Time For Action: Inside TBM’s Community Sustainability Plan
Reducing greenhouse gas emissions is a complex and arduous task. But Ontario's Town of the Blue Mountains (TBM) is already in a good position to take action.
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Pow’er Up: Five Tips to Maximize the Fresh
A brief, no-nonsense guide to the Ontario pow day. words & photo :: Colin Field. We’ve all got one of those friends, you know the type: their social media feed…
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The Mountain is my Gym: The Biggest, Baddest Elliptical of All
words :: Nelson Phillips // photos :: Ryan Carter. The rain is hitting me in the face now and I start trudging up the mountain. Five minutes in and I’m…
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Shred-Ready: Why 2021 is the Best Winter for Blue Mountain Passholders
Tips and insights for Blue Mountain Resort passholders/powhounds during a season like no other. Words :: David Loopstra. OK, so you’re the average local Mountain Life reader and esteemed Blue…
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’80s Throwback for Blue Mountain’s 80th
For Blue’s 80th anniversary, ML presents a deep-’80s photo showcase. If there’s one thing Blue Mountain Resort has learned over the course of 79 winters, it’s that outside is where…
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The Chalet and the Beach House: Ontario’s Ski Heritage in Two Buildings
Two classic but modest buildings—a chalet and a beach house—pull the ski history of the Blue Mountains together. Words & photos :: Kristin Schnelten. The Chalet Jake Robbins…
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More Adventures in Nature: New Snowshoe Trail at Blue
The snowshoeing trails through the forest around Blue Mountain Resort highlight the wilder side of the high Escarpment. And though it may not boast the same thrills as sliding downhill,…
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The Great Slide Ride: Blue’s First Major Summer Attraction Delivered Spills and Thrills Galore
If you visited Blue Mountain Resort as a kid in the offseason, there’s a decent chance you willingly threw your body down a 3,000 foot mini-bobsled track on a plastic…
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E-Volution: Behind The E-Bike’s Pedal-Assist Technology
What is an e-bike, exactly? A few common misconceptions include: an e-bike is not really a bike (isn’t it more like a Vespa?); you don’t get a workout on an…
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Skye Rider: From Blue Mountain To New Zealand, Skye Follas Chases Her Mountain Bike Dreams
For the last few seasons, Skye Follas has been a familiar and fast face at the Blue Mountain Bike Park. Honing her downhill skills on the Niagara Escarpment, Follas was…
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From the Vault: Celebrating 75 Years of Blue Mountain Resort – Part 7
After 14 years of publishing Mountain Life in Ontario, we finally gained access to The Vault—Blue Mountain Resort’s historical archive stretching back to 1941, the year Jozo Weider founded the…
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From the Vault: Celebrating 75 Years of Blue Mountain Resort — Part 6
After 14 years of publishing Mountain Life in Ontario, we finally gained access to The Vault—Blue Mountain Resort’s historical archive stretching back to 1941, the year Jozo Weider founded the…
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From the Vault: Celebrating 75 Years of Blue Mountain Resort — Part 5
After 14 years of publishing Mountain Life in Ontario, we finally gained access to The Vault—Blue Mountain Resort’s historical archive stretching back to 1941, the year Jozo Weider founded the…
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From the Vault: Celebrating 75 Years of Blue Mountain Resort—Part 4
After 14 years of publishing Mountain Life in Ontario, we finally gained access to The Vault—Blue Mountain Resort’s historical archive stretching back to 1941, the year Jozo Weider founded the…
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From the Vault: Celebrating 75 Years of Blue Mountain Resort — Part 3
After 14 years of publishing Mountain Life in Ontario, we finally gained access to The Vault—Blue Mountain Resort’s historical archive stretching back to 1941, the year Jozo Weider founded the…
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From the Vault: Celebrating 75 Years of Blue Mountain Resort — Part 2
After 14 years of publishing Mountain Life in Ontario, we finally gained access to The Vault—Blue Mountain Resort’s historical archive stretching back to 1941, the year Jozo Weider founded the…
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From the Vault: Celebrating 75 Years of Blue Mountain Resort – Part 1
After 14 years of publishing Mountain Life in Ontario, we finally gained access to The Vault—Blue Mountain Resort’s historical archive stretching back to 1941, the year Jozo Weider founded the…
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Cold Sweat: Behind the Scenes with a Snowmaker
It’s autumn, the leaves are in full mighty-morphin’ mode, the air is wet, it’s still pretty warm, and while you’ve probably thought once or twice about giving your gear a…
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How to Keep Your Youngsters Outside (and Unplugged) This Summer
Summertime: simply put, I love it. Warm sunshiny days where you transition from pyjamas to bathing suits and back again—where you’re outside from morning until night, and weeks go by…
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Down and Dirty: Inside the Most Punishing Sport of All
In the run-up to the OCR World Championships at Blue Mountain, we look at the history of the world’s most punishing sport. by Nelson Phillips Fitness fads tend…
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