This review is for the resort staff, snowboarding shop employees and instructors. What a group of wonderful, helpful, knowledgable staff!!! A new learner's inspiration and great start of enjoying a sport! We had so much fun! Best yet, the learn to ride program and rental process was so seamless and perfect for two impatient New Yorkers... Thank you and will try to return!!!! read more

To the ski patrol guys who helped me on upper tamarack today: thanks so much. It dawned on me after all your help I just skied off without thanking you for all your help. You were awesome. People like you are the reason that stratton will always be my favorite place to ski! read more

My new favorite mountain... Great trails, although beware of some very flat cut-throughs. As long as you use some of the other lifts to get to the top of the mountain, and stay away from the Gondolas, the weekend lines are fine. What sold me on the mountain was the over-the-top friendliness and outstanding customer service. The employees are beyond nice and extremely efficient. In addition, the facilities are outstanding. Both lodges are super clean and very well kept. There are full amenities at both lodges, although the smaller lodge is less crowded. Be sure to make a stop at the Waffle Cabin booth outside! I look forward to returning for many more weekends of snow fun! read more

Visited Stratton for a 3 day ski weekend at New Years. I recommend the 3 day pass if you're in the area. It was the cheaper option than the individual days (though we did skip skiing the second day due to general soreness and a consensus group New Years hangover). There were only 6 runs open on Thursday, but by Saturday they had 11 or 12 open. Their snowmaking is pretty impressive but I'm sure that goes with the territory up here in Vermont. I recommend checking out Grizzlies bar and restaurant. The wings were delicious (both Buffalo and Vermont Maple BBQ!). The chicken parm was sub par, just some chicken tenders thrown on a roll. Overall we had a good time, especially considering the abnormally warm weather we experienced. Nice resort and some shopping (but buy your gear at home and save your money!) read more

A highly manicured place to slide down a mountain. The base village is disneyfied and fake. Rooms at the resort hotels are quite nice and there are sometimes very fair deals. Stratton lost me when they removed a fun boulder on the side of Black Bear. There is some fun steep and deep to be found if you know where to look but generally the terrain is tame. Grooming is impeccable, this is not my prefernence, although corduroy is fun it is also boring. Stratton has excellent terrain parks. Very nearby there is excellent backcountry terrain. A good place to learn or for little kids (magic carpets). If you are looking for a mountain where you can walk to your room, get a massage and soak in a hot-tub, Stratton is your place. If you are looking for truly challenging terrain look elsewhere. read more

I'm an intermediate skiier and I'll be the first to say that Stratton is the best option in Southern VT. The trails are well groomed, not terribly crowded and the lines are never that bad. In short, it's a well run operation. That's all I can ask for. It's probably not the greatest place for hardcore gnarly shredding. That's ok by me. The food at the base is overpriced, which I'm sure will come as a shock to some. These same will probably be surprised that the ocean is wet. I can't help you with the ocean quandary, but for the ski resort, use an age old trick beloved by overworked entry-level employees and third graders: pack your lunch. When you've tired of Stratton's rollers, head over to Magic (or, north to Mad Riv) and flirt with danger. read more

I have two major issues with the ski area. First they close perfectly good terrain, to save money at the end of the season, even though the ski area was packed with lines. Second there support of people renting condos is very weak. You have to hope that someone will answers the phone. Out of my 10 phone calls, I only got two of them answered. I had a problem with about eight or nine lightbulbs in my unit not working, which I did report but they didn't bother to fix. Then when I asked for a 1 o'clock check out, they said it would be no problem as no one was coming to my unit the next day, but I have to pay $50. read more

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We were very disappointed with our day at Stratton. What went well; our daughter has had a very good lesson and improved significantly in an hour. The instructor Steve, was friendly persistent and personable. The other instructors and even random people were very helpful. They gave us 'first timers' directions, hints and instructions. What did not; the ticket sales are a mess. The prices and options are not posted. The sales people seem to be actually hostile when asked even simple questions such as "what is the cost for rentals," "which lifts and runs are included?" We ended up with more than we needed for our daughter and my wife and I chose not to ski. We had all planned to ski together, but we were so frustrated we gave up. Our daughter had a blast but we will not be back. read more

