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has opened for the 2014 season,” said Grouse Mountain general manager Michael Cameron. “Vancouverites can again begin their quest for fitness. The slate of events planned celebrate an exciting summer of fundraising, challenge and achievement on ‘Mother Nature’s Stairmaster’.”One of North America’s most well-known hikes, the Grouse Grind is a 2.9-kilometre trail that begins at the base of Grouse

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Grouse Mountain’s 24 Hours of Winter and Family Day A Huge Success Thousands enjoy an event-packed long weekend at The Peak of Vancouver Grouse Mountain celebrated the most successful 24 Hours of Winter and Family Day long weekend ever. The annual event saw thousands of guests visit the resort to enjoy a wide variety of winter activities from skiing and snowboarding to snowshoeing and skating

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The Perfect Christmas Lunch Make your holiday get together one to remember. Whether you are getting together with friends, or have an office group of 8 or fewer, there's no better way to celebrate the season than with a Christmas Lunch in the Observatory atop Grouse Mountain. The festive three course menu includes choices such as yam terrine, turkey duo, arctic char, egg nog creme brulee and

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It's Opening Day! The 2013/14 season begins today! Starting at 2pm on November 20th, 2013 Paradise Bowl will be open for skiing and riding. With good recent snowfall and snowmaking, more terrain is expected to open in the near future. Blue Grouse Loop and Whistler Water Way snowshoe trails are also open. Early season conditions mean early season pricing, with skiing and riding available at

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by the running weekend warrior is strength training. The beginner athlete often points to increased muscle mass as a deterrent to speed and a leading factor in oxygen consumption, thus effecting their overall performance. I am not an expert on the correlation between muscle cause/effect in relation to athletic performance on endurance for an athlete. However, one website that I found particularly

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Spring Cleaning for Snow Lovers Time for a tune-up at the Outpost Even your favourite ski and snowboard gear can use a spring clean. With loads of snow on the Mountain there is no better time to sharpen and wax those edges at our Rental Outpost. When summer does finally arrive, be sure and plan to ward off the evils of oxidization with an end-of season tune-up as well. A good waxing at the end of

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Ready or Not... Husband and Wife team, Michelle and Gareth begin chronicling their journey to Seek the Peak. Hey folks, Gareth and Michelle here! We will be blogging about our training for this year's "Seek the Peak" at Grouse Mountain and give a recap of the event once completed. Before we get on to the first post, how about we give you a bit of info on who we are and why we are doing this crazy

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Seek the Peak 2014 In support of the BC Cancer Foundation This year marks our 11th annual Seek the Peak presented by Columbia, and once again the event was one to remember. Starting by the shore participants were pumped up for their 16-kilometre climb in a morning celebration at Ambleside Park! Racers young and old cheered each other on as they set off from the start line. Racers tackled the awe

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year will go towards enabling researchers at the BC Cancer Agency to reach new heights of discovery that will directly impact breast cancer patients in British Columbia," said Erik Dierks, VP Development for the BC Cancer Foundation.New for Seek The Peak 2013, Grouse Mountain introduced a “donate a dollar to BC Cancer Foundation” campaign at each on-mountain point-of-purchase, so these transactions

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-minded people, you’ll see why snowshoeing has become the fastest-growing winter activity! Snowshoe Drop-in Nights are complimentary with your Annual Grouse Mountain Membership, Winter Season Pass or Grouse Mountain Admission and a $10 rental rate is available to all session participants. All participants meet in front of the Fireside Hut at the mountaintop Ice Skating Pond at 7:00 pm with headlamps.

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