I came here with two friends on Christmas weekend, and the snow sucked! It was all icy and there were zero snowblowers on the green slopes. The ski lifts are also really slow; it took 10 minutes to take the lift to the top, and it took me about 10-15 minutes to get back down. Prices are a bit lower than other better resorts, but I would definitely pass on here unless the snow is good and you don't have time to go further. read more

This is a hidden gem in New York for skiing great for beginners. The lift aren't to fast but are just fast enough so it doesn't feel like a year before you are at the top. The gondola has great views and in very efficient. The food is delicious at the Discovery lodge but not as good at the overlook mid lodge. The difficulty terrain was a little to easy for me but that can be variable for everyone else. The staff was very nice and helpful. The is a great place if you are a beginner skier in New York highly recommend. read more

Do not go to concert here!!! Just an awful venue. Long wait to get in, long wait to get out. Very poorly organized. Terrible view of the stage from most spots. Parking is dangerous. Waiting for over an hour for food. If you read and this and still go to a concert here, you have been warned. I feel bad for Nathaniel R. And the Night Sweats, they deserve a better venue than this. I would give zero stars if I could. Feel rip-offed. Total shit show. read more

It's an okay mountain but their lesson reservation system is terrible and the manager was incredibly rude to me when I tried to confirm a reservation that I requested weeks ago ("never received"). I will stick to Hunter. read more

I had an awesome time on this mountain! I was so surprised to see the awesome conditions. They were making snow and grooming the trails. There was just enough powder to provide an awesome run. One thing I wasn't a fan of was the trek to get from the mid mountain lift to the one that brought you to the tippy top. Not much the mountain can do about that, but it was a pain. Lines for the lifts are typical but they move fast. The lifts weren't super fast, but faster than most mountains. This is definitely going to be one of my go to mountains. read more

The center is decent. I went on a day trip via an outside company. The trouble started when a bunch of us wanted to take beginner lessons and their credit card system was down so they only took cash. None of us had that much cash on us in this digital era and they wouldn't accept Venmo, Zelle, etc. There are also no ATMs on the premises. Their resolve was "oh well, not our problem" . We offerered many solutions that they were unwilling to try or simply couldn't. We arrived around 930 and time is ticking. We were frustrated and losing patience They directed us to the nearest gas station but none of us could drive there due to the fact that we were on a day trip via a chartered bus. I should also note the staff is primarily high schoolers. I asked to speak to an adult manager who watched everything go down and again told us to go to guest services. We go upstairs to guest services--more high schoolers this time with an attitude and they stated we couldn't take a class for free even though the chicken and egg was how to pay for the class when the machine doesn't work and no one will take electronic payments?? Finally a young manager, Raven, was kind enough to help us sort it all out. She displayed exemplary customer service and was able to accommodate us and we were finally able to take the 1130am lesson. Raven was simply amazing! She deserves 5 stars alone! The instructors were kind, patient and I learned quite a bit! I'm giving 3 stars because of the way the rest of the staff handled the situation and we hemorrhaged 2 plus hours for this to sort out. We found out from others on our trip that some of the staff did accept Venmo for renting equipment, etc. Other than that this is a great place to ski, with a decent lodge and nice instructors. Make sure you have cash on hand in case this happens again. read more

Your customer service was outstanding. Kim was the best representative I have contacted in my lifetime. I want to give her accolades for a job above and beyond what was expected of her. If more people emulated her, this world would be a better place. I hope when we go there in February I will have the pleasure of meeting Kim. In my eyes, she is the Golden girl. You are so fortunate to have somebody like that on your team. I would also like to praise Shannon for leaving a message for Kim to call me back, which, of course she did. read more

Amazing mountain I would highly recommend the rental shop they are really nice and extremely knowledgeable.

I grew up skiing here beginning 35 years ago and now my son is skiing with me on weekends when we are able to find accommodations. On a normal weekend it's easy and fun, no fuss but you have to plan ski school way in advance. I've never experienced any difficulties with overcrowding until this past MLK weekend, where it was actually logistically impossible to get a lift ticket and ski in the morning before 11am. The lines were so intense, and they ran out of parkIng on Sunday so we didn't get on the mountain until noon (my son needed a lift ticket but I had prepaid for a non-refundable all-day lift ticket for myself and wasted $ trying to be efficient. They won't let you get a ticket the night before.) I've never experienced these intense inefficiencies before but they clearly cannot handle the crowds that holiday weekends now bring. When they run out of parking, it's basically a free for all of street parking chaos and no assistance. Lines and seating for lunch are horrendous especially when you have kids holding a table for you. By the time you find a table, order and pay, and sit and eat, two hours have gone by. I'm definitely going to avoid holiday weekends going forward or get to the mountain at 8:30am to make it work. They should have turned people away at some point. It shouldn't take an hour wait in the cold to purchase a free lift ticket for a 9 year old. read more

