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Total (3.3)
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Not during winter, but a warning to all.
Let me preface this with, I am a timeshare owner, and have been coming here with family for the better part of two decades. We used to love it here before management changed.
This time we stayed in condos and starting off our rooms were not ready when we got here at 4pm. The room is newly painted with furniture and mattresses from 20 years ago. Pull out couch? More like garbage bag full of springs. We chose to sleep on the floor instead.
The second day we were here my young female cousin was let to run out to the car. On here way out she was approached by a man who asked her "What yours favorite color?" and asked her to come with him to "see his ring". Upon running and coming back to us we reported this to the main office who said that they would report it to security. We called back later to check the status and Security has never been notified, most people were not even aware a complaint was filed including supervisors in the main office. A resort where child kidnappers are welcome is not a place to bring your family.
The third thing to ruin this trip and my view. Everything closes at 5/6/7 pm. There is nothing to do in the middle of the summer when it is still light out. Aside from this every activity costs an outrageous amount. Making soap? 35$ per bar, tie dye? 60$ per shirt. Wanna go to the water park? well you have to reserve online or its 85$ for a park that is open for 6 hours. The only notification of this massive increase in price is a single line of text on their website at the bottom. This did not exist under old management, and there is not even a few hundred people at the park to justify the need to reserve previously.
I have no idea why the new management decided to start jacking up prices, lowering quality, and using straight up scam tactics to rob guests of every extra dollar. I will be using my timeshare points here as everyone of my 12 family members here have agreed that we NEVER want to come back again. Upon talking with the front desk briefly before writing this, I was told "well you should have called security they should be notified of this" and offering no recourse or action to even moderately make us feel safe or secure while they rob us blind.
Will
I first skied Massanutten in the late 80's. Nice party at the lodge, crowded, horrible skiing at a small resort. I skied over over the world for the next 30 years but settled in Virginia. After realizing that I would never own a ski home in the Rockies, I built a house at Massanutten in 2014 and have experienced the growth. New Basecamp Bar in 2016 (a glass enclosed tent structure). New waterline in 2019 that greatly increased snowmaking capacity. In 2022 new Mueller's Mile (Blue) trail off the peak chair. In 2023 new high speed detachable quad for the Peak chair, new expert trail under the Peak chair, new connector trail between the peak and the ridge lifts. If you haven't skied Massanutten in the past year or two you owe it another chance. BTW- Genesee drafts are $3 all day everyday at Basecamp and Elevations Lounge. New "Bourbon Bar" in the ski lodge opened this season. Reasonable season pass rates, lots of discounts for seniors, military, property owners and students. It isn't Telluride or Jackson Hole but it is still fun for a weekend and it is all Interstate and/or 4 lane US highway from DC right up to the resort. Plus Harrisonburg is 20 min away and has all the basics you could want (Walmart, Costco, restaurants, mall, bars, etc.).
lyla nof
very good ski team
Hannah
Every thing everything is very very expensive here! I can’t believe how much they charge people here for ski and tubing! Very expensive resort
Matthew Seel
I have no idea why you would ever drive here to ski. On a normal winter it seems like they maybe have 1 or 2 out of their intermediate to “expert” slopes open. The weather here isn’t much colder than it is anywhere else so they pretty much get zero natural snow and when they are fortunate to get cold enough weather to blow it they make no effort. On top of that it’s 85 dollars for a lift ticket on a weekend. 85 dollars for one slope. You can ski for cheaper in Utah. They should go to jail for that kind of robbery. The only good thing is the lift lines or short, probably because no one wants to come here. I have no idea how they have operated a ski resort this long, if this continues I doubt they will be in business much longer.
Wyatt
Had a great time of end of season skiing this past Thursday. Great conditions for this time of year, no lift lines at all!! There are 2 magic carpet rides for beginners - great for my daughter who is learning, plus intermediate and advanced slopes. The resort has added several amenities since we last came: at least 2 rec centers, restaurants, shops, tubing. There are a variety of lodging options; really a great place for a mountain vacation in Virginia.
Josh Weatherly
Overall decent experience, any experienced skier going here should have their expectations tempered. it is small and there are zero ‘expert’ runs, but it’s a good quick fix when needed. Since it’s the south and in the valley the snow conditions vary greatly. It is overpriced, although i went on monday night when they have a great discount deal.. otherwise id be very hard pressed to pay any regular admission when i could easily go to Wintergreeen or drive 3 hours to Snowshoe. They should really reduce their prices for sure.
Josh Mullin
Fourth year in a row I’ve went and each year it gets worse and worse. And this year was my last. More than half the slopes are closed the ones that are open are majority green and are basically flat. The ONE blue one is always icy and patchy and the ONE black diamond they had was ok but not worth full price for less than half a mountain and only 2 slopes if you actually know what you’re doing. Staff is extremely cheap and it takes a minimum of 45 mins to get to a skiable area if you’re anything but learning because you have to use the same lifts the people that aren’t leaving must use which means stopping every 3 feet for long periods of time.
James Beavan
They do a great job of making snow here and have some fun runs for intermediate and expert skiers. Prices are in line with most East Coast places, but definitely a bit expensive on the weekend, but at least on the weekend you can grab a reasonable lunch at the mid mountain grill. I've skied here dozens of times with family and will continue to come back.
Tyler Hobbs
I was not a fan of this mountain in the slightest. We sacrificed quality for convenience/location.... Never will I make the same mistake again. The runs are short, the lifts are slooooww, the snow was lacking mid-winter, the lines were long, the lodge was unappealing, the prices were steep for the product and half of the difficult runs (if you can even call them that) were either blasting snow so much you couldn't enjoy the ride or they were simply closed. Overall very negative experience. I am going back to the area this winter to relax in a cabin but I do NOT plan on buying a lift pass. Maybe I'll just tube... le sigh.
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