Staffs are keeping lift line moving in good pace when it's a very busy day. Recommend to go on the weekdays, less people. Bunny hill is packed if you go on weekends for first-time skiers. would be good for a group class before heading to the lift. (Remember to go easier for picking up your class pass, line can be a hectic) read more

Hunter Mountain - Ski Resorts Near Me - Hunter, New York

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Overall, the ski resort is fairly mid. You start the day at 6am boarding a bus at union square. All in, I paid $250 for bus, rental, and lift ticket. It's a fair price. When you get to the resort at 9am, the lines are insane. Rentals took me 1.5 hours to get thru, which ate a big portion of my snowboarding time. Overall, the mountain was okay tho. There were a decent amount of people, but the lift wait times weren't bad. The slopes are in decent condition but they are super short! read more

Private party left the staff confused, not very friendly either. Not adaptable for older people, terrain is rough and buildings too far apart. Staff not very helpful. read more

Have been here many times for skiing and built many amazing memories here! Lifts are great trails are almost always in great conditions and the lodge is large. The learning center is also a great place to get warm nd store gear. Parking lot is huge. Snow tubing was so fun here and it wasn't overcrowded at all! Super thankful for the timed tickets and the warm lodge with yummy snacks! I always look forward to coming here and enjoying the town after! read more

First time here and I can't wait to come back! Hunter Mountain offers an excellent layout for skiing and snowboarding enthusiasts. The trails are well-designed, catering to all skill levels, and it's easy to navigate from one area to another without feeling overwhelmed. For early in the season they had enough open for me as I am new to skiing. My boyfriend who is advanced level said maybe a bit more snow and he'd be content with the trails here. One of the standout features is the efficiency of the lift lines. Even during peak times, the lines move quickly, thanks to a well-organized system and attentive staff. Speaking of the staff, they are incredibly friendly and helpful, creating a welcoming atmosphere both on and off the slopes. The only downside is the parking situation. Like many ski resorts, the lot can quickly turn into a muddy mess, especially after rain or snow melts. It's something to be prepared for, but it doesn't overshadow the overall quality of the experience. All in all, Hunter Mountain delivers a fantastic day on the slopes with great vibes, efficient operations, and a stellar mountain layout. Fix the parking, and it'd be a perfect 5-star spot! read more

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Hunter Mountain offers 71 trails, accessible by 16? lifts. There's plenty of fun for skiers of all levels. The only thing is I wish the ski trail maps marked when there were moguls.. The Way Out trail had moguls which we learned the hard way. read more

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Oktoberfest at Hunter Mountain has absolutely NOTHING to do with Oktoberfest. Only GERMAN BEER was Spatenbräu, served in not even a pint size cup for $ 10.75. (BTW: They don't take cash:-( ) The only GERMAN food was a Karl Ehmer stand with Bratwurst, Knackwurst and Krakauer and a Potato pancake stand. $ 12 for ONLY 2 pancakes, which were not GERMAN either. The fact that there were very few people in German outfits should have been a dead give a way. Lastly, besides all the American and International food offerings, there was no GERMAN music being played any place. Don't use the name OKTOBERFEST, when you have no clue how to set that up. Not enough minus stars to give!!! read more

Inefficient ski rental area in the learning center on site. The time it took to get passes, rentals and get on slopes was lose to one and a half hours and it wasn't even busy. Recommend using an offsite rental store for better prices and quality skies which we learned from other skiers we met on the ski lift. We also didn't find the staff very helpful except for one manager who was very kind. The slopes were limited and icy the day we skied. Not a lot of snow making when we were there but much was needed. read more

Nice day at the mountain. Because of the snow storm that passed, the parking was full and congestion everywhere. Once you settle in- place was great. The only reason for 4 rather than 5 stars, is the condition of the restrooms. With so many people out enjoying the day, the bathrooms need a little extra TLC to keep them clean. Otherwise, great place for a day out. read more

Hunter Mountain - Ski Resorts Near Me - Hunter, New York

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Went for Oktoberfest today. The weather was spectacular but the festival was a huge disappointment. Its nothing like a real German style Oktoberfest. No German bands were playing and they no longer have the German folk dancers. Overpriced food and beer. The only thing we enjoyed was the chair lift ride. If you like the real German Oktoberfest celebrations, this is definitely not the place you want to be! read more

This place is a joke. Website won't let you buy tickets in advance. Window ticket ends up costing more than windham. Hunter is an over crowded, unorganized mess. Super busy day, perfect conditions, and the terrain park is closed? And it looks like it hasn't even been open this entire season. I hit a frozen 1x1 foot block of ice on a blue and it almost tore my acl. What a joke. $125 for a lift ticket, I will never step foot on this mountain again. read more

