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Winter Social Nights January 4th, 2008, North Vancouver-Looking for action on Wednesday nights? Head to Altitudes Bistro atop Grouse Mountain for Winter Social Nights. Strap on your snowshoes and hit the trails at the Peak of Vancouver, then head to Altitudes Bistro to recuperate and replenish. Prizes, food and drink specials abound while DJ D’Erico and DJ Kurt spin their talents on alternating

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Mortimer the Missing Marmot A couple weeks back the North Shore News ran an article that told the saga of Mortimer Brown, a Yellow-bellied Marmot, who had taken up residence in urban West Vancouver. He was a long way from the bulk of his fellow yellow-bellieds, who normally inhabit the dry, rocky interior of British Columbia's Okanagan region. Every once in awhile, marmots are known to hitch

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Day Camp Programs School may be out but class is in at Grouse Mountain At Grouse Mountain we’re specialists at teaching kids. It is unfortunate that the BC teacher's strike will leave parents looking for last-minute childcare options. That's why we're ready and able to provide a healthy and safe environment at an affordable price tag. On March 5, 6 and 7, Grouse Mountain will offer full-day ski

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Grouse Mountain Moment Contest Winners Read the winning entries in our Grouse Mountain Moment Contest. Congratulations to our Joshua Manuel from Vancouver - The Grand Prize-Winning Moment! Joshua Best Grouse MomentIn 2008, my 7-year-old niece was not feeling very well, and had recently returned home from the hospital. Earlier that week, I visited her in the hospital and I had given her a bracelet

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Spring Approaches The bears are stirring, the weather is warming Whew, things have been a little hectic here on Grouse Mountain for the past few weeks with first the Olympic Games and now the Paralympic Games. For the entire Olympic period, the NBC Today Show was broadcasting from the mountain top and there was a flurry of activity everywhere you looked. Yet, through this all Grinder and Coola

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Seek the Peak: Columbia's Race Clinics Free for those who are already registered for Seek the Peak This year, clinic trainer Jenn Mar has put together a great training schedule that you can follow throughout the weeks leading up to Seek the Peak. The goal is for anyone interested to get in three training days a week, with Tuesday being the group night.RSVP at: training@grousemountain.comView the

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resort. With guest number exceeding over 9,000 on December 30th alone, it is safe to say that old St. Nick over-delivered.Skiers, snowboarders, snowshoers and those just looking to take in some alpine air came together throughout December to help Grouse Mountain realize a new all time record for the month, up some 12% over the previous record, set in 2007.“Well, we knew we had the snow for an epic

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Season Extended to Apr. 28, 2013 The skies are blue bird, the sun is shining and the snow base at Grouse Mountain is fantastic. How good? According to our Mountain Manager "we are going to buried in snow for some time still." Grouse Mountain has officially extended the winter season with full operations until April 28. Further season extensions will be announced April 22. With more than four

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Corporate Adventure Training team and Mountain Patrollers to combine our skills and expertise whilst partaking in an Avalanche Emergency Scenario. The program targeted our group communication and tested a few new skills we picked up from the patrol team in the morning. My group focused on using avalanche beacons, another group worked with the probes and practiced their shoveling snow skills, and the third

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Bears Getting More Active As the days begin to grow longer, Grinder and Coola are beginning to stir more often inside their bear hotel.  Recently we've even seen them leaving their bear bed den and exploring the larger section of the bear hotel.  You can check out Grinder in the video below sniffing and pawing at the fresh snow fall in the front of the bear hotel.  Both bears were also observed

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