The resort is nice. I like the arrangement and set up. However, it is over priced compared to the local ski lodge ( lakeridge ski resort) . I like the slopes set up. It was easy to access and view my younger skiers, on the magic carpet. I liked the renovations. The place was clean. They have good options for snacking and a bar. I would definitely take my kids here again. Update: Although, I did have a good experience with my group this visit, I met up with a family member who was injured on the slopes that day (something that you don't always want, but is understandable). The staff told him to wrap it. When I asked them for more information the staff said they experienced many injuries and that his hand was not sprained or fractured, just swollen. My friend ( who is a nurse) , disagreed. It was medically determined that his wrist was actually fractured. . I would encourage staff not to diagnosis, treat according to your skill level, providing all clients with care and concern regardless of how many injuries you have witnessed on the slopes. read more

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I attended a Discovery ski lesson at Dagmar Ski Resort in February and was very disappointed with the overall experience. The front desk and rental staff were dismissive and unengaged, and the lesson itself felt disorganized. As a first-time skier, I expected clear, supportive instruction, but I had to repeatedly ask for clarification. Feedback was delivered in a way that felt discouraging, and the instructor used my mistakes as examples in front of the group. While I understand using examples can be helpful, the way it was done affected my confidence and made it harder to focus on learning. By the end of the lesson I felt defeated and was unable to use the remaining practice time included in the lesson because I didn't feel ready to proceed independently. After raising these concerns in an email, I received a voicemail from who I assume was a manager, referencing my "negative" email. They also told me they don't believe I didn't learn anything, and dismissed everything I was trying to explain about my experience and kept justifying the program and defending the instructors. The only resolution given was a future lesson, which I am not comfortable taking. They closed my case, and ignored my follow-up email asking for an alternative resolution. Overall, this program is not designed to help beginners learn and enjoy skiing. I would not recommend this program for first-time skiers seeking a supportive introduction. read more

Wanting to go skiing again but at a ski resort closer to home we decided on Dagmar Ski Resort. There are other ski resorts in the area but they were already sold out of lift tickets. At this resort lift tickets are reserved online for certain time slots and you indicate whether or not you require rentals. Payment is not taken when reserving lift tickets but when you arrive to pickup said tickets. When we arrived on the weekend there were employees directing vehicles into the parking lot. The parking lot is pretty big and if you park closer to the road the walk back to the chalet will take some time. At the entrance of the chalet an employee inquired if tickets had already been reserved. Unfortunately, it looked like someone ahead of us hadn't reserved tickets online ahead of time and were out of luck and had to be turned away. Upon entering the chalet we were asked to scan a QR code for a Covid-19 check-in. The line seemed rather long to get our lift tickets but it, surprisingly, went by pretty fast. The girl working the front desk was very pleasant. We showed her our reservation, paid, got lift tickets printed and were on our way. If you required rentals it was downstairs. There are lockers prior to heading downstairs but I'm not sure if those are currently available. Masks must be worn while on the property as well as physically distancing from others. Also, access isn't allowed onto the slopes without a lift ticket. I liked that staff reminded skiers/snowboarders to keep their masks over their mouths and noses while waiting for the chairlift. We also heard an employee approach a man behind us in line. He was informed that rentals were not allowed on the terrain park. He'd have to use another slope to come back down. There are many green and blue runs with a few black ones. The terrain park is fairly large in size in comparison to the rest of the resort. Seeing as it was a weekend afternoon it was quite busy and lines were long for the chairlift. There were a lot of children taking lessons as well as what looked like lessons for snow school instructors as well. They had a separate line and were allowed to essentially skip the line which could have added to the wait time. It had snowed a few days before but it was not enough as some parts of the slopes were a bit icy. Lift tickets are for up to 4 hours ($64 with tax already factored in for adults aged 18-60). When periodically checking lift ticket times an employee informed the couple ahead of us in the chairlift line that they had booked for night skiing which didn't start for at least another hour and were told to leave the line and come back at the reserved time. The chalet wasn't open as it regularly would be. The coffee bar, gift shop and restaurant were open for purchases but food and drinks would have to be consumed outdoors. The coffee bar/gift shop combination had Ski Dagmar merchandise (tops, mugs), plushies, toques, mittens, socks, drinks (coffee, tea, energy drinks, pop, water, alcoholic ones), and helmets. read more

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It was way too busy for a beginner. The ski schools had taken over the hill and were sprawled out across the middle. I was scared I was going to run someone over as there was very little space to get through. Prices are reasonable and there's lots of parking. Decent food at the snack bar. NO LOCKERS. Staff are all very helpful. read more

