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, I still found myself grinning from ear to ear. Coming in six minutes and fifteen seconds faster than my 2011 time and achieving my own personal best time of 1:32 was and is an amazing high, especially for a kid who two years ago was setting out to beat cheeseburger eating records.If it wasn’t memorable enough to see that clock time as I crossed the finish line, I realized another sensation while

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, or listen to joyful music performed by eclectic singers and choirs. The 83rd winter season is underway at Grouse Mountain, and these exciting Peak of Christmas activities are all complimentary with Grouse Mountain admission and continue until Christmas Eve. Ahead this season, visitors can look forward to unprecedented access when the entire resort remains open 24 hours for all 17 days of the 2010

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Winter Workouts Are Back! The Snowshoe Grind launches for the 2011/12 season We know you all love the Grouse Grind but you don't have to stop your fitness regime now that winter is here. Grouse Mountain is pleased to announce that our great outdoor workout challenge for the winter season, the Snowshoe Grind, is officially back in action. Hike solo or bring friend and family to tackle the 5.1

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Avian Predators Practicing Young Sharp-shinned Hawks Learn to Hunt I was woken this morning by a high-pitched chirping bird call and upon further investigation I discovered that a pair of young Sharp-shinned Hawks, or Sharpies as they are affectionately referred to, were practicing their hunting outside the Wildlife Centre here on Grouse Mountain.  Their chirps seemed to be out of frustration at

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Light Up The Holiday Season At Grouse Mountain’s Peak of Christmas November 24th, 2011 North Vancouver, BC. - Santa will make his highly anticipated return to Grouse Mountain along with his helpers and magical reindeer for the Peak of Christmas festivities opening this Saturday. From November 26 to December 24, Grouse Mountain will be transformed into a winter wonderland full of festive and

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far more anxious and fretful then the first. It’s not that I am questioning my training, nor am I fearful of the distance. The feeling that sits at the bottom of my stomach comes from shear competitiveness. It’s almost a sickening excitement knowing how bad I want to better my finish time over last years race. This may not be the healthiest mindset to enter an event, as some trainers will say to

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Healthy action taken to help kick the habit! Grouse Mountain becomes the first smoke-free resort in B.C. June 5, 2009, Grouse Mountain, North Vancouver, B.C. – New anti-smoking measures took effect May 31, 2009, at Grouse Mountain to help keep the air clean and healthy for everyone, while making it easier for existing smokers to kick the habit. The resort is the largest youth employer on the

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outside the Chalet, travels up to the Dam Mountain summit, and then fast-tracks back to the Chalet. Want to be in Grind shape at the beginning of the summer hiking season? The Snowshoe Grind also allows hikers to track their time and progress. The Grind Timer has been relocated to the alpine area. Scan when you begin and scan again upon completion. Times will be recorded and posted – just like the

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Grouse Grind Record Time Shattered The New Time to Beat is a Staggering 23:48! August 24, 2010. Grouse Mountain, North Vancouver, B.C . - Twenty-three year-old Sebastian Salas of Vancouver knew when he reached the ¾ mark of the Grouse Grind trail in just over 18 minutes that he stood a real chance of setting a new course record today. To say the previous record of 24:22 - set by New Zealand

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large wind turbine – so large that you are able to ascend the 20-storey high tower via an elevator contained within its supporting shaft. You exit into a 36-person viewPOD™ atop the tower, suspended directly below the hub of the massive 125-foot (38-metre) long blades. The viewPOD is encased in glass, including a segment of the floor. The closest corresponding experience would be flying in the clear

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