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12th-annual Seek the Peak raises thousands for BC Cancer Foundation Close to 600 racers make 16-kilometre uphill climb to Peak of Vancouver (North Vancouver) Taking the 4,100-foot elevation gain in stride, close to 600 participants made the 16-kilometre climb from West Vancouver’s Ambleside Park to the Peak of Vancouver this morning during the renowned Seek the Peak event.Now in its 12th year

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Book Your Christmas Lunch at The Observatory The holiday season is almost upon us and there is no better way to eat, drink and be merry than by joining us in The Observatory for a festive Christmas Lunch during weekdays in December between 11:30 am and 2:00 pm. Featuring delightful fare such as nori cured wild salmon and seasonal favourites such as roasted free range turkey and sticky toffee

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Keep the Winter Fun Going Zone and Adventure Day Camps Available this Week School is back in session, but if you’re a North Vancouver parent you just might be looking for a childcare options on Friday, January 9th – the first Pro-D Day of 2015. Here at the Peak of Vancouver, we’ve got outdoor options to suit every little winter enthusiast!For children as young as five, our Zone Camps are the

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Commit to Climb Whistler Water One Climb - June 14, 2014 With Grouse Grind season just around the corner, registration is officially open for the 2014 Whistler Water One Climb! This year is going to be bigger and better than ever. We’re excited to announce that local pop star Victoria Duffield and the band Neverest, along with Free The Children ambassadors Spencer West, Molly Burke and Hannah

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hibernation.  Since they came out of hibernation in mid-April, Grinder and Coola have been living in their hibernation habitat while we prepared their upper pond space.  Today we had it ready for them and they loved stretching their legs by running around the large area, sliding down the fresh snow hills and of course having their very first full bath of the season in their ponds!It looked like so much fun

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Wildlife of Spring Lots of Wildlife on Grouse Mountain Spotted Stretching Legs and Wings after a Long Winter As the daylight grows longer and the temperatures warmer, we are noticing more and more wildlife activity up here on Grouse Mountain.  Last week we had an amazing opportunity to view a Bobcat (Lynx rufus) right in the backyard of our Wildlife Office (photos by Dan Grima).  He was out

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ability assessment, introduced to the Alpine Responsibility Code, rope lines, marker navigation, Grouse Mountain’s runs and trails and how to safely ride chairlifts. You’ll also learn how to dress for different weather conditions and much more.In our two-day Avalanche Skills Training (Level 1) course, you’ll learn how to evaluate avalanche conditions, analyze a Public Avalanche Bulletin and plan for

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Y2Play Is Back! Y2Play 2013/14 is now on sale. It`s that time of year again! This has been a fabulous snow season – in fact the last three have all been great. Our Y2Play Pass has returned even stronger this year. We asked ourselves, how can we make the best value snowpass on the continent even better? With up to 80% savings to ski or ride the rest of this season and all of next, it`s not an

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Bears Waking Up Spending more time out of sleeping den... Grinder and Coola, our two sleepy grizzly bears, have begun to move around more and more often.  Last week marked a drastic increase in temperatures and this, combined with lengthening amounts of daylight, have combined to give the bears reason to stir out of their long winter slumber.This week we will commence feeding - which for the

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Gingerbread Village Challenge 2016 Call for entries now open! Grouse Mountain is once again partnering with SOS Children’s Village during the Peak of Christmas to bring you the annual SOS Children’s Gingerbread Village. This is a fantastic opportunity for professional and aspiring bakers and pastry chefs to showcase your talents in support of a good cause. We are currently looking for entries of

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