Of the three ski hills in the Madison area (Tyrol, Devil's Head, and Cascade), I like the vibe at Tyrol best, though they're all pretty nice. Tyrol has the shortest runs by far, but some decent terrain park areas, especially for snowboarding. Food at the Tyrol lodge is by far the best of the three (beef brisket sandwich!) and most reasonably priced. For any of these places- recalibrate any expectations you have based on skiing in California or Colorado! And if you're taking your kids, they won't know the difference anyway and will have a blast. I've finally figured out that in Madison, the fake snow is about as good as the real stuff, and they all make the fake stuff. So when there is no snow on the ground in Madison no one thinks "hey, let's go skiing!" and the crowds are pretty sparse. Like someone else said-- check the website for the various specials... it can work out to be less $$ than Cascade, even with the "kids ski free" at Cascade. read more

Went here today beautiful spot! Never skied before. Kyle was my instructor. Went from gliding on my ass down the mountain to being pretty decent. Good job Kyle! read more

You cannot get a better deal than $12 for a whole day of skiing (weekday). This place has so many awesome deals. As a native Californian (grew up skiing in Tahoe), the runs feel terribly short, but I don't think you'll do better here in Wisconsin. There were no lines to speak of, everyone was nice, the conditions were near perfect. Lodge isn't huge, but had everything I needed and was very clean and accessible. Kids 5 and under ski free (doesn't required paid parent ticket), and parents can teach them for free (if you're in street boots), so if you buy rather than rent, you're basically teaching them for free, which is amazing. Can't wait to go back! read more

This place is awesome! So much cheaper than cascade or Devils Head. The $12 Tuesday's and $12 Friday night deals are superb ways to get to the slopes a couple of times in the year without exhausting your wallet, and if you want to go with a group of friends to introduce them to the wonderful world of skiing it's only $31 for a lift ticket AND rentals if you buy it before 3:45 PM. They have every kind of skiing type here too. They have three lifts: A, B, and C Lift A takes you to all their park runs. (Their park is amazing, they do need a higher emphasis on progression but you will see some of the best park riders in the Midwest there) Lift B is great for alpine skiing And lift C is great for free skiing, tree runs, steep terrain, and they have a mini cliff jump! I love the jump line they put on sutters ridge this year too. It's marvelous. These guys do a great job with what they have and put some epic features up on their hill. It also has an incredible local vibe. There's a real culture you pick up on when you go there, great to hang out at the bar or on the roof deck where they normally have a bonfire. read more

My daughter (9) and I went last night, against my better judgment, but it was only her second time skiing and she was familiar with the place because it's where we went her first time. We could have skied at Cascade Mountain for $15 less, and should have! They had eight runs open and all were nothing but ice. She had to slide on her butt down one hill that last year (her first time ever skiing) she had no problem with. $100 is WAY to much to charge people this late in the season if the trails aren't groomed and only 8 are open!!! To top it off, every employee I encountered (save for the man walking on the magic carpet like it was a treadmill) was staring at a phone all night. Just unprofessional and unfortunate. Will be going to Cascade from now on because they groom, have a ton more trails and are less expensive. Never again. read more

Had a horrible experience today, we had a small argument on the slopes which led to not management but the owner of the place himself who was extremely rude getting involved. When we tried to explain ourselves he repeatedly insulted us and even threatened us called one in our group a "dip shit" not only that but he got in the face of the only female in our group and told her to "get walking." He says "I don't have to be respectful because I own the place." Seems to me that he enjoys being in charge a bit too much. Didn't let two in our group get their shoes from the car. They walked on the muddy parking lot barefoot. There was 6 people in our group who paid really good money to have a good time and we got the complete opposite. Was really disappointed being it was a few of our first times. Couldn't believe how stuck up the owner was. Some guy that witnesses our altercation with the owner came up and told me this happens multiple times a week and the owners stepdaddy bought the place a little bit ago. People getting kicked out for pointless reasons when they paid a lot of money to be there because this definitely isn't the cheapest place. I would definitely go to Chestnut Mountain, or Alpine Valley instead. Not to mention no social distancing is enforced what so ever in or outside. Only heard a couple people be told to put a mask on and a few people didn't even have one. read more

