photo: Grouse Mountain
Welcome to Inside Vancouver’s new “Featured Attraction” series. Each Monday we’ll be featuring a different Vancouver attraction, and will be giving away free tickets to our readers. To be eligible you just need to post a comment.
Sleigh bells ring, choirs sing! During the month of December, the spirit of Christmas comes alive with a magical celebration and a multitude of festivities on top of Grouse Mountain.
Take your family to Santa’s Workshop and meet reindeer, or take a sleigh ride through Grouse Mountain’s mystical alpine forest. You can also experience the tranquil beauty of skating on their 8,000 square foot mountaintop Ice Skating Pond, surrounded by snow-topped trees.
Learn more about Santa’s reindeer at Grouse Mountains’ daily ranger interpretive talks or have a digital photo taken with Santa to keep a memento of your Peak of Christmas visit!
Take a seat at the Theatre in the Sky to enjoy holiday movies on their large high-definition screen, listen to joyful Christmas carols sung by the enchanting voices of Vancouver choirs, or visit the spectacular SOS Children’s Village Parade of Trees in the Spirit Gallery.
photo: Grouse Mountain
These fabulous Peak of Christmas activities are all complimentary with your Grouse Mountain Admission, Annual Membership, Winter Pass, or Lift Ticket. This year during The Peak of Christmas, enjoy a special family rate (2 adults and 2 children) $79.95.
Contact Information
6400 Nancy Greene Way
North Vancouver, BC V7R 4K9
604.980.9311
www.grousemountain.com
Hours
Skyride (round-trips): 8:45am – 10:00pm
Guest Services: 8:00am – 8:00pm
Getting to Grouse Mountain
Driving: Follow Georgia Street through Stanley Park and across the Lion’s Gate Bridge. Take the North Vancouver exit to Marine Drive, then left up Capilano Road for 5 km (3.1 miles), or from the Ironworkers’ Memorial Second Narrows Bridge, follow Highway #1 westbound to Capilano Road Exit North.
Public Transit: For more information on getting to Grouse Mountain, please click here.
| We have a Family Pass for The Peak of Christmas to give away to one of our readers. To be eligible, all you have to do is post a comment below. We’ll randomly select a winner on Friday and notify them by email.
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8:46 am
I would love to get into the spirit of Christmas with this event!
9:34 am
Sounds wonderful
9:52 am
Sounds amazing !
12:10 pm
would love a chance to experience this!
4:59 pm
Oh, take me top of Winterwondland at Grouse. Best view in Vancouver as well.
10:17 pm
I’ve always wanted to go.
8:47 am
Sounds fun! Would love to go!
8:48 am
Love Grouse Mountain but haven’t been there for years!! Would love to show my new step-daughter where I took ski lessons many years ago!!!
8:48 am
Sounds fabulous! Can’t wait to go!
8:48 am
Whoo hoo Grouse Mountain :)
8:48 am
What an awesome giveaway! We would love to win :)
8:49 am
Sweet! Maybe I can impress my five year old nephew!
8:49 am
I would love to go!
8:49 am
As a north van resident I’d love spending the holiday season up at Grouse.
8:49 am
so fun!!! i would love to go :)
8:49 am
Free tickets would be awesome!
8:50 am
I love Vancouver and I would love to get into Christmas spirit with the “Peak of Christmas”
8:50 am
Can’t wait to see snow!
8:50 am
I love your website guys. I always find great ideas for things to do in Vancouver! Keep it up!
8:51 am
One of the hard things about moving and living in Vancouver is the lack of snow at Christmas time. I miss it!! I would love to go to Grouse Mountain and play in the snow :)
8:51 am
We live in Mission, my husband and I, believe it or not, nor our oldest daughter, have ever even been to Grouse Mountain. Our youngest was there on a field trip last year, she really wants us all to go, as she says it is very fun, and she says she could be our guide, so cute.
8:51 am
What a great way to get into the spirit of Christmas.
8:53 am
I’d love to go!
