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The buzz is building at Grouse Mountain! Summer of Small Wonders launches today! (North Vancouver) The sunny, warm weather of late has ushered in the beginning of summer and the launch of Grouse Mountain’s Summer of Small Wonders at the Peak of Vancouver!In addition to Grouse Mountain’s annual summer activities, visitors can enjoy a variety of complimentary Small Wonders experiences dedicated to

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Blue trams. A veteran at Grouse Mountain with 15 seasons under his belt, Steve can regularly be found out on the tram lines making sure everything is top shape. “Some people may be scared working at these heights but it’s one of the things I love about the job.” “Our day typically starts at 6am with a general inspection of the machine room. Then we get harnessed up and head up on the carriage roof

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Grouse Mountain to Celebrate 90th Winter Season Community invited to share relevant memorabilia to commemorate historic milestone (North Vancouver) While the summer season is just starting to wind down, the upcoming winter season is fast approaching and it promises to be a very special one here at the Peak of Vancouver. The 2016/17 winter season marks 90 years since the first skiers took to the

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Weighting on the Bears Recently we installed a new addition to our bear habitats - a commercial grade weigh-scale!  We want to use the scale to get a record of Grinder and Coola's weight throughout the seasons and chart the change.The scale had to be bear proofed to make sure the bears didn't play around with it too much.  So we poured a concrete foundation, made a steel frame and installed the

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Grinder and Coola Enter Hibernation while New Den Camera Watches! Last Thursday marked the end of the 2014 season for Grinder and Coola and the beginning of their 14th hibernation period here on Grouse Mountain.Both bears had been spending more and more time inside the den and had built a deep mattress of fir branches to sleep on.  Once we notice them spending most of their time asleep on the

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Bears Emerge - 2015 At the end of last week we made a decision to open the bear's hibernation den door!  It has been warm and sunny and the bears have been stirring a little bit more each day.The groggy bears emerged and checked out their outdoor hibernation yard, munched on a little bit of green grass, and then returned to sleep back inside the den.Grinder and Coola will slowly wake up more now

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, guests soar 3,700 metres above the city as they are transported to a snowy winter wonderland at the Peak of Vancouver. An ideal fun-filled way to embrace the holiday spirit, families are welcomed to see how elves have transformed Grouse Mountain’s magical mountaintop during a variety of elf-themed activities in the Peak Chalet. At Santa’s Workshop, the beloved big man has been hard at work making his

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Summer Has Arrived for 2015 Summer is officially here at the Peak of Vancouver! Beginning Saturday, join us on the mountaintop for visits with our Grizzly bears Grinder and Coola, watch majestic birds of prey during a Birds in Motion Demonstration, be awed by the dazzling axe-wielding expertise of the World Famous Lumberjack Show, enjoy movies in the Theatre in the Sky, grab a bite in The

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so these birds have a relatively safe haven here on top of the mountain - of course there are still natural predators such as cats (cougar, bobcat, lynx), coyotes and birds of prey.Until recently, this species along with Dusky Grouse was considered to be one species called Blue Grouse.  It was decided, however, that the two species were distinct enough to split into two and therefore there is no

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Bring on winter! The snow has arrived at Grouse Mountain Wow, where did autumn go?! All of a sudden, winter is just a few short weeks away and those dreams of perfect, powdered bluebird days at Grouse Mountain are about to become a reality. <cue happy sigh>Seasonal maintenance: nearly complete!Up here at the Peak of Vancouver, our mountain operations, maintenance and facilities folks

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