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Ski Canada - Ontario

Calabogie Resort Reviews

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Visitor reviews for Calabogie Ski Resort

Calabogie Ratings

Overall: 2.8. Based on 3 votes and 5 reviews.

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Snowsure: 2.7

  • Occasionally gets enough snow for skiing
  • Is often closed due to a lack of snow
  • Occasionally suffers from a lack of snow
  • Rarely suffers from a lack of snow
  • Calabogie is snowsure even in the poorest seasons

Variety of pistes: 3.0

  • The ski runs are featureless and unvaried
  • The ski runs are varied but not extensive enough for a week
  • Calabogie has diverse and interesting pistes including forests and high alpine terrain

Off-piste: 1.7

  • No off-piste worth mentioning
  • Off piste is out-of-bounds
  • Some varied offpiste that stays fresh for one or two days
  • A vast array of off-piste routes that can stay untracked for several days

Scenery: 4.0

  • An ugly resort in a bland setting
  • Average mountain views and resort
  • A spectacular setting and a beautiful / historic resort town

Access: 2.3

  • At least one overnight stop
  • Requires a whole day
  • Requires more than half a day – you may have time for a few turns
  • Arrive by lunchtime and ski all afternoon
  • There is a main airport within an hour of Calabogie

Public Transport: 1.0

  • There are no buses or taxis to Calabogie
  • There are slow or infrequent buses / trains available
  • Getting to the resort is easy with frequent bus / train connections

Accommodation: 2.7

  • No places to stay in/near Calabogie
  • A few places to stay in the resort
  • A wide variety of accommodation suitable to suit all budgets

Cheap Rooms: 1.5

  • No budget accommodation available
  • Just one or two hostels so book ahead
  • Several cheap hostels and pensions available

Luxury Hotels: 2.3

  • No luxury accommodation available
  • Just one or two luxury hotels so book ahead
  • Several up-market hotels in Calabogie

Ski in/Ski out: 4.0

  • The ski area is located far from any accommodation
  • A free ski bus takes you to the ski area in a short trip
  • Ski-in ski-out accommodation is available

Childcare: 1.3

  • There are no child care facilities at Calabogie
  • The resort has limited child-care facilities
  • the resort has excellent child-care facilities including at least one reasonably priced creche

Snowmaking: 4.5

  • Calabogie relies entirely on natural snow
  • There are just a few snow cannons
  • There are snowmaking facilities on all pistes

Snow Grooming: 3.3

  • There are no snow groomers at Calabogie
  • Occasionally some pistes are left ungroomed and in a poor state
  • All the runs at Calabogie are groomed daily

Shelter: 4.5

  • There is nowhere to ski when it is windy or visibility is bad and lifts often shut
  • There are some trees for poor visibility but main lifts sometimes close
  • Calabogie is mostly in forest where you can ski in flat-light and windy days, lifts rarely close

Nearby options: 3.0

  • If snow conditions are poor at Calabogie, it will be poor everywhere nearby
  • There are good alternatives within an hours drive
  • Other locations on the same lift pass provide a rich variety of snowsure ski conditions

Regional rating: 3.0

  • Calabogie usually has poor snow conditions compared to other resorts in region
  • Has average conditions for the region
  • Usually has the best snow conditions in the region

Lift Staff: 4.3

  • The staff at Calabogie are rude or unhelpful
  • Lift staff at Calabogie are pleasant, cheerful and eager to help

Crowds/Queues: 3.5

  • The resort is always busy and there are usually long lift queues
  • It is quiet apart from occasional weekends and school holidays
  • It is uncrowded and lift queues are very rare

Ski Schools: 3.0

  • No ski schools available
  • One or two ski schools but local language only
  • A few ski schools but book early for multi-lingual instructors
  • Plenty of ski schools and multi-lingual instructors available
  • Excellent ski schools with friendly multi-lingual ski instructors

Hire and Repairs: 3.5

  • Nothing can be sourced, not even ski-wax or ptex
  • There are some ski shops but rentals need to be booked in advance
  • Good quality ski equipment can be purchased or hired and overnight repairs are possible

Beginners: 3.0

  • Beginners can only watch others ski and snowboard
  • A few gentle slopes but beginners will get bored in less than a week
  • Vast areas of gentle terrain

Intermediates: 2.5

  • No intermediate terrain at Calabogie
  • Intermediate skiers will get bored after a few days
  • Vast areas of cruising runs

Advanced: 1.7

  • Nothing for advanced skiers and snowboarders
  • Enough steep terrain for a few days with some good offpiste
  • Enough steep terrain and offpiste areas to entertain advanced skiers for at least a week

