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What's New For Next Season Latest Trends from the Outdoor Retailer + Snow Show A few of our retail team have just returned from the Outdoor Retailer + Snow Show in Denver, Colorado where they checked out the latest and greatest coming down the pipe in the Snow Industry. For the first time in nearly 30 years the outdoor and snow industries came together at this mega show. There were a few key

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Seek the Peak Training: Trail Safety Our 15th annual Seek the Peak race is fast approaching we want to make sure you have all the info you need to rock those race day hills. Stay tuned as we share some helpful training and preparation tips to support your journey, all the way to the Peak! Today our resident trail running expert, Colin Wilson shares some important things to keep in mind when it

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Grouse Mountain Recognized as One of BC’s Top Employers (North Vancouver) Recognized by visitors and locals alike as Vancouver’s top four season attraction, Grouse Mountain is proud to announce the Resort has once again been named one of BC’s Top Employers as selected by Mediacorp Canada Inc. Now in its 13th year, BC’s Top Employers is a special designation that recognizes the British Columbia

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first hummingbird monitoring session of 2018 Today we held our first hummingbird monitoring and banding session at the Grouse Mountain Refuge for Endangered Wildlife.  It was an amazing early season session with 22 birds caught, recorded and released!  We had six recaptures with two birds from 2017, three birds from 2016 and one bird from 2015.  Overall the birds showed signs of good health

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signs of spring - Birds calling on grouse Mountain Take a walk around on top of the mountain and at the base of the mountain in the early morning these days and you are sure to hear some spring breeding calls of our local songbirds. One of the earliest to call is the Varied Thrush. This beautiful Robin sized bird has striking orange and black plumage. The males have a dark eye band and a dark

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Warm Up Like a Patroller 5 moves to get you ready to hit the slopes With all this amazing snow we’ve been getting, there’s no doubt you want to make the most of your days on the slopes. While it’s tempting to just grab your gear and hit the snow, without a proper warm up you might be more susceptible to injuries. No one wants to sit out a season due to an injury that could have been prevented

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building new nests, or simply renovating old ones, using a mixture of mud and saliva to build and cement the nests together.  Barn Swallows have an extremely long migratory route.  Their range extends across most of both North and South America.  In the late winter months the birds will leave their winter grounds in South America and fly North, generally returning to the area where they were born.After

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More Than 500cm of Snow Registered at Peak of Grouse Mountain What a winter! Excellent snow conditions continue at Grouse Mountain as 500cm snow depth is surpassed at Peak on March 27th It's the kind of season that skiers, riders and snowshoers dream about...where the snow is deep and the fresh snow comes frequently. Winter 2017/18 is likely to be one we talk about for years to come. What's even

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Thinking of proposing over the holidays? “We come to love not by finding the perfect person, but by learning to see an imperfect person perfectly.” – Sam Keen Thinking of popping the question over the holidays? A few quick tips on how to keep the romance and surprise in one of the most exciting, yet nerve racking questions of all time. A good rule of thumb for any proposal is to know the answer

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Spring Stirrings - Grizzly Bear Style With the end of March quickly approaching we are starting to get a lot of inquiries into the status of Grinder and Coola, our two resident Grizzly bears!  For now they are both still comfy and snuggled up in the bear den sleeping away most of the day.That being said, however, as the days are getting longer and temperatures overall warmer we are noticing more

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