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runners and non-runners alike. I think part of me was hopeful, if I could get enough people to rally with me, we could all train together. There are strength in numbers, right? Luckily, when I mentioned it to my previous triathlon trainer he jumped at the chance to lace up. As a North Van local, he took me to a quaint park on the seventeen hundred block on Jones avenue for my first trial of trails (I

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VASS  Movie Night & Vancouver Premiere of 'The Movement' Tuesday November 27 at North Shore Credit Union Centre for the Performing Arts at Capilano University If you love ski movies and are looking to be inspired on the slopes of Grouse Mountain this winter than don't miss the VASS (Vancouver Adaptive Snow Sports) Movie Night on Tuesday November 27 at Capilano University. VASS will be showing

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Quiksilver Filmmaker Showdown Five film crews face off for $5000 cash! $5000 cash? Check. Winner-take-all? Check.This year marked the first appearance of a new style contest here at Grouse Mountain. With the help of Push.ca we launched the Quiksilver Filmmaker Showdown — a contest that challenged five of the region's best snow industry filmmakers (and one music video production company) to come

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professional pilots from Blackcomb Aviation, departing from our Chalet-level helipad. If you’re more of an adrenaline junkie, then a tandem paraglide flight with a 3,300 foot elevation drop will suit perfectly. Professional pilots navigate a journey that provides views and thrills – and lasting memories. Your flight begins on The Peak with a landing-site at Cleveland Park.Our dual-line, five-line Mountain

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Carleigh, the Wildlife Ranger! A Wild Day to Remember... My next adventure here at Grouse Mountain I knew was going to be an eye-opening one as I was getting the opportunity to tag along with one of the Wildlife Rangers for a morning. The Wildlife Rangers are integral members of the Grouse Mountain Refuge for Endangered Wildlife working with the education teams, giving informational talks and

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Don't Miss the Run This Weekend! The ClearlyContacts.ca Grouse Grind Mountain Run takes place this Saturday You aren't too late! Registration is still open for the Grouse Grind event of the season taking place this Saturday September 22 right here at the Peak of Vancouver. Make your summer of training on Mother Nature's Stairmaster really count or challenge yourself for the first time as the

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Bears Enjoy First Food of the Year On Wednesday, April 18th, Grinder and Coola, our two resident Grizzly Bears, enjoyed their first feed of 2012. Over the last two weeks Grinder and Coola have become increasingly active and showed all of the signs of being out of hibernation.  Once we are sure of this and are close to having their outdoor habitat ready we begin to help the bears get their

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Special Sunset Eco-Walks This Weekend Join us on Friday Oct. 5 or Saturday Oct. 6 for a special Eco-Walk at dusk Join one of our top eco-guides for a unique sunset Eco-Walk on Friday Oct. 5 or Saturday Oct. 6 at 7pm for special edition Eco-Walk and search for creatures of the night - bats, owls and other nocturnal wildlife that are otherwise hard to spot. Listen for owls calling here at the Peak

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session.  Temperatures are still quite cold so we only banded two female Rufous Hummingbirds but that's a start!The Grouse Mountain Refuge for Endangered Wildlife has run a hummingbird monitoring station for the past six years.  We are part of the North American Hummingbird Monitoring Network and work in conjunction with over 30 other stations and follow identical protocols.  Our monitoring data goes

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Magnussen Foundation’s Skater Development Program by hosting a series of complimentary skate lessons as well as an Ice Show held on December 15 featuring the top B.C., National and International skaters. Proceeds from skate rentals are also donated to the Karen Magnussen Foundation and have helped to raise thousands of dollars over the past number of years in an effort to put more of BC’s youth on the

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