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Mount Washington Resort Reviews

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Issued: 10 am 27 Apr 2026 (local time)

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Next snow in Mount Washington: 0.04 cm on Mon 27th  (after 9 PM)

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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December 30, 2011
Ray
Already one of the best places in the Pacific NW to ski and board, some of the recent changes have made things even better -- the speed gates in high traffic crossings, better lift loading management, the new lift. Fantastic!
December 30, 2011
Selwyn
A lot of things at Mt Washington have fallen behind the times over the last 10 years, except the lift prices. I have been riding this hill since '81 and I think it was better 20 years ago. The good: -The road access is well maintained -2 newer high speed lifts -You can have some epic powder days when it snows. -Can't beat the view The bad: -Parking is awful/allfull? -Grooming is very poor,especially on freeze=thaw days -Full price lift tickets when only 1/2 the lifts are operating. -Long lineups because only 1/2 the lifts are running? The ugly: -Please do something with that dog of a lodge, crowded, poorly laid out, almost died of thirst waiting for a beer in the pub, food was marginal at best. -Poorly trained lifties (half of the chairs going up were half full as there was a total lack of organization in the line up) -If you wanted to start smoking all you have to do is stand outside any door and take a deep breath (really great for the kids) -Do I really have to stand outside for 20 min in a line to buy my tickets? With a few well thought out upgrades and some staff training, this could be a really great resort, for now I will take my family off the Island to ski. 2.5 out of 10. Check out Mt Baker to see how things can be done right!
December 23, 2011
Ann
Mt Washington groomers have done a great job with the runs, with such a dry December! Snow always seems to warm up on the runs, so it moves, even though hard packed. We've had plenty of sunny days! Snow's a coming now, so things are just going to get better! The Easy Acres area with the Magic Carpets are great for the beginners, and being part of a lesson. Warm inside. The carpets are slow, but for the true beginner, I'm sure they are going fast enough. At least they aren't trying to stay on the old chair and pomarade. Nice set up down the beginner runs now, so beginners have more space. Merry Christmas!
December 20, 2011
Safety Steve
First off, let me say I am all about everyone having a good time and getting home safe at the end of the day...... but this is getting silly! Huge walls of bright orange snow fence has been put up to corral skiers into these tiny slots with huge ruts--- brutal. Plus there seems to be a new sign around every corner! Warning: Look around you when you ski! Caution: Use your common sense! Attention: Stop, Go, Stop, Turn Left, Now Right... I may have a bit of hyperbole in there but c'mon guys! And it's not even busy yet! What a disaster it will be when the crowds come. My recommendations to those in charge, calm down... not everyone is out to sue.
December 20, 2011
Cindy Budd
Way too many rocks right now! Beautiful sunny skies and no line ups before Dec. 26 so it's a shame about the conditions. If they don't have at least 150 cm up there it's way too hard on your skis unless you are a beginner sticking to the green runs.
December 10, 2011
Erik M
The problems lie within the management up there. The actual owners are smoke and mirrored on what and how things go on up there. All management there are of the same thought process. The weather is amazing and dumps wonderful snow! Everything there is that is not controlled by management is perfect! [note from the editor: this post has been edited for the sake of relevance]
December 05, 2011
chico
great opening weekend, good snow, sunny Friday and Saturday, however, only 2 chairs open, still full price for lift tickets?? saying that, get up there, its awesome..
December 03, 2011
Shawn
Intermediates do need to stay off the boom. That traverse trench is the worst thing ever! As for the comments on Sunrise... The Sunrise chair is what it is because of the speed of the chair and the harder accessibility to the Schums and Ricks. What you don't realize is those runs would get tracked out far more and be less fun for the rest of us ambitious enough to take a few extra steps or ride a slower chair. Don't change a thing on the Sunrise! [note from the editor: names of other users are omitted amongst the reviews of resorts]
December 02, 2011
Jonny Boom-Boom
Woo-Opening day! Great to get out. Thanks to the mountain for having gates for access to the steeper stuff even though it is "variable". @ Bruce: The Outback is Double Black diamond rated (even though it's not actually, that's another story). This means experts only, thus if you can't take a narrow entrance or a bit of a drop, maybe it's not the right place for you. Saying this in the nicest possible way. It certainly is skiable, I've seen patrollers pull rescue sleds through there single handed on very icy days. Also, for everyone who puts in that stupid traverse below the sucker cutes (or anywhere else off-piste for that matter), please don't, you ruin the fall line skiing above you. It is no fun to hit a 4 foot trench in the middle of what could be a nice line because people are out of their comfort zone and traversing instead of skiing. Thanks, see you on the slopes!
November 30, 2011
Ned
I agree - pls upgrade and realign the Sunrise chair!