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14th Annual Seek the Peak Raises Thousands for BC Cancer Foundation
14th Annual Seek the Peak Raises Thousands for BC Cancer Foundation Almost 650 participants make the 16-kilometre climb to the Peak of Vancouve (North Vancouver) A beautiful summer day greeted participants at Grouse Mountain’s annual Seek the Peak, with its awe-inspiring 1,250-metre climb from West Vancouver’s Ambleside Park to the Peak of Vancouver. Now in its 14th year, the event saw
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Grouse Mountain Remains Open for Spring Skiing and Riding
over 330cm of snow mid-mountain and all our runs are open for guests to enjoy” said Grant Wahl, Grouse Mountain’s Alpine Operations Manager. “It’s been a fantastic way to celebrate our 90th winter season and we’re not ready to stop skiing and riding just yet.” As of Tuesday, April 18th skiing and riding will be available from noon to 8pm on weekdays and 9am to 8pm on weekends. This season to date
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The best laid plans...
and start nesting.We noticed the pair were back and checking out the nest, but not carrying out any preparations. We were worried that they were going to abandon that nest in favour of moving to a different location - we were worried maybe moving the camera had interfered somehow even though we had it up well ahead of time.Then, as nesting season was getting fully underway a couple weeks ago, the
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Road to Seek the Peak: Week 6
recovery to help you crush those hills, avoid injury and recover like a champ. Pre-Race It’s North Vancouver – you never know what weather to expect, so train for it all. Trail running and climbing in rainy weather and hot dry conditions will ensure you are adequately trained for slippery terrain or hard packed dust. Aim to have an even effort, and an even cadence, regardless of the terrain. To achieve
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First Hummingbird Monitoring Session of 2016!
First Hummingbird Monitoring Session of 2016 Yesterday we held our first hummingbird monitoring session of 2016 and it was an incredible day for early May! The Grouse Mountain Hummingbird Monitoring Project was started in 2005 and was established as part of the Hummingbird Monitoring Network of western North America. The goal of the project (and our local project) is to monitor the long term
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Grouse Grind® to Open on Saturday!
Grouse Grind® to Open on Saturday! Another season of accomplishment on the trail kicks-off this weekend (North Vancouver) It’s the news Lower Mainland hikers have been eagerly awaiting; the Grouse Grind® will officially open for the 2017 hiking season on Saturday, June 17th from 6:15 am until 7:30 pm. “After much anticipation we’re thrilled that the iconic Grouse Grind® trail will be opening this
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New and Improved Grizzly Bear Camera!
the camera yourself! We've set-up a series of go-to points that you can direct the camera to turn to. It's been popular so you might have to wait a minute or two for your turn to use the camera but it will tell you how many people ahead of you there are in the que. Try it out and see what Grinder and Coola are up to right now!
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Grouse Woods Now Open
Grouse Woods Now Open! Canada's First Natural Feature Terrain Park We're excited to announce the opening of Grouse Woods™ - our newest terrain park and the first of it's kind in Canada.Using recycled wood and snow, our Parks crew has created a fun new terrain park experience that we can’t wait to hit up. Current features available include a Wood Wall Ride, Pole Jam Log, Down Wood Log and a Flat
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Earth Week Update: Education
Earth Week Update: Education Grouse Mountain is an amazing place. It provides access and insight into BC's wilderness, culture and way of life. Keeping that naturalness and beauty is something we care about greatly. Leading up to Earth Day 2017 we want to share with you some of the ways we’re working to be more sustainable. While our journey is ongoing and there are always ways to improve
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Seek the Peak Training: Yoga for Runners
. They complement each other beautifully. Running, as freeing as it can feel, can be demanding on the body, nervous system and joints from repetitive action. With running and in life, we make goals and projects to constantly improve on. Yoga helps you to become aware of your body, mind and breath, which can awaken you to the possibility of change. With yoga, you are practicing taking a step back, even
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