I've been coming to Stratton since I was a little kid growing up in CT and this mountain has always been one of my favorites. The lift structure has changed a lot over the years and now they have few 6-pack high-speed lifts instead of many quads and doubles. The lift lines look worse than they usually are and singles lines are always your best bet. The black diamond trails are all just the right amount of steep for me, with some windy classic New England runs like Tamarack and Polar Bear. The mountain is generally cold, but that usually makes for some better snow towards the end of the year. This year we stayed on mountain at the Long Trail House. Your options at Stratton are essentially limited to the shops and restaurants in the mountain village. This isn't like Stowe where there is a nice little town 10 mins from the mountain with lots of options. With that said, the restaurants aren't terrible and the accommodations are rather nice so it's fine for a few day trip. read more

I have been skiing Stratton Mountain for quite a few years now. I have skied most of the mountains in VT and I seem to like this mountain the best. It is a great intermediate mountain. It has it's share of both diamond and double diamond trails that challenge the intermediate skier that I consider myself. They do a good job of grooming the mountain for an East coast resort. They are no Deer Valley or Beaver Creek mind you for they don't have the equipment to lay down a fresh carpet of corduroy after a day of crowded trails. They do a decent job with the equipment that they have. I m particularly fond of the URSA Express lift. It provides fast connection between the mid to upper mountain trails. read more

This is a good mountain to ski in southern Vermont although if you go on a busy weekend expect long lift lines. It has plenty of runs to keep you busy all day long with a lot to explore. It has good variety of runs for novices, intermediates & experts. Now it won't compare to some of the great mountains out west but for an east coast mountain probaly one of my favorites. read more

I bought a season pass this year, and I won't be doing that again. While my friends and I wait in line for an hour we like to joke about how the CEO Skyy is probably lighting a big fat stogie up with a 100 dollar bill (basically the price of a weekend day ticket). You must make a lot of money when you're only running one of many lifts to the top of the mountain. Stratton for being so far south can be extremely cold, because it is notoriously windy there, and that causes many lifts to be "wind delayed", or closed for the day while they still sell out the full capacity for the mountain. Besides the glades which are classic Vermont and amazing, there really isn't much as far as terrain. It's a very intermediate mountain with the exception of a few steeps that are really only a few hundred feet long at best. The double blacks are really blacks, and the blacks are really blues if you compared it to a mountain like Killington (or anywhere). The park looks decent, but geared more towards events and very advanced to pro riders, as opposed to what you might find at a place like Loon, which is better geared towards your intermediate-advanced weekend riders (the people who pay and wait in line). This mountain is more for the new york crowd who only come up once a year, except the night life kinda sucks if Twiddle isn't playing. read more

Stratton is one of the better options in NE. Definitely, a notch or two better than the average NE resort. I visited after an historic dumping where they received about six feet of snow in one month. So... I couldn't speak to their snow making capabilities. Pros *Almost exclusively high speed lifts. This summer they will replace the last non-high-speed triple. *The village, i.e., around the clock tower, is a nice pedestrian area with some decent shopping. It feels a little like NE's version of Vail, or maybe Whistler. This helps Stratton to feel a bit more cohesive than other large resorts in NE. Generally, Stratton does the best job at making the ski area feel like a town. *Stratton is a bit more upscale compared to some of the other areas in NE. My assumption is that they cater to a lot of people from NYC that expect better food, more modern lodges, etc. *I had a great meal at Grizzly's. Our server, Brittany, was enthusiastic and provided us with some info about the resort. *Gondola is a nice option for cold days. Cons *I paid $150 for my lift ticket, which I think is the most I have ever paid in NE. Skiing is an expensive sport, but that is expensive for NE. *There is only one peak, so it seems small compared to Killington or Sunday River. *Stratton's terrain park seems much smaller than Mt. Snow's. * The drive on Route 30 (from 91) is long and winding. If it is snowing it could be a nightmare to get home. read more

