CIBC Run for the Cure at Blue Mountain: Team Chalet Weekends

The resort’s event page sends participants to the Canadian Cancer Society to sign up and raise funds, and does not publish a start time, so the team captain should confirm the day’s schedule with the society. Book the chalet once the team has its arrival and start details.

Costumes, team shirts and signs are part of the event; leave room for them in the cars.

Teams often gather on Saturday for a pasta dinner and sign-making, which a chalet kitchen and dining table handle far better than a hotel room.

The eight Brooker chalets are a ten-minute walk from the Village and the resort base, so the team can leave the cars parked and walk over on Sunday morning. Other October races on the mountain, such as the Spartan weekend and the Blue Bully ultra, use the same approach.

Early October mornings are cool at the base; plan layers for the walk and the wait.

Jozo Weider Boulevard and the Village lots are busy on event mornings, so walking from the chalets avoids the parking queue entirely.

Fundraising teams often outgrow a single home. The groups-of-20-to-30 collection pairs adjacent chalets on the Brooker property, each with its own kitchen and hot tub, so the team eats together on Saturday and walks to the start together on Sunday.

Checkout is 11 a.m., so pack before the run or arrange a late Sunday departure plan around it.

The private hot tubs on the Brooker property are a welcome end to a cool October morning on the course, and the shared gas fire pits give the team an evening gathering point.