History
The resort was opened by Ray Tuthill in the mid 1970s as Little Gap Ski Area; he re-established it as Blue Mountain in 1977. The logo, with a characteristic skier in the word "mountain", was created by Ray Tuthill's wife, Diane Tuthill. The resort celebrated its 30th anniversary during the 2007-08 season.
In 2002 and 2003 Blue Mountain added two advanced runs and a teaching hill with two beginner slopes, fed by a triple chairlift and a conveyor lift. In 2006 the resort added eastern Pennsylvania's first high-speed six-pack chairlift.
In summer 2008 the resort implemented a $3.1 million upgrade for the 2008-2009 ski season. It included improvements to the resort's snowmaking equipment, a newly built dining facility, and the addition of a new intermediate trail between Razor's Edge and Paradise named Dreamweaver.
In 2009 Blue Mountain became the first PA ski resort and second resort in the country to have a BigAirBag which can be used to practice aerial maneuvers. Blue Mountain added another PA ski resort first in 2011. They have partnered up with the United States Luge Association and will now be a US Luge Training and Recruitment site. Blue will have the only east coast Natural US luge track open to the public.
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