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Seek the Peak:  Nicole's training diary Week 3 Week 3: Nancy Greene Way and Cross-TrainingLast week I made reference to three mental and physical challenges that runners will be faced with during Seek the Peak, the most challenging of which is Nancy Greene Way. That is a personal opinion of course, and mostly because I recently completed the climb for the very first time. Ouch! This portion of

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5 reasons why you should join us for Whistler Water One Climb Be part of the change on Sunday, June 7! Whistler Water One Climb hits the Grouse Grind on Sunday, June 7th for the third year in a row and as we approach the big day, we’re poised to make this time ‘round the best one yet! With that in mind, we decided to count down our top five reasons why you should One Climb with us:5) You’ll get

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Seek the Peak:  Nicole's training diary Week 5 Could you hear the cheers from hikers across the North Shore last week as Grouse Grind was officially open for business? An extra loud cheer was sure to be heard from Seek the Peak participants as leg three of the race is now available for training. I was so excited to head up the mountain, so my training partner and I agreed to battle for two

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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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Annual Local's Pass Special Offer $20 Gift Card with the Purchase or Renewal of an Annual Local's Pass Until October 10, 2016, when you purchase or renew an Annual Local’s Pass, you’ll receive a $20 gift card that can be used at Grouse Mountain’s Altitudes Bistro or toward a spectacular dinner at the award-winning Observatory fine dining restaurant. With an Annual Local’s Pass you get year-round

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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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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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