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June 2nd Is Only For Early Birds! Adjusted operating hours on Saturday, June 2nd On Saturday, June 2nd Grouse Mountain is condensing its daily operations to accommodate a private function. So…June 2nd is the perfect day to make it an early start at Grouse Mountain! The Peak of Vancouver will be accessible to passholders and day visitors until 2pm on June 2nd (final Skyride upload at 1pm). Hiker

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Must-Haves for Winter Check out the hottest gear for the upcoming season The flakes have started falling and that means winter is well on its way. It also means... new gear! We checked in with our retail team for a look at some of this season’s hottest trends as well as their top picks when it comes to gearing up for winter. TrendsFor this coming season we see a resurgence of jewel tones for the

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work of the BC Cancer Foundation. While tackling Seek the Peak`s 4,100 ft. climb may seem like a daunting task, it pales in comparison to the fight faced by women who are diagnosed with breast cancer. We're honoured to be able to share Nicole's story about her own battle with breast cancer.You Can And You Will. This was the mantra I repeated in my mind each morning during my breast cancer treatment

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Baby bird season grouse underway It's the time year when we start babies appearing all over the mountain - the days are longer and forage is showing up. We have our resident pair of Barn Swallows back nesting on our bear kitchen building! They are reusing their old nest from last year, but it needed a few renovations before they moved in. Swallows will take mouthfuls of mud and combine it with

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of training.Seek the Peak 2017 – It’s May and the race is 5 weeks away! As I look up from my house to the Peak of Grouse Mountain, I can’t help but be in awe of how majestic those mountains look, even more so with all the snow they still have on them! I’ve hiked up the BCMC trail a few times in the last couple of weeks to get a sense of the amount of snow left, and let’s just say that it’s no

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 Northern Comfort 'Baby Bear' socks Bear Facts metallic sign Grouse Gifts Share your love of Grouse Mountain with those on your list with these unique items.Grouse Mountain metallic sign Grouse Mountain mug GMR 'Hoody Bear' GMR Hoody - black Wild Outdoors Club blanket Reclaimed Print coasters Fun & Games For the kids or the young at heart, these picks are sure to get a smile on Christmas

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Festival Opera Orchestra (Spoleto, Italy) Karen was named Director of Chamber Music at Davidson College, (Davidson, NC) and remained in that post for two years until winning a position in the Vancouver Symphony, where she is Acting Principal Second Violin. As both a chamber musician and an orchestral player, Karen has performed throughout Europe, Canada, the US and Asia, and she continues to count

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Upper Pond Habitat today they quickly had a good dunk in the ponds!  It looked cold but they seemed to *bear* it ok! We hope you come up and see them exploring their expanded surroundings! They love digging snow caves, sliding down snow slopes and also lounging in their ponds. They will also build day beds on the slopes and have some lazy afternoon naps each day. Of course no fun day would be

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Grouse Mountain Ranked as a Top Winter Experience By Flight Network Grouse Mountain is so pleased to share its recognition as a Top Signature Winter Experience in Canada by Flight Network. Canada’s leading international travel agency worked tirelessly to find the best destinations for a traveler venturing to the beautiful Canadian landscape. Scouring through hundreds of entries, Flight Network

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first hummingbird monitoring session of 2018 Today we held our first hummingbird monitoring and banding session at the Grouse Mountain Refuge for Endangered Wildlife.  It was an amazing early season session with 22 birds caught, recorded and released!  We had six recaptures with two birds from 2017, three birds from 2016 and one bird from 2015.  Overall the birds showed signs of good health

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