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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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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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Our New Honeybees Have Arrived on Grouse Mountain! Today we had about 120,000 new guests on Grouse Mountain - 16 new hives of Honey Bees!Their arrival marks the expansion of our honey bee program and the arrival of our Small Wonder's summer starting this weekend.  The bee's will live here year round but of course will be most active in the summertime when they will pollinate our flowers and

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Y2Play Snow Passes On Sale Now! Ski & ride now and all next season at up to 80% off The wait is over. Y2Play snow passes for the 2016/17 winter season are officially on sale. With fresh snow in the forecast, there couldn’t be a better time to get out on the slopes and enjoy all that Grouse Mountain has to offer. Get your Y2Play pass now and enjoy skiing and riding for the rest of this season

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The importance of Wilderness First Aid Training Are you prepared for the backcountry? It was going to be a long and strenuous hike in the North Shore Mountains. Trying to keep your pack light, you only brought a windbreaker, a light sweater, several energy bars, a litre of water and a small first aid kit. The nice and sunny morning you’ve enjoyed has turned into a cold and drizzly afternoon when

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New Limited Time Offer for Families Grouse Mountain now makes North America’s best valued family snow pass even more affordable. We’re excited to announce a great new option – a purchase payment plan specifically for Family Pass renewal purchases. With the purchase payment plan, you make an initial payment of $379 + tax, and then 5 successive monthly payments of $100. With each payment, you’ll

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Road to Seek the Peak Week 7: Six Tips to Fundraising Success!  Each week we’ll be featuring posts from special guests designed to help get you ready for the big day. From nutrition info, to training tips, to motivational stories – each post will have valuable info to support your journey, all the way to the Peak!Seek the Peak is just over a week away and we can hardly contain our excitement

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Seek the Peak:  Nicole's training diary Week One Seek the Peak participant Nicole van Zanten is documenting her weekly training leading up to the big day.  Have a read of her first training diary entry below:You know when you sign-up for a difficult race, only to experience the “I’m actually doing this!” feeling a few weeks later? I think that just happened. My name is Nicole van Zanten and I’ve

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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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Happy 15th Bearthday Grinder and Coola! Happy Birthday to our two resident Grizzly Bears - Grinder and Coola!   They were born sometime in around January in the winter of 2000/2001.  All Grizzly Bears are born during the hibernation period as an adaptation for survival.The bear cubs are not much bigger than a guinea pig when born and are born nearly hairless with their eyes closed.  Over the

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