Blue Mountain, Canada

Blue Mountain ski holidays

Established in 1941 the Canadian ski resort Blue Mountain lies at 230 metres altitude in the Ontario region of the Canadian ?. With the highest lifts and ski slopes at 450m the area is not snow sure. Over 16 snow cannons ensure artificial snow making covers ?km of trails, which equates to around 100 of the slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Blue Mountain is Toronto Pearson International at a distance of 168km or approximately 150 minutes driving time. Their 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

Beginner Trails  0 runs ?km	0%	Intermediate Trails  7 runs ?km	24%
Advanced Trails  10 runs ?km	45%	Expert Trails  17 runs ?km	31%

36 pistes and trails means approximately ?km of runs. 15 Blue Mountain lifts have capacity to transport 25640 per hour. The longest run in the Canadian ski resort is over 1.2km.

Of the 15 ski lifts, 6 are surface lifts or "drag lifts" - this gives an indication of how modern the lift system is and how good Blue Mountain is for snowboarding - especially for beginners learning to board. Facilities include 2 terrain parks and 1 half pipe (longest half pipe length is ? metres), 0 quarter pipe and 0 boardercross courses.

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.

Main Ski School in Blue Mountain

Blue Mountain ski school - snowboarding course & skiing lessons

The official ski/board school is called Blue Mountain Ski/Snowboard School and has 360 teachers teaching in English and taking students from a minimum age of 2.? ? 4450231

Blue Mountain for beginners         gets 3 stars out of 5 overall    

Blue Mountain for intermediates  gets ? stars out of 5 overall    

Blue Mountain for expert skiers   gets 3 stars out of 5 overall    

Blue Mountain for snowboarding  gets 4 stars out of 5 overall    

Mountain & Snow Sports in Blue Mountain

Blue Mountain snow sports - off slope winter mountain sports

Cross Country Skiing (langlaufen) in Blue Mountain: 0km X C ski trails, Lessons available? N

Easy XC Ski Trails: 0km     Intermediate XC Trails: 0km   Difficult XC Trails: 0km

Telemark Tuittion: N     Telemark Rental 0      Paragliding schools: 0

Snow mobile Rental: 0     Toboggan Run Length: 0km

Non Skiing Winter & Snow Activities in Blue Mountain

Blue Mountain snow fun - off slope winter activities

Outdoor Ice Rink: 0 Indoor Ice Rink: 0 Balloon Flights: 0

Prepared Winter Walks: 0 Snowshoeing: 0 Hang Gliding : 0

Snow mobile Rental: 0 Toboggan Run Length: 0km Paragliding schools: 0

Blue Mountain non skiing facilities also include Live Entertainment, Weight Training.