Oktoberfest was a huge disappointment. The sky ride was cool, and the surrounding scenery is stunning-but there's nothing German or festive about this event. We spent $55 on a VIP ticket. A cheap plastic boot glass. (Bear mountain gave us beautiful glass steins in previous years) We got a t-shirt. A small fill of beer. (Not even 2/3 full)!!! There were just a few food places and they were all clustered together, making the even feel tiny and small. There was no place to sit, overall a waste of money. I wish bear mount would go back to doing Oktoberfest at Hessian lake. It was such a great place. read more

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Went for Oktoberfest. Very disappointed. German food to feed a table or two, that's it. I had to HUNT for a German beer. But lots of IPA's SMH. Band was playing Tom Petty, not Oktoberfest music. I had a Hofbrauhaus shirt on, nobody could read it-or knew where it was! Glad I didn't wear my derby made out of Bavarian Flags! BTW, despite the lack of a Sauerbraten tent or stand, there was one for SUSHI. I may never go back. Don't expect an Oktoberfest. And the leaves-at least on the mountain-are already past peak. read more

My instructor Christopher was patient and helpful! I definitely had more confidence by the end of the lesson! Appreciate his time and knowledge! Highly recommend read more

Hunter Mountain - Ski Resorts Near Me - Hunter, New York

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Went here with a group for a day to skii. This is my first time skiing and was very excited for this day. Got here and it immediately was messy. Staff just wanted to go fast and give everyone the skii rentals and could not care less about anything else. As a first timer, I had no idea about anything so I could have appreciated more help. Thankfully a friend knows about skiing and helped us. The slopes... a hot mess. So they have the snow maker but do not use it. By the end of the day it was slurry, watery and just plain dangerous. In the picture you can see al the snow melting. I will admit, I had fun but not because the place was amazing. The food was good but very pricey ($50 for 2 sodas, a bowl of orange chicken and rice and a burger with fries). read more

Hunter Mountain - Ski slope - Ski Resorts Near Me - Hunter, New York

I go snowboarding every so often so I wouldn't say I am a beginner. I haven't been to Hunter Mountain specifically in over five years, but this recent experience makes me worried to come back. I know when the slopes are good and I know when it's going to be a troubling day. Hunter Mountain is the latter. Maybe it was the weekend that we went, but the slopes were so icy. This one ski lift drop off had an icy patch that people were repeatedly falling on, one right after the other. There was a young girl attending the ski lift but she didn't even bother to slow down the lift as people were falling. She was actually standing outside talking to someone and just watching people fall. Shouldn't they hire experienced employees to watch over this and have someone throw some snow on top?! Because of this negligence, I had hurt myself so badly and was not able to continue on the rest of the day as I had hoped. I will say the only thing good about this place is that the prices are good and it's easy to find parking. Jeep was also doing a promo event and we got free mugs. read more

Hunter Mountain - Ski Resorts Near Me - Hunter, New York

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Mark, Ryan and the whole staff hooked up tubing for our whole group and went the extra mile to ensure we all had a great time. Fair price. Good speed. Snow and spins. Get it! read more

I would avoid if there are other options. The good: 1) Picked a great day! Fresh snow!!! The bad 1) Way too crowded 2) Workers start preparing to end the day around 3:40pm... For example, they start to put away the line that separate the different lanes to the chair lift. 1) Ski lift operators do not seem to pay attention to the skiers when they are getting on the lift or when they are getting off the chair. They do not slow down the lifts. Literally, the operator intentionally speed up the lift and the chair slammed into my back..... And when getting off they don't pay attention either. I literally had to jump of the chair because again they did not pace it and make sure all skiers have gotten off safely. 3) No ski patrol!!! At least while we were on the slope, I did not see one single ski patrol. 3) Bathroom was filthy read more

If i could give zero stars i would. First of all this place is a big joke!!! You can't even pay cash to get food and my son and his friends all went to get lunch and they said no, card only!!! The people are aweful when you call to find out info! The lift operators are rude as hell. Skip this place there are tons of others around!!! I hope this mountain drops to 1 star. I know the other parents of the kids i brought will be coming on here as well. read more

I'm not a skier or snowboarder, but I do love Hunter! the lodge is nice to hang out in and I enjoy going tubing (especially with the conveyer belt that Carrie's you back up to the top)! The zip line is my absolute favorite- longest and highest in North America, I believe! it's not for the faint of heart but SOOO fun and well worth the money. The scariest zip line is your first, so once you conquer that you can just enjoy yourself from there. Go in the fall with the leaves changing and enjoy an absolutely beautiful view! read more

