Grouse Mountain Peak of Christmas

Comments 140 by Rebecca Bollwitt

Grouse Mountain is the Peak of Christmas in Vancouver with mountain-top ice skating, skiing, Santa’s reindeer and other snowy adventures with sweeping views high above the city.

View from the Peak Chalet
Photo credit: mountainhiker on Flickr

A fire crackling in the outdoor pit, the scraping of skate blades on the ice, fresh powder falling from the sky, and the aroma of Beaver Tails wafting through the crisp mountain air. Once you purchase your lift ticket on the world-famous Grouse Mountain Sky Ride you have access to all Peak of Christmas activities, until December 24th, like visiting Santa’s reindeer Prancer, ice skating, Christmas movies in the Chalet, SOS Children’s Gingerbread Village, snowman crafts and tattoos, mountaintop sleigh rides and more.

Grouse Mountain
Photo credit: bcbusinesshub on Flickr

Santa's Reindeer Snowy Trees
Photo credit: mountainhiker & mountainhiker on Flickr

Grouse Mountain
Photo credit: bcbusinesshub on Flickr

You can also purchase to special events like Breakfast with Santa or Christmas Lunch or head out on a snowshoe adventure. Warm up with a hot chocolate from Lupins or the Grouse Grind Coffee Bar or stop in for a bite at Altitudes Bistro or The Observatory.

If you would like to experience the Peak of Christmas at Grouse Mountain this season I have a family pass to give away that includes admission for 2 adults and 2 children/youth (under 18) and access to the Skyride, Holly the Jolly Reindeer show, antler making, sleigh rides, Gingerbread Lane, mountaintop ice-skating, Santa’s Workshop and more festive fun.

Here’s how you can enter to win:

  • Leave a comment naming your favourite snowy-day activity (1 entry)
  • Post the following on Twitter (1 entry)
RT to enter to win @grousemountain #PeakofChristmas tix from @miss604 http://ow.ly/rB1aP

I will draw one winner at random from all entries at 10:00am on Friday, December 13, 2013. Family pass is valid for the 2013 Peak of Christmas which runs until December 24, 2013. Follow Grouse Mountain on Facebook and Twitter for more information about events, activities, and conditions this season.

Update The winner is Vince!

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140 Comments  —  Comments Are Closed

  1. Tracey Flattes Monday, December 9th, 2013 — 11:16am PST

    Building snowmen with the kids!

  2. Oana Monday, December 9th, 2013 — 11:16am PST

    I’d love to win this! And you can’t beat hot chocolate by the fire.

  3. Jessica Monday, December 9th, 2013 — 11:16am PST

    Cross country skiing with my dog!

  4. Kathryn Monday, December 9th, 2013 — 11:23am PST

    tobogganing!

  5. Carlos Monday, December 9th, 2013 — 11:27am PST

    Hockey on a frozen pond. Awesome.

  6. Ren Monday, December 9th, 2013 — 12:05pm PST

    Ice skating outdoors!

  7. Jo Dee Monday, December 9th, 2013 — 12:35pm PST

    Snowshoeing!

  8. Tammy Monday, December 9th, 2013 — 12:50pm PST

    Building snowmen and snowshoeing!

  9. crystal Monday, December 9th, 2013 — 1:16pm PST

    Building a snow fort!

  10. Tammy Monday, December 9th, 2013 — 1:26pm PST

    Snowshoeing!!

  11. Vince Monday, December 9th, 2013 — 1:39pm PST

    Photographing the kids playing in the snow then drinking hot choclate!

  12. Tony E Monday, December 9th, 2013 — 1:40pm PST

    snowboarding!!!!!!

  13. DB Monday, December 9th, 2013 — 1:41pm PST

    Sledding!

  14. Ai Monday, December 9th, 2013 — 1:47pm PST

    Ice skating outdoors : )

  15. Katie Monday, December 9th, 2013 — 1:50pm PST

    Ice skating!

