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Thrill a Skier or Rider this Christmas Multi-day snow packs are the perfect something for the snow lover on your list It's gift giving made easy. Grouse Mountain's 5- and 10-day Snow Packs are a great way to ensure that snow enthusiast on your list gets out to enjoy the Mountain this season. Multi-Day Snow Packs provide both flexibility and savings. With a 5-day Snow Pack you'll save more than 10

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The Thrill of Skiing, The Comfort of a Snow-Limo Excursion When my father in-law came to visit, we wanted to show him the sport that my husband and I love so much – skiing. But at 80+ years of age, getting on skis for the first time was pretty much out of the question. Enter Snow-Limo! With Snow-Limo, Jan got the experience of gliding across the snow and down well-known runs like The Cut. And

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Guess Our Opening Date For a Chance to Win! What day will we open for the 2013/14 season? Have a knack for guessing games? Does your heart start beating faster at the sight of the first snowfall? If you answered ‘yes’ to those two questions, then you just might want to enter our Opening Date contest! Predict what our 2013/14 Winter Season Opening Day will be and if you’re correct, you'll be

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Grinder and Coola Emerge from Hibernation Today marked the end to the 2011/2012 hibernation season for Grinder and Coola, our two resident Grizzly Bears at the Grouse Mountain Refuge for Endangered Wildlife. Grinder and Coola emerged shortly after 11am by digging their way out of their bear den through a large mound of snow. Once out, they proceeded to have a great romp around their

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Get Ready For Snow! A cold front is on the way and the only place you want to be is the Peak of Vancouver The news that winter enthusiasts throughout the Lower Mainland have been waiting for has finally arrived. Our friends at the Meteorological Services of Canada delivered us breaking news this afternoon that a major shift in the weather pattern is about to happen promising to bring bucket loads

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). I was with a friend of mine and we were almost finished with our hike near the top of the trail when we heard this odd noise. (I've heard it many times since and now realize it is the call of a protective mother Grouse) I looked down and there at my feet about 4 or 5 feet away was a Grouse. She looked like a miniature peacock or turkey with her tail all fanned out. My friend and I were looking at

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– and until May 31st, we’re offering a 2015/16 Pass at our 2014/15 prices.With a deal like that, we think it’s perfect timing to share our top five reasons why an Annual Local’s Pass is ideal for getting you outside 365 days a year to enjoy all of the mountaintop activities you love. Read on:5) Gear up and save with an Annual Local’s Pass! After you’ve completed another sweaty Grouse Grind, reward

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hibernation.  Since they came out of hibernation in mid-April, Grinder and Coola have been living in their hibernation habitat while we prepared their upper pond space.  Today we had it ready for them and they loved stretching their legs by running around the large area, sliding down the fresh snow hills and of course having their very first full bath of the season in their ponds!It looked like so much fun

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Eat Local Recipe Contest Result Grouse Mountain Eat Local Recipe Contest selects regional favourite. B.C. goat cheese and pear tart with pepper jelly wins culinary prize. December 19, 2008, Grouse Mountain, North Vancouver – The first-annual Grouse Mountain Eat Local Recipe Contest results are in with Marg Liebel’s “B.C. goat cheese and pear tart with pepper jelly” triumphant. The Yaletown

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This Day in History - July 13, 1954 In 1951, Grouse Mountain put in a chairlift to whisk skiers from the base of the mountain to the Grouse chalet. The chalet was owned by the Cromie family, which owned The Vancouver Sun, and the paper often carried ads promoting the chalet, the chairlift, and the free skiing lessons The Sun offered to its readers. In the summer, Grouse would lure the masses up

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