Author: Cara Williams

Groms

The thrill of riding a bike is a fundamental and healthy part of growing up. With mountain biking programs popping up around the Escarpment, the groms who ride here have a genuine leg up on other vertically challenged mountain biking locales.

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In a New Light

I have written about countless amazing home transformations and listened to homeowner’s tales of the good, the bad, and the expensive when it comes to renovations. One piece of advice I have heard over and over again is, “You have to live in the space first to really know what you’d like to change.”

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High Bluff Model

With the continuous influx of new buyers to the Escarpment real estate market, builders are looking to the lifestyle goals of potential new residents when planning housing developments. The result is custom built communities geared towards practical yet luxurious four-season living, with a side of socializing.

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Lifers At Blue

I know from experience that mountains (yes, even the smaller ones) have a way of taking hold of you and not letting go. Like most ski towns, Blue Mountain Resort attracts like-minded,
outdoor enthusiasts who are drawn to the lifestyle and of course the skiing. In the past being a “ski bum” meant eating ramen for dinner, sleeping in your van by the river, and working an assortment of odd jobs—the payoff being inexhaustible access to skiing and snowboarding.

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Drop The Hammer

By day Ben Young can be found at one of half a dozen Scot-Build Developments custom homes jobsites around Collingwood and the Blue Mountains, but when the weekend arrives, Ben dons a different type of hard hat, throws a leg over his BMW S1000RR and hits speeds of up to 300km/h.

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Mary Ward

The 129ft. wooden steamer is said to have veered off course and became irreversibly marooned on the smooth rock ledge of the shoal. The dramatic story, filled with mystery, intrigue, heroism and human error resulted in a nautical disaster…

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New Blue–Meet Blue’s New Owner

Late in 2017 it was announced that Alterra Mountain Company, a newly established, four-season resort destination group based in Denver, Colorado, had purchased Blue Mountain Resort…

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