I had many customer service issues and I was screamed at and hung up on. I feel that the mountain has no right to have a no refund policy and to take that rule with such an aggressive approach. I do enjoy the mountain but I am never going to return due to the neglect and disrespect. In person, the service workers at the rental shop were very kind and helped me out of the problem but i was not apologized to for any of the screams by the poor phone operator. read more

Great family skiing in the winter. This place has way less crowds than Hunter and it's cheaper. The best part was the addition of the Gondola which keeps you warm as it flies to the top. In the summer you can go mountain biking or swim or just chill at the Belleayre Beach. What a great famy place to go to. read more

I have been coming up here for more than ten years from Miami and it just keeps getting better every time! I am an intermediate skier that visits once a year. On "Coke Wednesday" we paid $32 for a full day lift ticket with any Coke product. Our almost three year old daughter had a one hour private lesson with Levan and it was worth every penny. He is a true expert and knew how to manage her and us during every moment of the process. The staff at the lodge and on the slopes was very friendly and helpful. It's nice that they welcome non-locals with a smile! The new "Catskills Thunder" lift is awesome! We rode it up and back down and our daughter was thrilled! It's also great for regular ski use. This place has everything that we need and then some! read more

We rarely ski that often and it's because we were turned off by services and overall condition of places like Hunter or Blue Mountain. Much to our surprise, we enjoyed our first time being here. We liked it so much that we decided to come back the following day. One negative I have to mention is the wait list for people trying to get their kids signed up for kids camp. If you don't have reservation, you are recommended to show up as early as possible like 8am to put your kid on the wait list then wait till 9:30am to find out the fate. Sure enough no one made it. So that negative aside, we signed up for parallel start learning package which is $79 per person including rental (w/ helmet). This is good for kids 13 and up as well where the lesson is only 1.5 hours long. Our instructor, George Seeley, was fantastic and didn't bore us at all with numbing exercises. We stayed on the green slopes for the most part and we never felt it was too crowded that we have to dodge people on our way down. Also there are many different green slopes available so we enjoyed that variety. The chair lifts moved very fast and we never felt we had to wait on a really long line. Mind you this is during winter break. The wait staffs at the rental center are top notch!!! Talk about service with a smile. Lastly we quite enjoyed the food selection as they have a food selection bbq food and soup, burgers etc. The eating area does get crowded fast but oh well. We immensely enjoyed it and will come back again for sure. read more

Living in NYC means constantly elbowing through crowds, lining up like cattle to get onto a crowded subway train, dodging taxis and bikes on the street, and dealing with just plain nasty people. When I want a quick snow getaway, Belleayre Mountain ensures I'm away from all the hustle and bustle without having to drive very far. Out of the all the "major" ski resorts within a couple hours from NYC, Belleayre is my favorite. It's a small mountain however, even on weekends I'm hardly waiting long on line for the lifts. The trails are less crowded and relatively wide so it's less of an obstacle course allowing ample room for you to weave in and out between slow movers. More space also means you're not constantly watching your back for fear some reckless kid going 40 mph will ram you in the back with his snowboard. The staff here is always friendly and I'll be forever grateful for the dude at the shop who quickly fixed my broken binding. Although there are hardly any lines, the lifts move at snail pace. Belleayre lacks the cooler amenities that other resorts boast to have - high speed gondolas, nicer lodging options, on mountain housing, and better food variety. However all of that is made up by the cheaper pricing ($59 on weekends, $25 on Wednesdays & Fridays!) and the lack of nasty crowds, guaranteeing a pleasant day on the slopes. The [blue] trails are gentler IMO, great for beginners to learn or if you want a more relaxing day to cruise and play around. It's a great quick fix when you're itching to shred some snow and can't get to Vermont. Belleayre mountain is owned by New York State and as with the rest of the other state owned programs, is struggling for cash. Although the threat of closing the resort after last season didn't come to fruition, I'm afraid with this season's lack of snow and cash flow, the state may be entertaining that idea once again. read more

going to the same place the past 6 years with family and friends, it is the best family mountain around. Mountain is under new management and they are now part of Gore Mountain and Lake Placid so with one ski pass you can ski in any of the 3 mountain, what a bargain!!! Try this place, have the right attitude and your family and kids will love it. read more