Good runs, good woods and chill mountain. It does bug me that they open it up for the first half hour to the pay extra pass, on another day it would be 4 stars because of that. Village is solid if you're into that. read more

As a decade long season ticket holder, Stratton used to be amongst the best in Vermont, certainly southern Vermont. But in the past few years, the entire experience has declined, become a congested, crowded, confusing mess. On a decent weekday, Stratton can still be fun, but any other time, its dangerously crowded and hideously expensive. The foodservice has gone from being really decent for a ski mountain, to being abysmal. Trails aren't maintained as well as they used to be, lifts break down more often, and in general, the overall experience dealing with mountain personnel has become frustrating. They're employing a new ticketing system that makes it worse buying a lift ticket than buying an airplane ticket. We didn't even get an X2 card this year, as the rules have become so murky and confusing, its not worth it. And the website is now like a giant comic book of meaningless information. Completely useless. Its a shame actually, as in southern Vermont, Stratton was amazing for years and years. I guess all good things must end read more

My group and I rented a townhouse here for our New Years Eve celebration. The accommodations were great except for the fact that the hot tub did not work and the staff did nothing to even attempt to fix it. The hot tub was one of the main reasons we chose this place so it was very disappointing.... read more

Stratton is a great place to ski. The grooming is always second to none. The trails are nice and wide and offer great variety. Depending on recent weather conditions there is some pretty nice tree skiing at Stratton. Highly recommended! read more

How do I review Stratton? My home area is Roundtop (very small) and my destination resort is Vail (huge). Stratton is clearly neither so the evaluation criterion has to be different. I'm struggling to give it four stars from my visit in late January 2015. Since the objective is to ski at a ski resort I'm ranking Stratton on my ski experience and not letting other factors degrade the rating. I skied Monday to Thursday morning on a non-holiday week thus avoiding all the pain described elsewhere of crowds and long lift lines; I had neither. (With the low level of uphill capacity I would never ski here on a weekend or holiday.) As a senior I got tickets for $35 per day for four days. I found the runs long and the groomers were good and near great with some crud between grooming paths. It was icy after a snow drought and even a storm of 6" on Tuesday didn't help much as the winds swept most of the snow off the slopes (but the trees really were nice and soft after the snow). There are several great long green runs just for fun and a couple of very long tree runs that were soft and not too steep. The tree runs of West Pilot Glades were some of the best outside of Vail that I've ever done (off the Gondola to Mike's Way to Work Road). Kudos to Stratton for doing the work to clear these out and for having such nice long tree runs (unusual) off a green run (very unusual). The back side run Kidderbrook was a fun roller and had some steeps but ends in a long ski out that requires you to keep your up your speed or pole (not recommended for boarders). The bears (Grizzley, Polar, etc.) off the top of Ursa Express had some fun steeps and chutes but again nothing too overly challenging except for the ice. I pretty much skied everything on the mountain and except for the ice didn't find anything super challenging. I judge Stratton to be a bit down in the dumps. It looks like lots of maintenance is being deferred and even with the very low temperatures I never saw a snow gun running. There was a broken window at the main base lodge, broken concrete steps around, and an overall shoddy tone to the flotsam and jetsam that make up a ski area (racks, metal steps, etc.). Most of the lifts didn't run during the week with just those necessary to get you up the hill; is this another cost saving? Meanwhile on Thursday the gondola broke down several times in the morning for fits and starts lasting anywhere from five to fifteen minutes. There were other lifts running. I can see the breath of Intrawest here as I've experienced their "cost savings" at other resorts (Tremblant and Snowshoe). I took a tour (free at the information desk in the base lodge) with Helmut on Monday for two hours and that was a great way to become familiar with the main lifts and methods of traversing from one area to another. We pretty much covered the whole mountain in the two hours and I definitely recommend this to anyone visiting Stratton especially on their first visit. This is a real plus at any resort and not all of them do it so you should take advantage of the service. I also took two half day lessons on Monday and Tuesday starting at noon (discounted compared to starting at 9) and primarily wanted to demo some skis and pick up a few pointers on tree skiing, I did both with Gary who was a great companion and good teacher. He helped me demo some skis so that I can figure out this summer what to get when the 2015 stuff goes on sale. (If you take private lessons ski demos from First Run Ski in the village are free otherwise it's $50 per day. Tony in the shop was super helpful even though I did not buy from him.) I stayed at the Big Bear Lodge (formerly Stratton Mountain Inn) and ate at a couple of forgettable places. Big Bear seems to be the cheapest place on the mountain and I'll do a review of it elsewhere. It's 6+ hours from DC to Stratton and I can't decide whether I'd come back or head a bit further and do Killington But overall the price was pretty good and the skiing kept me challenged and tired so I'm not going to complain. I just want you to have a good understanding of what's here at Stratton. Enjoy. read more

