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Mzaar Ski Resort Ratings

Overall: 3.6. Based on 93 votes and 123 reviews. Vote

Snowsure: 3.8

(1) Occasionally gets enough snow for skiing, (2) is often closed due to a lack of snow, (3) occasionally suffers from a lack of snow, (4) rarely suffers from a lack of snow, (5) Mzaar Ski Resort is snowsure even in the poorest seasons.

Variety of pistes: 3.7

(1) The ski runs are featureless and unvaried, (3) the ski runs are varied but not extensive enough for a week, (5) Mzaar Ski Resort has diverse and interesting pistes including forests and high alpine terrain.

Off-piste: 3.8

(1) No off-piste worth mentioning, (2) off piste is out-of-bounds, (3) some varied offpiste that stays fresh for one or two days, (5) a vast array of off-piste routes that can stay untracked for several days.

Scenery: 4.2

(1) An ugly resort in a bland setting, (3) average mountain views and resort, (5) a spectacular setting and a beautiful / historic resort town.

Access: 4.3

(1) At least one overnight stop, (2) requires a whole day, (3) requires more than half a day – you may have time for a few turns (4) arrive by lunchtime and ski all afternoon, (5) there is a main airport within an hour of Mzaar Ski Resort.

Public Transport: 3.1

(1) There are no buses or taxis to Mzaar Ski Resort, (3) there are slow or infrequent buses / trains available, (5) getting to the resort is easy with frequent bus / train connections.

Accommodation: 4.1

(1) No places to stay in/near Mzaar Ski Resort, (3) a few places to stay in the resort, (5) a wide variety of accommodation suitable to suit all budgets.

Cheap Rooms: 3.5

(1) No budget accommodation available, (3) just one or two hostels so book ahead, (5) several cheap hostels and pensions available.

Luxury Hotels: 4.1

(1) No luxury accommodation available, (3) just one or two luxury hotels so book ahead, (5) several up-market hotels in Mzaar Ski Resort.

Ski in/Ski out: 4.0

(1) The ski area is located far from any accommodation, (3) a free ski bus takes you to the ski area in a short trip, (5) Ski-in ski-out accommodation is available.

Childcare: 3.3

(1) There are no child care facilities at Mzaar Ski Resort, (5) the resort has excellent child-care facilities including at least one reasonably priced creche.

Snowmaking: 2.2

(1) Mzaar Ski Resort relies entirely on natural snow, (3) there are just a few snow cannons, (5) there are snowmaking facilities on all pistes.

Snow Grooming: 4.1

(1) There are no snow groomers at Mzaar Ski Resort, (3) occasionally some pistes are left ungroomed and in a poor state, (5) all the runs at Mzaar Ski Resort are groomed daily.

Shelter: 3.0

(1) there is nowhere to ski when it is windy or visibility is bad and lifts often shut, (3) there are some trees for poor visibility but main lifts sometimes close, (5) Mzaar Ski Resort is mostly in forest where you can ski in flat-light and windy days, lifts rarely close.

Nearby options: 2.7

(1) If snow conditions are poor at Mzaar Ski Resort, it will be poor everywhere nearby, (3) there are good alternatives within an hours drive, (5) other locations on the same lift pass provide a rich variety of snowsure ski conditions.

Regional rating: 4.3

(1) Mzaar Ski Resort usually has poor snow conditions compared to other resorts in region, (3) has average conditions for the region, (5) usually has the best snow conditions in the region.

Lift Staff: 3.6

(1) The staff at Mzaar Ski Resort are rude or unhelpful, (5) lift staff at Mzaar Ski Resort are pleasant, cheerful and eager to help.

Crowds/Queues: 3.1

(1) the resort is always busy and there are usually long lift queues, (3) it is quiet apart from occasional weekends and school holidays, (5) it is uncrowded and lift queues are very rare.

Ski Schools: 4.2

(1) No ski schools available, (2) one or two ski schools but local language only, (3) a few ski schools but book early for multi-lingual instructors, (4) plenty of ski schools and multi-lingual instructors available, (5) excellent ski schools with friendly multi-lingual ski instructors.

Hire and Repairs: 4.0

(1) Nothing can be sourced, not even ski-wax or ptex. (3) there are some ski shops but rentals need to be booked in advance, (5) good quality ski equipment can be purchased or hired and overnight repairs are possible.

