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Beta the Wolf It is with great sadness that I must inform that one of our oldest wolves, Beta, was humanely euthanized today. In our efforts to enhance Beta's quality of life last August a tumour was removed surgically from his rump and Beta recovered very well. In the last few weeks he developed progressive lameness in his left front leg, for which Ranger staff had been providing anti

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Sunshine is Back and So Is Or Shuttle Bus Catch our free shuttle this weekend With beautiful weather returning to Vancouver - and Grouse Mountain - this weekend we will once again be running our shuttle bus to help our guests get up Capilano Road with expected busy days this Saturday and Sunday. The shuttle hours of operation are 10am to 6pm so just look out for the easy-to-spot green bus once

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The Thrill of Skiing, The Comfort of a Snow-Limo Excursion When my father in-law came to visit, we wanted to show him the sport that my husband and I love so much – skiing. But at 80+ years of age, getting on skis for the first time was pretty much out of the question. Enter Snow-Limo! With Snow-Limo, Jan got the experience of gliding across the snow and down well-known runs like The Cut. And

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that it is time to begin bulking up for their winter dormancy. This time of year they enter a physiological state known as hyperphagia, which is really just a fancy term for pigging out.  They will eat an increasing amount of food as they very quickly put on body weight for the cold weather ahead.We've upped their daily food intake to match their increased consumption and they are now getting around

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Record-breaking Multi-Grouse Grind Challenge! After an amazing 19-hour day on the Grouse Grind we are excited to announce that the 3rd annual Multi-Grouse Grind Challenge has helped raise over $21,000 for the BC Children’s Hospital Foundation Grind For Kid's program.This year the Multi-Grind Challenge saw a record 36 athletes seek their personal best! A new record was set at this year's event as

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27cm of New Snow Hello snow! Skier and riders, Grouse Mountain has received some welcome snow over the past few days, enhancing conditions on the Mountain. Be sure to wake up and check the Grouse Mountain Snow Report for new terrain updates. And, if Mother Nature is kind, we’ll have more on the way. Snowshoe trails continue to be in fabulous condition, so get out and get your heart pumping. And

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Excavations to the Bear Habitat Underway! This week we began excavations to the Bear's hibernation habitat - the first area they access after they emerge from their winter's sleep.  The first stage is to get in there with the heavy machinery and remove the majority of the snow.  Our excavators and grooming machines have been working this week to remove the 15 feet of snow currently present in

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get me wrong, dipping and dodging the seawall on a sunny weekend can be great time, but sometimes it’s nice to work out in peace. Over the weekend I decided to take a different approach to the normal hustle and grind work out of lapping false creek and headed due north for the trails of the shore. Of course, being a new comer to the vast amount of interconnecting trails that resemble a spider web, I

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You'll Get a Charge Out of This As Earth Day comes to an end, we're pleased to announce that we have installed a Leviton electric vehicle charging station at Grouse Mountain. The station is conveniently located near the entrance to the Grouse Grind. Electric car users with a ChargePass can access the station. The new charging station is part of our Blue Grouse sustainability program - our

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Meet the Ambassadors Round Two... With the help of Columbia Sportswear we have launched our first year of the Grouse Grind Ambassadors program. We asked out to the Grind community, "Why do you Grind?" and were sent responses of every kind. Inspirational, recreational, charitable, you name it. With all these great responses, we were tasked to select only ten Ambassadors. Our new Grind Ambassadors

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