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Olympian Evan Dunfee takes a walk on our Mountain Ropes Adventure
Olympian Evan Dunfee takes a walk on our mountain ropes adventure Canadian Olympic Race Walker and record holder, Evan Dunfee visited us recently as he continues his training for the upcoming 2020 Tokyo Games. Canada's fastest man took the chance to take a walk among the trees on our Mountain Ropes Adventure™ course.Watch the CTV News coverage of Evan's visit to Grouse Mountain in this video:We
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Teachings by Squamish Elder, William “Kwel-A-A-Nexw” Nahanee
Teachings by Squamish Elder, William “Kwel-A-A-Nexw” Nahanee Just listening to Willie speak, you can feel the passion behind his words. William “Kwel-A-A-Nexw” Nahanee, better known to everyone as Willie, has been a part of Grouse Mountain’s education program since its inception 15 years ago and is still as excited about sharing his culture with students as the day he started. In that time
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Seek the Peak Training: Inspiration
countless times were not ones I sat down and dreamt up; rather, they seemed to have chosen me. They popped into my conscious without warning and they followed me. They follow me still. The same could be said, perhaps, of my cancer itself. I was diagnosed at the age of 32. Newly engaged, in a great place with my career, and in the best shape of my life, I had never been happier or felt healthier. I found
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Enjoy Fantastic Spring Skiing and Riding Conditions
Enjoy Fantastic Spring Skiing and Riding Conditions Updated Downhill hours until May 6th This winter has certainly delivered some fantastic conditions and it's not over yet! We're still out enjoying the slopes and with sunshine coming in the forecast now is the time to enjoy some great late season days. It's hard to beat spring skiing and riding. That “sugar” snow, goggle tans and don't forget
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Oh Deer!
Baby black-tailed deer appearing on mountain Look but don't touch please! Over the last couple weeks we've been seeing baby Black-tailed Deer starting to appear on Grouse Mountain. We have a healthy population of these deer, who are a sub-species of Mule Deer, and each spring the females can be seen roaming the mountain with their newborns. For the first few days or week of life, the young
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Bears Enter Hibernation
Grinder and Coola Enter 16th Hibernation Period on Grouse Mountain With the days getting quite short and the snow building up, Grinder and Coola, our two resident Grizzly Bears at the Grouse Mountain Refuge for Endangered Wildlife have finally entered their long winter nap.This will be the 16th hibernation period on Grouse Mountain for Grinder and Coola who arrived in 2001 as young orphaned cubs
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Seek the Peak Training: Injury Prevention Tips
index finger right about your hip bone and push in. On your next inhale, use your breathe to push your hands out laterally. You should feel your abdomen expand and brace, this is stabilizing your core. 2. Proper Nutrition and Hydration In order to survive the long grueling race, you must fuel your body with the right about of protein, carbohydrates and healthy fats. Food is fuel, and your muscle
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Bears Emerge 2017
Grinder and Coola Emerge From Hibernation On Friday April 28th, 2017 Grinder and Coola, our two resident Grizzly Bears, emerged from a five-month long hibernation period started on November 28th, 2016. These 152 days make the 2016/2017 hibernation the second longest ever and only one day short of tying their record from 2010/2011.Both bears had shown signs of stirring in the weeks leading up to
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'Support Our Own' Campaign
'Support Our Own' Campaign Help our local athletes achieve success! Grouse Mountain and the Grouse Mountain Tyee Ski Club are proud to be supporting our local athletes who are competing at, or excelling to, the National Level. As part of Alpine Canada's National Ski Day, taking place Saturday, January 14th, Grouse Mountain is making donations directed to current Alpine Canada athletes Georgia
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Bears Stir But Still in Hibernation
Grinder and Coola Stirring More Often but Still in Their Winter Sleep With conditions turning towards spring we've noticed that Grinder and Coola, our two resident Grizzly Bears, have been doing a lot more activity in recent days! They have quite often been seen stretching, rolling over, sitting up and even doing a couple wanders outside of their sleeping chamber. They have a large building
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