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Virgin Atlantic Fly In For A Sunshine BBQ Grouse Mountain plays host to U.K. press, Virgin Atlantic staff and VIP's The sun was out, the barbecue was grilling and the view was a knockout to welcome Virgin Atlantic staff and over 30 U.K. press to the Timber Room for a private function this past Saturday. Grouse Mountain was pleased to pay host to this well-travelled group to help celebrate the

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The Grouse Grind Opens May 8, 2015 Timing couldn't be better for the opening of the Grouse Grind as the forecast for the weekend is absolutely glorious. Planning on getting on the trail this Grind season? Get fit and keep fit this summer. Purchase an Annual Local’s Pass so that downloading is a cinch. An Annual Local’s Pass provides unlimited downloads plus heaps of other benefits including

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Unlimited Blogger Challenge Four Vancouver Bloggers. Four Different Adventures... Yesterday, with the help of four Vancouver bloggers, we launched a new summer contest that you can take part in. Here's how it went down:We selected four Vancouver bloggers with different perspectives on our city and tasked them to come up and have the best day our Mountain Activities could offer! The results were

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Gingerbread Village Challenge Calling All Bakers and Pastry Chefs! Grouse Mountain and SOS Children’s Village are partnering during the Peak of Christmas to create a special SOS Children’s Gingerbread Village. We are looking for professional and aspiring bakers and pastry chefs to help build unique gingerbread houses that will be on display in the Grouse Mountain chalet from November 27-January 1

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Bird's Eye View An Unforgettable Experience It was the second day of my internship and I arrived not knowing what the day was going to consist of. I walked into the office and my boss, notified me that we are going to a photo shoot today for Shaw TV for a segment on Blackcomb Aviation’s Helitours that will be shown on the television show The Express. I was excited because I had never been to a

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Winter Birding on Grouse Mountain This week several of us went out into the wilds of Grouse Mountain to see what kind of birds hang around the mountain in the dead of winter.  It was a calm and clear morning but there was not much in the way of bird activity.In order to survive in a forest without a lot of food sources, birds need to specialize to find the food that they need.  The most

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water for drinking, sanitation and hygiene. Climbing the Grouse Grind is a terrific accomplishment, and we’ll keep those good vibes flowing with a special presentation by thought leader Taylor Conroy and live DJ during the after party. Register today and begin your fundraising, remembering that $25 provides clean water for one person – for life!

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Bears Still Snowed In! As if to say, Happy April Fools Day, more snow fell over the bear den and bear habitat.  We have begun to see a few signs of spring, but the snow has shown no sign of stopping.  Grinder and Coola's 'Bear Hotel' is still surrounded by over 15 feet of snow!  This makes it fairly dark inside, and when the boys have made their first exploratory journeys to the front part of

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Another Successful Year at the Wildlife Refuge As 2011 draws to a close, I can reflect on what a successful year it has been at the Grouse Mountain Refuge for Endangered Wildlife.  After a long 2011/2010 hibernation (the longest on record at 5 months!), Grinder and Coola were happy to get out into their habitats in early May this year.  Last winter's unprecedented snowfall left a huge amount for

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they mean to me and to cut myself some slack. When it is our time I doubt any of us will ever wish we worked harder, looked better or stressed about things more. Instead, we will look back and wish we had spent more time with those we loved, had more fun, relaxed more and instead of being so hard on ourselves, that we love ourselves a little bit more!I wrote this in hopes that we could all pause for

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