Dagmar Resort - Ski Resorts Near Me - Uxbridge, Ontario

Dagmar is located in Uxbridge, it is your beginner hill experience. I tried the mzgic carpet, the halfway up lift with wooden backing, and the lift that takes you to the top. The magic carpet is basic and safe for kids, I do find the grading on the top a bit tough just because it's really tough for the youngsters to get out. The wooden backing lift is halfway up. I find the left seat pretty tough to board on as the path converges a bit when you get on. When you get to the top for the green rated lift, it's very basic and easy. The lift that takes you to the top to Lover lane is a nice valley shaped hill down so it can be challenging for newbies. It can be unsafe when overcrowded but its quite a nice transitional level hill. It was -2C with full sun so conditions were great in the afternoon and transitioned to sticky. This is a great beginner hill and even intermediate. The chairlift are a bit run down and the price is not comparable to say Milton's Glen Eden. Just for the state of the chair lifts I would have hoped for pricing to be 10$ lower. The pandemic screening is okay, just a check in on phone. But there is no enforcement for social distancing on the interior sections where you get tickets, take out food and washroom. There is no crowd control on the lifts and frankly it was really crowded! Just youths doing mask control making sure some sort of face covering was worn at all time (so if you were hoping to not wear face covering at some points you'll find enforcement at the bottom of the hill). I will also warn tall people. The halfway up chair lift the clearance is low. So tall people did have trouble going up and jus tthe clearance getting off you can see what happened to a pole. read more

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Friendly Staff & very good price! Despite being a bit small, perfect for younger ones or beginners learning the sport!

I was looking for skiing a little bit closer to home and decided to go to Dagmar. It has been many years since I've been there but it was a frequent destination for school skip trips back in the day. They have daily lift tickets available which are generally good for a 4 hour period of time either during the day or at night. It's highly recommended to make reservations online ahead of time at least a week early. We had tried to get tickets the week before but they sold out a couple days before the weekend we wanted to go skiing. You don't actually have to pay upfront when you place your online order. You do that once you get to the hill to pick up your tickets. While we were waiting to get into the part of the chalet where you get tickets, we overheard an attendant turning away guests that were hoping for a walk-up same day reservation, so you've been warned! Book ahead and book early! The total cost of the ticket came out to $64 (no rentals) when all was said and done. The lift tickets are still the ones that you hang on your jacket. There are signs that a lift ticket is needed to even be on the snow but we did see parents waiting near the chalets for their kids. Dagmar isn't that big. There is a bunny hill with magic carpet and 3 lifts. One of the lifts is dedicated for the terrain park. Note that if you find yourself accidentally on the terrain park lift, you can ski your way over to non-terrain park areas so you aren't trapped. If you're looking to do some tricks in the park, you will need a helmet and your own gear. No rentals are permitted in this area. They are a little more serious with wearing masks at all times as they do not require proof of vaccination onto the ski resort. There were several times a lift attendant walked up and down the lines asking guests to pull their masks up. Also, make sure that your lift ticket is visible at all times. They are checking that the time that you're skiing does match the time on your ticket. Because it's Covid right now, the restaurant area of the chalet is closed. You can walk through it to get to the cafe/shop but you aren't allowed to sit there. The cafeteria is still serving food. You can enjoy your meal outside where there are lots of picnic tables. The shop actually had some pretty good deals. They had helmets that were cheaper than what we saw at Sport Chek. They also had some hats and gloves if you forgot yours at home that were quite affordable. Lastly, if you had a great time at Dagmar, there was lots of Dagmar branded gear that you could pick up - t-shirts, mugs, tumblers, even shot glasses! We managed to ski for around 3.5 hours here. The lift lines were a little bit long so that did eat up a bunch of time. Still, I really enjoyed my visit to Dagmar! Will probably be back when I'm trying to avoid going up North for skiing. read more

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Really close to Toronto and has several simple slopes for kids. Not the best ski lifts, 'Little Momma' hurts adults, 'Big daddy' is not convinient for kids. Nice area to jumping, bumps and tricks (near 'big daddy'). Very crowdy. Too expensive for such a small resort. No discounts for kids 6+, same price as for adults 55 CAD read more

Here to support friends and family for Mud Girl Obstacle Race. As a racer, and seeing my share of organized chaos aka races - seems very well organized. Good luck to everyone! read more