8:54 am
I’d love to take my family! My little guy is obsessed with wagon rides right now. :)
8:55 am
I love all the Christmas activities in Vancouver, especially skating on Grouse!
8:55 am
Love Grouse Mountain!!!! So beautiful up there :)
8:55 am
grouse looked amazing with the fresh snow on my way to work this morning.
8:55 am
It looks like Grouse has lots to offer families – sounds like fun!
8:56 am
Would be great to spend time as a family!
8:57 am
I would love to go!
8:58 am
i have always wanted to go with the family to this amazing event on Grouse. I LOVE christmas, but every year, my husband would be out of town. But this year he isn’t so we would love to spend the day at your Fantastic mountain, and enjoy all the sights, sounds, and activities you have to offer for the greatest holiday of the year
8:59 am
I’d love to try out Grouse!
8:59 am
My 3 kids have never been to Grouse Mtn and it is one of the most beautiful places in the city. We have been trying to see all of the hidden gems of Vancouver, and this experience would top them all so far :-)
9:00 am
I would love to take my niece and nephew up to Grouse to see Santa’s workshop!
9:00 am
I look forward to every winter just for snowboarding…
9:01 am
It would be great if I could get those free tickets! My family in law is coming to visit for Christmas and my husband and I would like to share with them the beauty of one of the most wonderful mountains in Vancouver!
9:02 am
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas! Would love to enjoy some mountain magic…
9:02 am
Never been & it’s on my to-do list. Can’t wait to go.
9:02 am
I would love to take my grandson to this and get in the spirit this year, that would be awesome!!!
9:03 am
My family and I would be thrilled to go. It’s something we have never done before.
9:04 am
It’s been a long time since I have been to Grouse…would love to see it again and see how it has changed!
9:04 am
I would like to take my Family up to visit Santa.
9:04 am
Great prize! Would love to do this to get into the Christmas spirit!
9:04 am
My family would love to go to Grouse this holiday season!!!!!!
9:05 am
Sounds like fun!
9:06 am
Grouse Mountain is a gem in our beautiful city especially around the Christmas season. What a wonderful family tradition for the holidays!
9:07 am
Just moved back to the lower mainland and though I’ve lived here all my life I’ve never been up Grouse Mtn. Now that I have a little one I’d love to show her Grouse Mtn. especially in the snow!!!!
9:08 am
Sweet!!
9:09 am
I learned to ski on Grouse Mountain. I remember watching the sunrise as we glided up the hillside on the tram. It seemed to run on magic at the time. Back then, we never felt the cold, just the excitement of being surrounded by snow. For such a damp city, the white stuff down in the city was rare even in the 80′s.
We’d warm up with hot chocolates in the kiddy hut and gush over how many runs we made without falling. I head up there yearly now, only I done more layers and carry a snowboard. I never caught the hang of the whole board on each leg thing…
9:09 am
Would LOVE to do this! My FIRST christmas in Canada!!! Pretty please! :D !!!!
9:11 am
Would love to take my niece and godson up to Grouse to enjoy the festivities of the Christmas Season.
Fingers crossed!
9:11 am
I love Grouse Mountain!
9:11 am
Would love to get out to finally see this – haven’t made it there yet, and it appears to be a Christmas classic!
9:11 am
Sounds amazing!!!
9:22 am
What a perfect way to show my partner (from South Africa) a winter Christmas in Canada.
9:23 am
It sounds amazing! I’ve never been up there for the Christmas season!
9:24 am
One of the reasons we are highly considering a move from NY to Vancouver. . is the environment! Besides the arts culture and the diversity . . we love the water & mountains. . . perfect!!
We are excited to pack up our snowboards for our scouting trip to the area and would love that trip to include free tickets to your mountain!!
9:25 am
Grouse Mountain ROCKS!!!
9:26 am
Would like to take my family up there!
9:33 am
I would love to try outdoor ice skating!
9:33 am
Sounds like lots of fun! I’d love to go!
9:34 am
I wanna go so bad =(
9:34 am
My daughter would love this!
9:34 am
Love the Spirit of Christmas
9:35 am
On my to-do list this year!
