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Blue Mountain Ski Resort ski resort

The short answer

Blue Mountain Ski Resort has about 30 km of mapped runs and 13 lifts, with skiing from about 231 m up to 452 m (1,483 ft), a vertical drop of 221 m. By mapped runs it is number 23 of the 32 Canada ski areas in our list. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Barrie-Lake Simcoe Regional (YLK), about 60 km away in a straight line.

Blue Mountain Ski Resort: runs from 231 m to 452 m, a vertical drop of 221 m300400Top of the highest mapped run: 452 m (1,483 ft)Top 452 m · 1,483 ftBase 231 m · 758 ft221 mvertical drop
Illustrative profile. Top and base are the highest and lowest mapped runs (OpenStreetMap via OpenSkiMap).

Ski area facts

Top elevation
452 m1,483 ft
Vertical drop
221 m725 ft
Mapped runs
30 km57 runs
Lifts
13mostly chairlifts

Runs by difficulty

Run length by difficulty: Novice 2% (0.5 km), Easy 20% (5.8 km), Intermediate 52% (15.2 km), Advanced 21% (6.2 km), Expert 6% (1.7 km)Novice: 0.5 km, 5 runs (2%)Easy: 5.8 km, 10 runs (20%)20%EasyIntermediate: 15.2 km, 26 runs (52%)52%IntermediateAdvanced: 6.2 km, 13 runs (21%)21%AdvancedExpert: 1.7 km, 3 runs (6%)

About 21% of the mapped run length is novice or easy, 52% intermediate and 27% advanced or harder. Difficulty follows OpenStreetMap’s international scale (in Europe, easy ≈ blue, intermediate ≈ red, advanced ≈ black).

DifficultyRunsLength
Novice50.5 km
Easy105.8 km
Intermediate2615.2 km
Advanced136.2 km
Expert31.7 km

Lifts

13 mapped lifts, most of them chairlifts.

Lift typeCount
Chairlifts7
Magic carpets5
Rope tows1

Piste map

For the current official piste map, open the resort’s website. You can also explore every mapped run and lift on OpenSkiMap’s interactive map.

Nearest airports

Airports with scheduled flights, by straight-line distance (road distance is longer).

AirportCityStraight-line distance
Barrie-Lake Simcoe Regional (YLK)Barrie60 km
Wiarton (YVV)Wiarton68 km
Muskoka (YQA)Gravenhurst96 km
Toronto Pearson (YYZ)Toronto107 km

Frequently asked questions

What is the elevation of Blue Mountain Ski Resort?

The highest mapped run starts at about 452 m (1,483 ft) and the lowest ends at about 231 m (758 ft), a vertical of 221 m (725 ft).

How many km of ski runs does Blue Mountain Ski Resort have?

OpenStreetMap maps about 30 km of downhill runs and 13 lifts. The resort’s own figure may differ because it measures runs differently.

What is the nearest airport to Blue Mountain Ski Resort?

Barrie-Lake Simcoe Regional (YLK) is the closest airport with scheduled flights, about 60 km away in a straight line.

Where can I see the Blue Mountain Ski Resort piste map?

Use the resort’s official website for the current piste map, or view the mapped runs and lifts on OpenSkiMap.

Ski area data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), processed by OpenSkiMap; airports from OurAirports. Retrieved . Elevations are those of the highest and lowest mapped runs; run lengths are measured from the map and can differ from the resort’s published figures. Check the official website before you book.