Dagmar Resort - Mud Girl Obstacle Race Start line. - Ski Resorts Near Me - Uxbridge, Ontario

I love this wonderfully nostalgic family ski resort , a true gem in the Durham Region. It's the perfect place to learn to ski or snowboard plus it has 2 Magic Carpets. We used the west one because it was seldom busy, got up our confidence and headed to the Terrain Park. WOW, these parks are creative and an absolute blast. My little ones call the Puppy Pound their new home! Customer Service always goes above and beyond, the restaurant even makes our special requests of Mac and Cheese in advance. Yup, we love ski dagmar! read more

I just had the worst possible experience with a ski lesson program. This Facility is run in a very unorganized way. You will be wasting your time and money using their ski lessons. They are only a money grab. They take your money and say "it is what it is" and "this is the best we can do!". They are rude, unprofessional, and not fit to be in the hospitality business. This is one of those business that are doomed to failure and will disappear soon, unless they change the way they treat their clients and customers. I did send a detailed complaint to their email, to give them an opportunity to respond and to address the problem. They have not done that yet. We are in a 7 week private lesson program, two weeks in a row, no instructor showed up. They assigned assistant instructors randomly each week. If you expect your child to learn anything, you are mistaken. You think you pay for 1 hr lesson, they intentionally start lessons at least 15 minutes late and finish at about 5 to 10 minutes early. The rest of the 1 hr, so called "one-on-one" lesson is mostly spent in the line ups. Parking was unattended and completely full. People park wherever they want, as they is no flag person. High risk of being run over or to get involved in an accident. No accountability by the facility to create a safe environment. Any interaction you have with them is rude and unpleasant. It feels like as if they are granting a favor to allow you to pay them to use their facility! With several other good slopes in the area and across GTA, long and short of it is : Anywhere but Dagmar.... read more

Good for all type of skiers and snowboarders from beginners to intermediate and also advanced. Most of all the "Lovers Lane" has multiple slopes and a grace hill between so you enjoy a longer ride. read more

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I went this place again because of a meetup group. I got a good deal for night ski. And night ski here feels amazing! There is no lineup. This time, all lifts are open, but this resort is pretty big. I really enjoy ski here. I have been to other resorts around this area like Skyloft. However, Dagmar is my favourite. It is closer to main road and biggest of all. I would definitely come back again during next ski season. read more

You literally can NOT beat the customer service, conditions, parks, people or food at Dagmar Ski Resort. The time and effort the staff and owners take to ensure a great experience will always have us coming back. And on top of it all, it's by far the most welcoming and family-oriented environment we've ever been to!!! Even a nice coffee bar to unwind Après ski ;) read more

My son had his first of an 8 weeks session of ski lessons at Dagmar today. We had come last year for the discovery kids corral and he loved it. I appreciate the ratio of instructors to students - four kids around four years old, and two young, lovely, friendly, laughing instructors! Nice. There are a lot of pluses here - easy to find parking and park close-ish to the lodge, never any lineups to ski. The one pretty major drawback for me is the actual terrain - I skied for an hour and did 15 runs. Really just up and down, repeat. I am a former ski instructor and like to rip. This isn't really the place for me, especially at $54 for a three hour pass. I will update the review after the 8 weeks finish but so far everyone is lovely and I hope my guy will get on a chair lift and be making pizza turns by the end! I told the instructors that him getting up on his own after he falls is a must for next week. We'll see! read more

Dagmar ski resort which is in the Durham Region is a great place for families and schools to come and play on the hills. Great for shredders (okay snowboarders). There's 25 km of x-country trails (and some are good for night skiing). Downhill skiing. Great lessons - so much fun watching ski school warm up prior to the days start - check them out. All in blue and flying down the hillside. Cafeteria food - happy to see some fruits added this season. read more

Good hill to learn to ski, and close to Toronto! Highly recommended!

Finally we had some good snow. I would say that both myself and my husband like to ski. I like downhill he likes cross country(meh). At any rate this is a cute place to ski close to home. The hills are OK and I would say they are more for a beginner type skier. There is a basic fast food resturant on site with fries and hot chocolate. Cute. read more

Decent ski hill fairly close by with a good family feel. The only downside is the lift tickets are a bit much for a small ski hill. Wish they have a cheaper 2-hr rate option for folks that just want to get a few good runs in. read more

