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Elfin magic lives at the Peak of Christmas Celebrate the holiday season at Grouse Mountain’s annual winter wonderland (North Vancouver) The most wonderful time of year has finally arrived as Grouse Mountain’s annual Peak of Christmas festivities launch this Friday, November 28th including the highly-anticipated return of Santa Claus to Vancouver’s North Pole.Once stepping aboard the Red Skyride

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Weighting on the Bears Recently we installed a new addition to our bear habitats - a commercial grade weigh-scale!  We want to use the scale to get a record of Grinder and Coola's weight throughout the seasons and chart the change.The scale had to be bear proofed to make sure the bears didn't play around with it too much.  So we poured a concrete foundation, made a steel frame and installed the

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A Fresh New Look for Ski Wee Grouse Mountain has long been known as a great training ground for new skiers and riders. We start them young with our Ski Wee and Wee Riders program where the focus is on fun and the outcome is confidence on the snow. This season Grouse Mountain is excited to announce some great changes to our Ski Wee program, including a fresh new look in our Ski Wee building. We

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Flying Season Has Started at Grouse Mountain At the Peak of Vancouver we appreciate a little elevation. This summer, why not take things even higher with a Helicopter Tour, Tandem Paraglide flight or Mountain Ziplines. All are offered seven days a week throughout summer. Helicopter tours provide an unmatched overview of Vancouver and the Coast Mountains. Take in all the beauty with the

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BC Hydro work completed near Lot D Trees removed and replaced near power lines Hello, Grouse Grinders! With the beginning of the Grouse Grind season just around the corner, we want to give our hiking community a heads up about some work that BC Hydro completed during the winter season as you’ll likely notice a difference to the treeline near Lot D. This past fall, BC Hydro removed approximately

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Seek the Peak:  Nicole's training diary Week 4 As your training increases and the days become warmer, it is important to start thinking ahead about accessories and nutrition for Seek the Peak. This past weekend I returned to Nancy Greene Way - though this time, I returned on my road bike. My training session for this weekend included a cycle from Downtown Vancouver to the base of Grouse Mountain

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#BearDiscovery Instagram Contest #BearDiscovery Instagram Contest Week One Winner- Jacqueline Sinclair Week One of our Instagram #BearDiscovery contest was stacked with incredible photos, but there could be only one winner! In the end, photographer, Jacqueline Sinclair, came out on top. Read the story behind the winning shot below..."Each winter, I snowshoe the Snow Shoe Grind once or twice a

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Baby bird season grouse underway It's the time year when we start babies appearing all over the mountain - the days are longer and forage is showing up. We have our resident pair of Barn Swallows back nesting on our bear kitchen building! They are reusing their old nest from last year, but it needed a few renovations before they moved in. Swallows will take mouthfuls of mud and combine it with

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for the winter keeping the queen warm and offering protection.  The workers cluster around the Queen and as a group they move around and slowly consume the honey stores.As the weather starts to get warm in the spring the bees start to get more active and leave the hive to check out conditions and look for food.  Once they are finding food the Queen will start to lay eggs in preparation for a new

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Save 20% on Camps and Clinics Book by November 30th Also with the recent news that the federal government is doubling the Children’s Fitness Tax Credit, now is a great time to register your child in one of Grouse Mountain’s Zone, Freeride or Ski Wee Camps this winter. If you secure your spot by November 30th, you’ll receive an early bird discount of 20%! And don’t worry, grown-ups don’t have to

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