Grouse Mountain

From the summit of Grouse Mountain visitors experience the grandeur of British Columbia’s dramatic landscape and stunning views of Vancouver. On a clear day it is possible to see as far as Vancouver Island in the west, the Coastal Mountains to the north and toward the Columbia Mountains in the east. Although there is a tough 3-km (2-mile) trail that goes to the top of the 1,211-m (3,973-ft) mountain, most visitors choose to take the Skyride cable-car. In the summer there are a multitude of activities including mountain bike tours, nature walks, and hang-gliding competitions, not to mention logger sports such as chain-saw sculpture shows. In the winter, the summit has all the amenities of a ski resort, including ski schools, a dozen ski runs, equipment rental, snowboarding, and illuminated slopes for night skiing. At the Refuge for Endangered Wildlife, an enclosed natural habitat that is home to two orphaned grizzly bears, wildlife rangers give daily talks. The Theatre in the Sky presents a video that takes viewers on an aerial tour of British Columbia.

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