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NExt Step At Grouse Mountain After this weekend’s intense heatwave, the temperature is finally dropping in BC and following a short break, we have now resumed summer adventures and activities on top of the mountain including the Lumberjack Show, Peak Chair, Mountain Ziplines and Mountain Ropes Adventure.  In light of yesterday’s announcement that the province will be moving to Step 3 of the BC

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First hummingbird monitoring session of 2021 held Yesterday morning we held our first Hummingbird Monitoring and Banding session of the year here at the Grouse Mountain Refuge for Endangered Wildlife.  It was our first session since August of 2019 due to the Covid-19 pandemic and it did not disappoint!Grouse Mountain is part of the Hummingbird Monitoring Network which has a group of monitoring

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kids ski free This Spring Break we’re making it easier to enjoy the fresh air and outdoor recreation opportunities provided by our mountaintop environment. Kids ski, ride or visit for free at Grouse Mountain during Spring Break. Child & Youth Lift Tickets or Child Mountain Admission tickets are free with the purchase of a regular priced adult ticket. The offer is valid Monday to Friday during

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Program Overview The Mountain Scavenger Hunt is a 3 hour program which takes school groups to stunning locations and hidden hideouts on Grouse Mountain. Groups work in teams of 15 to answer as many questions as possible. While exploring, teams collaborate to solve riddles, find hidden objects, complete short team challenges and unlock a code for maximum points. The winners are crowned as the

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grinder and coola Learn more about Grinder and Coola, the two orphaned grizzly bears at Grouse Mountain's Refuge for Endangered Wildlife. When you visit Grouse Mountain in the summer months, be sure to check out our daily Ranger Talks. Did you know... When grizzly bear cubs are born they only weigh approximately 0.9 kg (2 lbs) and full-grown grizzly bears usually weigh between 270 and 360 kg (600

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Hummingbirds Return for the Season Feeders up Last week we saw our first hummingbirds of the season up here on Grouse Mountain.  We track their arrival and departure each year as part of our hummingbird monitoring program.Since 2005 Grouse Mountain has been a member of the North American Hummingbird Monitoring Network - an organization dedicated to the study and conservation of

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; Seniors (Does not include Mountain Admission Ticket)Free - Children (16 & under, does not include Mountain Admission Ticket)* *Minimum height requirement for the Chair Lift portion of the Tour is 1 metre.Book Now THE EYE OF THE WIND

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170 days - a whopping five and a half months!  We'll see what this year brings.Before entering their den for the final time both bears were at their maximum winter weights - Coola tipped the scale at 1050 pounds and Grinder was 100 lbs lighter at 950 pounds.  They both added about 225 pounds from their summer weights over the last two months from early September until now.Grinder and Coola will

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Grinder and coola enter their upper pond habitat Bear habitat expanded Today marks the entrance of Grinder and Coola, our two resident Grizzly Bears, into their 2.5 acre Upper Pond Habitat for the first time in 2021.  Both bears emerged from hibernation this year on April 29th and have spent the last three weeks in their Hibernation Habitat as we prepared part of their larger space.  Each year

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Happy 20th Bearthday Grinder and Coola! a january birthday January each year marks another birthday for both of our two bears Grinder, and Coola as all young grizzly bear cubs are born inside the den in the early winter months. Female Grizzlies will give birth to one to three cubs inside the den as a protective measure to allow the young bears a chance to nurse and grow before heading out into

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