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Mount Washington resort snow
Lat Long: 49.74° N 125.30° W
Ski Canada - BC

Mount Washington Resort Reviews

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Visitor reviews for Mount Washington Ski Resort

Mount Washington Ratings

Overall: 3.2. Based on 220 votes and 377 reviews.

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Snowsure: 3.7

  • 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
  • Mount Washington is snowsure even in the poorest seasons

Variety of pistes: 3.8

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

Off-piste: 3.3

  • 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: 4.2

  • 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 Mount Washington

Public Transport: 3.3

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

Accommodation: 3.5

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

Cheap Rooms: 2.4

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

Luxury Hotels: 2.6

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

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: 3.4

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

Snowmaking: 2.1

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

Snow Grooming: 3.5

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

Shelter: 3.5

  • 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
  • Mount Washington is mostly in forest where you can ski in flat-light and windy days, lifts rarely close

Nearby options: 1.8

  • If snow conditions are poor at Mount Washington, 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: 3.9

  • Mount Washington 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: 3.8

  • The staff at Mount Washington are rude or unhelpful
  • Lift staff at Mount Washington 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: 3.8

  • 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: 4.0

  • 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: 4.0

  • 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: 4.0

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

Advanced: 3.7

  • 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: 3.4

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

Cross-country: 4.2

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

Luge/Toboggan: 2.5

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

Mountain Dining: 2.8

  • 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: 2.7

  • 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: 2.7

  • 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: 1.8

  • 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: 2.2

  • 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: 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): 2.8

  • Overall, Mount Washington 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): 2.8

  • Overall, Mount Washington 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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January 04, 2014
SheaShea
What an amazing place! But has Whistler prices for accommodation. The food at Ted's is disgusting and very over priced, not enough stuff to do for kids when the mountain isn't open, the entertainment is for old people. I see why this place is for sale, Hopefully, the new owners are younger and are more with the current times! Oh and btw, they can not make snow up here, there isn't enough water supply to do this. Also find it funny that they have an "environmental committee" but their own cleaning company uses chemicals that go into the ground and pollute it and when you try and ask about this environmental committee, nobody knows who is in it!
December 30, 2013
mr happypants
The biggest location related problem faced by Mt Wash is that the level of whiny-ness in the local ski population is so high. Only here would people try and blame the management for the weather. No snow years happen at all ski areas from time to time, and anyway, not being able to go skiing really is a first world problem. Ride your bikes instead.
December 30, 2013
Mark
I used to ski Mount Washington. Not any more, since they went high end. Fancy magic carpet etc. Priced me out of the market! Used to be affordable, green chair half day ticket. Perfect for Comox Valley locals on a budget. That's gone now and so have I.
December 25, 2013
no non never
Definitely don't need snow making at this place. After years of early openings, which are not the historical norms and highly profitable seasons, Mt Wash out refuses to get snowmaking. Personally, I don't care as I would not ski on the ice, bit I feel bad for all those who have spent hard earned dollars on real estate and vacation plans up there. The great irony is the place is finally for sale and it is hard to imagine anyone doing a worse job running it, so perhaps this will make the next owners think about investing some dollars in infrastructure, i.e. some old junky snowmaking gear that they could pick up for 10c on the dollar. Can't wait for the barrage of hate responses from mountain employees who are sitting round their wood fires in there pyjamas 'cause there ain't no work.
September 30, 2013
Bike seat Larry
Sept 29, the clouds linger over the cabin at forbidden Patrick or mothface are planning there next ketchup Cafeteria mustard heist. Mt. Washington is for sale and things are going to change. Doug's done and might as well work as a parky! Peters eatin pancakes in a office made of money,,, still never got his level three, Otis muckchip is in the oilfields, on the brink of extinction Times are changin, lucky to see a few tracks down heroine last year, Things are they changing...?? Lets face it ski tourism is on the decline, take a close look from courtenay And stare up at the platue, this is the future of our ski resort. Tourists come and go, lifts and ski ghosts whisper as the cold wind blows, silent steady, pure in f0rm. Timmy's up there somewhere in the burnt trees, blazing Zeppelins, Catching air and in the snowy dark shadows of the afternoon light........ The dad hunter raises his staff and shoots sweet white creamy fluff into the air... The dream of turning skiing into a business A greedy little dream is put to bed. Good night tele Timmy , after all it was your first time. Well see you in stovepipe glades or Jennifer's frizz chute. Shan't be long and then we ride.
September 17, 2013
chico
Great new brochures. Mt. looks great in pictures. Nice to see the new changes. Can't wait to start cutting the edges.......
May 01, 2013
chico
Sorry to hear that the bike park will not be open for 2013. I'm sure the limited amount of riders who used it will miss it greatly. But it's all about demand. See you in the new ski season. Can't wait.
April 13, 2013
Sleepercell
Holy smokes! I can't believe the mountain would ruin my dreams of skiing the sweet, sweet ice fields until the 21st of April. I only bounced off three rocks and got two coreshots yesterday; I could have been doing that during the week when they made the ludicrous decision to close. The management wants to make us believe that a "lack of snow" and "warmer than average temperatures" are to blame. Hogwash. Corporate mumbo-jumbo. I overheard something about farming snow on the mountain. Why don't they just add some more snow seeds earlier in the season? It's called foresight. Don't even get me started on how much they've reduced my season's pass to a meaningless piece of plastic. I may have already gotten enough ski days to pay it four times over, but when I absolutely demanded they stay open until June at the Ticket Kiosk, they just laughed at me and told me to deal with it. How am I going to get my two runs in on Coaster? Who will keep Timmy's Traverse an actual traverse?
April 08, 2013
powwow
What a surprise, passholders are squashed on managements' whim. No longer raking in the bucks on day tickets, screw our commitment to staying open, the forecast doesn't look good so we are closed. What a crock. Tomorrow, clear skies, 'corn snow, would have been a great day. Your lack of commitment to stay open is shallow and pathetic.
April 06, 2013
OTIS MUCKCHIP
Well now, they did it again, Another hell of a great attempt for Timmy the Washington snow prince. Finished the season off on east bullets. Did at least 3 twisters, one spread hawk back scratcher and a mut grab to 760, donkey kick. It was so sick people yelled from the chair "go home you Victorian idiot". Why do people from the valley have to be rude up here? I just want sick powder turns! "Said in a Australian accent". Anyways, lets hope the rumour about the gondola from Wolf lake next year is true. I will be the first to hot box it then pry the door open and super daffy ski out of it.