Blue Mountain resort guide

How big is Blue Mountain?

Blue Mountain has 42 pistes served by 11 lifts — 14th for pistes of the 15 resorts we track in Canada. On lifts it ranks 6th of the 15.

How high is Blue Mountain?

The lifts run from 220m at the base to 450m at the top, a vertical of 230m. Of the 15 resorts we track in Canada, that is the 15th highest, with the 13th biggest vertical.

The base is below 1,000m, so the lowest runs are the first to suffer in a mild spell; the upper mountain is the safer bet early and late in the season.

Is Blue Mountain good for beginners or experts?

The pistes at Blue Mountain split 25% beginner, 50% intermediate and 25% advanced, against an average of 20% beginner and 34% advanced across the resorts we track in Canada.

On those numbers it suits intermediates.

When is the ski season at Blue Mountain?

Over the last ten winters Blue Mountain has typically held skiable snow at mid-mountain from around 20 January to 11 March, about 51 days.

February is the best all-round month on the record, with an average base of 39cm, 35cm of new snow and 0.5 bluebird days.

What is the nearest airport to Blue Mountain?

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Barrie-Lake Simcoe Regional (YLK), 62km away in a straight line. Wiarton (YVV) is 67km, Muskoka (YQA) is 97km, Toronto Pearson (YYZ) is 108km. Road distances are longer, often much longer in the mountains, and the nearest airport is not always the one with the most flights.

How much is a lift pass at Blue Mountain?

A 6-day adult Blue Mountain lift ticket costs CA$954 for 2025/26, or CA$159 a day. For value it ranks 14th of the 15 resorts we price in Canada.