Bolton Valley Ortens betyg

Kunde inte fatta hur bra snön var den 17 mars, med många ställen inte alltför långt borta som i princip åkte skidor på grus. Så många möjligheter att dyka ner i skogen. Det är ett mindre, enkelt berg med mycket variation. Längtar tills jag kan åka dit igen.

• Massor av skogar/gläntor, bra utbud, bra värde
• En liten bilresa från punkter söderut.

Hade en fantastisk dag med skidåkning i Bolton Valley. På sätt och vis är det gammaldags (inga snabba stolsliftar), men det har en mängd olika terränger – gläntor, skogsområden och roliga spår. Älskade att man kunde köpa ett skidpass som gjorde att man kunde åka skidor från 13.00 till 22.00.

• trevlig variation av leder

Bolton Valley är en trevlig, familjevänlig skidort. Vi hade den olyckliga upplevelsen att bli inblandade i en ovänlig, oprofessionell och rentav oförskämd skidlärare – Jazzzzzzmiiiin. Oj, nej tack.

Small Indy old school vibe. How skiing used to be! Real fireplaces and woodstoves, a Pizza Bar and a Tavern! It's Heaven!

• People, Level of skier, challenging terrain, on and off piste

Awesome Mountain with 70+ trails! The Night Skiing is sometihng most mountains don't have, and skiing as the sun sets and into the night is a great eperience. The right combination of many trails, and short lift lines as well. Family Owned, always a plus!

• Night Skiing

If you want a resort that puts zero effort into guest safety, then Bolton Valley is the place for you. Zero enforcement of mask rules? Check. Completely iced over walkways, stairs, and parking lots? Check.

• It isn't even cheap anymore
• Too many to count

We had a great experience at Bolton Valley! As pretty novice skiiers, we wanted to get an immersive weekend experience acclimating to cross country and then back country skiing. For our first day, we did a one hour cross country ski lesson with Ali then hit the trails by ourselves. Ali was very patient and instructive! For our second and third days, we were fortunate enough to work with Milan one-on-one. He provided us gear recommendations ahead of time and spent significant time teaching us how to work with our gear. We then worked on drills/skills the rest of the day, which upped our confidence. The third day was spent touring the beautiful trails at Bolton. Milan made sure to take us to some awesome spots. He was always patient with us and met us at our skill level. That being said, he also made sure to challenge us! Overall it was a great experience and we hope to be back!

• Lessons, terrain, equipment
• None!

What an awesome place to ski! I can't wait to go back. I visited for Christmas 2020, with the stated purpose of learning backcountry techniques. I bought a lesson from BV's resident ski mountaineering pro, Milan Kubala, and was delighted to go from total novice to skinning uphill in only a couple hours. The next day, I returned and skied uphill solo for the first time and absolutely loved it. Even with COVID restrictions, the resort is warm and welcoming, with plenty to explore.

• Backcountry availability
• Size

This is honestly one of our favorite mountains in Vermont. We stayed there for MLK weekend and they received a good amount of snow. The parking lots were overflowing and there was still barely a line all day. This is not a fancy mountain. If you are looking for good natural terrain and no frills, it is a gem. When the other area mountains have 45 min lift lines and crowded runs, this is where we go. We are able to give our kids some freedom and enjoy ourselves as well.

• Local spot and not crowded
• Doesn't make a ton of snow

Learned how to ski here as a kid and had a season pass this year but won't be renewing. Arbitrary "wind holds" on Vista during the week to either save money or save snow for the weekends. Timberline only open sporadically. Wilderness lift was broken for 3/4 of the season. Closing 4/7 when there is plenty of snow and other area resorts are open until the end of April says it all. Going back to Smuggs next season.

• Close to Burlington, cool bar, cool lifties
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