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Would you walk the Grind if it helped sick kids?
beer, food, live music and prizes for most colourful team, slowest, fastest and more. Sure you'll meet new friends and get a work out while doing it.Most of all, you'll be helping some very special young kids over at the BC Children's Hospital. When the event is wrapped up for the day and your accomplishment for hiking the Grind has passed, what will stay with you is knowing you were able to be there
https://www.grousemountain.com/posts/would-you-walk-the-grind-if-it-helped-sick-kids
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Grouse Mountain Moment Contest - July 28
Grouse Mountain Moment Contest - July 28 Congratulations to Shirley Leong from North Vancouver Shirley's Best Grouse Moment... There are so many favourite memories up at Grouse but the one that will always be remembered is going up to the peak at 4am to participate in a Grouse Mountain sponsored hockey game for my son. Not only did two teams show up at 4am but hundreds of kids both young and old
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Set Your Time on the Snowshoe Grind
Set Your Time on the Snowshoe Grind Steep. Snowy. Just as Rewarding. Love the Grouse Grind? Looking for a winter alternative to keep fit in the outdoors? Set your time on the new Snowshoe Grind open today. Escape into the serene beauty of a natural winter playground that begins a few steps away from the Peak Chalet. Hike solo or bring friends and family to tackle our new 4.3 km Snowshoe Grind
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Bears Eat for the First Time Since November!
metabolism up and running at full speed again!Bears in the wild, after hibernation, would only be finding emerging grasses and shrubs such as skunk cabbage (always a bear favourite). Having not used their stomachs or digestive systems for a long time, it is important for us to work them up to larger feedings and not feed too much all at once. To this end, we start them off with a few heads of romaine
https://www.grousemountain.com/posts/bears-eat-for-the-first-time-since-november
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Santa's Reindeer Arrive at Grouse Mountain!
of November and runs through to Christmas Eve. Come up and listen to christmas carolers, skate on our pond, watch christmas classics in the Theater in the Sky or visit Santa and his Reindeer. It's a magical experience that is great for the whole family.Happy Holidays everyone!
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Over $170K Raised for BC Children's Hospital
patient Colton Boechler and his family, top 2010 Grind For Kids fundraisers, Grouse Grind Ambassadors and a host of North Vancouver firefighters. A group of avid Grinders then tackled the hike to get the campaign off to a roaring start. Last year, 4535 Grinds helped to raise $172,000 and this year’s campaign is aiming to double this effort with a goal of $350,000.
https://www.grousemountain.com/news/over-170k-raised-for-bc-childrens-hospital
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Learning to Ski and Meeting the Chef at the Observatory!
of the Grouse Mountain team. After work, her favourite snowboard run is "Heaven's Sake". I went outside and it was snowing!I met up with Luca (left) and Blake (right) ski instructors. We were divided into two groups. One group was a more experienced set of skiers and the other group for people with little or no ski experience (that's me!). After practicing the basics of stopping and turning
https://www.grousemountain.com/posts/learning-to-ski-and-meeting-the-chef-at-the-observatory
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Thomas Haas Fine Chocolates Comes for a Snowshoe Fondue
snowballs from great distances. I even recall one guy losing his pants for a few seconds thanks to a mischievous team member.By the time the group had snowshoed to the bear habitat, their stomachs were starting to grumble but each team member's mission of getting back to the Chalet without being pushed face first into the snow (again) was definitely top priority.The group wrapped up the evening with a
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Artists for Conservation Festival Takes Flight with Birds of Prey at Grouse Mountain
are proud to support this outstanding and worthwhile event.”Tickets for the opening gala on Friday, September 27 are available online. The festival opens to public at 10am on Saturday, September 28 and runs until Sunday, October 6 on Grouse Mountain – providing a spectacular venue to celebrate art and nature overlooking the Pacific Ocean. A special family weekend is planned for Saturday, October 5
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In The News: It's a Hoot A Grouse Mountain
barn owl, Tyto, who just overcame a battle with a near fatal fungal lung infection. “It looked so serious that we didn’t have much hope that he would survive actually,” said Grouse Mountain veterinarian Dr. Ken Macquisten.Tyto wasn’t eating, lost a lot of weight and had great difficulty breathing.“Even though we got the diagnosis we weren’t 100 per cent sure that he would respond still to the
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