My family had a great day at Stratton. Efficient rentals, lots of runs, and on the day we visited, short line ups for the lift. We'll definitely be back! read more

Had a great visit this past weekend at the Black Bear Lodge. I have seen both good and bad reviews so I wasnt sure what to expect, but the hotel has just been redone and the front desk and restaurant staff were all very friendly and helpful. They put us in a quiet section of the hotel and we had a very comfortable and simple room. Would be happy to visit here in the future. read more

When i first started boarding many years back, I found Stratton charming. But then then they increased their prices to be some of the highest lift ticket pricing in Vermont including advance tickets, then they closed off their parking at the main base lodge to be only valet, and then they have the gall to charge $10 for a basic Jameson shot. These are just some examples of big business taking over and charging fancy prices to cover the cost of their cliche, overpriced town center and condos. It's basically everything Vermont is NOT. Sad fact is, there are so many other nicer places in Vermont to ski that I will likely not be back here. Ive noticed that when big business takes over and develops a ski resort ( like Stowe) they end up commericalizing it to a very bad place. No bueno! read more

Tonight we ventured from The Berkshires in western Ma, to Stratton Mountain Vt. to visit the Ice Castles. We stopped at the Blue Benn diner in Bennington Vt. for a nice dinner, a review for another day. Once we reached the Village at Stratton, we were unable to find the Ice Castles. We drove a good mile past the village and saw no signage. We returned to the village and pulled up to a parking garage and asked a staffer in a van for directions. She offered us simple directions and added, "good luck". We finally found the turn off, signage was minimal, not lighted and buried in the snow. We arrived at the Sun Bowl lodge again to minimal signage and poor directions. Still no signs indicating any thing to do with the ice castle. We wandered thru the lodge and spotted the entrance to the castle. We approached the entrance and were told we had to go to the the ticket booth in the lodge for tickets. What the heck...still no signs... The staff was friendly and helpful which helped. The castle itself was ok at best...not to sound like a whiner, but we were all underwhelmed...the kids there were definitely having fun. We went into the lodge for hot chocolate...pretty good. When we got up to leave at 8:30, a group of 8-10 parents and kids showed up just as the cafe closed...the castle was open until ten and the staff disappeared.... We had a good time with family and friends nonetheless.... read more

