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Road to Seek the Peak Week 1: Morikke Espenhain Each week we’ll be featuring posts from special guests designed to help get you ready for the big day. From nutrition and training tips, to motivational stories – each post will have valuable info to support your journey, all the way to the Peak! When I began to think about participating in Seek the Peak (STP) last year I considered a few things: I

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New Skyride Surf Adventure! Launches Friday July 15th We’re thrilled to announce the launch of our newest activity as part of our Summer of Flight. The Skyride Surf Adventure™ allows you to feel the wind on your face as you soar above the treetops and ascend 1,610m from the Valley Station to the Peak Chalet – on the rooftop of the Grouse Mountain Super Skyride! As part of the Skyride Surf

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Alpha the Wolf It is with great sadness that we announce the peaceful passing of our lone remaining Timber Wolf - Alpha. Alpha was captive born in the spring of 2001 and arrived at the Grouse Mountain Refuge for Endangered Wildlife on June 8, 2004 as part of a pack of 4 wolves – retired from the movie industry. Alpha led a long and healthy life here at Grouse Mountain. He turned 15 years old

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Grinder and Coola's habitat expands to Lower Pond Today marked the 2016 opening of Grinder and Coola's (our two resident Grizzly Bears) Lower Pond habitat.  This is the second phase of their habitat and now allows them full access to their 5.5 acre habitat.Each year, due to snow load, we have to take down the fencelines for their habitats.  Then, in the spring, we need to put them back up.  We

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Opening Day is Tomorrow! Kick off the 90th Winter Season It’s the news you’ve been waiting to hear – Grouse Mountain will be opening for skiing and riding tomorrow morning at 9am! We’re kicking off the 90th winter season by opening Paradise Bowl with access via the Greenway Chair as well as Heaven’s Sake with access via the Peak Chair. Skiing and riding will be available during our regular

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Grind10 15 Days. 10 Grinds. One Great Cause. From July 1 to 15 take on the challenge of completing 10 Grinds in 15 days. You could win some great prizes, improve your fitness and help BC's sick kids. Date: July 1-15, 2016Fee: $5* and the following criteria must be met in order to participate: Have a current Grind Timer CardBe signed up for the Grind for Kids program supporting BC Children's

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eight criteria: physical workplace; work atmosphere & social; health, financial & family benefits; vacation & time off; employee communications; performance management; training & skills development; and community involvement. Some of the key reasons that Grouse Mountain was selected as an exceptional place to work include offering employees many benefits such as ongoing employee

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Getting the Bees Ready for Spring We recently did our first full check-in with the bee hives after a long winter's rest!Since October the bees have been on their own at a low-land site in the Fraser Valley staying warm.  They produce extra honey near the end of the season to see them through the winter.  The Queen's lay special worker bees that will live longer than normal but stay in the hive

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Grouse Grind™ to Open on Saturday! Hit the trail for another season of fitness accomplishment at the Peak of Vancouver A sure sign that summer is almost here, Grouse Mountain is pleased to announce that the Grouse Grind™ will open for the 2016 hiking season on Saturday, April 30th from 6:15 am until 7:00 pm. “We’re thrilled to kick off another season of hiking with the opening of the iconic

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Grind10 Challenge Results 15 Days. 10 Grinds. One great cause. Congratulations to all the participants in our first ever Grind10 Challenge! We were thrilled to see so many people taking on the challenge and supporting BC Children’s Hospital Foundation. In total, participants completed almost 1,300 Grinds over 15 days – now that’s impressive. A big shout out goes to Jason Chong who completed 80

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