The Pottery Restaurant boasts a beautiful and bright new look!

At 7am on Friday, May 30^th, the staff members at The Pottery Restaurant were unlocking its front doors to prepare for the re-opening! The Pottery Restaurant, located in the Blue Mountain Inn, has re-opened after undergoing major renovations. The restaurant now boasts a brighter and more contemporary look than its previous décor, while still maintaining its rustic roots. As soon as guests enter the restaurant, they experience an entirely new entrance way followed by a bright open dining area. The restaurant has been renovated completely, from its heightened and brightened ceilings, to its floors and carpeting.

“We are very excited to have launched the newly renovated space,” said Steve Flagler, Director of Food and Beverage, Blue Mountain Resort. “The Pottery Restaurant has always been a fantastic on resort dining experience, and its new look reflects that.”

Guests will notice that the restaurant has been completely re-painted, and what once was covered in warm shades of red and brown is now much brighter in shades of white. When guests look up, they will be amazed by the beautiful skylights where a hallway used to sit, now ushering in an abundance of natural light. The renovations have created an overall brighter space in the dining areas, and almost every aspect of the restaurant has been updated. Behind the scenes, the restaurant has acquired a completely new kitchen and area for the serving staff. The restaurant is excited to also introduce an updated menu, with new items such as chicken mignon with crimini mushroom ravioli, and zucchini and flank steak skewers, while still including old favourites such as The Pottery’s signature chicken, shrimp and peanut pad thai.

“We wanted to turn an old favourite into a new hotspot,” said Flagler, “and this renovation will help us to do just that.”

The new breakfast, lunch, dinner, dessert, and wine menus can be accessed on our website, www.bluemountain.ca, on The Pottery Restaurant page under Eateries & Nightlife. The Pottery Restaurant is now open; so grab your friends, try some delicious food, and enjoy its new look!

About The Pottery Restaurant

The Pottery Restaurant is located in the Blue Mountain Inn and offers a casual dining atmosphere. The restaurant provides exceptional service and a wonderful dining experience. Open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner daily. For reservations, call 705-443-5509.

About Blue Mountain Resort

Blue Mountain, Ontario’s largest mountain resort is nestled on the shores of Georgian Bay, located 90 minutes north of Toronto. Blue Mountain has become the four-season destination of the North, visited by more than 1.5 million guests a year. Winter at the resort boasts 42 ski and snowboard trails enhanced by a world-class snowmaking system.  Summer months offer the largest downhill mountain biking facility in Ontario, Monterra Golf course, Ridge Runner Mountain Coaster, Cascade Putting Course, Timber Challenge Ropes Course, Wind Rider Triple Zips and a private beach property among other seasonal attractions. Year-round the resort attracts visitors to more than 1,000 luxury accommodation units and 45 unique concept restaurants, bars and retail stores in our pedestrian Village. 37,500 square feet of state-of-the-art conference space caters year-round to corporate meeting groups. Blue Mountain is 50% owned by Intrawest ULC.  Visit www.bluemountain.ca for more information. 

Family Fun Day at Blue Mountain

Mark your calendars! Blue Mountain Resort (BMR) is pleased to host the first annual Collingwood General and Marine Hospital Foundation (CGMHF) Family Fun Day on Sunday, June 8, 2014. This full day event allows access to Blue Mountain’s summer adventure attractions to local families at a discounted rate. All of the proceeds raised will be in addition to BMR’s $150,000 pledge to the New Age of Care campaign and will go directly to the purchase of the new digital mammography unit to be installed at the hospital this fall. 

“The Collingwood General and Marine Hospital Foundation has long been Blue Mountain’s charity of choice,” said Paul Pinchbeck, Vice President Marketing, Blue Mountain Resort. “This day of ‘Fun-Raising’ for the Hospital Foundation is a unique way to showcase Blue’s support of healthcare in the local region while encouraging a fun, and interactive, experience that rewards local community members.” 