Maybe just maybe I scored one of the best ski days of the year this past Saturday at Stratton mountain. The weather was tame not too cold right around freezing, considering it was lightly snowing and adding fresh powder to each and every run. I took the OVR bus up for the day and as grueling and tiring as it is to wake up at 2:30 am and leave from Brooklyn only to return by 11pm, it was still worth it. The mountain is well taken care of, I mean WELL. There was barely any ice spots throughout the whole mountain, and where ever there was ice, there was an employee keeping an eye on the roped off trail. It was still fun sneaking by though and experiencing the feeling of tearing up fresh powder. There was also some ungroomed powder under the main lift out of sun bowl that was a blast to ride. I never had so much fun since the days where i felt no pain wiping out doing dumb tricks. And from what i heard about Mt. Snow, this is the place I want to return to again. read more

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I had made reservations several weeks ago for 4 nights at The Black Bear Lodge for myself and 3 other adults. We booked 2 rooms each at around $250. Per night. Due to a family issue we could not Stay the 4th night. I booked through Hotels.com. The management at Stratton Black Bear Lodge admitted that they did not inform Hotels.com of their new policy that you cannot cancel any weekend night, hence I was told by Black Bear's manager that I would have to pay for the extra night and they "understood" that I was upset - but too bad - I have been to Stratton many times over the past 30 years with my family and I never had any issue like that in prior years. Vermont was always a very friendly and accommodating place. Apparently no more. The manager at the Black Bear was a snotty jerk. I canceled my reservations altogether. That's a loss of about $3000. In revenue between the lodge, meals, etc. Great policy guys!!! That's really smart business. I will be sure to tell all my ski buddies and families about the way you do business. Ruining a 30 year relationship because of the stupidity of your snotty manager????? Good thinking ! read more

What a zoo. Went on Saturday 2/20/15 and expected some sort of lines, but nothing could prepare me for the mess that this place has become. The ticket prices of course run 100$ per adult. For that my wife and I got nice snow yes, but in about 5 hours of skiing, we did 4 top to bottom runs. Renting skis for my wife took over an hour. Truly a disgrace. Each step in the process had a 10-15 minute line. The gondola was closed due to winds which only exacerbated a severe overcrowding condition to begin with. When the gondola finally opened, we waited 45 minutes, and then took a very slow ride to the top. All the while, groups of ski school are ushered to the front of the line.. Truly infuriating at these prices... I once had a season pass to Stratton. Unfortunately, I'm pretty sure I won't be returning. I would advise people to avoid this place on the weekends at all costs. read more

Oh Stratton, I adore you. You will always have a special place in my heart as the mountain that I grew up skiing on. While you are not the most challenging mountain in New England (by far.. I regret having to deduct a star for this), your trails are always well groomed, your powder is always nicely packed, and your lift lines go fast. Your food is overpriced, but I can forgive you for that. I bring my lunch. You do have an overabundance of beginner skiers which can get a little old, so I tend to spend my days on your upper slopes. I did make the mistake once of thinking I could conquer one of your double black glades.. "Why Not"? Because it's freakin' hard, that's why!! Maybe one day. Overall, you have something for everyone and that is what makes you a great mountain. Counting the days til ski season. read more

This review is for ski instructor Jim Garvey who recently moved to Stratton after teaching at Okemo for 17 years. My wife and I are experienced skiers but not so great on the bumps, despite years of practice. On our recent trip to Stratton, we signed up for a private lesson focused on moguls and were given Jim. Stratton had recently gotten a lot of snow and several slopes such as Bear Down and Upper and Lower Liftline were all waist-high moguls from top to bottom. Getting down these slopes in that condition would normally be a sloppy affair for us and leave us with burning thighs. To our amazement, within a few minutes with Jim, we had some basic, solid and repeatable technique for carving turns around and over bumps while constrolling our speed. We were soon following him calmly down Bear Down and our legs were not tired at the bottom. After a few shorter runs, he then took us to the top of the mountain with only 20 minutes left in our lesson. We skied Liftline from top-to-bottom, and even though the lesson was running over, Jim took his time and stopped to give additional pointers and tactics on the way down the trail. This lesson was a "game changer" for us. I used to wonder whether I would ever feel comfortable on moguls, and a year ago I would not have imagined being able to comfortably ski down those runs in the condition they were in. We would give Jim our highest recommendation. Unfortunately I had only brought enough cash to give Jim the standard tip that we usually give for a private lesson. Although I believe the amount we gave is pretty standard, it seemed unfair to give him the same amount as we give to other teachers who typically have gotten only marginal results. I have never written a review of a ski instructor before, but thought this was only fair. Would highly recommend Jim Garvey for advanced skiers looking to learn to ski bumps, or who have otherwise stalled in their progress and are looking for a break-through. Thanks very much Jim. read more

