This has been our go-to resort for several years since we have a cabin in Arnold. We were never impressed with the corporate skiing of palisades and northstar and wanted at least some challenging terrain. Since BV is at decent altitude it gets pretty good coverage for at least the upper half of the mountain most years. Since it's basically at the end of the road (hwy 4) it is generally less crowded than the cluster&^*^#$ of the Tahoe resorts on busy weekends. They feature 2 high speed chairs which is an advantage over the nearest option (Dodge Ridge). There is enough blue terrain to keep you entertained for two days. On the third, it might get bored. The black stuff is decent but the BEST advanced runs are below the main resort (i.e. lower elevation) and I can't recall the last time they opened that chair. Sad because that was some of the juiciest bumps and bowls in the place and since the chair only serviced black runs, it was never crowded.
The main negative with BV is the ski "team" While I applaud their outreach to get kids skiing what this amounts to are weekend winter camps for the kids to ski together with an instructor. A small % probably to race, but mostly it's just camp. So far so good. The problem is that on team weekends (basically every other weekend during the season) it puts 100-200 additional skiers on the mountain. Still not the end of the world except for the fact they are allowed, as a group of 20 or so, to cut the line at the chairs with zero regard to the everyone else who, let's face it, also bought season passes, drove up, is spending money at the eatery. If it happens once or twice, no biggie, but it's EVERY SINGLE TIME you're waiting for a chair. Furthermore, the parents for the kids show up at 8 and camp out all the lunch tables with their gear. Some don't actually buy any food, they packed all their lunches. Long story short, the ski team is a great idea but I would suggest to make it a lot smaller, make the kids wait in line like everyone else and kick the parents to the curb from the restaurant seating if they're not actively eating food they purchased.
