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Reviews for Loveland Ski Area
Total (3.3)
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Skied Loveland for the 1st time this year (2days) and we were very impressed! Bought a “4pack” of lift tickets in the pre-season for $269 - that is 2 people skiing for 2 days for under $270! Great value!
Mountain has a wide variety of terrain from snow cat serviced steeps to open high alpine flats to everything in between. Snow was great at the end of March and wind was mild, but could see how it could be an issue up high on the wrong day. Not as much groomed as other areas, but seems like the wind must fill in the bumps higher up as the bumps were not bad for the time of year. Basically no lift lines on a Thursday and Friday in late March. Rental experience for my son was fast and smooth. I don’t get the “rude people” comments in the other reviews- everyone seemed very friendly and more of an old school skier vibe. Seems like the relative difficulty trail rating system here is a bit different than at someplace like Breck (some of the blues here would likely be single diamonds at Breck).
Kevin Hemer
Loveland is a good ski area with great value. Not fancy but has the basic amenities. Very good beginner terrain, moderate intermediate terrain and good advanced terrain. The skiing off the Continental Divide is great when conditions are right. Some tree skiing can be found but if you are looking for tree skiing, I'd try somewhere else.
Mike Chisholm
Fun around every turn, between the natural terrain and man made features, there is always something to jump off, bonk or jib. In addition to having some excellent double black runs off lift 9, they also have a separate beginner area, with magic carpets, 2 lifts, and its own rental/ski shop/ and bar/restaurant. This helps keep the crowds a bit more spread out, and also keeps the more advanced slopes clearer.
A F
I wish they would groom more of the blue runs. When we were there, they really only groomed the greens and everything else had moguls. Particularly challenging when you get a bunch of new snow and you can't even see all of them. For an intermediate skier, would be nice to have some smooth blues.
Christian Warren
Ongoing issue with line cutters, rude and abusive behavior from skiers, and complacent unfriendly lifters. The terrain is nice, social skills of deal-seekers is atrocious. Think Walmart.
Graden Dahlberg
Great place to get early season laps. I wish I could say more, but I only got a day and a half in mid-November. Hopefully one day I’ll get an opportunity to ski Loveland later in the season.
Pearce Cleaveland
Loveland is great. I grew up on a small family owned mountain, and Loveland is the same vibes. All of the staff is friendly, and you can’t beat the quick trip from Denver and getting to skip the tunnel and/or Loveland pass. The Rathskeller pub is always a vibe. Parking is free and easy and the snow is great. Love Loveland.
Derrick Franco
My family and I honestly love Loveland. The snow is always fresh and terrain is nice and wide so it never feels crowded.
The best thing is with it being just if 70 if traffic is horrible at the tunnel and the pass is closed, it's much easier to pull off and get the day started at Loveland rather than waiting another hour or two in traffic.
It will feel smaller than other runs say at Winter Park or Breck but if you're going from the top on a pow day it doesn't get much better.
John
I had an amazing time at Loveland this last year. Loveland will provide fun for families and individuals alike, across a variety of different levels of experience. There are plenty of beginner and intermediate runs and the views are hard to beat. Beginners can expect WIDE greens and rather quick blues. You will have fun both on the mountain and off, as there are great food and beverage options. However, come with a designated driver, as there is no lodging at the ski area.
Jen Mo
I’ve been skiing for 35 years and this was the worst resort I’ve ever been to. My kids were signed up for ski school and we arrived 1.5 hours early, as instructed, and they STILL were late to lesson. The whole process and area reminded me of 1990. Worst part was, nobody cared. THEN we took a shuttle to next area of resort where husband and I were to rent our equipment. We usually rent because we get newest skis and then we don’t have to travel on plane with them. Process is usually very quick and painless. We literally stood in line for over 2 hours before we got our skis. So, so far, we arrived at 8:30 and it was 12:30 before we were ready to hit the slopes. But wait, we had to go get kids from ski school. Website states that lesson is from 10-1 but after arriving they tell us pickup is 12:30. We finally are on lift by 1pm. You get to top and there is NO signage! No names of runs and no indication of difficulty. To sum it up, we go to turn in equipment and the staff is yelling very loudly to us patrons to hurry up and that we better be out the door in 5 minutes. They were going to make me take all the kids stuff down to other part of ski resort even though it’s all the same place. This place is a great value if you want to waste over half the day waiting in line. Got 4 runs in today and I was there 8:30-4.
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