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The Importance of Avalanche Skills Training Learn more during Grouse Mountain's renowned program Working as an avalanche forecaster on the North Shore, I see this often: hikers following the path of a summer trail during the winter months and exposing themselves to avalanche hazards without even realizing it. When most people think of avalanches, they picture an enormous powder cloud rushing

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One Climb Registration Opens for 2015 Mark your calendar, because June 7th is the third annual Whistler Water One Climb on the Grouse Grind. One Climb aims to emulate the daily struggle that some people have to go through, just to collect clean water. 100% of all funds raised will support Free The Children’s special project in Kipsongol, Kenya, where thousands of people lack access to clean

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Bring on winter! The snow has arrived at Grouse Mountain Wow, where did autumn go?! All of a sudden, winter is just a few short weeks away and those dreams of perfect, powdered bluebird days at Grouse Mountain are about to become a reality. <cue happy sigh>Seasonal maintenance: nearly complete!Up here at the Peak of Vancouver, our mountain operations, maintenance and facilities folks

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First Hummingbird Banding Session of the Season! On Tuesday this week we held our first Hummingbird Banding and monitoring session of 2015.  The birds had arrived a few weeks before but we give them some time to settle in and feed up after a long migration.The purpose behind the monitoring is to help conduct a long term study on hummingbird population numbers and species distribution.  We are a

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Gingerbread Village Challenge 2014 Calling all bakers and pastry chefs! Grouse Mountain and SOS Children’s Village BC are partnering during 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

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lounging in their pools.Grinder and Coola can often be found just lazing around the pond, swimming, floating, stretching or even sleeping!  When they want some activity to stretch their muscles they'll seek each other out for a good old fashioned water fight.  We've seen them splashing water at each other, dunking each other under the surface and even pushing each other off of the logs and rocks.  It's

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Take Your Romance to New Heights Valentine's Day 2015 at Grouse Mountain Photo: Melissa Baker / Bake Photography If you haven’t yet made plans for Valentine’s Day, not to worry – Altitudes Bistro is the perfect spot to share a special mountaintop meal with your significant other or a group of your closest friends. For just $85, enjoy our three-course prix fixe menu in an intimate alpine setting

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winter.Here are a few photos of some moments to make you smile. Thanks for a great snow season at the Peak of Vancouver!

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Cooler Temperatures Mean Our Snowmaking Team is Back in Action It's been a winter easy to give-up on with high freezing levels making snow hard to come by. Luckily the snowmaking team at Grouse Mountain are both stubborn and tenacious - eager to turn things around. So as cooler temperatures have presented this week, they've taken full advantage starting to re-blanket The Cut. Send good vibes for

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days of steady snowmaking, Paradise Bowl and the Paradise Jib Park will be open via the Greenway Chair from 9:00 am to 10:00 pm for skiing and riding at discounted pricing. With the Environment Canada forecast calling for continued cool temperatures and clear skies in the coming days along with the North Shore’s largest snowmaking fleet in place at Grouse Mountain, additional terrain is slated to

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