We have given Grinder and Coola their first Pacific Silver Fir tree branches which they will use to construct their hibernation bed.  They prefer the Silver Fir because the needles are flat and relatively soft.  Speaking from personal experience, it does make a very comfy mattress!The appetite of the bears

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