  16. Justine Monday, December 9th, 2013 — 1:58pm PST

    Snowshoeing!!

  17. Vicki Monday, December 9th, 2013 — 2:07pm PST

    Looks so beautiful! I’m sure my family would love a day up at Grouse!!

  18. Lily Monday, December 9th, 2013 — 2:34pm PST

    Downhill Skiing

  19. Michelle Wong Monday, December 9th, 2013 — 2:43pm PST

    Skating! 😀

  20. jan Monday, December 9th, 2013 — 2:50pm PST

    went tubing once and loved it, so I’m picking that

  21. Sanaz Monday, December 9th, 2013 — 2:51pm PST

    Skiing!

  22. Eileen Monday, December 9th, 2013 — 2:56pm PST

    I would LOVE this- what a great way to start the holiday!

  23. Greg Monday, December 9th, 2013 — 2:58pm PST

    Skating on outdoor rink!!

  24. dutedute Monday, December 9th, 2013 — 3:01pm PST

    Of course going up on Grouse with my cousins and friends!

  25. Vania Monday, December 9th, 2013 — 3:02pm PST

    Snowshoeing!!!

  26. Mary Anne Monday, December 9th, 2013 — 3:04pm PST

    Outdoor hockey!

  27. Melanie Monday, December 9th, 2013 — 3:05pm PST

    Building snow forts and sledding!

  28. Roberta Monday, December 9th, 2013 — 3:08pm PST

    Making snow angels while catching snowflakes on my tongue!

  29. KY Monday, December 9th, 2013 — 3:09pm PST

    Just a simple walk in the snow

  30. Michael Monday, December 9th, 2013 — 3:11pm PST

    My favourite snowy-day activity would have to be SNOWBOARDING!!!

  31. monique Monday, December 9th, 2013 — 3:14pm PST

    antler making sounds fun! hehehe

  32. Christine Monday, December 9th, 2013 — 3:18pm PST

    Hockey!

  33. NicT Monday, December 9th, 2013 — 3:20pm PST

    Ooooh, it’s a tough call, but outdoor skating pretty much rocks!

  34. Teresa Ledingham Monday, December 9th, 2013 — 3:26pm PST

    Skiing and snowboarding with family and friends <3

  35. Mary Monday, December 9th, 2013 — 3:27pm PST

    Tobogganing and making snow angel. Love taking photos in a dreamy Winter wonderland.

  36. Michelle Monday, December 9th, 2013 — 3:39pm PST

    Just an old-fashioned snowball fight!

  37. Christina Monday, December 9th, 2013 — 3:43pm PST

    My favorite snow day activity is to go snowshoeing, its a winter wonderland on the mountains, I happen to guide snow shoe tours for Talaysay Tours & we host a nice smoked salmon and chocolate fondue tour $79/pp 604-628-8555 🙂

  38. Marianne Monday, December 9th, 2013 — 3:54pm PST

    snowshoeing on snowcapped hilly terrains!!

  39. Vicki Monday, December 9th, 2013 — 4:02pm PST

    My favourite winter activity would have to be finding snow for my three kids to play in…this usually involved finding a mountain of some sort!

  40. Jen Monday, December 9th, 2013 — 4:16pm PST

    snow walks

  41. Irene Horvath Monday, December 9th, 2013 — 4:20pm PST

    My favorite activity was riding the Christmas Tree at Stanley Park with my little kids; but I would love to replace this with Going up to the Peak at Grouse Mountain.

  42. Irene Horvath Monday, December 9th, 2013 — 4:21pm PST

    oops typo on previous comment Christmas Tree should have been Christmas Train!!

  43. Greg Shackelton Monday, December 9th, 2013 — 4:48pm PST

    Snowboarding!!!

