Lovely private, local ski club located in Ellicottville. Holimont is well taken care of and well groomed. The trails are always perfect and powdery. Since there is no night skiing available the snow isn't super packed down. The staff was attentive, helpful and friendly. Since this is a private club it definitely feels like it's own community and seems very family oriented. When I have gone there aren't wild and rowdy teens which is a plus. The good news is that on weekdays anyone can buy a pass to check out this awesome place. You can buy online to get a small discount. I have only gone during the week and there haven't been serious crowds or lines. I am not sure about the weekends but since it's members only I'm sure it's not nearly as busy as some of the other local public resorts. The lodges are cozy and accommodating. There is now a cafeteria here in the main lodge which has plenty to choose from. You are also free to bring your crockpots or picnic style lunches to enjoy. There are tons of indoor and outdoor seating options, many large grills for anyone to use and a cool fire pit to sit and relax. There are rentals, lessons and a specialty adaptive ski program available. During covid masks were worn inside and outside and this was enforced by staff. Hand sanitizing stations were set up all over. There was also a large, outdoor, well ventilated tent this year to provide extra seating during covid. Another fun perk that makes this place unique is there are many gorgeous homes on the hills and around the trails. It's fun to see them when you are on the lift and skiing down the hills. read more

Holimont - Ski Resorts Near Me - Ellicottville, New York

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Very nice private ski resort in Ellicotville. The best part of Hollimont is how private everything is. You never feel overcrowded, can get on the lifts very fast and there are many challenging hills. One of the better ski resorts in the area. Would definitely recommend. read more

Holimont - Ski Resorts Near Me - Ellicottville, New York

The best 'riding in the Greater Buffalo/Toronto Metropolitan Area (encompassing Western New York, Southern Ontario, Parts of Pennsyltucky and Bits of Northern Ohio). It's members only on the weekends, which means you'll find me mooching off my richie-rich friends. It's open to non-members during the week, so if you can play hooky from work or school, it's def. worth the trip. Other positives--you can make and bring your lunch (crockpot city), your shit doesn't get stolen from the lodge and they don't have night skiing. No night skiing means fresh slopes and good base. read more

After two weeks riding at holiday valley, my wife and I decided to dip into our Swiss bank account and take our private helicopter to rub elbows with the proverbial upper crust of society at Holimont. We had to go on a Wednesday because, well, 30,000 dollars could buy you a lifetime of Genny Light. Let's look at the positives: 1. The slopes are in amazing condition 2. The snack bar had slurpees And the Negatives 1. Old people 2. No place to dock my private yacht 3. The catwalks to get across the mountain were a hassle on a snowboard 4. NO BAR 5. No topiary garden. (I know it's winter and I don't care) read more

(As a snowboarding junkie, it's hard to give any slope less than 4 stars because.. its snowboarding. When you're the type that drives 8 hours to hit a bunny hill and shut it down, your reviews are going to be skewed.) While riding Holiday Valley for two weeks, we shook things up and spent a day at Holimont. Like a puppy chasing her tail around the lodge, I discovered there is indeed, NO BAR here. But for price of a mere $6/can you can purchase a cold Molson at the snack bar. (Keeps us Holiday Valley beer guzzling locals at bay, I guess.) The slopes are in terrific condition. Major kudos to the resort for its meticulous care of beautifully groomed runs. This is unmistakably skier territory. The lay out requires a lot of catwalking to get from one chair or run to another. Essentially we worked our way from GREER run to SUNSET to hit all the runs. (If you can find the signage - not well marked.) If you like to ride park, they've got some sick features and we had the park to ourselves. Helmet required in the park (so throw your hood up if you are cruising sans helmet.) They don't offer a military discount like Holiday Valley does. Where's the love? Lifties look as though they are serving a life sentence of misery swinging chairs. Little do they know they have the BEST JOB EVER. Spoken like an old boot yearning for her glory days of swinging chairs, shredding on a FREE season pass, and guzzling beers at the lodge. read more

Great skiing and snowboarding club. Super family friendly. The new edition of the high speed chair is great and we are looking forward to the expansion. The ski school and adaptive program are super well run. Both our kids learned to ski here! It's also a place where you can leave your skis etc out and never have to worry about anything getting stolen. The organized après skis are fun with a great selection of bands and beer! Wonderful family memories are made here! read more

