Skiing on Grouse Mountain is a fantastic option if you live in Vancouver and want to reach a ski-hill with very little effort. It is incredibly easy to get up to the Mountain on public transit and on clear days you’ll be treated to fantastic views of Vancouver and the Burrard Inlet. Marc and I wanted to try out all the Ski Resorts on Vancouver’s North Shore, so last weekend we finally had a chance to explore Grouse Mountain with…
This has got to be one of the best snowshoe trails near Vancouver! The Grouse Grind is one of the most famous (and popular) hikes in Vancouver in summer. The winter version, the Snowshoe Grind is far less busy, easier and I think it was even more beautiful that it’s famous summertime cousin. Can walks have cousins? I’m going to say they can! This walk will get your heart pumping (I guess you should expect that from any walk with…
I’d like to tell you about another fun hike near Vancouver; Dam Mountain! This one is really easy to access with public transport. Dam Mountain is the next mountain along from Grouse Mountain, in the wintertime you can hike up with snowshoes (it is called the Snowshoe Grind.) The the summer, it is a short-ish hike from the Grouse Mountain Lodge. The first time we visited, our plan was to climb Grouse Mountain, Dam Mountain, Little Goat Mountain and Goat…
The Grouse Grind is one of Vancouver’s most infamous hiking trails. It is a short, 2.9km, hike up the mountain, with a gruelling 853m of elevation. That basically means you walk up steps almost the whole way without any breaks. I didn’t count, but the Grouse Mountain website says there are 2,830 stairs to step up! Once you’ve made it to the top of the grind, there is a whole range of attractions near the top of the mountain, but…