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    Ski Sundown

    3.4 (53 reviews)
    Closed 9:00 am - 10:00 pm
    Updated 2 months ago

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    On the ride up
    Don B.

    This was our first time skiing here and we had a great time. We came up from Atlanta and were taken here by relatives. There are a couple short easy runs to practice on and then you can go to the top of the mountain. Those runs get a lot more challenging and there is even a freestyle black diamond run if you are up for that. We took a lesson and the instructors were very friendly and helpful. We had some food and beers at the bar too. The beer was great and the food was just very basic bar/concession stand food. We had the nachos which were mostly stale chips and some chili on top. We also got the mild chicken wings which had zero heat to them. Even though the food wasn't good, the experience and fun we had was much more important.

    On the one hand, a nice little ski resort close to Hartford, great for locals. On the other hand, this place needs improvement. This is my first ski experience since moving to the East Coast (from the west). I wasn't expecting Whistler. I get it. But this place is very different, not for the hill size (though that's definitely true), but for the culture. And the management could help fix it. Entitled teenagers seem to rule the place. First of all, no one seems to know how to use coat hooks, lockers, cubbyholes, etc. They just leave their stuff on and under the tables making it impossible to sit down if you decide to stop for a break. See pictures. Additionally, even when the lift lineups are long, skiers seem to think they should have an entire lift chair to themselves as single skiers. Case in point below. As we waited in a fairly long line (for a three person chair lift), I noticed two single skiers--one on my left, and one on my right. I decided to politely ask the person on my right if he was a single skier. He said yes. So I said, do you want to go ahead (of our group) and join the person on my left (just ahead of us)? He nodded and when ahead. Then they each stood in a single file line and did not join each other to pair up. Huh? So I said, are you two not going together? He turned around and said, No, I'm a single skier. I couldn't help myself. So I said, Are you unable to go on a lift with another person? He just ignored me (see pictures). The lifties or the ticket checker people need to direct people, putting single skiers together, or singles with doubles. The lineups are unnecessarily long as a result. When it's not busy, no big deal. But when your on a short ski pass and it's busy, it's frustrating

    Day skiing
    Dave P.

    I started skiing when I was 3, with my Dad dragging me to the ski slopes or putting me in lesson. I skiied for most family trips growing up (mostly in Utah and Colorado) and by the end was even doing heli-skiing and some pretty extreme stuff. Cut to about 6 years later, I haven't skied in a long time and I'm home a lot of weekends in Connecticut, bored, and usually not getting any exercise. On a whim I decided to take the 30 minute drive up just to see if it was any good and to do something that I used to be incredibly talented at. When I got there is was so cute, a miniature version of a resort, with super friendly staff, quality rental brands, and super short lines (and I went on MLK weekend). I don't think I ever waited more than 5 minutes for a lift. The terrain is varied, and although like all eastern mountain, especially ones that use man made snowm it can get icy on some faces, but it also has a ton of windy cruises through the trees which are really wonderful to cruise through alone, bumping some Girl Talk. Most of my family are snow elitist, and won't get out of bed for less than a foot of fresh Utah powder, but I just love to ski and having found Sundown, I can do it again with almost no hassle or cost. I love that you can buy a 2, 4 or 8 hour ticket and the night skiing is wonderful. While on the chairlift with a Ski Patrol guy, he told me the owner made a huge capital investment in the snowmaking and they 'get' about two feet a night. As of this writing, Sundown has a deeper base than Snowbird and pretty much any other mountain in the area. If you live in CT or southern Mass, you can have a really good chunk of fun at Sundown. If you are into tricks, they have tons of rails and jumps everywhere that will keep you trying new tricks. Sundown has 85% of the vertical of the mountains way up north (like 3 more hours of driving), is relatively empty and is better than anything else in CT with consistent snowmaking every day. Rekindling my desire to do something I love is what Sundown has given me. It may not be Norway, or Austria or even Vancouver, but its all about the joy of skiing and making perfect turns, and it delivers.

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    Very fun, great lessons for beginners of all ages. All staff extremely friendly and had an overall great experience.

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    This was my go to for early season warmups. Sundown deserves an extra star. It is the most fun spot to do laps in CT.

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    Nice place for my family to get away on a Sunday. Friendly staff!! Kids love this place ! Ski school instructor was great!!

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    Good night skiing. Make sure to bring ski/board lock though. One of our group members had her snow board stolen.

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    It doesn't have a huge selection of trails, so it's more like a ski school than a full on ski resort.

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