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of training.Seek the Peak 2017 – It’s May and the race is 5 weeks away! As I look up from my house to the Peak of Grouse Mountain, I can’t help but be in awe of how majestic those mountains look, even more so with all the snow they still have on them! I’ve hiked up the BCMC trail a few times in the last couple of weeks to get a sense of the amount of snow left, and let’s just say that it’s no

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Grinder and Coola enter upper Pond habitat 2017 This morning was one of snow play and tunnel digging for our two resident Grizzly Bears, Grinder and Coola. Our mountain teams had been working hard over the past couple weeks to prepare the 2.5 acre Upper Pond habitat for Grinder and Coola. The bears came out of hibernation on April 28th, about three weeks ago, and have been living in their

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Summer Favourites Return to Grouse Mountain Summer season launches this weekend at the Peak of Vancouver (North Vancouver) Coinciding with the long awaited arrival of warm sunny weather, Grouse Mountain is thrilled to kick-off summer season at the Peak of Vancouver. Starting this Saturday guests can enjoy summer favourites like our World Famous Lumberjack Show and the awe-inspiring Birds in

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Ultimate 2018 Playlist Your soundtrack for taking on the New Year A new year brings with it a fresh start as we set new goals and intentions for the year ahead. We want to help you get off to a great start with the perfect soundtrack for crushing your 2018 goals, be it on or off the Mountain.We asked you to share your anthem for the upcoming year so we could build our Ultimate 2018 Playlist

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Spring Scavenger Hunt Seaspan Corporate Adventure Training The folks at Seaspan put a little adventure into their spring meeting at the Peak of Vancouver. On March 31st the group of 27 got off to a bright and early start with a continental breakfast in the Alpine Timber Room at 7:45am. Following breakfast it was down to business as the team conducted their meeting. Once business was finished the

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it's at and are a wealth of info when it comes to how to prepare for race day since they've been through it all. Today we're sharing some of their top tips to help you crush your goals on the big day.Top Tips from our PacersLesley's Tip: For an event like this one, pacing is critical. Imagine that you have one match; burn it too hot and you will be fatigued and ready to quit before halfway. Instead

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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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weekend,” said Julia Grant, Grouse Mountain Communications Manager. “With a fantastic lineup of events in store and our 8th season of Grind For Kids hitting the trail, the 2017 Grind season promises to be full of action as hikers once again take on Mother Nature’s Stairmaster.” One of North America’s most popular hikes, the Grouse Grind® is a 2.9-kilometre trail that begins at the base of Grouse

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down. Across BC there is a trend this year of fewer birds returning. This could be related to our weather or it could be related to other causes of mortality or interruptions to the migration.A new study put out from UBC indicates that the pesticides that we are using on our flowers may be impacting hummingbird health and population numbers. This is a fairly new study so more research is still

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Earth Week Update: Natural Environment At Grouse Mountain our Refuge for Endangered Wildlife sits at the heart of our mountaintop. Our connection to the natural environment is essential in everything we do and we strive to showcase the best of British Columbia including its wild spaces and species. It’s only natural then that we’ve come to incorporate programs that reflect and extend this

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