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How I Came to Be Ready for Seek the Peak... "Oh how the times have changed." In the beginning.Two and a half years ago, while tipping the scale at just over the 230lbs. mark, the mere thought of jogging around the block (never mind running) would leave me short of breath. Now, when I heard of the opportunity to conquer a run from the ocean to the peak of Vancouver, a feeling of excitement seems

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will be installing a couple new web cameras so that you can follow along at home when the bears enter this 5.5 acre habitat.Even though Grinder and Coola are once again out and about exploring their mountaintop habitat please remember that due to COVID-19 Grouse Mountain is temporarily closed and public access to Resort property is prohibited. You can still connect virtually with Grinder and Coola

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supply to imitate what would be happening in the wild.  Once we receive our first solid snowfall we will cut the food off and this will initiate our 2018/2019 hibernation period here at the Grouse Mountain Refuge for Endangered Wildlife.Please visit our webcam page at: https://www.grousemountain.com/web-cams to view both the outside front of the hotel and the inside sleeping chamber cameras and follow

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Easter Zone Camps Get your kids outside over the long weekend Grouse Mountain is coming to the rescue this Easter if you are looking for a great outdoor alternative to sugar-packed activities. Give your kids a break from chocolate mini egg consumption as Grouse Mountain is offering Easter Skiing and Riding Zone Camps for kids aged 7 to 14. From Good Friday to Easter Monday (April 6-9) kids can

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confident ambassador and he's quickly become a guest (and staff) favourite.  He has a wonderfully quirky personality and a great sense of curiosity.  He is often hanging out in the office with us and picks up everything to inspect what it is before we have to confiscate it.  Odin came from the Northern Spotted Owl Breeding program in Langley where Barred Owls are helping researchers learn to better care

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level up to take on double blacks, a lesson with our Snow School is a great way to work on your skills. Our experienced team is ready to help you with tips and tricks at all levels. From drop-in day lessons to private lessons, there are some great options to suit your family's needs. Bonus, we’ve still got some spaces in our Spring Break Camps and Ski Wee programs – they’re the perfect way to start

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Grinder and Coola enter their upper pond habitat Thanks to the hard work of our crews we were able to get Grinder and Coola's (our two Grizzly Bears that inhabit that refuge) large 2.5 acre Upper Pond habitat set-up nice and early for them.  Both bears came out of hibernation on April 2nd and were in their hibernation habitat while we set-up the larger space.  Due to large amounts of snowfall we

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Wildlife.During their 153-day winter dormancy, wildlife staff once again monitored Grinder and Coola via an infrared camera placed in their hibernation den and the live feed was shared with the public on the Grouse Mountain website."We’re pleased to welcome Grinder and Coola out of hibernation and watch them playfully explore their habitat", said Dr. Ken Macquisten, Refuge Director and Veterinarian

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a favourite from our craft experts, the Adventure Day Camps team. Check out this step-by-step guide for creating a Mother's Day card that’s sure to be a "hoot": Thanks to our crafty Adventure Day Camps team for this great Mother’s Day craft idea…and for all the fun crafts and experiences they make available through our Adventure Day Camps programs.

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Swallows Choose to Nest 'On Camera' One of our popular programs up here at Grouse Mountain is our wildlife web-cameras.  Our Hibernation Bear Camera was one of the first wildlife cams available in the world back in the early 2000's and now our summer and winter bear cameras are a huge hit with fans of Grinder and Coola world-wide.In the last couple years we've expanded to include a few other

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