  44. Hayley Monday, December 9th, 2013 — 4:52pm PST

    Going for a walk in the snow with someone I love <3

  45. Ruth Monday, December 9th, 2013 — 5:12pm PST

    Snowboarding

  46. Katherine Monday, December 9th, 2013 — 5:37pm PST

    Snowshoeing! It’s lovely and quiet especially when the snow is falling! 🙂

  47. katrina Monday, December 9th, 2013 — 6:14pm PST

    drinking hot chocolate

  48. Mary Rose Monday, December 9th, 2013 — 6:17pm PST

    Snow angels and hot chocolate 🙂

  49. dae Monday, December 9th, 2013 — 6:39pm PST

    Snowshoeing.

  50. Melanie Alfarero Monday, December 9th, 2013 — 7:20pm PST

    collecting fresh snow to make slushy and jumping on snow covered trampoline:)

  51. Joanne Monday, December 9th, 2013 — 7:53pm PST

    I love snowboarding!

  52. Dayna Wilson Monday, December 9th, 2013 — 8:00pm PST

    I like to just go for a walk with my son and watch him enjoy the snow.

  53. Debbie Monday, December 9th, 2013 — 8:03pm PST

    Making snow angels with my daughter

  54. stacey Monday, December 9th, 2013 — 8:06pm PST

    Love to snowshoe!

  55. Luigi Monday, December 9th, 2013 — 8:11pm PST

    My favorite snowy day activity is sledding with my kids followed by hot chocolate around the fire.

  56. Geoff Monday, December 9th, 2013 — 8:28pm PST

    snowboarding!

  57. Amber Monday, December 9th, 2013 — 8:29pm PST

    skating

  58. RobQ Monday, December 9th, 2013 — 9:26pm PST

    good old snowball fight. 🙂

  59. Kathleen Monday, December 9th, 2013 — 9:44pm PST

    skating on a rink!

  60. Sabrina Monday, December 9th, 2013 — 9:44pm PST

    Skating! My son would say anything, as long as he’s out in the snow! Crossing my fingers…

  61. Cecilia Monday, December 9th, 2013 — 9:58pm PST

    Sledding !!

  62. Michelle W Monday, December 9th, 2013 — 10:41pm PST

    I love going snow-tubing!

  63. Jen R Monday, December 9th, 2013 — 10:52pm PST

    Going for a walk in the snow with my family

  64. Amita Monday, December 9th, 2013 — 11:02pm PST

    Going ice skating followed by hot chocolate with marshmallows

  65. Stephanie Tuesday, December 10th, 2013 — 7:31am PST

    Going for a walk followed by a cup of hot apple cider.

  66. jennifer Tuesday, December 10th, 2013 — 8:48am PST

    ice skating!

  67. Hannah Tuesday, December 10th, 2013 — 9:12am PST

    Ice skating followed by hot chocolate

  68. shawn rapaz Tuesday, December 10th, 2013 — 9:15am PST

    Skiing of course.

  69. Breeze Tuesday, December 10th, 2013 — 9:21am PST

    Watching the kids trudging up the hill at the local park with their discs to ride back down.

  70. Jeff S Tuesday, December 10th, 2013 — 9:33am PST

    Snow tubing is always fun

  71. Kelsey W Tuesday, December 10th, 2013 — 9:33am PST

    Sledding!

  72. Alex Tuesday, December 10th, 2013 — 9:37am PST

    Love snowboarding!
    Would be great to take the family up there!

  73. Stotes Tuesday, December 10th, 2013 — 10:30am PST

    Snow-shoeing.

  74. Lisa Martin Tuesday, December 10th, 2013 — 10:52am PST

    building snow men with my son!

  75. Sharon Tuesday, December 10th, 2013 — 10:53am PST

    Snowshoeing and warming up with a hot beverage.

  76. tania Tuesday, December 10th, 2013 — 10:57am PST

    Ice skating!

  77. rino Tuesday, December 10th, 2013 — 10:57am PST

    Sledding !!

  78. Natalie Tuesday, December 10th, 2013 — 11:13am PST

    Sledding down a steep hill!