Just came back from an awful day at your ski resort. From start to finish we were treated with hostility. After lodging a second complaint with your supervisor JAY, we were told to grow up, called "a pain in the ass since minute you walked in today" and talked down to and spoken over while we were expressing our disappointment with the lack of consistency with covid regulations. JAY met us with hostility, refused to listen, spoke over us despite asking him several times not to interrupt and continued to antagonize us and escalate the situation. As a supervisor, it seems he is unaware that part of his job is to handle customer complaints, not insult customers when they are dissatisfied with his service. To add insult to injury, after calling us ignorant pains in the ass, your supervisor approached the only white woman in our group to tell I her that she wasn't the problem. It's was the rest of us. Not only did he berate a group of young women for simply beaming young women, he was also openly racist and very eager to admit it. In 2021, to be met with racism at an establishment that myself and my friends have frequented for years is entirely unacceptable. Myself and my friends are awaiting your response. read more

Dagmar is a good location for a week night ski trip with friends or family. The runs are smaller and limited in variety, but the convenience of the location makes it great for a last minute trip. They also have a really big terrain park that my boyfriend really enjoyed. The chalet is very appealing when you first enter, and there is plenty of seating with a great variety of food on the menu. The rates are a bit pricey for the size of the runs/resort for the night ski. Overall, a good resort and would recommend. read more

TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE!! Instructors were rude and disrespectful. I have been on a school trip several times here. The instructors make fun of students when they fall down, yell very often at students for very small reasons, and look down on them. Their comments are extremely degrading- their resort is known for this with students. I had my first experience skiing here, and this resort made me hesitate of ever skiing again. It's crazy how this is a flaw in this resort, out of all things. There are several stories, too many. People being yelled at because they didn't know they weren't supposed their feet in the skis yet (in rentals). Multiples of people being yelled at because they were confused about the lift, and were lectured by instructors in front of everybody. Multiples of times the lift stopped for a few minutes only so that an instructor could yell at a student. I got green last year. I was on a school trip, and we all naturally had to pass the green test in order to get green. I get that, I understand. However, as we were doing the test, we were told it was a practice run at first. Okay, thanks! Great! I haven't skied in a year, so that's really helpful. However, several people "failed the test" and had to move back to yellow, and several people were allowed to redo it. And we thought it was a practice run. I failed that first test, and the instructors laughed at me. Fine, whatever. I take my yellow lessons, and I go on the bunny hills with a few friends (one who failed as well, one who was the last one to come out of rentals, so he was moved automatically to yellow(wtf even)). We wait for our green hill test at 12. Us 3, we do the test over and over again perfectly. Of course, the test was delayed to 1 (Which is SO stupid, because we leave the resort at 2, so what's the point?). We arrive, and instructors yell at us some more. I eventually pass the first test, and watch as these "instructors" make snide comments on the other people taking the test. They aren't even logical. They're just degrading. So we go on to take the second test, and of course a few of us get yelled us for stupid little reasons. We're instructed to play follow the leader on the green hills. (I'm the 3rd person, the instructor's the 1st) So we go, and we make a few turns, then the person in front of me fell. I have no idea if I should continue or stop, but I continue, planning to stop a little bit more down the hill just to make sure. However, the others continue, so I follow them. We then get yelled at because our instructor claims we didn't turn, and we can't stop. We continue to go down. The person in front of me falls again. So because of the recent event, I stop as well. We all stop there for awhile, but our instructor continues down the hill. We get confused, and so we continue down the hill assuming we're supposed to. Then he yells at us again, because "we didn't stop". The fuck? Then he says, and I quote, "You all fail the test. None of you are greens. Not even close." He then tells us to go back to the bunny hill. I wanted to say something, but he was about to lecture the boy who fell down, and I didn't want him to yell at me. After that, I've been completely petrified to ski. Also, their food is crazy expensive, their bathrooms stink like hell, and the building is OLD. I hated not skiing with my friends not even once. I hated working on the same test over and over perfectly, then failing because of an instructor. I hated paying all that money to be verbally abused. I hated paying that extra money just for a lunch. I hated that I was green the previous year, but I didn't get to this time. I can't support this kind of nonsense. I'm never visiting again. read more

Great beginner mountain, terrible ski school instructors. BEWARE. During my 4 year old sons very first lesson, the instructor waived my son to come down the hill on his own when he did not have the skills to do so. My son's ski crossed and fell flat on his face. Instructor took 3 minutes to walk up the hill to get him and made him walk down the hill. This is not how beginner lessons are taught. The instructor had to many students in his group and was at the base of the hill, probably too lazy to walk up the hill to give proper instructions. Luckily my kid is a tough 4 year old. Go to blue. read more