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Excavations to the Bear Habitat Underway! This week we began excavations to the Bear's hibernation habitat - the first area they access after they emerge from their winter's sleep.  The first stage is to get in there with the heavy machinery and remove the majority of the snow.  Our excavators and grooming machines have been working this week to remove the 15 feet of snow currently present in

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30 pounds of food each per day.  This will increase shortly to around 50 pounds a day.  The bears will be expected to put on an additional 20-30% of their body weight to prepare for winter.  This is anywhere from 150 to 300 pounds of extra bulk!Once we start to get much colder weather and the first snowfalls happen, we will taper off their food and then cut it off completely and this will trigger

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An Interactive Art Program in the Eye of the Wind! Meeting Planners International decided to make their day at Grouse Mountain extra special. On Thursday 17th May, Grouse Mountain hosted a group of meeting planners from around BC. They had a full day of activities planned at various locations around the city, and Grouse Mountain was selected as one of the venues because of its unique Hiwus Art

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Bears Still Snowed In! As if to say, Happy April Fools Day, more snow fell over the bear den and bear habitat.  We have begun to see a few signs of spring, but the snow has shown no sign of stopping.  Grinder and Coola's 'Bear Hotel' is still surrounded by over 15 feet of snow!  This makes it fairly dark inside, and when the boys have made their first exploratory journeys to the front part of

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How do you showcase Vancouver in April? Host a Fondue Dinner in the City Timber Room! On the 17th April 2012, the Insurance Institute of BC decided to host their Annual Western Regional Meeting dinner in the City Timber Room.Grouse Mountain was chosen as the venue as they wanted a place different than a regular restaurant dinner. "We were looking for something unique to Vancouver, and something

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winter. Sign up for Snow Alerts by, texting SNOWALERT to 333777 to find out when we have a 10cm snowfall. In the meantime channel your inner meteorologist and enter your opening day prediction opening date on Facebook for a chance to win great prizes.Click here to enter the contest.

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flakes start flying our Grouse Mountain team will make sure you are the first to know when we have 10cm of fresh powder. 

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The Grouse Grind Re-Opens for 2011 Grab your gear - summer's here Summer has officially arrived - the Grouse Grind will be open this weekend. Metro Vancouver made the highly anticipated announcement today that starting Saturday June 11, the trail will be safe and ready to use for the season. Grouse Mountain is looking forward to welcoming both Grind enthusiasts and newcomers to the Mountain for

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Find Us at the Vancouver Wedding Fair January 7 & 8 at the Westin Bayshore If 2012 is your year to tie the knot make sure you swing by the Vancouver Wedding Fair taking place this weekend (January 7 & 8) at the Westin Bayshore and visit with our Grouse Mountain wedding team. Our Grouse Mountain team will be at the Wedding Fair from 10am to 6pm Saturday and Sunday and brides-to-be will be

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Mountain Gift Card for the price of $199. Gift Cards can be used for everything from scrumptious après-ski poutine to a new pair of new Oakley goggles and more. You can also purchase your Winter Season Pass for skiing and riding directly online so you are ready to go for opening day.** Offer ends November 30, 2011. Promotional Gift Cards cannot be used to purchase Y2Play Passes.

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