In support of the day, Blue Mountain has donated 500 Special Active Packs to be sold by the Hospital Foundation at a discounted rate of $50. Now’s your chance to ride the Ridge Runner, tackle the Woodlot Low Ropes or putt you way to par on Cascade Golf Course! These Active Packs allow Family Fun Day guests access to their choice from a variety of on-Resort summer attractions and encourage participants to explore the adventure in their own backyard. A public sale has been planned beginning May 17, 2014 for remaining Active Packs. Those who wish to purchase from unsold Active Pack inventory can do so by visiting Activity Central at Blue Mountain, or by calling the Hospital Foundation at 705-444-8645. Tickets can also be purchased online at www.cgmhf.com. All proceeds from the sale of Active Pack sales benefit your community hospital.

“We are proud to partner with Blue Mountain Resort for Family Fun Day,” said Jory Pritchard-Kerr, Executive Director of the CGMHF. “This is an opportunity for local families to get out and enjoy the exceptional fun and recreation that Blue Mountain Resort has to offer while they learn more about giving back to their community. The new digital mammography unit is yet another step towards fast, accurate diagnosis. Everyone participating in the Family Fun Day will be part of this important goal.”

For more information on Blue Mountain Resort, please visit www.bluemountain.ca. For more information on the Collingwood General and Marine Hospital Foundation, please visit their website.

Celebrate a Record Snow Season

Blue Mountain to break record number of days on-snow, April 21, 2014.  As the saying goes: records are meant to be broken and the winter of 2014 is no exception to that rule.  Throughout the province, winter records have been shattered by cold temperatures and abundant snowfalls.  As of Monday, April 21st, 2014, another record is set to be broken as Blue Mountain celebrates 140 days on-snow.  

 “Blue Mountain’s last record-setting season dates back to the winter of 2008 with 139 days on-snow,” said Paul Pinchbeck, Vice President, Marketing, Blue Mountain Resort.  “Breaking the record this season is not only a testament to the tremendous winter we’ve had, but also a reflection of Blue Mountain’s commitment to alpine sports and long snow seasons.”

Guests of Blue Mountain are invited to celebrate the 2013/2014 season with a number of activities scheduled to take place on Saturday, April 19th, weather and conditions permitting.  

April 19, 2014     Mountain Egg Hunt (9:00am – 10:00am)

Head over to the Century Express chairlift behind the Blue Mountain Inn and search for Easter eggs hidden all across the trails in the Century pod.

Big Bunny Best Trick Rail Jam (10:30am – 12:00pm)

Located in the Badlands Terrain Park, this competition is free to enter for those with a valid park pass. 

Retro Pond Skim & Best Splash (1:00pm – 2:30pm)

Register at Blue Mountain Inn for your chance to jump the puddle and make a splash.  Competition is free to enter with a valid lift ticket.

Annual Egg Race (3:00pm)

Purchase an egg and send it down a river course in this winner takes all, four-heat event, with a cash prize up for grabs!

Blue Mountain’s weekend operations for Friday, April 18th to Sunday, April 20th include day skiing and snowboarding from 9:00am to 4:30pm with three chairlifts running (Silver Bullet Express, Century Express and Weider Express), and access to the Easy Street Learning Centre.  On Monday April 21st, chairlift access will be limited to the Silver Bullet Express and Century Express, as well as, the Easy Street Learning Centre.  Exact trail count is still to be determined pending weather and snow conditions.  For updated information regarding trail count and mountain conditions, guests can visit www.bluemountain.ca

Purchase a Season Pass before April 12, 2014 to receive year-round benefits

Spring may be on the way but fans of Blue Mountain Resort can already start planning their 2014/2015 winter season.  Now available for purchase through Blue Mountain’s Call Centre, at Guest Services locations, and online, new and existing passholders will be able to purchase their 2014/2015 Super, 5x7 or Night Value Pass at the lowest price of the season.

