Blue Mountain canada
Review of snowboarding and skiing in Blue Mountain Canada.
Blue Mountain Ski Holiday Facts
Established in 1941 the Canadian ski resort Blue Mountain lies at 450 metres altitude in the Ontario region of the Canadian ?. With the highest lifts and ski slopes below 2500m Blue Mountain ski area is not snow sure. Over 16 snow cannons ensure artificial Blue Mountain snow making covers ?km of ski trails, which equates to around 100 of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Blue Mountain (Canada) is Toronto Pearson International at a distance of 168km or approximately 150 minutes driving time. Blue Mountain ski season runs from December to March.
SNO-man says
Established by Jozo Weider in 1941, Intrawest bought a 50% share in the area in January 1999. One of the largest year-round resorts from the dozens of Ontario ski centres. There are more facilities at Collingwood, 11km (6 miles) from the slopes. The local 18 Hole Monterra Golf course is one of Canada's top ten courses. The Toronto Ski Club is based here and is one of Canada's oldest ski clubs, founded in 1924. The members were instrumental in the growth of skiing in the province, promoting the sport throughout the 1930's, 40's, and 50's by establishing several Ontario ski clubs - their web site is http://www.torontoskiclub.on.ca/
alpine downhill runs to ski in Blue Mountain Canada
Beginner Trails
 0 runs ?km |
0% |
Intermediate Trails
 7 runs ?km |
19% |
Advanced Trails
 10 runs ?km |
27% |
Expert Trails
 17 runs 17km |
47% |
Blue Mountain Resort & Holiday Info
| Beginners learning to ski |  |
| Intermediate Skiers | |
| Expert Skiers | |
| Snowboarders | |
| Apres Ski | |
| Family friendly | |
| Snowsure | |
| Ambience | |
| Value for money | |
| Ski Pass Prices (adult 6 day) | C$? - C$? |
Traditional Ski Village / Purpose Built Ski Resort |
| Ski Resort Opens | Dec 2011 |
| Ski Resort Closes | Mar 2012 |
| (snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing) |
Ski Area Blue Mountain Mountain
| Downhill Ski Runs | ?km |
| total length of Blue Mountain trails |
| Longest lift serve Run | 1.2km |
| longest piste or trail reachable by ski lift |
| Ski Slope Orientation | E |
| direction Blue Mountain ski areas face |
| Top Altitude | 450m |
| top station of highest ski lift |
| Bottom Altitude | 230m |
| bottom of lowest ski run |
| Resort Altitude | 230m |
| centre of Blue Mountain ski resort |
| Vertical Drop | 220m |
| total descent from top lift to bottom piste |
| Skiable Vertical | ^v 220m |
| can include extra hike up which may be possible above top lift - stat used by some resorts to con us about true "vertical drop" which is lift-served |
Skiing in Blue Mountain
Skiing Blue Mountain you'll enjoy 36 pistes and trails and that means approximately ?km of ski runs. Blue Mountain lifts number 15 with the capacity to uplift 25640 skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the Canadian ski resort of Blue Mountain is over 1.2km long.
Blue Mountain Ski Area
Blue Mountain ski area has 0% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, 19% intermediate, 27% advanced ski slopes and 47% for expert skiers - the most difficult Blue Mountain piste is the ?km Elevator Shaft run, with a steepness/slope angle of ?%. You can ski Blue Mountain after dark as there is night skiing on ?km of illuminated piste.
Blue Mountain for skiing gets 4 stars out of 5 overall
Blue Mountain Apres Ski
The apres ski Blue Mountain scene and off-slope or "non-skier" activities include:
2 apres ski bars 20 restaurants 0 bowling 1 night club 0 cinema 0 billiards / pool 0 games room 0 concert 1 indoor swimming 1 outdoor heated pools 1 saunas 3 hot tubs 0 solariums 1 masseurs 0 indoor ice skating 0 outdoor ice skating 1 indoor sports centre 5 indoor tennis 0 squash racquetball 1 sleigh rides 0 ballooning 1 horse riding 0 prepare winter walks 1 climbing 1 golf 0 fishing 0 museum 0 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities Live Entertainment, Weight Training.
Blue Mountain for apres ski gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
More Blue Mountain Snow Ski Area and Resort Information
Blue Mountain resort - ski Blue Mountain by any other name
The Canadian ski resort of Blue Mountain ski resort is also known as Blue Mountain and has the following common misspellings:
Blue Mountain ski area has ski slopes which face E
The direction which the various Blue Mountain ski slopes face can make or break your skiing or snowboarding holiday. If you want to guarantee good snow and ski conditions, you should choose a resort with ski slopes which face the right way for the time of year you're travelling.
- In the coldest winter months of January and February you need a ski resort with some sunny south facing ski slopes, so your days on the snow doesn't feel like a polar expedition. Conversely, in the warmest spring skiing months of March and especially April, a ski resort with some cool and shady north facing slopes will ensure you're not skiing on slush, but benefitting from best late season snow. The best ski resorts have ski areas and slopes which face in all directions so that you're guaranteed greating skiing whatever the weather. Blue Mountain ski resort has ski slopes facing E.
Blue Mountain for snow gets 4 stars out of 5 overall