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Alpha the Wolf It is with great sadness that we announce the peaceful passing of our lone remaining Timber Wolf - Alpha. Alpha was captive born in the spring of 2001 and arrived at the Grouse Mountain Refuge for Endangered Wildlife on June 8, 2004 as part of a pack of 4 wolves – retired from the movie industry. Alpha led a long and healthy life here at Grouse Mountain. He turned 15 years old

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#PlayMakers of Grouse Mountain Mountain Operations Next in our #PlayMakers of #GrouseMountain series we’re going to introduce you to some members of our Mountain Operations. This dedicated team is out there working hard behind-the-scenes because they love making Grouse Mountain a great place for you to play! Everything from shoveling snow to hauling supplies, maintaining the Skating Pond and

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Multi Grouse Grind Challenge 2018 Presented by SUUNTO After an amazing 20 hour day on the Grouse Grind® the results are in! This year's Multi-Grouse Grind Challenge has raised over $34,000 in support of the BC Children’s Hospital Foundation!We also saw a record setting performance on the Grind as Brooke Spence set a new female record by completed a whopping 17 Grouse Grinds during the 20 hour

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Grouse Mountain Named Best Local Tourist Attraction Winner in Georgia Straight's 2017 Best of Vancouver Awards A huge thank you to everyone who voted in the Georgia Straight's 22nd annual Best of Vancouver awards. We're honoured to be voted 'Best Local Tourist Attraction' by you!The annual Best of Vancouver awards creates a portrait of Vancouver by asking readers to rate the best our City has to

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Y2Play with Your Family this Spring Break Spring Break is just around the corner and if you’re looking for some action packed adventure that doesn’t break the bank, we’ve got just the thing for you! There’s still lots of fun to be had on the slopes and our Y2Play Pass options allow you and your family to get out on the Mountain for a steal of a deal. With a family Y2Play pass you can ski and

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Celebrate Christmas with Lunch at The Observatory Featuring a special festive menu Come together with your friends and family this holiday season and enjoy a special Christmas Lunch at The Observatory, available weekdays from December 7th to 24th between 12:00 pm and 2:00 pm.The festive menu features refined renditions of classic winter favourites, such as roast butternut squash with local Grouse

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Y2Play is the Earliest-Bird Snow Pass With Unmatched Savings Deal-hunters unite – it’s Grouse Mountain’s Y2Play Pass. We are confident next year's snow season is going to be epic and we want you to be part of it! Your chance to get North America's best value snowpass, with jaw-dropping savings, is now. Never before has there been such value for Y2Players. Y2Play provides Mountain access for

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Bears Beat the Heat by Staying in the Water With all this warm weather we've been having this summer, our two orphaned Grizzly Bears, Grinder and Coola have had to spend more time in the water to stay cool.Both bears love swimming and being in the water - which is why we've expanded their swimming and water areas over the years.  This summer, more than ever, the bears are frequently found

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Seek the Peak:  Nicole's training diary Week Two Seek the Peak participant Nicole van Zanten is documenting her weekly training leading up to the big day. Have a read of her second training diary entry below:Week 2: Breaking The Route Into Three Pieces In Week 2 of the Seek the Peak training program, the recommended weekend run route is to begin at Cleveland Dam, tackle Nancy Greene and head

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Grouse Mountain's Namesake Lots of Grouse on Grouse Mountain this year! Every year we see a few families of Sooty Grouse hanging around the hill.  These birds are the namesake of Grouse Mt. The first settlers of the area would hike into the North Shore Mountains, including Grouse, to hunt these birds for sustenance and hence our mountain was named.Nowadays there is no hunting on the North Shore

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