Stratton! How could I forget to review you? Aaah, well all those ads in the subway reminded me. Seems like I'm in the minority on Yelp as an expert skiier reviewing this place. Not going to lie, cost didn't factor into my review because I always skied here for free because of races. I would describe Stratton as a good family mountain: there's a lot for all levels. Nice grooming for the less experienced skiiers, and plenty of steeper stuff for the more aggressive skiiers, at least for one full day's worth. The only problem is that since Stratton is further south, they tend to get a little more rain than the mountains in central and northern VT. Thus, the more challenging trails get shut down first =( The mountain amenities are fantastic, and the village is nothing short of charming. read more

I'll be honest. We went over the Xmas holiday week when it was -7 without windchill. IT WAS COLD! The resort was nice. Very New England. This is my issue. My 17-year-old son was freezing and went into the members only area with a group of kids to get warm. It's our first time to Stratton. Many non-members went in here to get warm. A janitor came up to only my son and asked him to leave as he WASN'T a member. He said this to no one else.My son is from Africa, Ethiopia to be exact. He didn't look like anyone else in the room and was singled out for not being a member. When we check out I relayed this story to the reservation manager on duty and she seemed genuinely sorry for the interaction. She then proceeded to tell me that "we have Jamaicans here" as a way to say they are open to all people. I wouldn't come back here. I wouldn't recommend this place until they have some serious sensitivity training. Racism is racism plain and simple...I don't care how many "Jamaicans" you have. read more

First time here last weekend, probably my last. I've been to many mountains charging all kinds of prices, but this mountain takes the cake for not delivering service on par with the price. First, we were here on club discount tickets so I didn't (and wouldn't) pay $87 or whatever the crazy full price is here. The club tickets the mountain printed for us were backdated a day, a fact we didn't discover until mid-day after many lifties had scanned our tickets (or so we thought). Eventually an adult scanned them and said the tix were no good. Off to customer service...first rep says "sorry guys, tough luck on that one". Tried another, who was very helpful, made a quick phone call to verify our story, and gave us current tickets (thank you!). That was the highlight of the day. Next, I needed a board to ride since mine is trashed. These club discount tix had us going to the back side base area (Sun Bowl) and the rental department there leaves much to be desired. Better than nothing for sure, but the rental board they gave me was really bad, like many years of use on it, tattered straps, no edges, just bad. The rental lady said that was the best they had BUT I could go to the main base area and trade it for a better one, since they'd upgraded the rental boards there. I eventually get to the main rental shop and they told me no way. They so helpfully suggested if I want one of their rental boards I should take the shuttle back to Sun Bowl, return the board, then shuttle back to their shop and rent from them. Wow, is this the same mountain? I persist and eventually they said I could have one of theirs but it'd cost another $10 and I'd still have to return there and take crappy board back to Sun Bowl. Thanks again for the A+ customer service. So for $48 I was "allowed" to rent a board (just a board, nothing else). While I was waiting for the binding mount, one of the staff called over to Sun Bowl and yelled at them for suggesting I could swap out one rental board for another at a different lodge. The final amusement was when we spoke to a mountain rep at the top of the mountain who knew just about nothing about what was going on. Told us a closed lift was really open, didn't know what trails were open/groomed/mogul runs, etc. read more

Large, fun, easy to deal with mountain not too far from NYC. AMAZING boot shop that's ski on ski off, totally changed my boot game. Lots of good groomers, not super crowded, lovely views. read more

