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The Importance of Avalanche Skills Training Learn more during Grouse Mountain's renowned program Working as an avalanche forecaster on the North Shore, I see this often: hikers following the path of a summer trail during the winter months and exposing themselves to avalanche hazards without even realizing it. When most people think of avalanches, they picture an enormous powder cloud rushing

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Annual Local's Pass: 365 Days of Fun Summer is in full swing and this gorgeous warm weather provides the perfect reason to purchase a Grouse Mountain Annual Local's Pass! With our Annual Local's Pass, you can enjoy a full 365 days of mountaintop adventure - plus amazing benefits such as complimentary rentals along with discounts on ziplining, shopping and mountaintop access for your guests

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Weeknight Fun This Winter Don’t sit at home in front of the TV this winter: Grouse Mountain has an amazing selection of programs to get you off the couch! This season, take your weeknights to new heights and bring a friend to one of our five fantastic evening events taking place Monday through Friday. Here’s what you’ve got to look forward to:Mondays: It’s Ladies Night! We’re offering our

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Seek the Peak:  Nicole's training diary Week 6 Don’t forget the stairs…We’ve entered the 30-day countdown to Seek the Peak. Are you ready? Quick check-in for this week as my training weekend revolved around the Grouse Grind and Nancy Greene, where I was once again reminded just how many stairs there are on this route. As you climb through Capilano and onto Nancy Greene, the grind of the race

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Snowfall Accumulation Keeps Adding Up 11 cm in the last 12 hours This winter season just keeps getting better, and skiers and riders are rejoicing. As of 2:00pm on February 13th, Grouse Mountain has received 11 cm of fresh snow, for a total of 525 cm so far this season.Over the next few weeks there are a mix of weather systems expected, bouncing the freezing level around. Additional periods of

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Seek the Peak Training Starts Apr. 9, 2015 Get ready to rock those race-day hills with the Seek The Peak training program exclusively designed by Marieve Legrand, lululemon Run Ambassador. The program is organized by level, so it works for seasoned trail runners or first-time joggers. Over the 10-week program, you’ll get up close and personal with the Seek the Peak route, build your endurance

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project in the community of Kipsongol, Kenya.With a bright and early start, the starting line area at the base was abuzz with excitement and catchy tunes as close to 700 One Climbers arrived early to get ‘blued’ up with facepaint and hair chalk, listen to inspiring pre-climb speeches from Change Heroes founder Taylor Conroy and Grouse Mountain president Stuart McLaughlin and get loose during a spirited

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#BearDiscovery Instagram Contest #BearDiscovery Instagram Contest Week One Winner- Jacqueline Sinclair Week One of our Instagram #BearDiscovery contest was stacked with incredible photos, but there could be only one winner! In the end, photographer, Jacqueline Sinclair, came out on top. Read the story behind the winning shot below..."Each winter, I snowshoe the Snow Shoe Grind once or twice a

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There are all types of heroes What defines a hero depends on our perspective. A comic lover may think Superman, distinctive in appearance and iconic in stature, exemplifies a superhero for using his powers to benefit humanity. Other names that immediately come to mind include Martin Luther King Jr., a proponent of non-violent civil disobedience as a means to achieve greater civil rights for

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native Eric Carter who followed up seconds later with a time of 29:36.In the women’s category, 2014 Winter Olympic medallist Kristin Størmer Steira of Oslo, Norway claimed first place honours with a time of 30 minutes and 52 seconds – a new female record. Hot on her heels were 15-year-old twin dynamos Christina and Julie Sevsek of Surrey who claimed second and third place with times of 33:28 and 33:31

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