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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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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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, 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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Snowshoe Clinics Whether you're looking for a new way to stay fit during the winter months, or you want to tune up before the Snowshoe Grind Mountain Run, there's a snowshoe clinic package for you at Grouse Mountain. Snowshoe 4 Sessions Clinic Rates 2018/19 Adults (19-64) Seniors (65+) Clinic

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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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.  Odin was hand raised by our wildlife staff and came from the Northern Spotted Owl breeding program locally here in BC.Cleo is a ten year old female Barn Owl.  Cleo was raised on Vancouver Island as an ambassador before coming to Grouse Mountain in 2013.Athena is one year old female Great-horned Owl.  Athena came to the Wildlife Refuge last year after being hatched in Ontario.Learn a lot more about

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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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snow and what areas were accessible. They nibbled on the grass that was emerging in sections and chowed down on the food that was spread out before they entered. Of course some excited play wrestling was also called for! After all that excitement and activity Grinder and Coola were pretty tuckered out and spent the rest of the day bedded down in their newly created beds in the forest. We are also

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