9:38 am
This would be SUCH a fun thing to do with my little daughter :)
9:38 am
Family night on grouse, what could be better :D love it
9:38 am
My family always tries to do something the whole family can get together and do at Christmas time. This would be a great way for us to spend some family time together. Thank you. I hope you have a great week.
Margaret
9:39 am
This would be the most perfect thing to do come Christmas! Truly a white Christmas dream come true which I’ve never had before!
9:39 am
I have heard of this attraction just last year. It’ll be so nice to show my toddler where the “north pOle” is and meet he reindeers! And create very special memories….
9:40 am
They Grandkids would love this.
9:40 am
Have always wanted to get our family up to kick off the season at Grouse… maybe this year.
9:43 am
The view from Grouse is spectacular. I havent been up in a while and would love to go again.
9:44 am
sounds awesome!
9:44 am
Love Grouse mountain!
9:45 am
wow! I would love to take my 4 year-old niece and 2 year-old nephes there!
9:45 am
Would be a great way to get in the holiday spirit!
9:47 am
This sounds so magical! What a beautiful way to spend Christmas with the family! I would dream of going with my husband and two children, we even could get everyone (grandparents and all)!
9:48 am
I’d love to go!
9:51 am
I wanna go! Outdoor ice skating on Grouse mountain will be amazing.
9:56 am
This sound fun :) it’d be a great way to get into the Christmas spirit! I’d love to surprise someone with tickets.
9:56 am
Favorite family Christmas event in the Vancouver area!! Hope I win:)
10:05 am
What an awesome way to kick of the season.
10:06 am
This is our holiday tradition! I would love to win this family package! Thanks for the giveaway!
10:12 am
awesome!
10:12 am
It would be lovely to take our family of five there!
10:16 am
would love to go!
10:16 am
Went last year and it was fabulous. Definitely felt like you were visiting Santa in the North Pole.
10:17 am
Sounds exciting :)!! Definitely a place I’d like to be at for the winter holiday!!
10:18 am
Would love to go up to Grouse!! My cousin is visiting from Poland and i’ve been raving about Grouse, but we didn’t have a chance to go up since its a big pricey for us students :(
10:21 am
I’ve never been to Grouse Mountain and have only been downhill skiing 3 times in my life. I would greatly appreciate the opportunity to go.
10:23 am
What a fantastic family outing this would be! My boys would love it!
10:26 am
Would love to go ice skating outdoors in a winter wonderland that is Grouse Mountain!!!
10:38 am
I LOVE CHRISTMAS! This would be such a great Christmas treat for my two nieces, nephew and myself. They have never been up to Grouse Mountain before and I would love to take them.
10:40 am
Just moved to Vancouver & added this to do my “must-do” Christmas list the other day. Would love to go there with my younger cousins after they were the ones who got me all excited for it. Winter wonderland indeed
10:44 am
Excellent post!
We have family coming in from Okinawa, Japan which is like the Maui of Japan. They have never experience snow before!! It would be priceless to see there reaction to the magical winter wonderland of Grouse Mtn.
10:45 am
Peak of Christmas is magical … would love to take my girls this year!
10:48 am
A beautiful city to visit, and I’d love to take someone special there.
10:48 am
Me, me! Love the snowshoe options up there.
10:50 am
YAH!
10:51 am
Christmas!! Its my favorite time of the year! I love the snowy decor & the holiday spirit, warms people’s hearts ^^
10:54 am
what a magical and majestic way to celebrate the holidays.
10:54 am
We would love to win the free tickets- it’s our baby’s first Christmas so this would make it extra special.
10:56 am
Would love to go to Grouse!
10:56 am
Never experienced a white Christmas being from Australia. This sounds too amazing too be true!
10:59 am
sounds great! a white christmas!
11:04 am
Wow.. never been to grouse mountain till now.. it would be a great opportunity for me n my husband to explore n enjoy the mountain & nature…
11:04 am
How fun! I’d love to go!
11:05 am
There is no better way to kick off the Christmas season than with a trip to the top of Grouse !!