Nice runs. However, my boyfriends rentals got taken before he even started skiing. The people at the lost and found were helpful but the skis still haven't been found and is going to have to pay for them (rentals from Equipe sports...another review...request for your name on your skis) Then the next day I woke up and it's pouring outside. I call to ask and they told me to go in and to ask for an exchange. So I went to exchange my lift ticket which the site also says I can exchange for another day if I don't like the conditions. The woman at the guest services was ridiculously rude to me. She was insisting that I had to go out and ski before I complain about the conditions. Let me just say that I did not need to go out there to say that it was awful to ski. Three lifts were closed, there was heavy fog and it was pouring. I wasn't even asking for a refund but just an exchange so I could still go another day. I am still considering calling the mountain to complain about her. Stratton if you are reading this please talk to your employee Liz. read more

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The terrain is great. The village makes everything easy. COVID has challenged all the mountains, so I am grading on a curve. My only complaint, but it was maddening, was how they manage the lift lines. Unlike every other mountain I ever skied on, the lift line attendants don't alternate between lanes. They will let five groups in one lane, three in another, ten in another. I guess if you like gambling, it is fun. I sat on a line for 10 minutes only to watch the attendant let 12 groups in on another lane, including people skiing right from the trail onto the chair. I guess they think it is fun, but it is frustrating. Also, I appreciate the safety around COVID, but it is crazy when you are waiting 40 minutes on the Gondola line to see a single person with Bear Pass or Ski Patrol walk on and take a whole car. I saw some singles do three up the Gondola and ski back down while I was waiting on the line. read more

Stratton is right up there with Okemo and Mount Snow as the "Big Three" of southern VT resorts. Like the others, the terrain is not as challenging as what you'd find further north but there's enough here to satisfy every level of skier. All three of these places get bombed on weekends, so your best bet is mid week non holiday. Grooming and snowmaking here are decent, and the gondola offers protection from the winds on cold days. The lodges are a tad dated, as many seem to be in this part of the country. There's a quaint base village but not being a shopper, I can't say much about what they've got, though there are a couple of good places to belly up to the bar (that's something where I do have expertise). Not as scenic as some other New England ski areas but all in all, a great place to spend a day on the slopes. read more

Came here in Early season, about 2/3 of the mountain was open and they were blasting snow. The open trails were nice and I found the Blues and Blacks to be a good ride, not to difficult. All in all a very nice mountain and I'll be back to ride once they are 100% open. read more

Great family intermediate resort. Snow can sometimes be hit or miss, but I've had some great days out in the glades. Park is decent at times. I like the lodge. You can literally place your lunch and bags under a table in the lodge and come back later in the day and no one will touch it or steal it. I wish all resorts were like this. During the week days, sometimes it feels like you own the mountain. read more

This mountain cannot be beat within a 3.5 hour ride from NYC. They always get hammered with good pow pow, have a decent vertical for the area, and a good variety of runs. Just ended my riding season here with a foot of fresh pow in the glades in April. Where were you fools at? read more

We stayed in a condo for a week. We went out to the village for NYE and every bar but 2 charged $15-$30 cover charge with nothing included. Door people were all pretty rude. Spending $8k for a condo there got us no where. The village was nice to visit during the day. read more

Great Family Mountain with everything you need in 1 friendly Vt location. Nice snowbelt, easy access, excellent grooming, a gondola, restaurants & espresso in the village, all kinds of lodging options....Stratton has long been "My Mountain" in Southern Vt & has become our February vacation resort. read more

I came here as a first time skier to learn how to ski. I'm not in the position to comment on their rates because I was part of a larger group and we got a package deal, but I can comment on the quality of their instructors. They were extremely knowledgeable and helpful. I was able to go down the green level by the end of the day. Staff is friendly and really made me feel welcomed. I'd definitely come back. read more