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Reviews for Dodge Ridge
Total (2.9)
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I have been coming here for years and years and I still love it. Great ski resort for begginers and intermideats. Only probem is the blacks are more like blues and the double blacks more like greens. (Same with the Greens and blues.
David Davis
Overall you get what you pay for. Road up from 108 is very rough and not very well maintained. If there is ticket issues seems like staff is bothered. Good place to dive in and enjoy the day.
Noelle Price
Great place to learn. Very family friendly. Clean. Wish they had a better apres ski and bigger lodge to accommodate everyone around lunchtime. Would be nice if there was a lodge to stay and make a weekend out of it too. Otherwise; perfect resort. And great value for the price.
Joseph Stratemeier
This resort caters to skiers and riders from the central valley and bay areas of CA. The runs are pretty fun if a bit similar from run to run. There are lots of solid, long blue cruisers and a great beginner area near the base. Most of the marked black runs would be blues at other resorts. Granite Bowl off of Chair 8 is the hardest zone at the resort. The big boulders along the open face make it a challenge even though it's not the steepest. There isn't really any other advanced terrain and no expert terrain. Crowds and lift lines are almost non-existent. It's a decent resort for families with good food pricing and lots of tables and areas to get ready for the day. Snow, while plentiful, can get wet and heavy, especially with the 6,400' base elevation and relatively southern location. The upper mountain can see lighter powder while the base can see slush and even rain.
Sandy Shen
The past Sunday 1/14/2024 was the first day we went to Dodge Ridge this season, because they didn't open lift until 1/5/2024. Traffic was all backed up to hwy 108 at 8:45am (lift opens at 9am), and the last 3 miles took us 100 minutes. Why? Because Dodge Ridge only cleaned "preferred parking" area in front of the resort, and left the last one mile all covered in ice and snow. Cars without 4wd were forced to stop in the middle of road to put on chains.
It took us another 90 minutes to drive 3 miles when we left, again because of the hideous road condition between Pinecrest Lake road and Dodge Ridge. All cars had to move very slowly.
This wasn't our first time to Dodge Ridge. We've been here a few years. This is the first time they leave the road completely uncleared, even after I asked guest relations.
Lawrence Abbott
Best family resort. Best music on the deck! Food is pretty good too!
Helen Davisson
I would give this place a 5, three years go but now even a one star is too much for this place. The new owners have this extremely under staffed. Took 2:09 min to order chicken tenders. A bottle of water is $6 and they don’t have stations to fill up water!!! Classes are $300 and they don’t even have qualified trainers. There is garbage on the floor everywhere and they don’t clean the patio (very slippery and dangerous). I guess who cares once they got your money. We came here for 5 years but will never ever come back!!!
Jeff Hackensen
Just ok
Augie Dogie
Great resort for family and beginners, super fun of piste terrain and amazing groomers.
Jordan Elkins
We love coming to Dodge and have been going for decades - both my husband and I learned to ski here. There are are some longer runs and a fun little lodge with simple fare. Powder days are great when you can get them.
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