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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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February 26, 2012
Hardlyworthit
What's with the Boomerang lift line ups? Either put in a high speed or stop the incredible powder days. So much dry and feather light blower powder skiing, face shots at the end of the day skiing back to my car. I still can't believe how incredible the skiing experience at Mount Washington was today, hmmmmm.
February 25, 2012
Ticket correction
A quick correction to another reviewer's post: you need to compare ticket prices to ticket prices if you think Washie is gouging. A walk up ticket price at Whistler is 96 bucks before taxes. Wash charges 68 bucks. The Edge card is $88 bucks right now, if you buy a 6pack for Wash at the early rate in November you ski for 58 bucks a day. It's not gouging, just pick the right product and get off the gouge bandwagon. Anybody paying ticket window prices anywhere should reconsider how they pay to get their fix. p.s- food does need help at times, especially the greasy breakfast....cafeteria only? c'mon....
February 25, 2012
Washermachine
Looks like today was a great day for the hill's timely opening. Probably the best skiing in the last 15 years. Keep it up. Thanks for the help today patrol, I was the guy with the missing friends..
February 25, 2012
Client número UNO
I declare as both a client, big shot and all around fancy pants that Mount Washington skiing is a direct jolt to the pleasure center. With my trusty boards in hand I have jibbed, jumped, ridden, flipped, flopped, hucked, straight lined, and ripped for over 20 years (grew up here). This place is the best and I have worked at the big stinker hills. They take days to open their terrain and I know those patrollers are hotter skiing the good stuff. Mount Washingon, I don't think so, you seen those dudes there like eighty or something. I doubt they are ripping it so they might need a few extra bombs, either way, they got me ripping today in a right timley manner. Thanks f
February 25, 2012
Dropcliffsnotbombs
Wow, powder, wow snorkels, wow white room, wow face shots, wow jet turns, wow powder, wow powder, wow. Today was the day we all dreamed might happen and it did coastal accumulation with interior temperatures. Wow face shots powder, wow, wow. Thanks for the best ski day of my young Island life.
February 25, 2012
Gnarr
Wow, 45 inches, cold. How did you guys order that one for us. Thanks for getting the lifts open on time as well the boom opened at 10.15 today not bad at all. And by the way, this year the opening have been the best since your backside chair opened Overall, I have skied at the hill for the last 10 years and today was the best powder day hands down!!! [note from the editor: edited for the sake of relevance]
February 25, 2012
JOHN
For liability reasons, people not employed by Mt Washington are not allowed to just go and "pick up a rake" and start working on the terrain park. Try skiing somewhere else so you can understand how a top rated resort operates in comparison. [note from the editor : edited for the sake of relevance]
February 25, 2012
Derek
Having a ski mountain like Mt. Washington in my own backyard is absolutely fantastic....25 mins and I'm in heaven. Today was a great opportunity for me to get my powder fix because of the fresh dump this morning....but on my way up there was at least 2 separate car accidents because of individuals driving vehicles without chains on. It was a complete gong show ....after watching 4x4 trucks slipping or getting stuck on the road up I finally threw in the towel and called it quits after 3 hrs and headed back down. I tend to think that Emcon should have laid a bunch of gravel on the steep slippery sections that everyone was having such a problem navigating. This would have kept traffic moving. What a waste of time and money.
February 23, 2012
faceplant
Two things to run any event. First...parking. Mount Washington has quite a bit. We always have a full car (which includes one or two hitch hikers from the base - we don't mind sharing) Second....bathrooms. At least they're indoors.
February 23, 2012
MountainLove!
I fail to understand how publicly bashing Mount Washington is going to improve any of the issues you bring up. All it will do is discourage people from coming to the mountain, which will result in less money, and therefore less resources for things like Patrol. I love my local Mountain, and feel so lucky that I am able to ride so often. Not to mention it takes less than an hour to get to the top of the mountain from my house. Last year I got a student season's pass for $510 with tax and got about 23 days in. That's equal to $22 a day. And that's a full day of snowboarding! Amazing! Not to mention the insane amount of snow! We haven't had as much snow this year, but how can you possibly complain with a 330 cm base (and now, an extended season!) Ya the sunrise chairlift is slow, but no one goes on it... Which can be a good thing! I've had some amazing runs off that chair. Lots of untouched powder runs, over and over again, because there's hardly anyone else there. Like anything in life, you take the good with the bad. Nothing is perfect, and if you're not willing to pay the price.. well, sorry! You have to make some sacrifices, not every day can be a beautiful powder day (although I know many of us wish it could!) I don't know what you guys are thinking... that Mount Washington is over charging you and hoarding all your money to themselves? Ummm, no! Not the case at all. There are so many people who love the Mountain and work hard to run and maintain it. I think it's so sad that their passion and hard work are so easily disregarded by some of the people commenting on this site.