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Mt. Baldy Reviews

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Browse our collection of user-generated reviews of Mt. Baldy to better plan your ski trip. Mt. Baldy reviews are sorted by Overall Rating, Downhill Terrain, Nightlife, Terrain Park and Family Friendly.

Overall Rating: 3.3

Rating Details:

  • Family Friendly
  • 3.6
  • All Mtn. Terrain
  • 49.5
  • Terrain Park
  • 2.8
  • Nightlife
  • 1.7

Recommended For:

  • Single/Newlyweds
  • 40%
  • Beginner
  • 9%
  • Families
  • 30%
  • Intermediate
  • 40%
  • Empty Nesters
  • 34%
  • Advanced
  • 38%

Helpful Highlights:

Seriously Baldy? Your reputation is already on thin ice with the Socal Ski/snowboard community, and you literally do nothing to try and reshape this image. ...

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  • 2

    Old mountain... Surprising outcome

    by andy.burde - 21st January 2010

    Pros: Few People, Fun when there is lots of snow

    Cons: Slow lifts, bad patrollers, little terrain, terrain park is terrible,

    After attending Mt baldy for a few years i have come to a conclusion that the only time that this mountain is worth a one hour drive is when it gets a dump.... Full review

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  • 3

    First time at Mt Baldy - good for intermediate/advanced; so-so for beginners

    by ski70 - 3rd January 2010

    Pros: Close to home, crowd-free

    Cons: Slow lift, poor sign/directions

    We went skiing at Mt Baldy on Jan 2nd, 2010. It was a good day except for the initial poor experience at the ticket counter. We had some difficulties with a... Full review

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  • 4

    Great secret place

    by nadine-ackermann - 7th December 2009

    Pros: many possibilities for down hill runs, no "huhu" party resort :-)

    Cons: weather conditions

    In der Schweiz und Europa kenne ich viele gute Skiplätze. But Mt. Baldy is realy a nice, special and COOL skiplace!!!!!!! No "huhu" party-chicks with no clu... Full review

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  • 4

    Sometimes "close to L.A." is good enough!

    by keithrocka - 25th March 2009

    Pros: no frills, great when it snows

    Cons: sketchy lifts, rentals, food

    I've been to Mt. Baldy three times in the past two years. I live in Los Angeles, so it's nice to know that there are a few places closer than Mammoth, Taho... Full review

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  • 3

    Fun hill; misleading marketing

    by RagingGrandpa - 1st March 2009

    Pros: Fun, steep terrain

    Cons: Patchy snowcover, slow lifts, unusable vertical drop

    I was at Baldy on Feb. 27, 09. They received 3' of new snow 11 days before my visit, so it had been re-frozen many times. The sun softened the exposed snow ... Full review

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  • 5

    Best Kept Secret... Really!

    by snwbrddad34 - 26th February 2009

    Pros: Trails, Slopes, Lots of Snow... even on NO snow days, real close!

    Cons: Slow lift and unfriendly parking spaces, no night runs, expensive food/beer

    Many still consider Baldy as "not the place to be" and it's totally OK by me. I really like the fact that I can snowboard all day and go home to my warm a... Full review

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