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Mzaar Ski Resort Resort Reviews

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Mzaar Ski Resort Ratings

Overall: 3.6. Based on 99 votes and 123 reviews.

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Snowsure: 3.8

  • 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
  • Mzaar Ski Resort is snowsure even in the poorest seasons

Variety of pistes: 3.7

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

Off-piste: 3.8

  • 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: 4.2

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

Access: 4.3

  • 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 Mzaar Ski Resort

Public Transport: 3.1

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

Accommodation: 4.2

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

Cheap Rooms: 3.5

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

Luxury Hotels: 4.2

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

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: 3.3

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

Snowmaking: 2.3

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

Snow Grooming: 4.2

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

Shelter: 3.0

  • 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
  • Mzaar Ski Resort is mostly in forest where you can ski in flat-light and windy days, lifts rarely close

Nearby options: 2.7

  • If snow conditions are poor at Mzaar Ski Resort, 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: 4.3

  • Mzaar Ski Resort 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: 3.6

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

Crowds/Queues: 3.1

  • 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: 4.2

  • 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: 4.1

  • 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: 4.2

  • 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: 4.3

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

Advanced: 4.1

  • 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: 2.6

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

Cross-country: 3.2

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

Luge/Toboggan: 2.6

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

Mountain Dining: 4.0

  • 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: 4.1

  • 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: 4.1

  • 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: 3.5

  • 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: 3.3

  • 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: 3.3

  • 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: 3.4

  • 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): 3.6

  • Overall, Mzaar Ski Resort 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): 3.7

  • Overall, Mzaar Ski Resort 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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December 10, 2010
Rawad from Ski Lebanon Lebanon
The snow-forecast for this year seems to be promising. Get ready for an entertaining winter season at Kfardebian-Mzar (Mzaar Kfardebian) ski slopes. Note that a new slope will be opened at Jonction Domain between Mzar and Nabil lifts.
December 07, 2010
josephine zgheib from Ski Lebanon Lebanon
Skiing in Lebanon in Kfardebian (Mzaar Kfardebian) is the best thing you do between January and March, please don't say anymore. Faraya: it's a big old fault, all the area with slopes named Kfardebian the moutain named Mzaar or oun el siman but not Faraya, Faraya: it's a village down on the high way via Kfardebian. Just for remember you. Thanks.
December 05, 2010
alonso from Ski Lebanon Lebanon
Faraya (Mzaar Kfardebian) is the best in ski and also snowmobile , you can rent your ski's from sports experts and rent snowmobiles from highland club 03 860867
December 05, 2010
Jeannot from Ski France France
Faraya Mzaar (Mzaar Kfardebian) is the best resort in the Middle East, the snow quality and the wonderful weather you can't find this in Europe. I stayed in Faraya Village Club residence, such beautiful place and close to the slopes, you have your chimney in your apartment farayavillageclub.com I recommend this beautiful place to everybody. BR Jeannot
July 14, 2010
Cobr@ from Ski Lebanon Lebanon
Dear all, I was reading all these comments and was a bit unhappy by some of the negative comments. Lets face it, Lebanon is a mild rich country and has been into war for a long time, the people are used to do anything for a living thus you can find anything you need in it and I mean anything with close to international standards. I live in this country and approx 15km from Mzar (Mzaar Kfardebian). I adore the place, it's F*** fantastic, it might be a bit mismanaged but try to have 20 years of war in any country, financial breakdowns, political hassle all the time and then, only then come and tell the world that our country is not a survivor, the slopes are great after 20 years of war, the people are so good after all that stress and simply, simply guys you are more than lucky to come ski in Lebanon. Otherwise, go ski somewhere else. No offense .. eh!
March 10, 2010
Khaled Majdalani from Ski France France
Lebanon has excellent ski slopes (Mzaar Kfardebian) with a nice climate and beautiful lanndcape and topography. Regretfully, it is mismanaged. I think everyone of us should contribute with their bit to improve. Otherwise, we are at a stand still.
February 28, 2010
Tony ABI ATMEH from Ski Lebanon Lebanon
Skiers and Lebanese, I thank god every day because I was born in Lebanon. A country that has it all. However, I feel ashamed when we criticize this poor country in public and we never mention its beauty. Cheer up skiers you have the best slopes ever and the best snow (e.g Mzaar Kfardebian). Stop denying, stop being negative! Cheer up and say our slopes are the best and they will become. Mzar (Mzaar Kfardebian) is not that far from the Alps organization. I guess what we lack is faith. Taa (20 years of ski experience in the Alps).
February 11, 2010
wadih from Ski Lebanon Lebanon
I have been skiing in Mzaar Kfardebian (Faraya) for 10 years now. The slopes are great. They are the best in Lebanon but the snow quality is not always good because the temperature rises quirky after the storm. The best time to ski at Mzaar Kfardebian is right after the storm (2 to 3 days max). Fortunately the storms are frequent during the period going from January to mid February.
February 04, 2010
christopher from Ski Cyprus Cyprus
Ok, our slopes in Cyprus are the worst, but at least they open them. I am here at Mzaar Kfardebian with 4 friends and for the last two days the slopes are shut down. The first day it was windy, the second day is snowing a lot so bad visability and lets see what they are going to say for tommorow. We have paid to come here for 5 days and we may ski only for two. I can say anything about the slopes but they seem to be ok if they open them. They are probably too lazy to work over here or something... lol.
January 28, 2010
Robstein from Ski Israel Israel
Well, Mzaar Kfardebian is one of the best ski resorts on the Mediterranean. The other one being the Cedar resorts. We are lucky to have Lebanon in this region for skiing. But also if you are in Europe, Lebanon ski slopes could be a nice alternative as Lebanon can offer both the shore with the sea with its just beautiful as well as skiing...