  79. Iain Tuesday, December 10th, 2013 — 11:27am PST

    Sledding with the kids.

  80. Suzy Smith Tuesday, December 10th, 2013 — 11:29am PST

    Hiking in the snow.

  81. jordan Tuesday, December 10th, 2013 — 11:33am PST

    Snowshoeing is amazing! wow! what a great prize!

  82. Denise Tuesday, December 10th, 2013 — 12:06pm PST

    I like snowboarding!!

  83. sou Tuesday, December 10th, 2013 — 1:09pm PST

    Tobogganing 🙂

  84. Alice Tuesday, December 10th, 2013 — 1:25pm PST

    Snow ball fight!!

  85. L Tuesday, December 10th, 2013 — 2:17pm PST

    Wow, this looks amazing, what a fun outing with the family.

  86. Rebecca Tuesday, December 10th, 2013 — 2:26pm PST

    Tobogganing – then warming up with some hot chocolate 🙂

  87. Kathy Tuesday, December 10th, 2013 — 2:42pm PST

    Gathering a bunch of friends and family to go carolling. Everyone brings a plate of their favourite cookies and we make up plates of goodies to leave at the houses where we sing. (It makes up for the times we are a bit off key.) then ending the evening with something warm to drink. So good to share a little Christmas joy!

  88. leo Tuesday, December 10th, 2013 — 4:23pm PST

    snowball fight!

  89. Shirley Tuesday, December 10th, 2013 — 4:28pm PST

    Skiing.

  90. Josephine Tuesday, December 10th, 2013 — 4:30pm PST

    Building snowmen with the kids

  91. Jacklynn Tuesday, December 10th, 2013 — 4:47pm PST

    snowboarding!

  92. Teresa K Tuesday, December 10th, 2013 — 4:49pm PST

    I love skiing.

  93. Jenn S Tuesday, December 10th, 2013 — 4:50pm PST

    Building a snowman, complete with hat and mitts

  94. Lelainia Lloyd Tuesday, December 10th, 2013 — 4:59pm PST

    Hiking with my husband & black Lab, camera in hand.

  95. kinga Tuesday, December 10th, 2013 — 7:46pm PST

    MAKING SNOW MAN WITH KIDS

  96. kinga Tuesday, December 10th, 2013 — 7:53pm PST

    Building snowman with kids.

  97. Vera LeFranc Tuesday, December 10th, 2013 — 8:06pm PST

    Grizzly bears! They were sleeping when we were there with my grandchildren. Rats!

  98. Shelley Tuesday, December 10th, 2013 — 8:29pm PST

    sleigh rides with Santa!

  99. Eileen Tuesday, December 10th, 2013 — 8:36pm PST

    Snow shoe’ing

  100. Jas Tuesday, December 10th, 2013 — 9:37pm PST

    Snowshoeing!

  101. Amy Tuesday, December 10th, 2013 — 10:18pm PST

    I like sitting by the window, watching the snowflakes fall to the ground

  102. Bryan Wednesday, December 11th, 2013 — 1:39am PST

    Love building snowmen!

  103. Shannon Wednesday, December 11th, 2013 — 10:37am PST

    Iceskating and meeting the raindeers!

  104. Heather Wednesday, December 11th, 2013 — 1:35pm PST

    Growing up in Saskatchewan my favorite snowy day activity was being pulled on a tobogan by a Skidoo!! In Vancouver, it’s making snow angels with my daugthers!

  105. Liana Wednesday, December 11th, 2013 — 2:19pm PST

    Building snowmen, snowforts, snowsculptures!

  106. Mary W Wednesday, December 11th, 2013 — 2:44pm PST

    snowshoeing

  107. Rebecca Wednesday, December 11th, 2013 — 2:53pm PST

    Building snowmen!

  108. Colleen L Wednesday, December 11th, 2013 — 3:09pm PST

    Tobogganing with a magic carpet!!