Snow Park: 2.0

  • Not even a kicker at Calabogie
  • Average sized park quite well looked after
  • Huge park area and expertly crafted pipes, jumps and boardercross trails

Cross-country: 3.0

  • There is nowhere to go for cross-country skiing around Calabogie
  • There are some cross country trails available
  • The area features many spectacular and well maintained cross-country trails

Luge/Toboggan: 1.0

  • No designated luge or toboggan runs
  • There are toboggan runs that open quite often
  • Calabogie has long and well maintained luge / toboggan facilities suitable for all ages

Mountain Dining: 3.0

  • Nowhere to buy food by the pistes
  • Some places to eat up on the mountain but they are often busy and expensive
  • There is a variety of excellent mountain eateries right next to the slopes to suit all budgets

Eating: 3.5

  • Bring your own food, there isn't even a shop
  • There are a few places to eat in the resort but nothing special
  • A wide variety of places to eat and drink in the resort, from fast food to fancy restaurants

Apres-Ski: 2.0

  • Nothing to do, not even a bar
  • There are a few bars in the resort but nothing special
  • Clubs and bars stay open until very late and have a friendly atmosphere

Other Sports: 2.0

  • No sports facilities at all apart from ski lifts
  • Resort has just a small public swimming pool
  • Resort has all kinds of sports facilities, including a full-size swimming pool

Entertainment: 2.3

  • Besides the snow and walking there is nothing to do here
  • The non-skier will find things to do for few days but may become bored after a week
  • The resort area is a fascinating place to visit, regardless of winter sports

Winter Walks: 2.5

  • Very limited walking and no snowshoe trails
  • A couple of designated scenic walking/snowshoe trails
  • Extensive and diverse winter walking trails for all abilities

Ski Pass Value: 2.7

  • A 1 week ski pass is overpriced compared to the number of lifts available
  • The ski pass is averagely priced and covers a reasonable number of lifts
  • Ski passes are excellent value for money and cover a lot of lifts spanning a big area

Value (National): 3.5

  • Overall, Calabogie is one of the most expensive ski resorts in the country and not worth the money
  • Overall represents average value for money
  • Overall offers the best value resort in the country

Value (Global): 3.0

  • Overall, Calabogie is one of the most expensive ski resorts in the world
  • Overall it offers pretty average value for money compared to resorts from other countries
  • Internationally the resort offers excellent value for money

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March 05, 2025
Russ Stewart
I skied with my family at Calabogie in February following a fresh dump of show. We were all very excited to go but the new snow could not cover the crap this hill dishes out. The lodge is run down, dirty and has bland overpriced food. The roof was leaking and now leaves me wondering if the structural integrity has been compromised. Pack a lunch and leave your items in the new shed that appears to have been built in the past year or two. Are they preparing for the old lodge collapse? The hill has a number of runs but the slow chair lift is annoying. I also hear that they are no longer allowing the local race team kids to use the hill to ski. I guess it’s trying to serve the +65 crowd. Do yourself a favour, go to one of the other hills in the area and enjoy the atmosphere and runs.
January 01, 2020
Dale Stevens
What, no bagged lunches in Chalet?
January 04, 2013
Mike
I have skied locally at Calabogie for years and so far 11 days this season. Unfortunately, this year the hill conditions are the worst I have ever seen in spite of the excellent early winter (lots of natural snow and consistently below freezing temperatures). Conditions on the ungroomed runs are not just bad but dangerous. Further, this year the snow guns have been producing slush instead of dry snow so the conditions on many of the groomed runs can only be described as very icy. Finally, the terrain report published on the hill's web site is inaccurate - even the glade runs are shown as groomed! Finally, I have observed that some (at least 3) of the ski patrol (Calabogie Peaks employees) they do have are unable to ski (multiple falls in the course of a single run) in difficult ski conditions.
January 02, 2013
gbogey
In 2012 and so far in 2013 the resort has reduced grooming to only a few runs ruining the best snow conditions in years. The resort has also severed its relationship with the Cdn ski patrol. Don't get hurt at Calabogie or you are in serious trouble
January 18, 2008
Billy Neilson
Calabogie peaks is where I learned to ski! Let's get two things straight about Calabogie, it's big (biggest vertical drop in Ontario), and it's steep. They have two comfortable quad chairs and a new snow making system. If you are staying in the Ottawa area it's a must stop for the avid skier. Basically Calabogie is a small hill with the heart of a big mountain, enjoy!