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A Golden Tram Surf Y2Play Golden Ticket winner, AKA "Golden Boy" Paul Soukoreff and daughter Richelle take a once in a lifetime Skyride trip to the top! Guest post by Paul Soukoreff:Ok… I'll admit it, I'm a little uneasy with heights, but strapping myself to the roof of the Super Skyride with my daughter Richelle was a total blast and an awesome way to start the season! I know what you're asking

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Omega The Wolf A Life That Inspired Respect and Awe for Wolves  We are very saddened to report that our oldest wolf Omega passed away early this morning. He was discovered deceased at first light within the Grouse Mountain wolf habitat where he and his pack mates found sanctuary. At 15 & 1/2 years old, Omega lived to be one of the oldest wolves in the world. Omega was born in captivity in

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Grinder and Coola Enter Their Lower Pond Habitat Today marked the first day that Grinder and Coola, our two resident Grizzly Bears at the Grouse Mountain Refuge for Endangered Wildlife, entered their Lower Pond Habitat in 2015.  This is also the earliest ever in the springtime that they have had access to their entire 5.5 Acre Summer Habitat.  Each year we have to take the fencing down when the

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Y2Play Is Back! Y2Play Is Now on SaleGrouse Mountain is excited to announce the launch of our annual season’s snowpass campaign – Y2Play. Y2Play passes are now on sale online, by telephone or in-person at Grouse Mountain - and the timing is perfect with the incredible recent snowfall! With a Y2Play Pass you can start skiing and riding now, and continue through all of next season. Conditions are

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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

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Family Day at Grouse Mountain It’s the Family Day long weekend and up here at Grouse Mountain, we’re celebrating with savings! Join us on Monday for quality family fun and if you’re a BC resident, you’ll access the Mountain for 50% off!  We’ll have ice skating, complimentary family photos, a kid-friendly scavenger hunt, a meet-and-greet with Cleo the barn owl, our mascot Grizwald the bear, a

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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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fitness abilities, the Snowshoe Grind Challenge is an ideal way to test your snowshoe fitness or simply get outside with friends and family for some outdoor fun. For those strapping on their snowshoes for the first time, hitting the trail with a young family or wanting a more moderate route, the recreational category of the Snowshoe Grind Challenge is a lower-impact workout around Blue Grouse Loop that

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First Grouse Mountain Honey Extracted! We had an exciting day last week when we extracted our very first honey from our new Grouse Mountain Beehives!  The two hives we had last season are now thriving and produced 30 lbs of honey so far!  We have 15 new hives this year but typically they don't produce excess honey for harvest in their first season - we let them build up and get ready for next

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Commit to Climb Whistler Water One Climb - June 14, 2014 With Grouse Grind season just around the corner, registration is officially open for the 2014 Whistler Water One Climb! This year is going to be bigger and better than ever. We’re excited to announce that local pop star Victoria Duffield and the band Neverest, along with Free The Children ambassadors Spencer West, Molly Burke and Hannah

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