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Information on the website is inaccurate and unhelpful. Getting information on the phone was frustrating. This has caused inconvenience. I planned a weekend in the Catskills for my family for early February, centered around an afternoon of snowtubing for my four-year-old daughter. I looked at Hunter Mountain's website several times over many months, which had the same information about hours of operation, ticket pricing, etc. However, the website wouldn't go further when I tried to make a reservation (no error notice, just wouldn't make a reservation). It seemed like a website glitch. After calling Hunter Mountain four times to finally reach a live person, I was told the snowtubing park is closed, and even the live person (who was very nice) didn't have any other information about it. If the tubing park was closed, just update your website with that info. It's not hard to update a website and any "resort" as they call themselves should be able to do so. It would have saved me a lot of time, and now I have to scramble to find something else. read more

Took scenic sky ride up for a hike to Hunter Mountain Fire Tower. On the trip back down, we rushed to make what we were told was the last lift back down at 3:45. Arrived 3:30. Several hundred people in line. It took two hours standing in line to get on a lift. Because although the last lift was listed as 3:45, they continued selling tickets until 4pm. And those who ride up simply stayed on the lift seats and rode back down again. In other words, the line atop the mountain did not move. Immoral business practice to strand customers on top of the mountain with no other option to get down. Terrible experience, insulting. read more

My friends parents owned a large nine bedroom home in Elka Park, quite close to Hunter. Some of the late 80's and much of the early 90's were all about weekend trips, skiing was optional. And each time I was tearing up the slopes with a local buddy, no breaking for any reason, ski as much as possible. Anyone who is anyone that lives in the five boroughs and Long Island is more likely than not to ski Hunter before any other ski resort. With that comes a level of attention that should be paid to below average skiers, skiing above their abilities. The crashes and whipeouts I've witnessed on the Belt Parkway run trumps another trails at any of the fifty plus mountains I've skied. K2 is a prime example of where not to push your skill level beyond the actual, I'll ski it but every year the risk / reward scales are tipping -- it's super steep and if it's icy, you better have super sharp skis and know how to plant and pivot. I never rented skis, but I've seen the rental rooms -- boot fitting and binding adjustments. You'd be better served renting prior and checking the inner turning edges that they be sharp. The South Side -- three double diamond trails is usually quite unless it snows naturally, no snow guns blown there. So the moguls are very hard and much of the snow is pushed out from where you want to navigate down from. South side read more

They don't pick up there phones for customer service or answer there emails at all. I ended up paying 120$ each instead of 62$, due to a misunderstanding. The rental had an option of 3:00pm for pick up, and I assumed that we had to buy the lift tickets as well. A guy at rentals said I could get a refund however, it was tedious because no one is on top of there customer service in terms of phones calls and emails. I wasted money and time. I finally got a call back after two weeks of waiting. I called (518) 263 5367, at 1:33PM and I explained my situation. the lady kept saying "what's the problem?" When clearly I stated what the problem was 4 times. She just said make sure you read before you purchase things. She was not patient at all, she just never understood the problem and just let me waste my money and time. She let me sound like a fool questioning every thing I did. Saying the rental guy was wrong. Please be careful, this resort has gone down for years and I am truly disappointed. I am never coming back. But hey, maybe they will treat you better than me, after all I'm just an average person. read more

Went to this place mid March, a little late for skiing season, so the snow was half melted and sludged. However, I still had a great time. Mostly because the trip was paid for by the company I work for. If I had to pay for it out of my own pocket I would've been upset. read more

Hunter Mountain - Ski Resorts Near Me - Hunter, New York

This mountain use to be great, today I was ripped off the line and accused of not being me on a Saturday they ripped me off line at 9:30am after waiting online for 20 min. Then after a bunch of stupid questions they returned my pass and didn't even apologize for the inconvenience. I will be riding ikon next year along with the rest of my crew. Sorry hunter we had a lot of fun together over the last 15 years. read more

Great driving distance place to go for snowboarding/skiing if you live in NYC. It takes approx. 2 hrs of driving +/- traffic. I like this mountain because the trails are more advanced compared to ones found at Blue Mountain, Camelback, and Windham. You can get a good run out of the Black and Double Black Diamonds. The Belt Parkway trail is good when you are still learning and want to improve for higher level trails because the trail is long, has good degree of ups and downs, some curves, and there are some places where you can pick up some speed to conquer your fears of wiping out. The only problem with the Belt Parkway is that it can get somehow crowded and you have to become aware and slow down for safety purposes. Overall, this is a great place to go if you are not planning on going to the "Awesome" places in Vermont. read more

Beautiful nature but the place was over crowded and the slopes were a bit Icy. Took 20 mins or so to get on a lift. Wish they had a cap on the tickets issued. read more

