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Grouse Grind Record Time Shattered The New Time to Beat is a Staggering 23:48! August 24, 2010. Grouse Mountain, North Vancouver, B.C . - Twenty-three year-old Sebastian Salas of Vancouver knew when he reached the ¾ mark of the Grouse Grind trail in just over 18 minutes that he stood a real chance of setting a new course record today. To say the previous record of 24:22 - set by New Zealand

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large wind turbine – so large that you are able to ascend the 20-storey high tower via an elevator contained within its supporting shaft. You exit into a 36-person viewPOD™ atop the tower, suspended directly below the hub of the massive 125-foot (38-metre) long blades. The viewPOD is encased in glass, including a segment of the floor. The closest corresponding experience would be flying in the clear

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A Winter Experience That Is Not To Be Missed The Snowshoe Grind Mountain Run Comes Back To Grouse Mountain This February  February 8, 2012, North Vancouver, B.C. - With an abundance of snow and sunshine hitting the Lower Mainland this past week there is no better time to announce that registration is now open for Grouse Mountain’s Snowshoe Grind Mountain Run taking place on February 25 at 10am

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bears and cougars would be afraid of us and would make themselves scarce and that there were many people on the trails and lots of trees if needed. My step-father got pretty winded the first 1/4 so we told him to take it easy and made him drink some water. Well, they made it up in 2.5 hours which I thought was very good. At the top, we enjoyed a nice lunch, wine and the spectacular view and

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support of SOS Children’s Village. This winter tradition is now in its 18th year and supports charitable giving, while ensuring a wonderful time for all involved with decorative trees on display in the Spirit Gallery. Families can also book in to have breakfast with Santa complete with a buffet and children’s entertainment and Grouse Mountain will again be helping to perfect everyone’s on-ice skills

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far more anxious and fretful then the first. It’s not that I am questioning my training, nor am I fearful of the distance. The feeling that sits at the bottom of my stomach comes from shear competitiveness. It’s almost a sickening excitement knowing how bad I want to better my finish time over last years race. This may not be the healthiest mindset to enter an event, as some trainers will say to

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, I still found myself grinning from ear to ear. Coming in six minutes and fifteen seconds faster than my 2011 time and achieving my own personal best time of 1:32 was and is an amazing high, especially for a kid who two years ago was setting out to beat cheeseburger eating records.If it wasn’t memorable enough to see that clock time as I crossed the finish line, I realized another sensation while

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, the heavy rain had caused a drain spout to come loose. The arching torrent of water by some freak chance ended its cascade directly on one horizontal piece of angle iron. This angle iron supports the curved bumpers that guide the trams in. Now for some strange reason for many years people have been tossing coins outward from the loading deck to try to land them on this narrow ledge. There was always

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Snowshoe Grind offers new fitness challenge Discover why it’s the fastest growing winter sport Grouse Mountain, North Vancouver, B.C. – Love the Grouse Grind? Looking for a winter alternative to keep fit in the outdoors? Set your time on the new Snowshoe Grind open today. Escape into the serene beauty of a natural winter playground that begins a few steps away from the Peak Chalet. Hike solo or

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resort. With guest number exceeding over 9,000 on December 30th alone, it is safe to say that old St. Nick over-delivered.Skiers, snowboarders, snowshoers and those just looking to take in some alpine air came together throughout December to help Grouse Mountain realize a new all time record for the month, up some 12% over the previous record, set in 2007.“Well, we knew we had the snow for an epic

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