Blue Mountain
Ski slopes at Blue Mountain
Location:	Ontario, Canada
Nearest city:	Collingwood, Barrie, Toronto
Coordinates:	44°30′00″N, 80°19′00″W
Top elevation:	452 m
Base elevation:	226 m
Skiable area:	102 hectares
Runs:	34
Longest run:	1.2 km
Lift system:	14 (10 chairlifts, 1 ropetow, 3 magic carpets)
Terrain parks:	4
Snow fall:	279 cm/year
Web page:	BlueMountain.ca

Weider Lodge village suite

Blue Mountain is a large ski resort near Collingwood, Ontario with 34 runs, 13 chairlifts and 5 freestyle terrains Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Official languages English (de facto) Flower White Trillium Tree Eastern White Pine Bird Common Loon Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant-Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Parliamentary representation  - House seats  - Senate seats 106 24... The town of Collingwood, (2000 estimated population 21,500), is located on the southern point of Georgian Bay known as Nottawasaga Bay. ... Motto: The People are the City, Barrie Means Business (advertising campaign) Location of Barrie, Ontario Coordinates: Country Province Canada Ontario Established (town) 1837 Established (city) 1853 Mayor Robert J. Hamilton Council Barrie City Council MPP Joe Tascona (PCO) MP Patrick Brown (CPC) Area    - City km² Elevation 76 m  (249. ... Template:Hide = Motto: Template:Unhide = Diversity Our Strength Image:Toronto, Ontario Location. ... A chairlift in Bad Hofgastein, Austria A chairlift, also known as a fixed-grip chairlift, is a type of aerial lift, which consists of a constantly moving loop of steel cable strung between two end terminals and generally over intermediate towers. ... A ski tow, also called rope tow, is a mechanised system for pulling skiers uphill. ... A Magic Carpet is a type of surface lift seen at ski areas to transport skiers up the grade. ... A ski resort is a ski area with a village and/or high-end accommodations and other amenities at the base of the mountain. ... The town of Collingwood, (2000 estimated population 21,500), is located on the southern point of Georgian Bay known as Nottawasaga Bay. ... A chairlift in Bad Hofgastein, Austria A chairlift, also known as a fixed-grip chairlift, is a type of aerial lift, which consists of a constantly moving loop of steel cable strung between two end terminals and generally over intermediate towers. ... Freestyle skiing began in the 1930s, when Norwegian skiers began performing acrobatics during alpine and cross-country training. ...

Blue Mountain is situated on a section of the Niagara Escarpment about 1 km away from Georgian Bay. Blue Mountain has – much like Mont Tremblant and Whistler-Blackcomb – a village (Blue Mountain, Ontario) at its base. Rattlesnake Point near Milton, Ontario. ... Georgian Bay (French: baie Georgienne) is a large bay of Lake Huron, located in Ontario, Canada. ... Mont Tremblant Resort is a large year round resort about one and a half hour north of Montreal. ... Whistler Blackcomb is a ski resort located in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada. ...

Blue Mountain sells more than 600,000 lift tickets annually to skiiers from the Midwestern United States, and Ontario. Midwest as shown by U.S. Census Bureau official map from [3] Regional definitions vary from source to source. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Official languages English (de facto) Flower White Trillium Tree Eastern White Pine Bird Common Loon Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant-Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Parliamentary representation  - House seats  - Senate seats 106 24...

Recent Developments

The Intrawest Corporation has a 50% interest in the ownership of Blue Mountain. Since acquiring Blue Mountain, Intrawest has completed many development projects in the mountain area. The Blue Mountain Village was constructed at the base of the Silver Bullet chairlift. Four high speed six-passenger chairlifts have been installed. A conference centre has been built. As well, large numbers of condominium and hotel units have been contructed in the Blue Mountain Village. The ski runs north of Happy Valley are owned by the Toronto Ski Club rather than Blue Mountain Resorts. Sales of real estate form the bulk of Intrawest's income. Skier visits have increased, and are projected to continue to increase with planned expansions to the skiing operations.^{[citation needed]} Intrawest TSX: ITW NYSE: IDR is a world leader in destinations resorts and luxury adventure travel. ...

Lifts

1. Enchanted Forest Magic Carpet (Green)
2. Voyageur Quad, Previously the Big Baby Triple (Green)
3. Kids Camp Magic Carpet (Green)
4. Southern Comfort High-Speed Six Seater (Blue, Black)
5. L-Hill Triple (Blue, Black)
6. Silver Bullet High-Speed Six Seater (Blue, Black, D-Black)
7. Glider Magic Carpet (Green)
8. Easy Street Double (Green)
9. Graduate Triple (Green)
10. Badlands Double
11. Century Express High-Speed Six Seater (Green, Blue, Black, D-Black)
12. Grand Prix High-Speed Six Seater (Blue, Black, D-Black)
13. North Double (Black, D-Black)
14. High-Speed Six Seater set for opening in 2008
15. High-Speed Six Seater to replace the L-Hill Triple set for opening in 2008

Runs

1. Enchanted Forest
2. Big Baby
3. Marijane's Lane
4. Kid's Camp
5. Waterfall
6. Crooked Oak
7. Sunrise
8. Cruiser
9. Dr. Doug
10. L-Hill
11. Rinus Run
12. Memory Lane
13. Tranquility
14. Smart Alec
15. The Glades
16. Village Way
17. Easy Street
18. Graduate
19. Mogul Alley
20. Apple Bowl
21. Calmity Lane
22. Willy's
23. Happy Valley
24. Hog's Back
25. Elevator Shaft
26. Avalanche
27. Spectacular
28. Little Devil
29. Senator/Larway
30. Lone Rider
31. Starting Gate
32. Rabbit's Rune
33. Schuss
34. Kandahar
35. Unnamed runs in Expansion (6)

Terrain Parks

1. Greatest Hits Half-Pipe
2. Yahoo Freestyle Terrain (has not been built in recent years, a large ditch has formed in the middle of the run)
3. The Badlands
4. Pickle Super Pipe
5. Hell's Half Acre Freestyle Terrain

External links

• Blue Mountain Ski Resort (official website)
• Ski hill statistics
• Location of Blue Mountain, with photos and websites in the same area