11:05 am
Would love to win the Peak of Christmas prize! winter wonderland on Grouse Mountain, ya hoo!
11:06 am
Perhaps this would make me appreciate winter, and not be such a scrooge about Christmas?
11:10 am
We’ve never experienced Grouse Mountain — what a great opportunity!
11:11 am
Great idea! Visit the snow where it belongs – on the mountain.
11:13 am
I can’t wait to come back to Vancouver and visit the mountains! -Currently in Calgary
11:16 am
Neat
11:17 am
my kids would loooooove this :)!
11:20 am
I would like to have these tickets. Last year, Santa on Grouse Mountain told me I need to work on my skating skills. I want to tell Santa this year that I still need to work on my skating skills! And I always wanted to play checkers in the lodge! Thanks for this promotion, Inside Vancouver!
11:24 am
It has been a long time since I’ve been up to Grouse Mountain…
I would love to go and make snow angels in the snow!
11:25 am
Grouse Mountain! What a way to spend the day in a wonderful winter wonderland!
11:31 am
I’ve never been to Grouse Mountain, it looks like a great time.
11:32 am
Hi, this is our first winter in Vancouer, and Canada. We would love to spend it in the snow with all the fun filled activities, as we don’t have anything this majically at home. Please pick us
Katy
11:39 am
Grouse mountain is absolutely beautiful!! I would love to win this great winter experience!
Happy Holidays!! xo
11:39 am
I love Christmas and Groose Mountain more than anything!
11:40 am
I’d love to go!!!! thx everytime
11:41 am
This would be so fun!
11:50 am
Such a perfect family activity for winter! I would love to go :)
11:53 am
Love Grouse in the summer, but have yet to be there in the winter (just moved to Vancouver). I can’t wait!
11:56 am
We are moving to N.Van from the UK next month, I have been up Grouse at Xmas once when I was 16yrs old. We will be taking our kids up there regardless, it is amazing and re-enforces the magic of christmas.
12:00 pm
I would not mind wining! :)
12:00 pm
I would not mind winning! :)
12:01 pm
My first christmas away from Australia would be lovely spent visiting Grouse Mountain.
12:05 pm
I would so love to take my grandsons there during the Holidays, as I am living on a pension, I won’t have much to give them at Xmas, but I think an outing is so much better than a present!!
12:05 pm
Would love to take my two little nieces up there!
12:06 pm
Grouse Mountain is a great outdoor adventure at any time of year! This would be a great way to get into that holiday spirit!
12:08 pm
I have fond memories of going ice skating up at Grouse in the winter time. Would love to go again this year
12:08 pm
Would love to go to Grouse :)
12:20 pm
Would love to experience Grouse for the first time this Christmas with my family! Pick me! ;)
12:45 pm
Sounds awesome!
12:47 pm
Would love a chance to win tickets to the peak at Christmas! It’s so pretty up there during winter! :)
12:50 pm
Haven’t been to Grouse in years, would love to go!
12:54 pm
Would love to win tickets!
12:54 pm
Would love to go!
12:55 pm
Would love to take our 3yr old daughter to see the beauty of winter : )
12:55 pm
I’ve been in Vancouver for five years and haven’t been able to visit Grouse yet–this would be perfect!
1:04 pm
I hope I win.
1:06 pm
I’d love to take my parents up to see Grouse in the winter time! It’s magic.
1:06 pm
I can’t wait to hit the hill.
1:12 pm
would love to go!
1:14 pm
Would love to experience snow on Grouse Mountain!
1:17 pm
i would love to go to this!
1:17 pm
this sounds like fun
1:18 pm
Great outing for the family. Did it with my kids when the were so very young, now 20 years later, still a wonderful outing.
1:25 pm
Would love to take our 3 children to such a magical place at Christmas!
1:27 pm
CANNOT WAIT FOR SNOW!
1:34 pm
wow, looks beautiful! would love to visit – maybe try some ski lessons for
1:34 pm
Awsome
1:46 pm
Snowshoeing is beautiful on grouse!
