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    Blue Hills Ski Area

    3.0 (62 reviews)

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    Skiing at Blue Hills!

    We all had a wonderful time at Blue Hills! Best snow in years! Terrific instructors! Friendly, helpful staff.

    Super remedial learning area, conveyer belt "lift" luckily has a railing here.
    Rebecca C.

    Start with the good. Staff are REALLY nice and accommodating. I needed help with a few things and had a very pleasant discussion with everyone working here. Sorry, that's it. Almost no parking. There's an overflow lot with shuttle that luckily I was able to catch in a convenient amount of time. The bunny/learning area is a joke. It's sloped sideways but you're expected to go straight down about what 100 feet tops? I'm not a great judge of distance but it was short. No way to gain momentum...by the time you might you're slamming into the super long line for the lift itself into the zillions of kids doing ski lessons. If you go right to left on this "route" you're still tipped to one direction. Way too many lessons and kids. It's probably a great place for kids to have lessons, but I'm not a kid. I found the bunny hill lift in this area aka conveyer belt without railings very dangerous. There is a railing on one side for the super basic area that I took a picture of. Luckily the staff are watching with a keen eye. The lodge is super dingey and gross. Some people might find this historic and lovingly worn by many a winter sports lover, but to me it was just wet and stale. Can't comment on the food in the lodge but it smelled good. If you're an avid skier and just want an easy place outside the city then you'll probably enjoy it. But for a nervous adult like me who just needs space...don't bother. Rentals including helmet and lift ticket were a little over $100. Fine, standard. I'm glad i had this experience today because it reminded me I don't want to do this again any time soon. Fun to watch the black diamond-ers come flying down the slopes though, very impressive.

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    Jed P.

    Came here on a Friday morning in March before a late start at work, and my expectations coming in were pretty low. I grew up skiing out West, so the idea of a 2-run, 300 vertical ft ski area was a little dissuading. However, I was pleasantly surprised with the ease and convenience of getting in some pre-shift turns. It only took me 30 minutes to get here from Cambridge, the ticket was $30, and the staff was super friendly and efficient. The best part was absolutely no lines! The main run is short but still steep enough to get a good amount of speed. The beginner run from the top is longer and meandering, which is a fun way to switch things up. I was even able to go on a trail run up to the peak afterwards from the nearby trailhead. My only complaint is that the website mentioned a terrain park, which was sadly nowhere to be found today. Would love to see the park status updated on the website (alongside some pictures of the current features)! Overall, as long as you come in knowing it's not going to be like skiing at Aspen or Whistler, it's a convenient, efficient, and easy experience that's definitely worth the ticket price.

    Go here to pay for equipment rental, snow passes, and lessons 3/2011

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    The attendants painfully inefficient. The lines grow long because nobody manages the flow.

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    Great place to learn to ski or snowboard its kinda small for more advanced skiers and snowboarders but it gets the job done

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