Super Pass $599 Adult $449 Youth (6-17) / Senior (65+)

5x7 $189 All Ages

Night Value Pass $129 All Ages

“Blue Mountain is committed to growing participation in Alpine Sports throughout Ontario,” said Paul Pinchbeck, Vice President, Marketing, Blue Mountain Resort.  “Our Spring Renewal campaign is about providing flexible and affordable access to the slopes while ushering in a number of new benefits specific to Season Passholders.”  New to 5x7 and Super Passholders are year-round benefits including 15% off Blue Mountain Retail Stores and The Pottery and Jozo’s Restaurant, a Mountain Bike Pass priced at $129, two Active Packs priced at $129, 20% off midweek Resort lodging, and three rounds of midweek golf priced at $129.  To redeem those benefits specific to Blue Mountain’s green season, Passholders will receive a 2014 Summer Membership card via Guest Services upon the purchase of their Season Pass.

“The core philosophy behind Passholder benefits is access to the Resort and all of its offerings,” continued Pinchbeck.  Now available to Super Passholders are two Bring A Friend lift tickets for only $29.  Similarly, 5x7 Passholders are eligible to receive two Sunday Lift Tickets available for use on any Sunday in January 2015, if they purchase within the Spring Renewal period.

Passholders are encouraged to purchase before April 12, 2014 as the price points and all applicable benefits will expire once the Spring Renewal period comes to pass.  The next opportunity to purchase Season Passes will come in the Fall of 2014.

Blue Mountain’s snow base currently measure 140cm and with winter weather in the forecast, spring skiing and riding is a definite possibility.  While many Ontario ski hills close their doors following March Break, Blue Mountain promises to remain open for as long as conditions allow. Guests that purchase their pass during the Spring Renewal period will also receive discounted access to Blue following March 16, with lift tickets priced at $10.

Blue Mountain Hosts 11th Annual Keep Winter Cool Event

Cold temperatures and snowy weather go hand-in-hand with the winter season and Blue Mountain wants to keep it that way.  To help raise awareness about the potential impacts of climate change and encourage skiers and snowboarders to take steps to reduce their own environmental impact, Blue Mountain Resort will be hosting its 11th annual Keep Winter Cool event on Thursday March 13, 2014.

Join us in the Blue Mountain Village Events Plaza from 11:00am – 3:30pm for some educational and fun programs for the entire family. This year’s event will feature everything from Elephant Thoughts 18-foot inflatable polar bear, McMaster University’s solar racing car, Earth Rangers’ Animal Ambassadors, an off-the-grid DJ show, the Collus Renewable Energy Trailer, and more!  Reinforcing Blue Mountain’s corporate commitment to reducing the environmental footprint of our operations, Keep Winter Cool stands as one of Blue’s signature March break events.

STEPS: A Journey to the Edge of Climate Change & NORTH OF THE SUN FILM SCREENING FUNDRAISER

Blue Mountain is also pleased to feature two highly acclaimed films as part of the year’s Keep Winter Cool event.

STEPS: A Journey to the Edge of Climate Change was a 2013 finalist in the Banff Mountain Film Festival.  In the winter of 2012/2013, Ride Greener and Coupdoeil Film dared to take the step of making the impossible possible: they produced the first climate friendly snowboard and ski film. In STEPS, the effects of climate change are shown in parallel with the allure of winter sports. The film pursues the question of whether or not snowboarding and skiing in today’s world can be done in harmony with nature.

North of the Sun was a 2013 Grand Prize Winner at the Banff Mountain Film Festival.  Tucked between the cold Atlantic Ocean and the rocky slopes of a remote, arctic island, two young Norwegian adventurers discover their own private playground. They build themselves a cabin out of driftwood and other cast-off materials while clearing the beach of debris, then spend the long winter skiing and surfing in the haunting low light. “If it’s possible to have a perfect adventure film, then this year’s Grand Prize Winner comes about as close as you can get. A highly original adventure that’s captured in a film planned to perfection: a wonderful story, engaging personalities, breathtaking camera work, and expertly edited.” – Richard Else

The film screenings will take place on Thursday March 13 in Weider Room (Blue Mountain Inn) in conjunction with Blue Mountain Resort’s annual Keep Winter Cool event.  Doors open at 7PM. Screening will run from 7:30PM to approximately 9:30PM (including an intermission and draws for door prizes).  

Tickets are $10.00 each and 100% of the proceeds will be donated to The Environment Network to provide funding for a variety of local community environmental programs.