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the skiing is not as varied or seemingly as large as Holiday Valley, but the price was a bit better I think. It has a club feeling if you can get there on a weekday. We would definitely go back and is a nice break from Holiday Valley. The snow seemed a lot like Holiday Valley that time we went. The lines were short, but at the time the lines were also short at HV. read more

Austin Kloc English 101 Brian Jacobs 2/4/15 About an hour drive south of Buffalo New York, among many farms and forested hills, a small town lies in a valley of the Appellation Mountains. Although this small town of Ellicottville is nearly vacant during the summer months, it booms with life during the winter. Every weekend people from as far as Toronto and Cleveland speed down the NY 219 to Ellicottville with one desire, to ski. If you follow the speeding trail of SUV's from where the highway ends into the valley town of Ellicottville, you are greeted by buildings, homes and trees covered with lights and a large hill above riddled with wide vertical white stripes. These wide vertical snow-covered stripes that run the length of the hill belong to Holimont, one of the two ski resorts that reside in the town of Ellicottville. It is the ski resort that has been seemingly above this glowing town of Ellicottville for more than fifty years. It is where many people much older than you or I have escaped the false captivity of the cold and learned to ski and snowboard. Where many people look forward to the opportunity to forget about the week, unwind and spend time with their family and friends. Over fifty years ago, a group of avid skiers collected their efforts and purchased the two adjacent ski resorts on this hill above Ellicottville. These two resorts, Greer Hill and Meadow, were combined to become Holimont. From these original two resorts, initially consisting of only about three slopes each, Holimont has expanded slowly but tremendously across the entire face of the hill in either direction. It now, when fully open, has over fifty trails and seven lifts to fully disperse the crowd of people that has an insatiable desire for freedom on the snow. Even now, Holimont continues to expand westward across its northern facing slopes. Over this past summer several new trails were created and await a new lift that will carry skiers to the top of its groomed length. Hearing people say that they dislike winter truly breaks my heart. However, the inevitable frozen months of winter in Buffalo do not offer much for families or the individual. Many people feel confined to their homes. Sometimes, unfortunately, people really are due to the amount of snow outside their door. Holimont, being a rather short drive from the city of Buffalo, offers an alternative to being stranded indoors for three to four months. Fresh cold air and the freedom of skiing on the recently groomed snow can help maintain a healthy level sanity than can being confined to a limited amount of indoor activities available to the Buffalonian. Additionally, Holimont and other local ski resorts provide the invigorating opportunity to learn a new sport that may at first seem daunting. Holimont offers something for every age and every skiing or snowboarding skill level. For the beginner skier or snowboarder, Holimont has plenty of flat terrain set aside for those who are learning. Additionally, all of the ski school instructors are trained and tested both on a local and national level. Instructors are required to have both certifications in order to ski or snowboard instruct any age level. Other ski resorts in the Western New York Area also have qualified ski instructors and adequate terrain for learning. However, Holimont attracts a smaller crowd so the hills are less cluttered with people, making it a safer learning environment for the student. For the slightly more advanced skier or snowboarder, Holimont offers both ski and snowboard racing. It also has a freestyle program for those who like to speed through the moguls/bumps and do various tricks in the air. Coaches in both of the competitive racing and freestyle teams are certified by the New York State Ski/Snowboard association (NYRSSA) and by the United States Ski/Snowboard Association (USSA and USASA). These competitive programs are not meant to discourage those who enjoy leisurely free skiing. Holimont contains a very warm and friendly crowd of families. Making friends is as easy as talking to a stranger on the lift for the two minute ride up the lift. On the other hand, Holimont is large enough to be able to offer the opportunity to escape the crowd and get some alone time. Unfortunately, Holimont does not have any night skiing available so as soon as the sun goes down the lifts close. This, however, is not where the fun stops. After lifts close, you can see those familiar faces you saw on the hill in the lodge during the ski après party. Every other Saturday evening a live band sets up in the lodge to play their classic hits that echo through the lodge while newly made friends chat about their day. Only one other ski resort in the Buffalo Area, Kissing Bridge, offers this kind of entertainment regularly in addition to skiing. In addition to the skiing and the entertainment, Holimont does not offer many other activities. Cross country skiing and snowshoeing are the only other additional activ read more