Terrible season pass options!! Kind of a scam how they don’t offer a discount for kids night passes. We are a family of three with a 6 year old and had to pay full price for her night pass. They said I could get an “almost anytime” pass (ages 6-15) but that’s more expensive than an adult night pass. I was then told that a lot of people just drop their kids off and leave! Who’s going to drop a 6 year old off? We want to ski as a familytheir family pass only works if you’re a family of 4! They don’t seem to care thoughyou have to pay one way or another.
Awesome place for winter fun; skiing, snowboarding, snowshoeing or snow tubing, there's something for everyone! Fun friendly atmosphere, just a beautiful snow covered winter wonderland❤
Fun place to be. They need more people to check people in to make the payment line easier and quicker. They also need more staff at the top of the hills so people who paid big bucks would be able to get their money's worth and go down the hills more. The wait time is terrible.
Wonderful little ski resort - great for families with a decent range of slopes as well as tubing and snow shoeing on site. It's Ontario so the runs are not long but still fun. Ski school instructors are very patient and more than once have they given my son tips even though he wasn't in a lesson/group.
Food a little overpriced perhaps, but no more so than other resorts.
Great ski resort for ski and snowboard beginners. Terrain park is well put together as well. Definitely recommend checking out the snow tubing! Expert skiers and snowboarders would be better off at Blue Mountain or another more challenging ski resort.
We've tried most of the ski resorts within few hours of driving around Toronto, and we keep on coming here. It's not perfect, but it's closer to that goal than any other we've been to in Ontario. And it's reasonably close, too. Per se, this is not a decisive factor for us, but it's a convenient bonus.
If you don't have time to travel very far outside Barrie and are just looking to get out on the skis with family or kids, I'm sure you'll enjoy your time. There is a new building with seating for those who bring their own food. Small hill, short runs, relatively busy, but close to the city. Used to have a seasons pass every year when I was 11-14 y/o and loved it.
Came for tubing during March break. The kids had an awesome time. The long lines moved through quickly, and the staff members were all extremely friendly and polite. We'll definitely come back next year.
We came 3 days to the resort. The first was tubing. About CAD 4 per go on bulk tickets. We wanted limited relaxed fun the snow and that's what we got. Safe, well organized and controlled, maybe a bit much for our adventurous spirits. I recommend taking goggles - it is fast enough for the wind-chill to be too much.
Skiing is expensive at the best of times. But we got a 2 for 1 coupon from the hotel in Barrie for Discover Skiing level 1 or 2. we ended up paying about CAD95 for my son and I for 4 hours with 1 1/2 hours training, boots, skis/board and helmet. We took the 3pm classes and ended up being the only people in the group lessons - me on skis, my son on a snow board. The trainers were young, but knew what we needed at our level, instruction was good and useful.
The slopes are short, but there are several lift options and about 15 downhills with varying degrees of difficulty. We started on the easy - green slopes and advanced to the blue.
I think our favorite was the "Family" slope - wide, gentle and safe for beginners. We could just enjoy going all over the place.
I would recommend this for beginners - no pressure, not too crowded and about the right level of choice. We had skied a few times before and the refresher courses were good and fun to practice.
We came away having had a good experience overall.
Amazing and engaging staff members on and off the hills. Very friendly and always trying to engage the kids. Hills were great for novice and intermediate skiers (didn't try the advanced ones). Great location only 1 hour north of Richmond Hill (GTA area). Will visit again!
Amazing place to learn how to ski/ride, their kids ski school programs are very well organized and run. The hill itself is on the small side even by Ontario standards and there are no high speed detachable lifts (just classic fixed chairs). The snow is generally well maintained. Intermediate and advanced skiers will not be challenged other resorts in the area would be the better choice for them.