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Atlas · Quebec/Ontario · ON

Blue Mountain

1,483′ summit · 720′ vert · 364 acres · avg 108″/yr

Long shot — Apr 1–15

Delivered 24″+ in 1 of the last 10 seasons

Over 20 winters: 1 of 20 · typical 6", most land 2"–9"

Before you book

This bet missed 9 of the last 10.

7 of the last 10 came in under 8″ — a bust, under a third of the bet.

Odds count natural snowfall only. At snowmaking-dependent resorts, early-season cover can be fine in a low-natural-snow year.

The season, window by window

The bet: 12″ of new snow per week, scaled to each window. Counted from real seasons — how our odds work.

Blue Mountain · the shape of a typical winter

Typical new snow, window by window

The middle season — median new snow per window, counted from the last 20 winters. A picture of timing, not a forecast. Snow is streaky; hover any window for the usual range.

0 10 20 30" NovDecJanFebMarApr
Window Bet Delivered Verdict Typical Biggest Leanest
Nov 1–15 24″+ 0 of 10 · 8 busts Long shot 2" 15" 2019 0" 2016
Nov 16–30 24″+ 0 of 10 · 5 busts Long shot 9" 27" 2008 0" 2009
Dec 1–15 24″+ 0 of 10 · 1 bust Long shot 16" 31" 2010 0" 2015
Dec 16–31 30″+ 0 of 10 · 4 busts Long shot 10" 23" 2013 1" 2006
Jan 1–15 24″+ 0 of 10 · 3 busts Long shot 12" 23" 2015 5" 2021
Jan 16–31 30″+ 0 of 10 · 2 busts Long shot 12" 22" 2023 4" 2010
Feb 1–15 24″+ 0 of 10 · 3 busts Long shot 11" 26" 2008 3" 2010
Feb 16–28/29 24″+ 0 of 10 · 4 busts Long shot 9" 22" 2023 1" 2017
Mar 1–15 24″+ 0 of 10 · 5 busts Long shot 8" 20" 2023 1" 2010
Mar 16–31 30″+ 0 of 10 · 9 busts Long shot 4" 14" 2019 1" 2012 · 2 of 20
Apr 1–15 24″+ 1 of 10 · 7 busts Long shot 6" 24" 2018 0" 2023 · 2 of 20
Apr 16–30 24″+ 0 of 10 · 10 busts Long shot 2" 8" 2012 0" 2017

Biggest and leanest are the two ends of the same 20 winters Typical is counted from — the year is when it happened, most recent first where more than one season ties.

At the snow sensor

Reading the snow sensor…

Field notes

Ontario's largest — an escarpment ridge above Georgian Bay, blanketed in snowmaking and lit for night laps. Toronto's ski valve, engineered for volume.

A couple of hours out of Toronto, with a village straight from the Intrawest playbook. It earns its atlas page as the metro region's home hill; manage expectations beyond that.

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We'll email you when Blue Mountain's odds move on the Apr 1–15 window — and the quote gets recorded as it stands today, so we can be graded on it later.

Planning a whole season? See the season outlook.

These are historical odds from the last 20 winters — not a forecast. Inside 16 days of a trip, a forecast is the better instrument; beyond that, counting real seasons is the honest play. Every number on this page is quoted under methodology v1.2.0, the same math we grade ourselves against in public.