2:09 pm
I would love to go!!
2:22 pm
Can’t wait, Grouse Mountain IS Christmas, always love the iceskating, carol singers, reindeer and sleigh rides
2:23 pm
This would a perfect adventspresent for my grandkids…we all love to go to the grouse.
2:24 pm
I’m dreamIng of a white Christmas!
2:30 pm
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!!!!
2:41 pm
Would love to take my 6 year old daughter!
3:15 pm
This would such a great day trip to take with my niece.
3:34 pm
Winter Wonderland has been a family tradition of ours for the last 11 years :) We love it!!
3:40 pm
I have friends coming from Australia and can’t wait to bring them to Grouse to experience their first snow!!
3:48 pm
Would love to go!!
3:52 pm
A super prize, fingers crossed
3:56 pm
Would be great to go!
4:03 pm
This would be so great!!
4:38 pm
My family would love this! Great give-away Inside Vancouver.
4:46 pm
I always wanted to go Grouse Mountain during christmas times! I think it will be an awesome event!
4:48 pm
My 2 years old would love to meet Santa at Grouse Mountain for the first time!! Can’t wait.
4:48 pm
LOVE Grouse Mountain. I go every year and would be thrilled to experience the Christmas festivities on the slopes this year!!
5:23 pm
This sounds amazing!
5:38 pm
That would be so awesome!
5:43 pm
I love free tickets and I love Grouse! :)
6:39 pm
It would be so wonderful to visit Grouse Mountains after so long….looking forward !
6:41 pm
Would love to go. My parents are visiting from Europe and I bet a family visit to grouse is something they would really enjoy!
6:55 pm
It would be oarsum to see Reindeer!!
6:56 pm
Can’t wait to explore christmas at Grouse!
7:18 pm
Oh my gosh, yes!!
7:21 pm
Grouse is a great place to hang out for all ages! Wish it is more affordable though
7:23 pm
What a lovely way to celebrate the holiday festivites with the family … my boys would sooooo enjoy it!
7:59 pm
Winter Wonderland would be wonderful!
8:02 pm
3 1/2 years ago, my boyfriend had to return home to Austria due to the economic crisis and the inability to issue work permits to foreign workers . Since then we have only been able to see eachother once per year, usually around Christmas. It is during this time that we try to fit in as many special activities as we can in a short 3 week period….Just enough to create a year’s worth of memories… that we can look back on when we are apart. He is coming to Vancouver in December again and it would be such a treat to have a romantic evening together on the snow covered slopes, overlooking our beautiful city!
8:31 pm
This sounds like a great opportunity to explore Grouse!
9:04 pm
11 years and 3 children later, we haven’t yet had the chance to make it to the winter wonderland in our own backyard, that is Grouse Mtn. Here’s to dreaming :)
9:08 pm
Just moves down the road from Grouse, haven’t been yet but my family is coming to see me at Christmas (can’t get the time off to visit them back east) and would love to show them the mountain.
9:19 pm
Grouse is one of those places you visit in each season. I’d be so pleased to get a pass for my family, so we can experience it together for once.
9:37 pm
this looks so much fun
9:46 pm
Such a special place during the holidays! Would love to bring my 2 year old son!
9:48 pm
Thanks for the great ideas to do in Vancouver! I would love to go to Grouse during Christmas time! Let it snow
9:48 pm
wow, i’m attracted to grouse mountain already! i would surely love to visit santa’s workshop!
10:00 pm
This would be absolutely amazing. My son would love this, and it sounds like the best way to get ready for the holidays!!
10:36 pm
sounds magical! my kids will surely love it! I am going to ask it from Santa!
2:51 am
would love to take the kids
6:49 am
Oh oh ohhhh! I’d love this! Please please :)
7:05 am
Great, love this contest!
7:15 am
Yes, please
7:40 am
Oh magical winter wonderland! I love Christmas, thanks for the great contest!
8:29 am
White, white Christmas!!! :)
8:52 am
We love seeing all the great comments, you guys! Keep it up!
