Cable car up to the top was amazing. Such a great view of Vancouver down below. It wasn't a sunny day and it was snowing once we got to the top. It was out of season so wasn't too busy. There was an ice rink. Staff were shovelling ice off the paths ready for the Peak of Christmas. The bears were hibernating. There was an incredible view past the bear den of the snowy mountains on the horizon. Probably not much to do here unless you're skiing.

A free shuttle bus runs regularly to Grouse Mountain and back from Canada Place, downtown Vancouver, which takes around 25 minutes. We arrived and got straight onto the gondola without any queuing. Once at the top there was plenty to do, if we had realised that there was so much to do and see we would've tried to arrive earlier! But in the time we had we did well! Bears, birds, lunch, chairlift to the summit, and we even watched the amazing Lumberjack Show, which, as I said was amazing! And as I said previously, the views back over Vancouver are stunning, the closer to the sky you are the better the views! At $79.00pp, I'd say it's good value for money.

We took the free shuttle from Canada Place and enjoyed the fantastic view from the gondola ride up Grouse Mountain. First stop was to see the two adult Grizzly bears, Grinder and Coola (rescued as orphaned cubs) and they did not disappoint as they ignored us while they enjoyed a dip in their pool. We also enjoyed the Birds in Motion and Lumberjack shows and found time for the kids to play on the rope adventure. The view from the cafeteria is spectacular and we saw the free movie before heading back down the gondola.

We decided we had to see this as we had read the reviews and we weren't disappointed. There's a free shuttle to the entrance from Canada Square which makes things really easy and then it's straight into the gondola and up the mountain. There's some amazing views out over Vancouver on the way up but once you are up there, there's so much more to see. We watched most of the Lumberjack show which was fun but more aimed at the kids, then we watched the Raptor display, which was brilliant. We then did an eco-walk and the guide for that was really interesting, giving us information on the plants and animals but also on the indigenous people and also how climate change is affecting the mountain. Next we took a ski lift up to the very top of the mountain. My wife was really brave as she doesn't like heights but did it in both directions and we even saw a humming bird on the way down! We finished off with an owl display which was once again really interesting and prepared for the gondola down. We thought the queue looked a bit long but after half an hour it hadn't moved. We then found out from one of the other visitors that the gondola had a fault and was being fixed. Unfortunately there was no announcement from the staff telling us this. We contemplated walking down as this takes about an hour but as it was a hot day, decided to wait and got down after about another 45 minutes. Then the shuttle back to downtown and the end of a fabulous day. Definitely do it, it's pricey but worth it.

We went with our two young teenage sons on a very cloudy Sunday. Even at lunch time the cloud was still hanging in the air and blocking the visibility from the top. But we had a brilliant time. Enjoyed seeing the bears, the raptor show and the lumberjacks of course. We booked the Adventure Ropes course once up the mountain- be aware that if you do this, the time available is likely to be later in the day - so you’ll need to be happy to wait. Our boys were, so no problem - we enjoyed some lunch and braving the chair lift to the top in the clouds to help pass the time. I have to admit- the adventure ropes course was definitely worth the money. Initially we had thought at about $60 for each of our sons it was a expensive when added to the Skyride access - but actually, once we experienced what it was, we totally see the value and worth. Their guide was Isaac - and he alone was worth every penny. A thorough and well humoured safety briefing, with a great practical and demo too - all of which were great for my youngest teen (who is high functioning autistic - so this is particularly important for him). The boys then went for it on the Green course and loved it, before progressing to the Blue. One came down half way with his nerves reaching their peak by that point - whilst the eldest continued to complete the full course. And this is where Isaac is worth every penny of that entrance fee. Not only were they both safe the entire time, and knew just how to deal with our youngest loss of confidence at the crucial moment, but once they were down, he the encouraged our eldest (the adventure seeker) by confirming that he could take on the Black course, whilst also encouraging the younger one (loss of nerves) to go and have fun on the Yellow (the easiest). They both went for it and what could easily have been a sad end to the day, turned into their best day ever - for both of them. A huge sense of achievement for the eldest and a reminder of the fun for the youngest - a great memory for the end of the day at Grouse. The fact that there are four routes to make your way through is brilliant value for money. And by the time we’d finished, the cloud had lifted and we enjoyed the ride back down with a view. Perfect ending to the the day. We’d definitely recommend it.