Hunter Mountain - Ski Resorts Near Me - Hunter, New York

During covid, place was packed, limited ski lift tickets offered. Had to monitor the internet for 7 tickets, buying one at a time over a period of 2 days. 2 hr drive from Long Island. Parking fee of $15 was waved for pandemic. Ski lift ticket was very expensive. $80+ for adult Don't even think about having lunch at the lodge as it's closed due to covid. They have shacks that sell sandwiches for $20! And the line is hours long. Tailgate in the parking lot, bring your own sandwiches. Lines were not too bad until after Lunch. Ski conditions were great, super powdery snow the whole day. Managed 8 runs on the sixtuplette ski lift. Staff did a good job checking ticket scans, enforcing the mask over nose rule. Had a good time but can't compare to skiing in Canada where the tickets were half the price and no lines to wait in a much bigger mountain. But this is Merica, and the borders were closed, So ya just gotta pay! Had a good time though! read more

I tried again to submit the online refund request form today it worked. Saved me a 3 hr road trip to Hunter Mtn. read more

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Location: let's start with the best part of this review, which is the location of hunter mountain (close to NYC) but that's about it as everything else was below average. Snow Quality: the trails are all very icy and needs more powder!! It was very difficult for beginners and even myself to have a good session when most of the trails are ice. Customer service: the staff working here are friendly, which is a plus! Cost: here's the worst part as the tickets were expensive for the poor quality snow. You're looking at $150/person including ticket and rental during the holiday season. read more

While many of the slopes were icy and not in optimal snow conditions, I still had an amazing time! Me and my friends are all different levels (advanced, intermediate, and advanced beginner) and we had the best time spending our Saturday here. We started off with the green slopes, and worked our way up to the numerous blue trails, and ended with some black diamonds. We got to the mountain around 11am and were hitting the slopes by 11:30am - there were barely any lines! Also, we got our tickets online, in advance, which saved us time and money. I really appreciated that parking was free and that helmets were included in the cost of the equipment rental. The views at the tip top are beautiful and reminded me of skiing in Tahoe. I probably won't be making this my go-to mountain, as there are others closer to me, but definitely worth a visit at least once a winter. read more

Vail doesnt blow enough snow when Temps are cold weather and moves around shaved ice. Doesn't have enough trails open. North is always icy. Maintenance of trails is poor. Few trails open. Rocks and ice get moved around. VAIL NEEDS TO BLOW SNOW regularly worst Jan/Feb skiing in 2023. season pass here is a waste read more

Good: - Lots of black and double black options, ideal for advanced skiiers - Main 6 person lift was quick and rather comfortable to ride to summit - Trails are interesting and fun. Some icy, but normal for late March. Bad: - Rentals is slow. They need more people working, better ratio of employees to visitors. Employees are lax and don't have sense of urgency even when there's a line. Totally not okay for a mountain that closes at 4PM... time gets wasted. - I really wish they would have cubbies. Totally easy to have that outside and simply say they're not responsible for any items. Ran out of mini lockers and had to get a big one for $13 for only 1 pair of shoes, which I was not expecting. Totally criminal. read more

Terrible experience. Rude staff, terrible trail conditions, out dated. Went downhill after vail. MUCH better off going to one of the other catskill ski mountains read more

Call two days in advance to go on the SkyRide. They say they're open till 4:00. I get there at 2:00. I travelled 130 miles to get there. They closed the tide for so-called "maintenance " read more

The food at this place is theft. I won't go into details but pack your own meal for lunch. Otherwise you will pay a small fortune for a Burger King type meal. Extremely disappointing. The mountain is ok. read more

2 hours waiting on line to just rent boots that were reserved on their website 7 days in advanced. They are extremely inefficient at handing out rentals. Had same day renters and reservations on the same line. Had to wait another 30 minute just to get skiis. read more

Way to over priced when they refuse to make snow on freezing cold days in January. Went skiing with my family MLK Holiday weekend in 2022. Spent ~$700 on lift tickets and the entire mountain was ice! I am not asking them to change the weather, BUT when it is less than 10 degrees for three days leading up to the weekend and on the Saturday and Sunday skiing days themselves, you would think they would blow snow for their patrons. They blew NOTHING. My kids could barley ski and even Ski Patrol people were complaining, "saying, they could make snow, but they just don't want to spend the money" I'm talking about ice so bad - it was blue - not white - as in frozen water. I stayed in a house across the street and you could see a only a few measly snow making blowers in progress all 3 days until they got natural snow on Monday. Even then - NO grooming on the Blue trails for families - in fact no grooming at all - all day which turned the runs into mush. It is obviously clear that they don't want to spend money on grooming OR snow making which is total BS considering how much they charge for lift tickets. Please complain if you've seen the same thing or go to Killington instead. It's a few bucks more and they actually spend the money on snow. read more

If you want to wait 2 hours to park and wait in a lift line that takes 30 minutes, go to Hunter Mountain! The worst resort in New York