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More Terrain Open As promised, we are opening up new terrain daily!  Mountain Highway, Upper Purgatory, Mid Blazes, Tyee Chute, Lower Buckhorn and Devil’s Advocate to Heaven’s Sake are now open. To ensure you’re prepared for your visit, please check current conditions and the status of activities before arriving at Grouse Mountain.See you on the slopes!

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It was almost by accident that Ornulf Johnsen, one of the most influential figures in the history of our Ski School,ended up at Grouse Mountain. The outgoing Norwegian ski enthusiast came to the West Coast in 1965 tospend a year as the first Ski School Director at Whistler during the Mountain’s inaugural season. Following hisyear at Whistler, Johnsen had intended to return to Norway but before

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to have your Pass Number handy. 2) Once you are logged in, click on the Connect A Pass button and enter your Pass Number. Your pass will then display under the My Passes section. 3) If you haven’t created an account yet then you will be prompted to do so before you're able to connect a pass. 4) If you have more than one Grouse Mountain Pass you can repeat the previous step to link each of your

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or riding to the next level with the right equipment. Save Time, Book Online Our regular and premium gear is available to rent online. Book by the day before you want to come up, and you can skip the cash line, head straight to the upper floor of the Outpost and pick up your preset gear.For up-to-date ski & ride hours, please visit Today's Schedule page.Rent Premium SkisRent Premium Boards

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and 800 lbs).The heaviest grizzly bear that people have ever come across weighed 680 kg (1,500 lbs)!Before their first hibernation in 2001, Grinder weighed 62 kg (137 lbs) and Coola weighed 78 kg (173 lbs). They lost about 1/3 of their body weight during hibernation, which is typical for grizzly bears.When full grown, Grinder is expected to weigh up to 318 kg (700 lbs) and Coola up to 364 kg (800

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, which isn’t difficult to fathom when soaring down its expansive slope with the city skyline before you.Grouse Mountain also offers the most extensive selection of evening skiing terrain for night owls looking to log a few runs after a long workday. Winter also lasts longer at the Peak of Vancouver, as the North Shore’s largest snowmaking fleet allows the mountain to typically open in mid-November and

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should do the trick! Today we explore the mountain's hidden hideouts, discover stories of how Grouse came to be, chat about volcanoes and make mini-mountains. Before the days is done we will also visit the World Famous Lumberjack Show and try our hand at axe throwing (rubber axes, of course).Highlights •Explore hidden hideouts•Mountain craft•Lumberjack Show •Axe throw (rubber axes) Friday - Uniquely BC

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warm weather has been a hoot!  To update you here is a little bit about each one: Cleo - barn owl Cleo is the founding member of our Wildlife Ambassador crew and has been residing here at Grouse Mountain for the past seven years.  She was born on Vancouver Island and was a member of our Birds in Motion Demonstration team before transitioning to educational work.  Barn Owls, Tyto alba, are in a family

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they can to put on the pounds before the cold months of winter hit.For the summertime, the bears were eating about 10 lbs per bear per day made up of mostly fruits and vegetables.  As we've moved into September that has steadily increased and now we are at about 20 lbs per bear per day.  This will still increase a little more over the next couple of weeks.When they emerged from hibernation back in

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the best times to do them Let’s break this down into two parts, before skiing and after skiing. Both as important as the other. You want to be just as mobile and ready the next day as you do today. Before Skiing It's easy to make the mistake to stretch before warming up. When muscles aren’t warm (not being used) they are like a cold elastic band, they band will not stretch to its full potential

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