The best day trip skiing from NYC. Belleayre is not the place for you if you are looking for a manufactured village, an upscale bar, or anything to do other than ski. This is a great place to pack a lunch, drop your stuff, and get outside for some good snow and reasonable lines. Because Jeff M. is a snowboarder, many of the flat connector-type trails were off limits for us, so we really only skied about 8 trails all day. But it was plenty. Belleayre is refreshingly free of the Wyndham/Hunter crowds. It's a bare-bones family friendly ski area that reminds me more of the small mountains in Maine than the built resorts of Vermont. The lodge has a big roaring fire and the bathrooms are very clean. read more

Yeah, it's not a five-star resort, but for a quick daytrip from the city, it gets the job done. Last minute decision one Friday night in the city, jumped in the car early Saturday and we were on the lift by 9AM. No frills lodges (it's run by the State, people, let's manage expectations) but they have roaring fireplaces you can warm yourself next to for a few minutes. The layout of the trails isn't exactly snowboarder friendly so Sarah C. was usually waiting for me to bring up the rear but the runs are decent. Also, you won't find the Hunter/Windham crowds here. Epic win. Worth it. We will return. read more

After a couple of days of skiing I had mixed feelings about Belleayre, but in the end I had a pretty fun time here and would recommend it to others with a couple of reservations. I live in Baltimore and all of the skiing that's within day trip distance of here is pretty limited. Paying $70 to ski on a 500 foot hill just doesn't feel like it's worth it. Belleayre was too far away for a day trip but close enough to drive to if we were willing to spend the night. One great thing about Belleayre is the price. We got a deal from the place we stayed that let us ski on Friday and Saturday for $35/day. Lift ticket prices like that are hard to beat. I wasn't too impressed by their equipment rental shop and we ended up renting our skis from a store just outside the mountain. The amount of terrain here is pretty decent although as others have said the layout is weird and inefficient. We had the misfortune of skiing on a couple of days when Belleayre's high speed quad lift was broken down. This was very frustrating since the other lifts are old and slow and the getting to may of the mountain's trails became a much bigger hassle. The owner of the place we stayed said that this was the only time he'd heard of a two day break down like that, so hopefully it was an aberration. Snow and trail conditions were pretty good with very little ice by east coast skiing standards. The lodge and other facilities here were pretty run down looking and didn't appear to be designed very well. Just as an example getting to and from the bathroom required trudging up and down stairs, not really the funnest thing to do when you're wearing heavy ski boots. I don't want to go into too many details but apparently there have been some ugly behind the scenes politics that have starved this mountain of money for years. If they were able to upgrade their lifts Belleayre could be a lot more appealing, and even modest upgrades to the lodges would make it more inviting. Despite all of its shortfalls Belleayre offers some pretty nice skiing for a reasonable price. I would absolutely love to have a mountain like this close enough for a day trip and it seems like a great option for people who live in the NYC area. Hopefully it gets some better management in the future and won't be run into the ground because of a lack of money. read more

This is one of the handful of Ski Resorts that are around 2-3 hours drive North of NYC and therefore make a practical destination for the day tripper. We set forth from NYC on a group trip at the all too early hour of 6am on a Saturday. Journey uneventful we arrived 2 and something hours later at the mountain. Being this late in the season there were far less crowds than one otherwise might have expected and we were through the rentals process in no time. A coffee and sandwich later we found ourselves on the equally uncrowded slopes. Skiing options here have all levels covered from beginner to expert. One personal observation, some of the 'blue' trails might really classified as 'green' at other places, however true blues and diamond trails to exist, you just have to search them out. Lodge facilities exist at the base and mid mountain levels. Nothing to write home about on a culinary level but very adequate. Today was spacious due to the distinct lack of the usual weekend crowds, however on a busier weekend I could see this being like the typical 'zoo' that you get at Hunter on a peak season Saturday. All in all a great experience, some nice skiing and, oh my, what an interesting party bus we had on the way home. But that's another tale for another review :) read more

