Baldy Blue Jays Adaptive Snowsports

This program is named in honour of Jay Ozanne, Baldy's original adaptive athlete. I hope he is looking down on us and smiling. Blue Jay was his "handle" on the CB, before we had phones on the mountain,

https://pimbc.ca/baldy_bluejays_adaptive/

Monday

The holidays are over, the sun is shining.

It's all there, on the new BMR Website.

 

Baldy Hours of Operation

Guest Services: Retail, Season Passes, and Lift Tickets
8:30 am – 4:30 pm, Sunday to Thursday
8:30 am – 6:00 pm, Friday and Saturday

Lift ticket pickup Kiosk
24/7 located at roundhouse

Rentals, Snow School
8:30 am – 4:00 pm, 7 days a week

Quad Chair (Sugarlump)
9:00 am – 3:30 pm, Tuesday to Sunday

Double Chair (Eagle)
9:15 am – 3:45 pm, Thursday to Sunday (Monday 9:00am – 3:30pm)

Magic Carpet Tubing & Skiing
9:00 am – 3:30 pm, 7 days a week
Open until 7:00 pm, Friday & Saturday

Corduroy Café – Licensed
9:00 am – 4:00 pm, 7 days a week

Baldy Bar – Après Bar
11:00 am – 6:00 pm, 7 days a week

Bar Closed Today, Limited menu cafe

 Baldy Mountain Resort

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JANUARY 4TH 2026

Due to an unexpected mechanical issue in the lodge, the Baldy Bar will be closed today and there will be a limited food menu in the Corduroy Cafe for today. We don't have an eta on the repair but we will update you as soon as we know.

Two out of bounds rescues yesterday and early this morning

I should have gone with my gut instinct, gone home, and contacted one of my trusted sources. I spoke to a group of SAR volunteers, two of whom called me by name, and was not told the truth as to what was up with the SAR presence here last night.

The Baldy Ski Patrol led out of bounds guests out to safety yesterday afternoon, and the SAR team rescued a cold out of bounds person in the wee hours of the morning.

My first major search was before some of these volunteers were born. The head count on the school buses did not add up. I pulled the search plan out of the desk drawer, and followed it for the successful rescue of 4 students,(we were looking for 3). We had one radio phone - I called the patrol leader in Oliver to make the RCMP/SAR phone calls and send up reinforcements. I did not get help from the valley, but the students were found at 6:15, and back in the lodge sipping hot soup by 6:30.

One of the key things in that decades old search plan was having someone record everything. Who went where, what time, what time RCMP was called - every detail. The plan had things listed that people on the hill could do while there was still daylight.

I was recruited to the recording task about a dozen years ago. I just sat at the search desk and recorded everything, including the timing of the SAR arrival, and the police car that didn't quite make it up the road. There was great celebration when the lost lad was brought back to the lodge. I insisted that there was one volunteer still out there. I had not crossed him off the list as returned. Sure enough, he was found slogging his way back, with a dead radio.

Today's SAR volunteers are highly trained and well equipped. I do ponder from time to time if the time it takes to find the person might be shortened if some of the old school stuff were included.

From OOSAR Facebook

Yesterday was a busy day for OOSAR call-outs to Baldy Mountain Resort Resort . The first task was at approximately 2:30pm and involved two young skiers who had gone out of bounds. OOSAR stood down, as both individuals were successfully brought back to safety by Baldy Ski Patrol.

A few hours later, in a separate incident a second skier exited the same area and became lost. Fortunately, the male subject was able to obtain a cell signal and call 9-1-1 for help. With darkness and heavy snow, OOSAR teams deployed on snowshoes and snowmobiles to reach him. After an extensive night search that concluded around 2:00am, the man was found cold and tired but otherwise okay and taken to hospital for assessment.

We’re reminding everyone to respect ski area boundaries and to be fully prepared—proper gear, warm layers, and working communication devices are essential when venturing into the backcountry.

The Wait is almost over - Monday January 5th - "Baldy Babes"

The ladies snowshoe group starts Monday. If you are not on the e-mail list, comment on this post and I will connect you. 

8:00pm Wapiti Creek Lodge

It is not too late to contribute to the cost of the 8:00pm fireworks - details on transfer to Scott are on the Cabin owners Facebook page. 

Welcome Home Tony

 

Love this guy! I met him when he was 14, skateboard under his arm - a friend of my friend's boys.

He taught skiing and patrolled at Baldy. I was delighted to see him this afternoon. Here from Australia for a couple of weeks, for his Dad's 90th Birthday. He patrols part time at Thredbo.

My knees didn't want to ski today - I would love to have had some runs with him, but would not have followed him down CD.

Spectacular Colours at Sunset

Gen 7 at the bottom of McKinney - 118.9

No camera, mediocre phone cam, and too much traffic to pull off in the best spots.

 

Possible Power Outage Upcoming

Fortis has been notified, tree on the lines on Cougar.

 

Thanks Smiths/Blands/G. Murray for the photos and info.

Anonymous Commenter on Trail Maps

I suggest you contact BMR with your comments and concerns.