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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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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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March 29, 2008
Anonymous
Mount Washington is a great mountain, snow's great, terrain is great and most staff are awesome with the exception of the Mnt Tek ski and snowboard service and sales hut management. I highly recommend you get anything you need done to your ski's elsewhere and for sales they are way overpriced. Remove mtn tek and you have a great place to ski.
March 10, 2008
Penny
It was great fun watching the ski instructors teach the "old ones". What patience they have. The patrols were very professional, the ticket people really friendly. But I can't understand the accommodation people. They take cleaning deposits and then tell you that you must do all the bed linens before you leave and you are to wash and dry it in 110 units that might dry one sheet after 2 hours. What the hay did we rent up there for? Motel in Courtenay was cheaper, better service and even had hot water. Boo to accommodation rentals on Mount Washington. Never again. Yeah to the snow. Poofta to lazy and money hungry condo/rental owners.
March 07, 2008
Kajmii Al
I enjoyed very much my visitation to Mount Washington Alpine Resort. The snow was excellent off trail. On some skiing paths I found lines and pieces of snow that were difficult to ski. Mount Washington Alpine Resort staff in the dining areas were unpleasant upstairs but excellent in the Fat Teddies restaurant. The Primary Aid technicians were of great helpfulness and knowledge when my daughter hurt her knee. My thanks to them.
February 10, 2008
Colton
FYI: Big White has the best powder in all of BC. Champagne powder anyone? Not that heavy stuff. Except the staff at Mt. Washington is exceptional and always on the ball. Especially in rentals.
February 08, 2008
billy
With all that snow one would think that the rock patch (garden) at the top of the mountain would be covered. Do any drivers ski/ride? It really is like they don't want you there. We get in the way.
February 06, 2008
anonymous
If you have the time to be inside to find something to complain about then you shouldn't be there. Please go ahead, go to another ski hill, Mount Washington is the best and the less complainers there, the shorter the lineups. Everyone who has something bad to say is someone who has too much time on their hands up there. Enjoy the snow everyone. It's awesome.
January 29, 2008
Anonymous
Mount Washington ski resort is by far the best resort on the B.C coast.
January 23, 2008
Lovin' it!
So what if the food sin't so great on the hill. There are a bunch of really good restaurants in Courtenay and Comox which is only 30 minutes away (and right next to the ocean). TMount Washington is about the super deep snowpack (400+cms in the 3rd week of January). It's about the big pacific fronts that roll through all winter and will drop 30+ cms (sometimes 60) at a time! It's about the lift accessed back-country where you can find fresh lines a week after a dump (which has only happened once this season, because it has been snowing so much). And it's about the locals scene (who hang out in Cumberland on a Friday or Saturday night, not at the resort). So if you come here just to eat lodge food and talk to the management, you may not have the best time ever. If you want to come here and ski deep snow on a super deep snowpack a mile above the ocean surrounded by huge mountain ranges and glaciers, then you will really enjoy yourself. On second thought, I kind of like the fact that there are no lift lines mid-week, so maybe don't bother visiting.
January 23, 2008
Thomas
I believe the management staff at Mount Washington need to take a course or two in interpersonal communication skills.
January 21, 2008
Cindy
The snow is great. However, the customer service is horrible especially the office staff. This is not a family hill. This mountain is so far behind the times it will never amount to anything. Go to Mount Cain or ski Alberta on interior of BC, it rocks.