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Breakfast with the Bears launches July 4th The popular experience returns to The Peak of Vancouver this summer Bear-y exciting news! Starting Monday, July 4th, our popular Breakfast with the Bears experience returns for select dates this summer at Grouse Mountain. Enjoy early access to the mountaintop and a delicious breakfast buffet in The Observatory restaurant before heading over to the

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FITNESS FOCUSED SNOWSHOE TOURS This session is a fitness focused tour available for intermediate to experienced snowshoers who want to push their fitness limits and work their way up the snowshoe grind after dark! Feel the thrill of speed walking or jogging up the back country illuminated with headlamps. Your seasoned snowshoe guides and fitness instructors will give you tips and tricks to

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and 800 lbs).The heaviest grizzly bear that people have ever come across weighed 680 kg (1,500 lbs)!Before their first hibernation in 2001, Grinder weighed 62 kg (137 lbs) and Coola weighed 78 kg (173 lbs). They lost about 1/3 of their body weight during hibernation, which is typical for grizzly bears.When full grown, Grinder is expected to weigh up to 318 kg (700 lbs) and Coola up to 364 kg (800

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Operational Update Please be advised, due to heavy snowfall in the forecast tonight, the Skyride, Downhill Area, Chalet facilities and all mountaintop activities will have a delayed opening of 10am tomorrow, Thursday, January 6th. The Olympic Express Chair will also be closing at 7pm tonight, January 5th. The Greenway and Screaming Eagle Chairs will remain in operation until 9pm.  With over 113

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resolving of negative situations without doing harmBear Song - owned by Kwel-a-a-nexw (Willie), shows respect to this powerful creatureSnowbird Song - Sung by Willie's great grandmother,  healing songOwl Song - an exit song, imparting peace, goodwill and positive feelings Stories Cedar Basket Story - learning, listening to one's elders, patience, friendship, sharing our own special gifts Seagull Story

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negative situations without doing harmBear Song - owned by Kwel-a-a-nexw (Willie), shows respect to this powerful creatureSnowbird Song - Sung by Willie's great grandmother,  healing songOwl Song - an exit song, imparting peace, goodwill and positive feelings Stories Cedar Basket Story - learning, listening to one's elders, patience, friendship, sharing our own special gifts Seagull Story - sharing

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It was almost by accident that Ornulf Johnsen, one of the most influential figures in the history of our Ski School,ended up at Grouse Mountain. The outgoing Norwegian ski enthusiast came to the West Coast in 1965 tospend a year as the first Ski School Director at Whistler during the Mountain’s inaugural season. Following hisyear at Whistler, Johnsen had intended to return to Norway but before

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Grinder and coola enter 21st hibernation Grinder and Coola, the two Grizzly Bear inhabitants residing at our wildlife refuge, entered their 21st hibernation/winter period here on Grouse Mountain today - November 8, 2021.  This marks their earliest entry into hibernation yet - beating their previous record of November 10th set just last year in 2020.Last year they had a record long dormancy of

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First hummingbird monitoring session of 2021 held Yesterday morning we held our first Hummingbird Monitoring and Banding session of the year here at the Grouse Mountain Refuge for Endangered Wildlife.  It was our first session since August of 2019 due to the Covid-19 pandemic and it did not disappoint!Grouse Mountain is part of the Hummingbird Monitoring Network which has a group of monitoring

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Grouse Mountain Opening Limited Terrain for Skiing and Riding on Friday Skiing and riding is available with new health and safety protocols in place. (North Vancouver) Grouse Mountain is pleased to announce that the Resort will open for the 2020/21 winter season with limited terrain on Friday, November 20th. Skiing and riding will be available on Peak, Heaven’s Sake and Paradise from 1pm to 9pm

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