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Bears Enter Hibernation
hibernation Grinder weighed in at 886lbs and Coola, being shy of the scale, had not stepped on for awhile but we anticipate that he broke 1000 lbs! Over the last few weeks the bears have built a deep mattress out of Pacific-silver Fir (Amabilis Fir) branches that were provided by refuge staff. Usually it's Coola who does most of the bed making but this year we observed both Grinder and Coola sharing the
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A Most Unusual Year Deserves A Most Unusual Y2Play Snow Pass Offer
opportunity to purchase, at time of renewal, a $300 Grouse Mountain gift card for just $200. This represents a further $100 savings. The opportunity to purchase Elan skis or a snowboard at nearly 50% off the retail price. As an additional bonus to all Y2Play Pass Holders: if Elan Amphibio skis are purchased, Pass Holders have the opportunity to purchase a $600 Grouse Mountain gift card for just $300
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Seek the Peak Training: Fundraising Tips
BC Cancer Foundation to kick-start your fundraising: 1. GET TO KNOW YOUR PERSONAL FUNDRAISING PAGE: Personalize your page with a photo, and take advantage of the draft letters and other email tools in the Participant Centre. 2. TELL YOUR STORY: Who inspired you to do this? Your donors will be more inclined to give if they know why you are doing this. 3. SET YOUR GOAL HIGH: When you get within $100
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Road to Seek the Peak: Week 6
foods are broken down in our body slower and provide a nice consistent blood sugar level while you train. A training session when your blood sugar levels are low is not only dangerous, but it will not bring the same benefit as having a small snack before. Check your food labels to see if it discloses the item's GI index. A number closer to 100 = HIGH (ie. Glucose is 100). Rule of thumb is high fiber
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Bear Medical
from their medicals:Coola: 1005 lbs (456 kg)Left Front Paw - 20 cm wide (7.9"), 16 cm long (6.3")Left Hind Paw - 19 cm wide (7.5"), 30 cm long ( 11.8")Tip to Tail - 235 cm (92.5" or 7.7')Grinder:850 lbs (385.5 kg)Left Front Paw - 17 cm wide (6.7"), 18.5 cm long (7.3")Left Hind Paw - 17 cm wide (6.7"), 28 cm long (11.0")Tip To Tail - 210 cm (82.7" or 6.9')
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Grouse Mountain Pinterest Contest
Grouse Mountain Pinterest Contest Pin to Win a $100 Outfitters Gift Card! Calling all Pinners! Follow Grouse Mountain on Pinterest for a chance to win a $100 Gift Card to Outfitters in the Peak Chalet. It’s simple: just follow us on Pinterest and pin your favourite pieces from our ‘Gear and Gifts’ board featuring the latest merchandise available at Outfitters. It really is that easy! Check out
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Grizzly Bear Weigh-In
is still very hesitant to step on the scale! I guess he might be a little sensitive about his weight. Before hibernation last year we weighed Coola, under sedation for his medical check-up, in at 1005 lbs. This was still about a month before hibernation so we estimate he probably was around 1050lbs going into hibernation. Just before hibernating, Grinder, ever eager to show us his weight
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First Hummingbird Monitoring Session of 2016!
population numbers of hummingbirds with a focus on the Rufous Hummingbird.The project involves gently catching hummingbirds as they come to the feeder, taking some measurements, looking at the overall health of the birds, placing a very lightweight band on their leg (each band only weighs 5/100's of a gram!) and releasing the bird on its way.Normally we'd expect to get just a few hummingbirds in the early
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2015 Clearly.ca Grouse Grind Mountain Run Limited Time Pricing
anniversary in true 1990 fashion, the first 100 people to register for the big event can do so for just $19.90 – that’s a savings of more than $35 off the regular adult rate!
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Road to Seek the Peak: Week 7
fundraisingpage in any email you send out.5. GET ACTIVE ONSOCIAL MEDIA: 90% of donations now come inonline. Share your story and a link toyour personal page over your socialnetworks. We suggest Facebook,Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram.6. SET YOUR GOAL HIGH: When you get within $100 of yourgoal, increase your total!To set up your fundraising page, head over to the BC Cancer Foundation website!
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