[1] This land is part of the Blue Hills Reservation, a state park managed by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation.

The hill is popular with high school ski teams and often hosts races on Big Blue.

[2] In the early 1960s, the Metropolitan District Commission (MDC, now the DCR) operated the ski area.

Larchmont was an early innovator in the snow-making business and experimented with various hose and gun/nozzle designs at Blue Hills.

[citation needed] Currently, there is one double chairlift leading up the main slope and three beginner magic carpets There are 12 trails: 6 green, 5 blue and 4 black.