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down a steep and open mountainside. This image bears little resemblance to a typical hiking trail on the North Shore and there lies the problem.To get a snow avalanche, we need three things: a moderately steep slope, the right snow conditions and a trigger. 1) Most frequently, avalanches happen on slopes between 30 and 45 degrees or the equivalent of a blue or black diamond ski run. The beautiful

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Get Your Child in the Halloween Spirit Register for a Pro D Day Adventure Camp - October 25! Treat your child to a day of glowing adventures in one of our Pro D Day Adventure Camps, specially designed for kids ages 5 to 13! In our one-of-a-kind day at Grouse Mountain, youth will try their hand at glow in the dark bowling, create a Halloween-themed craft, sneak a peek at our Grizzly Bears and

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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 sponsor to collaborate on their gingerbread house design. Each gingerbread house will be judged based on creativity and overall design for a chance to win

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Book Your Two-Day Avalanche Awareness Training Are you interested in learning how to evaluate avalanche conditions, analyze forecasts and plan for all weather conditions? Join us March 8 & 9; or March 22 & 23 as our experienced team will teach you the basics with our two-day Avalanche Skills Training Level 1 Course. Designed for recreationists with basic training, our course provides

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active until the return of winter. The 2011/2012 winter season saw Grouse Mountain breaking our average snowfall record, for the past ten years, with a stunning 1,163 centimetres of white gold. With an early start on November 18 to massive deliveries of snow in January and February this truly was an exceptional season for everyone who hit the slopes. From our festive Peak of Christmas celebration and

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Mountain is available on Dec. 24, 11:30am-12:00pm.For more information, please call Chalet Reception at 604.998.5045. Christmas Dinner To Go MenuFresh sage & apple stuffed turkey Crème fraiche mash potatoes Spiced cranberry relish Traditional gravy Assorted seasonal vegetablesOrganic baguette Hazelnut Yule LogPrice$295 + HST

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historic run and viewing will commence at noon and close around 5 p.m.  During its one-day stop at Grouse Mountain, visitors can learn how the van was also used to carry supplies, monitor Terry's running mileage, collect donations and slow down traffic. Ford of Canada has completely restored the van and over 1,000 hours of around the clock work was needed to dismantle and reassemble every van piece. It

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Hibernation Continues as the Days Grow Longer Meanwhile the Bears are stirring more often... Well, after a lot of February snow, the longer days of March are upon us.  This also means that our 13th grizzly bear hibernation season on Grouse Mountain is drawing to a close.  I've been spending a lot more time watching the hibernation den camera (screen shot below) and observing Grinder and Coola

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Easter Brunch 2012 Hop on the Skyride and meet the Easter Bunny Grouse Mountain is continuing our great Easter Brunch tradition on Sunday April 8th offering families the chance to take part in an adventurous mountaintop egg hunt led by the Easter Bunny himself. Guests can choose from a delicious prix fixe menu in the Observatory and the Timber Room from 10:00am to 2:00pm on Easter Sunday complete

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strapping on those skis, snowboards, skates and snowshoes before you know it! We’re getting our downhill runs ready for the seasonOn our side, we’ve been doing a little digging and maintenance as we get our downhill runs ready for the 2014/15 snow season including work on Devil’s Advocate, Purgatory and Hades, with Blazes and Upper Limits to be wrapped up later this fall. This brush cutting and overall

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