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Summer Favourites Return May Long Weekend Launch of Summer Season at the Peak of Vancouver Summer season has returned to Grouse Mountain! Beginning Saturday you can enjoy summer favourites like our World Famous Lumberjack Show, the awe-inspiring Birds in Motion Demonstration, Owl Interpretive Talks, Bear Ranger Talks, Eco-walks, Heli-Tours and much more. Returning this summer is our newest

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Getting the Bees Ready for Spring We recently did our first full check-in with the bee hives after a long winter's rest!Since October the bees have been on their own at a low-land site in the Fraser Valley staying warm.  They produce extra honey near the end of the season to see them through the winter.  The Queen's lay special worker bees that will live longer than normal but stay in the hive

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Gingerbread Village Challenge Calling All Bakers and Pastry Chefs! Grouse Mountain and SOS Children’s Village are partnering during the Peak of Christmas to create a special SOS Children’s Gingerbread Village. We are looking for professional and aspiring bakers and pastry chefs to help build unique gingerbread houses that will be on display in the Grouse Mountain chalet from November 27-January 1

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Bees A'Buzz'n with Warm Weather Our honeybees were busy these past two weeks as their optimum forage, the white-dwarf clover that has been planted all over the mountain in the last couple of years, was in full bloom.  Also the weather was finally warm and dry after a rather wet start to July. Our bees, as well as the wild bees that call Grouse Mountain home, managed to have a great harvest at

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rotting wood and fallen leaf litter.  While feeding they will quite often 'flick' the wood and leaves around in search of prey, mostly bugs and insects like ants, and hence their name.  They have an incredible tongue which wraps right around their skull and can extend up to two inches outside of their bill.  They use this extra reach to grab small bugs from deep inside holes in the foliage. Flickers are

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Mother's Day Crafts We all know how much mothers deserve recognition, especially on Mother’s Day, and what better way to show her that you care than to set some time aside and create a special DIY craft together at home! There are all sorts of different projects you can choose from online which are tailored to children (and adults!) of all ages. Just in case you need a little inspiration, here’s

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Y2Play is 90% Sold! Time is quickly running out With Y2Play now 90% sold you can't afford to wait if you want to take advantage of BC's best value snow pass. The Senior Pass category is already sold out and the others are going quickly.Y2Play provides massive savings on a winter snow pass with a Child pass for a mere $64 and an Adult just $359. Grouse Mountain has had a fabulous snow season (it’s

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New Grizzly Cam! Watch Grinder and Coola in their Upper Pond Habitat. Hi everyone!  We are happy to announce that we have a new and improved Grizzly Bear Habitat camera.  You can find the camera here:https://www.grousemountain.com/web-camsThis new camera is much higher resolution and you can also choose 'control' from the icons in the bottom right corner of the camera screen and take control of

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Don’t Delay, Y2Play is 70% Sold! Y2Play sales over Spring Break have been swift and we’re now at 70% sold. Get your Y2Play pass and enjoy great spring skiing through April, including a chance to watch contestants strut their stuff at next weekend’s Red Bull SlopeSoakers Ultimate Slush Cup event. When the snow starts to fall again, pick right up where you left off as your Y2Play pass includes all

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Y2Play Snow Passes On Sale Now! Ski & ride now and all next season at up to 80% off The wait is over. Y2Play snow passes for the 2016/17 winter season are officially on sale. With fresh snow in the forecast, there couldn’t be a better time to get out on the slopes and enjoy all that Grouse Mountain has to offer. Get your Y2Play pass now and enjoy skiing and riding for the rest of this season

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