Ontario Snowboarding
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 [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
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, [...]
Snow, Snow and More Snow for Southern Ontario
Ah, good ‘ol Ontario weather. Remember the good old days, circa 2006, when I complained it wasn’t snowing at all? Flash forward a year and a bit, to March 2008. I swear it hasn’t stopped snowing here since November. Conditions have been phenomenal for weeks; the crappy holiday season area ski resorts endured last year [...]
Night Turns At Blue Mountain
Believe it or not, I’ve only been snowboarding one day in Ontario this year, and that was my first session. Tonight, it was back to the short, crowded hills of Ontario for another local day of riding. I headed to Blue Mountain mid-afternoon to get a bit of daytime riding in, followed by some nighttime [...]
Gotta Love Ontario
According to Blue Mountain’s snow report, they received 50 centimetres of snow in the last 24 hours. Wow. They’re only half operational, though, thanks to lousy road conditions. Rare epic Ontario powder day: ruined! (Moonstone is reporting 60 centimetres, and appears to be entirely open. If you can ditch work, you might want to head [...]
Snowboarding Rail Park Opens In Toronto
If you live in downtown Toronto and feel like hitting some rails in a safe, sanctioned environment, look no further than Polson Pier, previously known as ‘The Docks’ to the locals. Polson Pier is a multi-faceted downtown, lakeside facility that features a drive-in, nightclub, go-kart track and driving range. And now Ripley’s (yes, of Ripley’s [...]
