[1] The resort was opened by Ray Tuthill[2] in 1977 as Little Gap Ski Area;[3] he re-established it as Blue Mountain in 1989.

[5] 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.

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.

Four expert runs follow the chairlifts to the bottom, and an access trail connects the summit to the western half of the resort.

One double chairlift risis up the western side of the resort, accessing mixed novice, intermediate, and expert terrain.

Blue Mountain has glade trails, beginner through expert, various terrain park installations, and training slopes.

The longest trail is 6,400 feet (2,000 m) in length; the mountain has 164 acres (0.3 sq mi; 0.7 km2) of skiable terrain.

Ice storms and large snowstorms depositing ≥ 12 inches (30 cm) of snow occur once every couple of years.