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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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January 02, 2020
Ian
Very accurate and helpful temps and webcam shots. With those and this site it was plainly obvious to see that a significant warm rain spell was going to hit during the new year's holiday, so I avoided it. But significant snowfall is happening with more on the way! Woohoo and thanks to the staff at the most amazing resort in NA... always a great time!!
December 31, 2019
wang kerr
Once again Mt Washington management seems to be less than forthright..the temps they show on the web page are not a true indication of actual conditions they say on the page. To see real temp look at Rick Gibson's web page .. Will management pay for time and gas wasted on the trip? I hope the rains that show on cam will wash away the sad taste I have about the deception.. I feel that my safety is trumped by their greed. Here's to hoping thing will change. Happy New Year!
December 09, 2019
chico
With no snow...nice to see staff got the Discover Learning area open for new skiers..Lets hope for snow soon, so we all can hit the slopes..See you soon .....CHICO
December 07, 2019
Sally from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
7th December 2019 - opening delayed. For those new to winter sports, 'Discovery Days' are offered from 9th December on artificial snow in the Learning Zone. Snow is in the forecast, though I'm not sure it is cold enough to add to the base.
March 29, 2019
Deb Milne
Beautiful blue-bird day! Still lots of snow. This has been an exceptional ski year.
March 19, 2019
Marmot Man
Another fantastic day of skiing today: bluebird skies and lots of snow to play in, who could complain about conditions like these.
March 16, 2019
Bruce Hart
Grooming of the nordic ski trails has been very inconsistent this year, especially on the classic track setting. Some days, the groomer track setter wiggles around unnecessarily, resulting in many small and larger curves in the track, some of which could trip up a skier on a curve or hill. It's at all the same quality of the track setting at Sovereign Lakes in Vernon or Whistler Olympic Park. Because other days the grooming at Mt. Washington is smooth and well done, I wonder if the groomer drivers are being trained properly for classic skiers.
March 16, 2019
steve
As the season starts to wind down, it seems that the grooming has been winding down as well. Fewer runs groomed, runs that are supposed to be groomed (according to the groomed run report) that are not. With the overall grooming this year, I would definitely think the ski patrol has been busier than usual. Why? Not fair to beginners, not fair to people who ski the groomers, not fair to the older skiers. My recommendation: replace the head of grooming and if his/her orders came from the new GM, replace him/her as well. It is inexcusable and as a pass holder, I think we all should get a decent discount next season for the grooming blunders. Not acceptable!
March 14, 2019
Blair
The grooming has been very inconsistent this season under the new GM. Usually you have to ski run to run on a daily basis to find the ones that were groomed properly. Today the less than normal runs that were groomed had ball-bearing sized snow balls on all of them as well as holes from the machines tracks and blades. It is unbelievable that a resort with 6 plus $500,000 high tech grooming machines can’t find a way to have grooming that is somewhat comparable with most other big ski areas in BC. Very disappointing since the off-piste has been frozen solid for most of the winter and pow days have been limited; lift rates are still $95 a day even though the product on the slopes has been so poor?
March 08, 2019
Dennis
Nordic grooming inconsistent especially after a snowfall. Management refuses to use groomer during opening hours unlike previous owners. Money saver I guess. Will be looking at different resort next yeat for hollidays