Search Results

Summer has arrived at Grouse Mountain! Grouse Mountain’s mountaintop activities offer long weekend fun for the whole family (North Vancouver) With sun and warm temperatures in the forecast for the Victoria Day long weekend, Grouse Mountain is pleased to announce that their annual summer activities will officially launch this Saturday, May 16 from 9:00 am to 10:00 pm at the Peak of

https://www.grousemountain.com/press_releases/summer-has-arrived-at-the-peak-of-vancouver

The Potato Shack is Back this Winter Hearty food on the go! There’s nothing better to fuel your day on the Mountain than a tasty tater with all the fixings. Our Potato Shack is back this season bringing you hot baked potatoes with a variety of toppings to choose from. Conveniently located in the yurt at the base of Peak, the Potato Shack is perfect if you want a warm hearty meal but don’t want to

https://www.grousemountain.com/news/the-potato-shack-is-back-this-winter

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

https://www.grousemountain.com/posts/weight-for-it

Snowfall Accumulation Keeps Adding Up 11 cm in the last 12 hours This winter season just keeps getting better, and skiers and riders are rejoicing. As of 2:00pm on February 13th, Grouse Mountain has received 11 cm of fresh snow, for a total of 525 cm so far this season.Over the next few weeks there are a mix of weather systems expected, bouncing the freezing level around. Additional periods of

https://www.grousemountain.com/news/weve-received-11cm-in-the-last-12-hours

Seek the Peak:  Nicole's training diary Week 8 Week 8: Get Ready for the Taper Two weeks to go until Seek the Peak - is everyone ready? With the start line inching closer, it’s time to start thinking about the taper - the time in a training program when we focus on less running and more recovery. It sounds like a dream for many, doesn’t it? Tapering allows your body to recover and regroup

https://www.grousemountain.com/posts/seek-the-peak-nicoles-training-diary-week-8

Pollinators Thrive in the Pollinator's Garden Did you know that there are 56 species of native bees in the Greater Vancouver Area?  250 in BC?  Thousands across Canada?  Wild Pollinators such as wild bees, flies, butterflies, wasps, hornets, moths, hummingbirds and others play a very important role in pollination all around us.  We often hear of the importance of Honey Bee's for pollination

https://www.grousemountain.com/posts/pollinators-everywhere

Hectic Hummingbird Monitoring Session! This past Tuesday, June 9th we had an amazing hummingbird monitoring session here at Grouse Mountain.  It was only the second one of the year but it broke all records.We examined over 70 hummingbirds in a five hour sitting.  Many more visited the feeders that we were unable to examine.  Most were Rufous Females, our standard variety, but we had two adult

https://www.grousemountain.com/posts/hectic-hummingbirds

Ice Skating Pond is Now Open Winter has arrived at the Peak of Vancouver It's time to dust off your skates and hop on the Skyride, our mountaintop Ice Skating Pond is now open! Glide and spin in the fresh mountain air on the 8,000 sq. ft. surface. Ideal for a family outing or a romantic date night, access to the Skating Pond is complimentary with an Alpine Experience ticket, a Snow Pass or an

https://www.grousemountain.com/news/skating-pond-now-open

Dine Out Vancouver at The Observatory Join us January 15 to 31, 2016 The popular Dine Out Vancouver Festival returns and Grouse Mountain is proud to take part in this annual favourite once again. The Observatory Restaurant is offering a special Dine Out Menu that includes delectable options like beef carpaccio, steelhead salmon and black sesame panna cotta. At $40/person for three courses, there

https://www.grousemountain.com/news/dine-out-vancouver-2016-at-the-observatory

Win Big! #ggmr25 Contest It's the Grouse Grind Mountain Run's silver anniversary, and we want you to win big! The count down to the 25th-Annual Clearly.ca Grouse Grind Mountain Run is on, and we want to thank you for 25 great years in celebration of our silver anniversary. From now until the big race on Sunday, September 13th, we will be posting a series of questions and challenges on facebook

https://www.grousemountain.com/posts/ggmr25-contest