The staff is friendly and the snow making/grooming is always on point. This is a great mountain to learn on for a beginner. This place can get packed on the weekends but the widespread layout, multiple lifts and two lodges handle it well. Not to mention very affordable skiing!
Wide, safe fun runs
It's a nice mid size mountain especially with children or even teens. No crazy people flying down the slopes. Wide, safe fun trails.... I just enjoyed the day!
Great Mountain Nearby
I have been skiing here for decades. It has always been a "friendly" mountain. I do recommend getting out when they open. Being a mid-size mountain, it does tend to get pretty crowded on the more popular trails (coming down from the summit).. I like to start in the middle of the mountain, and as it gets busier work my way to the side trails which have shorter lifts, but you can get more runs in. This is a very family oriented place and sometimes there are just too many kids....but if you are a parent, this is where you want to take your family. The upper lodge has a place to buy beer/wine and alcohol laced hot cider and chocolate...but no official bar.
Having tried various ski areas not far from NYC with mixed results, I was completely impressed and walked away from a full day at Ski Butternut with a smile across my face!
Ski Fun
Great family friendly ski area. Staff are always helpful and fun. Very safety oriented and maintain slopes well. Runs for a small area are excellent and varied for all levels. Ski instruction is very professional, I took a lesson and was able to improve significantly.
I skied at Butternut when I was younger, in the late 80's/early 90's, now my daughter skis there. It was and is a great family oriented mountain with great conditions. The staff there is nothing but friendly and helpful. My 5 year old son who is on the autism spectrum has been begging to ski, so we set him up with a 1 on 1 lesson. Not only was it a successful day, he can't wait to go back!
Skiing
Love Butternut!! Best prices around and an amazing family environment with a wonderful atmosphere! We go every weekend from December through March! The gem of the northeast!
Awesome Tubing
We had a great 2 hours tubing with 4 adults and 5 kids. There is no double tubing, so that might not be great for very young children, but there were also not any height / weight restrictions either. Our youngest was 5, but there were younger kids there doing it with no problem. There is a moving sidewalk and the price of $20 for 2 hours we felt was very reasonable. The parking area is separate from the ski area so it was not crowded.
Enjoyed the Mountain
I recently visited butternut and I enjoyed the mountain. Season passes are the cheapest around and the terrain park are great. Also the rest of the mountain is well taken care of and a blast to ski.
Great First Time Experience
My husband and I wanted to try snowboarding and we are glad we choose Ski Butternut. From our arrival till we left the staff was very kind and helpful. Liane gave us an overview of what to expect with the Beginner's Adult Snowboarding class. She also lead us to get our rentals. Our instructor Cole was GREAT!! He was very patient and went over each step until the group got it. The day we went the condition was icy and Cole altered hos lesson to ensure we would enjoy the lesson but most importantly be safe. If you take a class prior to 12pm you are able to take another class for free after 2pm. My husband took the second class and was happy with the lesson Van provided. Van taught him how to get up and down on the lift as well as additional snowboarding techniques.
We also did tubing and had a blast! We are looking forward to going back next winter.
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