9:18 am
I want to try out that ice skating pond!
9:58 am
it’d be super fun to spend a day at grouse mountain this time of the year. =)
11:11 am
Grouse Mountain is so much fun, and so beautiful! The kids love everything about it!
11:22 am
I would love to experience a wintry time at Grouse Mountain. I live in a Southern State and right now the temperature is in the high 70′s. It would be a blessing the week of Nov. 20th.
11:25 am
PICK ME!
11:51 am
would absolutely love to bring our kids to experience this magical event! Nothing says Christmas more than a snow capped mountain and an outdoor skating pond! It looks truly magical!
1:27 pm
Would love to go!
1:39 pm
Sounds like a great way to start off the season.
1:50 pm
My Kids would love it up there.
2:15 pm
This is wonderful.
7:41 pm
This sounds like so much fun! I’ve never been to Grouse Mountain before.
8:37 pm
Perfect for a magical weekend getaway and spending some quality time with the family =)
11:45 pm
Hi,
I can’t wait for my first ever white/cold Christmas!! Coming from Melbourne I’m used to hot weather and BBQ’s ! :-)
12:01 am
Random Winner!
11:57 am
Sounds great, I’d love to experience this!
1:36 pm
We will be in Vancouver, for the first time, my husband, twin daughters, and I in December. This sounds like a great place to go.
2:04 pm
Pick me!
3:54 pm
Coolbeans!! ive never been up grouse during Winter before! :)
4:38 pm
Please!!!!! I would love to go! Pick me!!!!
5:47 pm
Pick Me, Pick Me PLEASEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEs
6:33 pm
Will definitely be taking the kids to this! I love the Christmas season!
7:38 pm
It would be real nice to try grouse this winter.
7:43 pm
Seeing the snow in Grouse would be a good way to spend the holidays! :)
9:40 pm
Awesome! What a great way to spend Christmas, my favourite holiday of the year <3 :)
3:17 am
I would like to go! :D
9:43 am
I love winter time at Grouse Mountain!
2:20 pm
I would love to go!!!
10:06 pm
I desperately wanna go there!
10:20 pm
awesome giveaway – Grouse is great!
4:18 am
Grouse would be so much fun.
9:57 am
I would like to go and take some pictures.
9:51 pm
I would like to go!
9:46 pm
Grouse is a beautiful visit in any season.
10:42 am
Never been to grouse during winter. Would love to go and document the entire place. :p
1:37 pm
WOULD LOVE TO SEE GROUSE AT CHRISTMAS TIME!
8:40 pm
never been there.hope to get this opportunity)
10:53 pm
well Jingle my bells, I wanna go!!
4:19 pm
Our family would love to go :)
11:09 pm
Awesome!! I’d love to go Grouse Mt.!!!!!!
11:39 pm
i want !
11:43 pm
Awesome Christmas giveaway! Grouse is so nice in the Winter, Im proposing to my girlfriend this Christmas and this would be the perfect place to get down on bended knee!
12:03 pm
Hi I hope I am not too late, ide love to take advantage of those free tickets. I have snowboarded there a few times but it just wasn’t enough. I would enjoy coming back and checking out a little bit more other than the hills
2:54 pm
I would love to be a part of this.
Thank you
8:53 pm
Our family love to go. my kids are already excited!!
12:42 am
Definitely one of the “must do” attractions for my UK guests!
12:39 pm
Thank you very much for giving us the opportunity to visit some attraction! I would love to go there. Thanks
11:51 pm
It would be nice to bring my family up the grouse mountain. Both my kids and my husband haven’t been up there, it will make our memories of Christmas in Vancouver very special
3:50 pm
Looks fabulous , let’s see, if my luck works…!!!!!
1:56 pm
I love to go to Grouse ;)
1:56 pm
Grouse is where my heart belongs.. Want to have a glance in this winter
1:26 pm
I really love to go grouse mountain :) more over I liked ur offer
10:01 pm
what a great idea!!
8:59 am
This sounds wonderful! My 3 year old would love to meet the reindeer.