  109. nance428 Wednesday, December 11th, 2013 — 3:57pm PST

    snowboarding than sipping a caesar (or three) after…

    love to take my parents up!

    nomss.com

  110. Krista Wednesday, December 11th, 2013 — 4:31pm PST

    Skating is definitely a favourite in our house! Thanks so much for the awesome giveaway!

  111. katie borrett Wednesday, December 11th, 2013 — 4:52pm PST

    cuddle up by the fire and watch the snow fall with a loved one

  112. Gwen Wednesday, December 11th, 2013 — 6:22pm PST

    we love to go snowshoing.

  113. Ron Wednesday, December 11th, 2013 — 6:32pm PST

    Ice skating!

  114. Maria Wednesday, December 11th, 2013 — 8:48pm PST

    I love ice skating and building snowmen everywhere

  115. Mag Thursday, December 12th, 2013 — 9:05am PST

    Snowshoeing. It’s easy like walking but the scenery is breathtaking.

  116. deendawn Thursday, December 12th, 2013 — 9:18am PST

    Building snowmen and having a snowball fight

  117. Mandy Thursday, December 12th, 2013 — 12:00pm PST

    Making snow angels!

  118. Katy Came Thursday, December 12th, 2013 — 12:39pm PST

    Tobogganing! Got a steep hill I can sled down?

  119. Alison Thursday, December 12th, 2013 — 4:27pm PST

    I love snowshoeing!

  120. Debbie Thursday, December 12th, 2013 — 8:25pm PST

    X-country skiing

  121. Paul Thursday, December 12th, 2013 — 8:37pm PST

    Would you believe it’s shovelling snow? I do my elderly neighbour’s driveway, sidewalks and also a school breezeway adjacent to my house. I do use the cleared snow to make forts so it has a dual purpose…

  122. Anabela Thursday, December 12th, 2013 — 8:39pm PST

    marshmallows on the fire!

  123. Susan Thursday, December 12th, 2013 — 8:50pm PST

    Outdoor night skating under the stars & sledding.

  124. Tracy Thursday, December 12th, 2013 — 9:51pm PST

    Drinking hot chocolate indoors haha

  125. Anna K Thursday, December 12th, 2013 — 11:20pm PST

    Snowshoeing and hot chocolate!

  126. KS Thursday, December 12th, 2013 — 11:34pm PST

    Walking in the snow!

  127. Wally Friday, December 13th, 2013 — 10:10am PST

    Snowshoeing!

  128. Melissa Friday, December 13th, 2013 — 11:09am PST

    Yes please!

  129. Elena P Friday, December 13th, 2013 — 11:13am PST

    Walking the dog in the woods!

  130. Jer Baum Friday, December 13th, 2013 — 11:20am PST

    Drinking hot chocolate in a cozy chalet with family and friends.

  131. Lael Friday, December 13th, 2013 — 11:24am PST

    Definitely sledding! I have the best memories of this growing up (despite hitting that tree and the emergency surgery).

  132. Chester Friday, December 13th, 2013 — 12:06pm PST

    snowball fight

  133. Melody Friday, December 13th, 2013 — 12:28pm PST

    Ice Skating outside 🙂

  134. brooke Friday, December 13th, 2013 — 1:35pm PST

    snowball fight

  135. Amy Friday, December 13th, 2013 — 2:14pm PST

    watch my dog jump in the snow

  136. rachel Friday, December 13th, 2013 — 2:37pm PST

    ice skating is my favourite

  137. Joanna Friday, December 13th, 2013 — 2:37pm PST

    Hiking in the snow and then come home to enjoy a cup of hot chocolate

  138. Lori Friday, December 13th, 2013 — 9:19pm PST

    make snow angels of course

  139. B Saturday, December 14th, 2013 — 12:03am PST

    piling on the snow gear and falling into the snow.

  140. Karin Femi Wednesday, December 18th, 2013 — 3:34pm PST

    I love snowshoe running, especially downhill!

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