Blue Mountain Opening Once Again

If you happen to live in Southern Ontario you still have an opportunity to check out Blue Mountain one last time before it shifts to green season: the resort will be open for riding and skiing once again this weekend. Details can be found at www.bluemountain.ca.

A Fine Spring Day at Blue Mountain

Yesterday Josh and I headed to Blue Mountain to get in some final turns. Blue  decided to re-open for the long weekend after some wacky weather dumped 30 centimetres, so we headed to Collingwood for a last hurrah.
We had pretty low expectations for the day, as Blue reported 9 runs open, a 50cm base, and [...]

Seven Days to Mont Tremblant

One of my annual snowboarding pilgrimages is to Mont Tremblant, possibly one of the most famous ski areas in eastern North America. It’s famous with good reason: the vertical, facilities and European feel make it a preferred destination for pretty much anyone that lives in Ontario, Quebec or many parts of the eastern United States [...]

Elevate: Ski, Snowboard & Lifestyle Magazine in Today’s National Post

The National Post, a relatively national newspaper here in Canada, included a print magazine supplement in today’s paper about skiing and snowboarding in Canada. It’s titled Element.
You can view the supplement online here.
I haven’t read through the whole thing but at first glance it looks pretty good for a free magazine. Highlights include:

A look at [...]

First Turns At Mt. St. Louis Moonstone

As mentioned yesterday, I headed to Mt. St. Louis Moonstone to get some turns in on limited terrain. Moonstone was operating six runs and three chairs, which didn’t sound bad but turned out to get boring fast. One of those runs was a bunny hill served by a creaky chair, and the others basically were [...]

Mt. St. Louis Moonstone to Open Saturday

I might have to hit this up: Mt. St. Louis Moonstone says they plan to open Saturday, courtesy of about 40cm of new snow since Sunday. No plans from Blue Mountain to open, so far as I can tell.
WINTER IS HERE!

Finally: Blue Mountain Will Expand Into The Orchard

Blue Mountain has re-launched their website for the winter season, and there’s an interesting note buried within. Visitors to the snow tubing area of the site are now greeted with this message:
“After years of enjoyment, the decision was made to close the Tube Town Snow Tubing Park.

Blue Mountain is getting prepared to embark on a [...]

The Toronto Ski, Snowboard and Travel Show Is Coming

The Toronto Ski, Snowboard and Travel Show is coming, and once again we’ll be there to bring you the lowdown on this massive show.
Here are this years’ details:

October 16-19
Better Living Centre, CNE (not the Automotive Building like previous years)
Adult admission: $15

Features include “The Altitude Show”, where skiers and riders will strut their stuff on a [...]

Blue Mountain Ski Resort: From the “I Didn’t Know That” Department

Some interesting stuff I discovered while looking around for some post content this week:

There is a ski resort in Ontario that’s taller than Blue Mountain and big enough to host an FIS-sanctioned Giant Slalom Race: The Georgian Peaks Ski Club. With a vertical of 820 feet, Georgian Peaks is Ontario’s highest and longest hill. The [...]

Night Turns At Blue Mountain: Redux

A couple of weeks ago I headed to Blue Mountain on a Sunday evening for some night turns. I was pretty excited to go, as I expected a Sunday night at Blue to be relatively empty. Unfortunately, the hill was completely packed, and I had a less-than-stellar time. Given Blue always seems to be busy, [...]