I learned to ski at Belleayre when I was 6 years old -- and I've been coming back for 25 years. Belleayre is the best family mountain in the Catskills hands down -- either you come with your family, or the staff treats you like family. Let the vanity skiers go to Hunter and Windham for their "resort" experience -- I'll keep Belleayre. If you're just starting out on the snow, the Belle offers a large segregated beginners area with its own base lodge. It's a really great place to learn since you don't have more advanced skiers around which can be intimidating. Once you improve a bit you can move up to the Overlook Lodge with lifts servicing intermediate to expert terrain. Where Belleayre is at its best is its intermediate runs as there is a wide range of blue terrain around the mountain. The only negative is that diamond skiers don't get much in the way of long runs and may be better served at Plattekill. read more

Great mountain. This place does not have the about to go out of business feel of Plattekill, the wannabe ski resort vibe of Windham, or the ski bus full of cursing kids from Long Island theme of Hunter. It is a cliche about this place, but this is a good mountain if you are coming with your family. Taught my wife and daughter to ski here. The employees have always been nice all the years I've come here. The facilities are pretty bare bones, it's true, but it is about the skiing here. That's what I like about it. Not a huge amount of expert terrain, just a couple trails that are genuinely difficult (Upper Yahoo is one.) Take the super chief lift to the top. Take a long walk, with or without your skis or board on, to the trail which begins with a "C" (no, I'm not going to tell you the full name, I'm hipping you to a cool secret here.) The walk, and the trail, are not for crybabies. When you get to the top, look at the view and enjoy the solace. Chill for a bit in the little log lean-to. Now's the time to bust out that bar of chocolate, or share a smoke with your bud if he is down. The ride down is sweet. Take your time; I love this mountain, but the trails are a bit short. Since ORDA took over from the DEP there are significantly less deals. In the 2011-2012 season, you could pretty much sign up for a charity race every weekend and ski for 15 or 20 bucks. No more. And season tickets are too expensive. But I hope I will always come back here. read more

We appreciated the variety of trails and lifts that weren't too crowded. Went for 2 days and the conditions were great. They groom nightly and so the mornings are snow heaven. But....BRING YOUR OWN FOOD - the food service was horribly slow which is a killer when you want to grab something quick and get back out on the slopes. Beer list was pretty limuted. read more

I went here last week just before Christmas. Foolishly, I didn't check their hours and we showed up around 130pm - the lifts shut off at 4pm. Whoops! Luckily, the price is good - we paid around $40 for a full-day lift ticket online. And because of the holidays, NO ONE was there. We never had to wait for a lift and often we were the only ones on the hill This is a good place for beginners - there are some nice green trails that aren't too tough but are fun. A few of the blues are pretty flat as well! read more

A beginners paradise. The lower mountain trails are gentle and long. In most northeast ski areas the beginners are limited to short runs but at Belleayre the beginner runs are a mile long. Experts may get bored after a while because there is a sameness to all of the trails, however the upper mountain trails are steep and challenging. Belleyare is owned by NY state and they have put a lot of money into the area in recent years, adding some high speed lifts, including one that runs from the summit to the base. The lower 2/3 of that run however is an intermediate to novice run so most advanced skiers won't make the full run and will stick to the upper mountain lifts. Most of the trails start off fairly steep, then midway flatten out to blue and green terrain. It's actually nice for groups who have a mix of ability and want to stay together. Intermediates can get off at the mid station and wait for their advanced friends to ski down to them and finish the run together. My wife and I do that frequently. Belleayre does see crowds on weekends, but nothing close to the hordes that descend on Windham and Hunter. The middle mountain lodge here is my favorite in the ski world. Built in the 1950's out of logs it has an incredible atmosphere with huge fireplaces at both ends. The huge deck is a great place for apres ski on warmer days. read more

With a great forecast this Sunday my family and I decided to try Belleayre. Honestly, I am buying a house in the area and had heard good things, today was a test, we had never been there. The weather was chilly 20 ish but no wind and blue skies, SO a "9" out of 10. The lodges could be better, the bar in the discovery had quick moving, friendly wait staff , and excellent, fresh, draft beer. We had the sandwitches and homemade? fries which were quite good. 11-12 buck sandwhich, not cheap, but what ski food is ? quality was very good. The cafeteria we didn't go near so I cant say, that type of area is not appealing to my family, nuff said. Someone else mentioned gross bathrooms, I'll say "far from it", the newest and cleanest Ive seen while skiiing (maybe they were just redone?) They are always a flight of stairs away, everywhere I've been so big deal. What really matters is the mountain which exceeded our expectations. Some of the lifts are slow, BUT, on a beautiful Sunday THERE WERE NO LINES. The terrain is good, great blue cruisers, flat or moguled black diamonds, green terrain on the bottom. The surface was better than I've ever seen at Hunter or Wyndham, but the weather may have something to do with that. The layout is a little weird, but no more so than Killington and others where you need to go up to get across and down. No biggies. Very nice vistas from many trails, great views. So, overall, great value, friendly people, plenty of terrain, not too far from home. Got more skiing in for a great Sunday than I would have imagined due to the lack of lift lines. Up down up down, the way it should be. read more

