Those who love Mother Nature's Stairmaster will have to content themselves with the gym substitute, as the Grouse Grind remains closed due to a number of safety issues.
While the lower sections of the trail might currently be free of danger, there are significant amounts of snow and ice on the upper portions of the trail, a release states.
Metro Vancouver's media officer, Greg Valou, wrote in the release that hikers who ignore the warnings put themselves, "maintenance staff and North Shore Rescue crews at risk," and that "crews will suspend work if there are any hikers on the trail."
The main concern is slipping and falling, according to Valou, though there is the added danger of rock falls due to rocks becoming loose during the winter.
The Grind will be opened when maintenance of the trail is complete, and all of the ice and snow are removed from the entirety of the 853-metre trail.
