The place known as 鈥淰ancouver鈥檚 North Pole鈥� is set to open for the season.
Grouse Mountain鈥檚 annual gets going Friday (Nov. 22) and runs until Jan. 5.
A highlight is the 8,000-square-foot mountaintop skating pond located next to Santa鈥檚 Workshop, where visitors young and old can share their Christmas wishes and take a photo. Donations benefit BC Children鈥檚 Hospital.
From dusk to 10 p.m., light installations glow on the mountain鈥檚 popular Light Walk.
Day and night, Santa鈥檚 Reindeer are there for a visit, and 鈥淩eindeer Ranger Talks鈥� are held at noon and 3 p.m.
Nearby, a sliding zone welcomes those who rent a sled, and sleigh rides depart from outside Santa鈥檚 Workshop every 20 minutes, daily from 9:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. (snow level and weather permitting).
Inside the Peak Chalet, a Gingerbread Village involves a 鈥渂est house鈥� contest in another fundraiser for BC Children鈥檚 Hospital. On the chalet鈥檚 main floor, the entertainment calendar includes VOC Sweet Gospel Choir, Seymour Dance School, musician Rob Eller, Four Calling Birds Quartet and others. Also, a 鈥淭heatre in the Sky鈥� is where Christmas movies are shown from morning until night.
Meantime, the popular meals run from Nov. 30 through Dec. 24, and The Observatory鈥檚 three-course also returns on weekdays from Dec. 2 to 24.
A schedule of Peak of Christmas events is posted to , along with ticket details. Activities are free with an annual or snow pass, a Skyride admission ticket or at a family rate of $99 for two adults and two children. For more information, call 604-980-9311.
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