Went there yesterday and enjoyed the experience. Relatively close to the city. Lift tickets are $49 for a weekend afternoon, which is relatively cheap compared to the other Catskill areas. Employees are nice, and keep the lift lines moving (there's someone directing singles into groups of 2 or 3 so chairs don't go empty). Really only a few lifts, so it would likely get boring after a while, but perfect for an afternoon. Also, there seem to be a lot of German/Polish/Czech skiiers (heard all three languages spoken) who know how to handle themselves on skis better than the average Huntah customer. I can't speak to the food, since I ate a late brunch at the diner a few miles east on the 28 and then had dinner somewhere else. read more

Got flex tickets so it's cheap. It's closer to NYC than a lot of other mountains, although still a bit far, I got back to NYC in about 2 hrs 30 mins. As for the mountain itself, it was new years day so it was dead. The only perk of going that day. I've been to this mountain about 3x and it just isn't memorable. The rental equipment (although I have my own board and boots I still waited for my friends to rent) was pretty decent, it was easy to adjust and the boards weren't scratched much. The mountain was making snow in some parts, and thankfully there was powder in others. The cafeteria is crap, don't get the bbq in that station there. lol. Blech.. My friends and I were like "damn it looked so much better in the picture" lol The bar is a divey bar, nothing fancy, but satisfied by cold beer needs. The bathrooms, beware, grossest bathrooms out of any ski resort I've seen. Pee everywhere! Girls, come on and aim damnit. And if you are renting just go to the lower level mountain, don't do what I did and drive to the top, walk a million feet carrying your shit only to find out that you have to walk back and drive back down to rent equipment lol. read more

I know it's Presidents Day weekend, but this is the most poorly run ski resort we have ever been to on the East Coast. They have no idea if they have enough equipment yet, but are still selling rentals. read more

Belleayre is my favorite place in the world. Such a happy, beautiful, well serviced mountain with genuine people and great experiences.

Great, especially for a casual day, or beginners. I learned to board here. Drawbacks: you can get "stuck" on parts of the mtn due to poor layout. The lifts and terrain do not let you move easily from one section to another. To get from the west side to the east side can be a real "up and down" exercise. The west side of the mtn (with all the best blues) seems to always be icy. Also, the lodges are a ZOO. (Prob due to all the kids.) But, super cheap -- always a discount of some kind. Went this past week -- $20 Wed was crowded -- regular price Thurs. was empty. I like it but am outgrowing the layout. And yes, you'll hear Polish. A a million other languages! It's like a trip to Ikea! read more

I wish I could rate it more highly because I've been to Belleayre many times and will continue to go. It's a great example of a state park done well. It's just that the snow is inconsistent - too often hard packed, icy, and poorly groomed. But rentals are affordable and the lift tickets are less pricey than at nearby Hunter Mountain. As a new yorker without a car of my own, the best value I can find is with one of the bus/lift ticket packages out of Port Authority. read more

This is a lovely mountain for true novices, beginners and beginner-intermediates. I give those three categories because they reflect the majority of the group I went with this weekend, and everybody was pleased with their experience. I would put myself in the beginner-intermediate category as I'm very comfortable on the "easy" green slopes at this point and can make it through some blues without seriously injuring myself. But since this was only my third time skiing in 5 years, I needed a refresher course to get back to that point. The course instructor, Allison, was great! We were all blessed with a small intimate group (4 students for the first hour, then down to 3 for a second run down the mountain when one person had to cut out early), and Allison took every opportunity to give us targeted individual feedback and show us new things. I definitely felt like I'd improved and had a better understanding of how my body and the skis were working together by the end of the session. Every single staff member interaction I had was pleasant, from the lift tickets and equipment rentals to the customer service people and shop salespeople. The lift operators were almost TOO well intentioned and helpful. They slowed down the lifts for some people in our class that never rode one before, and then they quite literally held our hands getting on. Trust me, if you just tell people to watch for it and sit into it, they'll figure it out and be fine. The food was the quality and variety you'd expect for the price you'd expect. I spent $15 on a turkey sandwich on a roll, bottled water, and a bag of chips. Friends had hamburgers, pizza, mac&cheese, etc. All edible, nothing that stands out. Saturday lift tickets + ski package rental was $119 purchased on site, class registration was $30, but these might all be cheaper booked in advance. Have fun! read more

