Not family friendly. Not kids friendly. Definitely not beginner friendly. Not suitable for strollers and little ones either. The lift is outdated and dangerous too. I met the kindest owner but ironically the rudest and heartless staff too.
* You can't walk and assist your kids in the bunny hill (beginner's area) -- Everyone (except the employees) must be on skis or snowboards. The only place allowed is the 2-car garage sized area next to the building. So I asked Mike (owner?) if we can assist our 5 year old on the edge of the bunny hill and maybe play snow there. Mike said okay. To be respectful, I talked to the bunny hill keeper about this. He said, "No, this is nonnegotiable! Everyone must be on skis or snowboards. Or this area (the 2-car garage sized area.) ... Why do you think you're special? Every beginner is skiing here (this small area). ... No! No matter what Mike said. This is nonnegotiable!"
* You must keep your little ones away from the bunny hill. If you missed for any reason, you may be threatened to kick your whole family out of the resort. Yes, that's what the bunny hill keeper said. "If you don't keep your daughter from walking here, your whole family will not be allowed to stay here. You can call me a prick. ... That's my final warning! No more talks!" Our 5 year old didn't listen to her mom to stay uphill and walked into the bunny hill, looking for dad. I said to the keeper, sorry I know it's dangerous; I explained and tried calming down the keeper. "No, this is the final warning!" he said.
I saw parents watching their kids skiing down the hill without help, falling, again and again. I hate to say this, but this is not humane! If you are a parent, you know what I mean. Some parents, like us, followed the rule, sharing the little 2-car garage sized area, practicing, with other resting people and sad parents... So most families left early. The thing is that we visited ski resorts in Denver before. Parents walking next to their kids to assist was never a thought to us. This totally blew my mind! Good job!
* Your kids can't play snow anywhere, even no one will reach there. The hill keeper walked by and saw my kids playing snow on the other end of the building, showing the same poker face, about to say NO... I quickly responded and immediately took my kids away, afraid to be threatened again to be kicked out.
* The lift is too hard to catch, even for an adult. Just like the other reviewers said. People fell in the middle and the keeper had to stop the machine to "save" the poor person from being hit by others. Not to mention there is only one lift there, so there's a long line. Many people just gave up and carried their skis and snowboards, WALKING to the upper hill. See the conflicts HERE! You can WALK in the bunny hill NOT on skis or snowboards! So you see many people skiing, snowboarding, walking, and resting in the bunny hill. Wait, why is resting allowed in the middle of the hill? That's because it's the bunny hill. But why is assisting your kids not allowed? That's because it's the BUNNY HILL!
Too bad, my family will not visit this resort anymore. Neither are the other two families I talked later in the parking lots, who were checking the prices and my comments. Surely nor the readers here and my family friends and their friends. Note that we spent roughly $300 each day here. They are losing our business now. Plus immediately 2x$300 from the families in the parking lots, and more in the future to come.
To be fair, I must say there were still some staff like Mike, doing the "right" thing at the first day, so we visited this place again the next day. Mike was generous, kind, polite, and understanding what it takes to be a parent. It's just sad that the longer we stayed, the more regret we had. As a father, I just can't forget my youngest's face, asking me, "Daddy, why can't you help me in the hill? Why... Daddy, why can't we play snow there? We aren't bothering anyone." And I had to say, "Sweet heart, this is their rule. Although not reasonable, we just have to follow ..." again and again. read more