I skied here for the second time now, so I am a repeat customer. Proximity does have something to do with that. I like to go on a weekday because I hate to wait for the lift and weekdays are pretty wide open. Nites might be busy, I don't know but guess they might be. It's not a large place but they have decent easy or medium runs. (green or blue signs) I think there may be only 1 or 2 black diamonds or so. The runs could be a little longer. Great scenery at the top: you can see for miles around. I thought the rental skis/boots were decent, my feet didn't hurt at all! Nice boots. They make a very good Bloody Mary in the lounge, and you're in Wisconsin, so that comes with a beer chaser of course! 2 large shrimp plus other goodies in the Bloody Mary. Plenty of New Glarus beers on tap. Never tried any of the real food here and likely won't. (I've eaten at other Wisc. ski hills before-ehhh) Lift tickets $12, rentals $28, helmets $5. Parking on a weekday is wide open too. read more

Best place in the mid west to park ski...maybe even any type of skiing...all employees i have ever met are helpfull and amazing!! Would definitely recommend! read more

Close to Madison and they do a good job of maintaining the most important part - the park & pipe. Plus they have an airbag for practicing your flips! read more

I am new to Wisconsin. We go to check out Tyrol Basin today and it looks so fun! But no one is very helpful. The people where you pay for the rentals does not know enough information about what to recommend for first timers visiting Tyrol Basin. The people working at the building to sign up for ski lessons are very rude and sarcastic! Should not be working there. Very bad experience! Never will recommend this place! Time for employee evaluations and to say bye bye! read more

We had the pleasure of visiting Tyrol Basin right after Christmas and through New Year. What a fantastic experience. We planned a trip from IL to Wisconsin and knew we would go to either Cascade or Tyrol Basin. We are new to skiing and snowboarding and have only heard of Cascade. We tried reaching out to Cascade a couple times for information and the employees were very rude. That motivated us to look harder at Tyrol Basin. The customer service there was phenomenal! Anyone we spoke to at our hotel and other places all said they only go to Tyrol Basin. The locals have it right. Great rates and service. Good food. The slopes were great for us. The location is a little remote so cell coverage can be iffy. If I could change 1 thing, I wish they would find a way to clear out the bottom of the slopes near the first chair lift. It gets crowded and people hang around. Makes it challenging when you need to stop quickly at the bottom of the slope. Overall great place and we will be going back. read more

Loved it. I took my two intermediate level kids skiing at night with rental skis included for $79. Flat out best deal ever for skiing. Yes it's small but it has a terrain park and some nice steep hills to play on. I missed a bump run but hey, what do you expect for that kind of money. read more

This November Tyrol posted on their site that their Holiday rates didn't start until Saturday, Dec 23 so my friend and I took off of work on Friday Dec 22 to bring our five kids out skiing because we had a Bucky Book 2 for 1 coupon there. We made all the plans and arrangements and the day before learned that they changed their Holiday dates so the rate went up for Dec 22 and we could no longer use the coupon. I called to confirm this and the girl on the phone said, yes they changed it recently - no coupons and they'd be charging higher holiday rates. I told her how we made our plans based on what their website said just a few days earlier and she couldn't have cared less. I even said, I think we'll ski somewhere else then - again, she didn't care. No customer service whatsoever. Plus only one third of their runs were scheduled to be open. Crazy that they would price gouge us considering that only 1/3 of the runs were open. We went to Cascade instead - kids ski free and 32 of 45 runs were open. We had a great time. Tyrol should have offered to grandfather us in with the rate they had posted and allowed the coupon. Poor customer service at Tyrol - Cascade was the complete opposite. read more

When you live in Wisconsin and work in Madison, it doesn't get much better than Tyrol - great kickers, a laid back attitude and bar with incredible local talent. Thanks for continuing to help Midwest youth compete with their West coast peers. read more