Grouse Grind reopens Nov. 12, two days after the Nov. 10 target
The Grouse Grind on Grouse Mountain reopened Nov. 12 after a month-long maintenance closure that ran from Oct. 13.
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The Grouse Grind reopened Nov. 12. Metro Vancouver closed the trail seven days a week for about a month of annual maintenance.
Dogs are not permitted on the Grind or the BCMC Route, and the BCMC Route and the Baden-Powell Trail stayed open during the closure.
The work covered stair replacement, retaining wall upgrades and trail surface repairs. Metro Vancouver said the aim was to improve safety and the trail's long-term durability. The Grind sees roughly 250,000 visitors a year.
The Grind usually shuts for parts of winter when conditions are judged too hazardous, and its openings and closures change from year to year with the weather. It opened for a two-week stint in early February after unseasonably warm temperatures, then closed again for hazardous conditions. Reopening day was unseasonably warm, with 14 C on the North Shore and 7 to 14 C at the Grouse chalet. North Shore Rescue warned that mountain conditions can change quickly and advised good hiking boots and extra warm layers.