This has always been our fave mountain to snowboard on! 2 hour drive from north jersey but usually great conditions and worth the extra hour drive compared to the camelbacks and mountain creek conditions! Been coming here for 4 years! Very family friendly and you find that people that ski and snowboard here are very pleasant and enjoying themselves!! Trails are easy enough for those who just want to enjoy the ride! But there are also challenging ones for the pros! Will definitely keep coming back!! read more

Belleayre mountain has been around quite some time and I recently had a few opportunities to snowboard most of the trails! Although I do favor Hunter Mountain or Gore, there are a decent amount of trails for all levels but plenty black diamonds if you're well advanced in snowboarding or skiing. One of my favorite things about snowboarding here is hey have a killer lodge halfway down the mountain that is reasonably priced and serves one hell of a cold beer. The bartender was nice and chit chatted as I decided on a beer and fries. The beer was cold and the fries were perfect before I hit the slopes again. The two ski shops that they have are decent, the goggles I purchased were the cheapest I could find but still decent. Overall, I'll be back next year. read more

Belleayre used be the deal of the Catskills, but the prices are going up and the service is going down. It is one of the poorest set-up of any mountain I've ever seen; basically a flat topped mountain where you need to skate across the top to get to most of the slopes. The mountain is basically one pitch ski slope and you're at the bottom. Not nearly as interesting as Windham and Hunter, the closest mountains. It is good for beginners but not first timers, because there is no magic carpet. There is a very good second time beginner slope. That is the strength of the mountain. The lodges are dated and uncomfortable compared to Windham and Hunter, and most modern ski areas in the country. The food is miserable, even for ski mountain standards. The last time I was there they tried to charge me .50 for an empty cup to put water in. So it's miserable, expensive and not customer friendly. When you first arrive there are men stationed at the end of the parking lot, whose job would appear to be to start your day off on a bad foot. I believe they are park rangers, but they will throw a list of things you can't do at you pretty fast the moment you step out of your car. Kind of like the anti-greeter. The last time they tried to get us to re-load a sled we use to pull our 2 year old around. "No Sleds!" they barked. Ouch. I've been going to Belleayre since 1979, and I can say the only thing that is up to date are the prices. It would be a blessing to have it shut down and have a modern ski company take over. The problem may be it is state owned and thus has the state worker bad attitude. Hard to say. read more

Different from the typical ski mountains in that it isn't crowded and the bunny slope is a decent length. Got to practice carving because of the great distance you can travel on the bunny slope. All the children learning stayed to the side and in their designated areas so they were hardly ever coming across your path. Only complaints are that the lift is slow and that all the paths are about the same after awhile. Currently, the lodges are under construction so it's not a lovely sight nor is it easy to navigate. Overall, I would come back just to snowboard undisturbed by the masses. read more

More auitable for intermediate to advanced level skiers. If you are bored of skiing Windham and Hunter, Belleayre has a good range of black and double black trails. read more

I am definitely a fan of this place. It holds a special place in my heart. It's not the the biggest mountain, with the most areas to ski/board. It doesn't have a great snowboard park, with alot of variety. However what it lakks in versatility it makes up for with charm. It's the mountain where I learned how to board so many moons ago. And my friends and I still try to make it up there atleast once a year to go boarding for a bit, and take in the mountain we pretty much grew up on. I would recommend this place for anyone to go to to learn how to ski or board. And yes, it is REALLY cheap...that's always a plus... read more

Really a friendly and inexpensive mountain. The clientele that comes here is also better than nearby Hunter Mountain. The place is owned by the NYS DEC and it is not that crowded, especially over to the right side of the mountain. They have a nice high speed quad now that goes from bottom to top but it is very busy and the trails are filled with beginners. The lower area has plenty of lifts going up and it is a very good place to learn. They do not make as much snow as Windham and Hunter though, so sometimes it may be a bit bare on some of the trails, especially the double blacks up top. The double blacks here are covered with moguls so I disagree with the assessment that they are equivalent to intermediate Vermont trails. As with all skiing in NY you cannot go off the trails which is not good for powder seekers, but they have some thinned tree runs up near the top. read more

This is my first time skiing this mountain and I loved it. The slopes were long and so very scenic. I plan on coming up here again for a friends ski weekend getaway. read more