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starting on the beach at Ambleside Park in West Vancouver, winding its way through North Vancouver, then heading up the legendary Grouse Grind to the Peak of Vancouver. Entrants can sign up individually or in teams. This is not just a race for elite athletes - there are a variety of categories and we invite you to check out www.seekthepeak.ca to find the right fit for your fitness level. Then, start

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Barn Swallow Nestlings Ready to Fledge! Every year hundreds of barn swallows nest at Grouse Mountain. Every summer we find hundreds of Barn Swallows calling Grouse Mountain their summer home. This year has been no exception. These birds can be found zipping and diving all over the mountian in their endless pursuit of insects to feed on. They can also be seen diving into the bear ponds for either

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Introducing Tyto the Barn Owl - Our Wildlife Ambassador Last month we adopted Tyto, a male Barn Owl (Tyto alba), as our new Wildlife Ambassador.  Tyto was born at the Canadian Raptor Conservancy (who run our Birds in Motion demonstrations) and comes to help educate our visitors and school children on owls and birds of prey.Barn Owls inhabit old trees and man-made roosts (such as barns) in the

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Season Extended Ski or ride at Grouse Mountain through April 29 With a 573 cm base at the Peak and a 462 cm base at the Plateau, Grouse Mountain has oodles of snow for fantastic skiing, riding and snowshoeing. So we’ve extended our winter season to April 29, 2012. We all know that spring skiing is some of the best skiing out there. Capping off a day of skiing or riding with a cool drink on a

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Grind For Kids initiative at a press conference today were: Grouse Mountain President Stuart McLaughlin, BC Health Services Minister Hon. Kevin Falcon, pediatric cardiologist Dr. Shubhayan Sanatani, and Vancouver Whitecaps CEO Paul Barber. “Grind for Kids is a brand-new fundraising initiative that uses one of Vancouver’s most iconic natural features - The Grouse Grind - to raise money and awareness

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An Action Packed Spring Break that Doesn't Break the Bank Don’t miss your opportunity for skiing the rest of this season and all of next at massive savings. Y2Play is only available for a limited time and is now 50% sold. With two full weeks of Spring Break, there’s still lots of fun to be had. And with 26 cms of fresh snow in the last 48 hours, conditions at Grouse Mountain are powder-hound

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participate in the Voices of Our Future program. This unique partnership between Grouse Mountain and World Pulse is a wonderful example of for-profit and non-profit organizations working together to identify opportunities for their combined efforts to make a difference in the world. About World PulseWorld Pulse is a media enterprise covering global issues through the eyes of women. We are dedicated to

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The Summer of Owls Meet Tyto at the Peak of Vancouver this summer Grouse Mountain has gone to the owls this summer! With the arrival of some new feathered friends to the Peak of Vancouver, you are invited to get up close and personal with our resident owls - Tyto, Toba and Mortimer. Join us as we unveil our brand new Theatre in the Sky presentation Tyto's Triumph featuring Tyto, our resident barn

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and ensures that every Grind counts – twice!Grind For Kids has been honoured to have several outstanding adult ambassadors, but this is the first year a young ambassador has been named.“The campaign is about raising funds for the cardiology program,” says Stephen Forgacs of the BC Children’s Hospital Foundation. “We are so thrilled that Nickolas has accepted this title of Young Ambassador. He has a

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snow-covered habitat. After a year of record-breaking snowfall and their longest hibernation ever Grinder and Coola seemed happy to stretch their legs after a five month sleep. Their emergence also helps to mark 10 years since the orphaned Grizzlies were rescued and became residents of Grouse Mountain’s Refuge for Endangered Wildlife. “After another whole winter of not eating, slowly burning calories

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