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Have Breakfast with the Bears!

Book your family for a bear-y unique buffet breakfast and exclusive ranger experience at Grouse Mountain. After a four-year hiatus, Breakfast with the Bears will return for select dates this summer. Enjoy early access to the mountain to watch our resident Grizzly bears Grinder and Coola enjoy their breakfast and learn from one of our wildlife experts about Grizzlies and bear conservation. This special experience includes a delicious buffet breakfast in The Grizzly Lookout, along with special gifts from Grinder and Coola.

dates & times

Please note: Breakfast with the Bears has now finished for the 2024 summer season.

2024 Event Dates:

June 1-2, 8-9, 15-16, 22-23, 29-30 (Saturday & Sunday)
July 3-7, 10-14, 17-21, 24-28, 31 (Wednesday - Sunday)
August 1-4, 7-11, 14-18, 21-25, 28-31 (Wednesday - Sunday)
September 1, 7-8, 14-15, 21-22, 28-29 (Saturday & Sunday)

Event Times:

8:00am - 10:00am
Meet at the Base Plaza, just outside of Starbucks at 8:00am

Pricing

Category	Price
Adult (19-64)	$69
Senior (65+)	$59
Youth (13-18)	$49
Child (5-12)	$49
Tot (4 & under)*	$19
Family (2 adults, 2 children/youth)	$209

Please ensure you wear footwear appropriate for a mountaintop walk, considering weather conditions.

*Tots and babies not requiring a seat or breakfast are able to attend Breakfast with the Bears for free, but still require a ticket from Guest Services.

Prices include gratuity but do not include tax.

Price does not include Mountain Admission.

Grouse Mountain Resort reserves the right to reschedule or postpone any activities times. All tickets and products are non-refundable and non-transferable.

breakfast buffet menu

Included with your Breakfast with the Bears experience is a bear-y delicious breakfast buffet in The Grizzly Lookout. Enjoy a variety of continental and hot food selections.

Arrival Beverages

Tea, coffee, water & juices

Assorted Breakfast Pastries, Breads and Sweets

Market spreads

Seasonal Fruit and Berries

Yogurt, granola

Vine Ripened Tomato and Bocconcini Salad

Balsamic, Basil

Applewood Smoked Salmon

Crisp naan, red onion, capers, cream cheese

Scrambled Eggs

Sour cream, chive

Smoked Bacon, Vegan Breakfast Sausage

Seasonal Potato and Roots Hash

Rosemary and garlic

Belgian Waffles

Maple, Chantilly, compote

Grouse Mountain's two orphaned Grizzlies, Grinder and Coola

Bear Facts

In the wild Grizzly Bears often live to be around 20 to 25 years of age and vary in length from 5-8’ (1.5-2.4 m).
Bears are fast, capable of running up to 64 km/hour. The world's fastest human being Usain Bolt runs 43 km/hr.
Grizzly Bears are active during the day and night, but will often alter their habits to avoid humans in areas of high human use.
Bears are intelligent, curious, and have excellent memory, particularly regarding where food sources are located. Grizzly Bears can remember the faces of other bears they have not seen for 10 years or more.
Adult male Grizzlies hibernate for as little as several weeks, while females that emerge from dens with cubs can hibernate for as long as 7 months.
Polar Bears are white; their fur is actually clear and highly reflective, giving them a white appearance in bright sun. Underneath a Polar Bear's thick coat, their black skin helps them absorb heat from the sun.

Grizzly cubs are born blind, toothless, almost hairless and weighing 1 pound (half a kilogram).
Bears are sensitive. A bear's sense of smell is 1000x better than a human's. Bear noses contain hundreds of tiny muscles that allow them to manipulate them - with finger-like dexterity.
Grizzly Bears can easily eat over 100 pounds of salmon in a day, with a daily caloric requirements of almost 20,000 calories.
A bear’s body language can help reveal its mood. In general, bears show agitation by swaying their heads, huffing, popping their jaws, blowing and snorting, or clacking their teeth. Lowered head and laid-back ears also indicate aggression.
Grizzly Bears play an important role in forest ecosystems as seed dispersers and nutrient providers. Berry seeds pass through the bear unbroken and are able to geminate. Not only that, but they come with their own pile of fresh manure as fertilizer.