Beginners: 4.1

(1) Beginners can only watch others ski and snowboard, (3) a few gentle slopes but beginners will get bored in less than a week, (3) Vast areas of gentle terrain.

Intermediates: 4.3

(1) No intermediate terrain at Mzaar Ski Resort, (3) intermediate skiers will get bored after a few days, (5) vast areas of cruising runs.

Advanced: 4.0

(1) Nothing for advanced skiers and snowboarders, (3) enough steep terrain for a few days with some good offpiste, (5) Enough steep terrain and offpiste areas to entertain advanced skiers for at least a week.

Snow Park: 2.6

(1) Not even a kicker at Mzaar Ski Resort, (3) average sized park quite well looked after, (5) huge park area and expertly crafted pipes, jumps and boardercross trails.

Cross-country: 3.2

(1) There is nowhere to go for cross-country skiing around Mzaar Ski Resort, (3) there are some cross country trails available, (5) the area features many spectacular and well maintained cross-country trails.

Luge/Toboggan: 2.6

(1) No designated luge or toboggan runs, (3) there are toboggan runs that open quite often, (5) Mzaar Ski Resort has long and well maintained luge / toboggan facilities suitable for all ages.

Mountain Dining: 4.0

(1) Nowhere to buy food by the pistes, (3) some places to eat up on the mountain but they are often busy and expensive, (5) there is a variety of excellent mountain eateries right next to the slopes to suit all budgets.

Eating: 4.1

(1) Bring your own food, there isn't even a shop. (5) A wide variety of places to eat and drink in the resort, from fast food to fancy restaurants.

Apres-Ski: 4.1

(1) Nothing to do, not even a bar, (3) there are a few bars in the resort but nothing special, (5) clubs and bars stay open until very late and have a friendly atmosphere.

Other Sports: 3.5

(1) No sports facilities at all apart from ski lifts, (3) resort has just a small public swimming pool, (5) resort has all kinds of sports facilities, including a full-size swimming pool.

Entertainment: 3.3

(1) Besides the snow and walking there is nothing to do here, (3) the non-skier will find things to do for few days but may become bored after a week, (5) the resort area is a fascinating place to visit, regardless of winter sports.

Winter Walks: 3.3

(1) Very limited walking and no snowshoe trails, (3) a couple of designated scenic walking/snowshoe trails, (5) extensive and diverse winter walking trails for all abilities.

Ski Pass Value: 3.4

(1) A 1 week ski pass is overpriced compared to the number of lifts available, (3) the ski pass is averagely priced and covers a reasonable number of lifts, (5) ski passes are excellent value for money and cover a lot of lifts spanning a big area.

Value (National): 3.6

(1) Overall, Mzaar Ski Resort is one of the most expensive ski resorts in the country and not worth the money, (3) overall represents average value for money, (5) overall offers the best value resort in the country.

Value (Global): 3.7

(1) Overall, Mzaar Ski Resort is one of the most expensive ski resorts in the world, (3) overall it offers pretty average value for money compared to resorts from other countries, (5) internationally the resort offers excellent value for money.

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February 22, 2022
Sara Faraya from Ski Lebanon Lebanon
The information about this resort is very innacurate. After years of terrible managment, the situation only got worse this season. None of the maps of this resort is correct. 80km of 42 pistes has always been complete lie. Besides, the number of slopes and lifts now available to skiers has been reduced by 70%. Two entire sections - Warde, Cabane and snow park were closed down 3 years ago. What remains now is max. 6km of slopes (just check on google maps) 8 defective lifts, out of which 2 or 3 never operate. Anyone ever seen Rouge lift working? Faulcon works but greedy management never lets it run. Many slopes are never even prepared - i.e. Nabil or they're closed to public. So if you are not a beginner, you will be left with literally 2 (yes, two!!) lifts - Jabal Dib and Mzaar - if they open. And everyone who can stand on skies or board, will be there. Imagine this choas of crowds at these 2 lifts. Of course, this could be easily solved but management doesn't care once they ripped you off and got your dollars. Lifts are in terrible conditions and dangerous. I wonder how many ACLs snapped at this brutal Kaumeh drag lift. They never open on time (some open after 11am or never), they close well before official times leaving you stranded while managment lies to people that everything is open, everyday, just to sell skipasses. If something happens to you on the slope or lift (rather high risk of that) don't count on help from the resort. The staff is rude, arrogant and often aggressive - I've seen skiers attacked by piste monitors. I've also seen injured skiers begging for help while 10 drunk monitors gathered for arak party at the top of Nabil lift. Forget about emergency Mzaar hotline. Nobody ever picks it up. We all remember that boy stuck hunging on malfunctioning chair-lift. And the insurance you pay for in your skipass is a scam. The managment will laugh in your face if you ask about it. Customer service doesn't exist in Mzaar. Their website and application don't work at all. Lift status has been intentionally removed so skiers can't check what lifts are open when they buy skipass. If you ask, you will be told lie - "everything open". Facebook, Instagram comments were blocked by management to stop people calling for boycot after prices were put in USD while employees are paid peanuts in local currency. Thieving Mzaar management even rips everyone off on the illegal hiked up $ exchange rate! But wait, when they give you back the change they calculate...at the lower exchange rate!!! This is basically criminal practise towards Lebanese people. I don't need to mention sick traffic jams and disgusting, dirty parking. Everyone notices this. If you live in UAE, KSA, Qatar do not make this mistake of coming to ski in shitshow Mzaar. There are many bigger, more attractive, cheaper and well managed resorts in the region where you will be treated with respect as a skier or snowboarder. Plenty of fantastic places in Turkey, Gorgia. Even Iran, Armenia have better ski resorts. Faraya Ski Resort that generations of Lebanese people loved has been ruined and turned into this joke of a ski resort called Mzaar. Disgusting!!
February 22, 2009
Fares from Ski Lebanon Lebanon
Faraya Mzaar is great with nice slopes, good snow and friendly people but my stay at Intercontnental Mzaar was like a nightmare. With bad management and bad communication it's unfair for it to be a 5 stars hotel.
January 07, 2006
Pierre from Ski Belgium Belgium
Great solpes,friendly people,breathtaking views,JUST WONDERFUL.
March 24, 2009
John M from Ski Kuwait Kuwait
I came to Mzaar after a colleague took a school trip to Les Elfes. Apart from an unfortunate storm which took out two days, the skiing was better than average European ski areas with very good hotel management. Slope grooming might have been better at Mzaar, and the lifts, although old, seemed to be well maintained. There's a shortage of apres-ski at Mzaar, but apart from that, Lebanese people were more than welcoming and there aren't many drunks to spoil your day. In short, plenty here for competent skiers, families and groups. Loved it.
February 21, 2019
Lebanese shredder from Ski Lebanon Lebanon
Great slopes, great season 'til now. The parking complaints come from people who show up late and leave at closing time or even after. Hoping to see a bigger park and less technical issues and hopefully new slopes. The team tries its best, so does the administration.
March 09, 2012
COBR@ from Ski Lebanon Lebanon
To whoever, Any person, who feels offended by going to Mzaar or feels like his ego is more important than being there or have another way of thinking may gladly go ski anywhere he likes and we will be glad. No one obliged you to come here, nor anyone is trying to keep you here. So please spare us and don't ever come back. We are glad about this resort, we like the way it is crazily run and we like the rotting chairs and whatever you call it. [note from the editor: text edited slightly for sake of relevance]
March 08, 2012
New-Born from Ski Lebanon Lebanon
Nightmare and disastrous roads and pistes. Snobbism and vulgar people. Apocalyptic and stressful while trying to do something you really enjoy... Oh and expensive!
February 17, 2013
SMN from Ski Lebanon Lebanon
Your weather predictions have been completely off this year unlike previous years It is now snowing in Faraya and yet you are indicating sunshine?
February 02, 2011
steve khoury from Ski Lebanon Lebanon
New snow falling at Mzaar Kfardebian. Perfect months for skiing in Lebanon are January & February. Don't miss out on the perfect snow. Ski instructor here mostly for high slopes & techniques for booking : 009613551853. or email: agency.light@gmail.com
January 09, 2008
Gabrielle from Ski Netherlands Netherlands
Since 2003 I go to Faraya: 2008 will be my 6th season. I live in Damascus and love to go there for weekends skiing. I say the scenery is great: views on the Med and on Beirut from the slopes; closeby ancient Roman temple and a beautiful arch in the rocks. In March and April you can ski on what they call "Firn" in Austria in the mornings and have an icecream on the seaside in Beirut in the afternoon. There is skiing for all levels incl kids and plenty of off-piste as well. I recommend for a long weekend only if you are more then advanced. The lifts are slower and older, but sufficient. Plenty of hotel choices for different budgets.

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