this mountain is a great place to go if your going on a weekday or a day when most people are in school or working. the moutains aweful on the weekends and during most vacations. the terrain park is great except for the pointless 5 bucks and video. its great for day trips and weeknight boarding.

I had heard and seen the commercials for years, "Wawawa...", but hadn't thought much of going there...until two years ago. My parents and some friends had swung by Wachusett to take in some last gasp skiing, after having had a less-than spectacular time up in New hampshire (poor natural snow conditions, and not good snowmaking). They had a blast!! Too bad it was the end of the '05-'06 season...I wasn't able to go that year. Last year, though, I took a risk and bought a season pass (bronze). I figured that I'd need to go 5.5 times to get my money's worth ($199. at the time). Turned out that I had gone 14 times, mostly night-skiing after work, and could have easily gone more times. I bought a season pass for this year, too, and have gone twice, so far. I live and work just outside Boston, and have found going to Wachusett for night skiing to be a greatly convenient escape from a long work week. The trails are well lit; and the snowmaking can't be beat (as long as it's cold enough, they will make incredibly fine manmade snow to add to the natural stuff). I can leave work at five, get in five to twenty runs(depending on how long I spend in the lodge), and be back at home by 11pm, ready for the next work day. If only I'd started doing this years ago...the fun I would have had! It's just 55 miles from Cambridge or Brighton, out the Pike, Rte. 117, or Rte. 2. (exit 25 off Rte. 2) I don't ski on the Look Mom trail (rails and half-pipe) but it looks great from the ski lift, and the skiers and riders below seem to be having a blast!

Frankly, Wachusett is the sort of mountain that is great when one has to choose between going skiing and not going skiing, but it pales in comparisson with resorts farther North. Be warned, it can get old pretty quick. There are only 3 reasonably steep trails on the entire mountain- Smith Walton, Coniffer, and Tenth. I ski at Wachusett alot, mainly because skiing at Wawa is better than not skiing when I cant get a ride farther North. Great beginner mountain- no point paying for a more expensive lift ticket and longer drive up North when the beginner won't need it. Lots of ski clubs go to Wachusett, including mine, so watch out on Wednesday and Friday evenings- the place gets jammed with people. Not really impressive terrain for the more advanced skier (last time I went to Sunday River, I skied White Heat, the longest steepest run in New England, 8 times in a row), so take my opinion with a grain of salt. Apres Ski, there is a Starbucks, as well as the traditional sort of food found at most resorts.

There is nothing "fantastic" about Wachusett. I used to love it as a kid, but now there are things that I find ridiculous in comparison to other mountains. First on the list of ridiculousness is the newly implemented "park pass." I've never heard of a mandatory fee and video before entering a park. Wachusett really needs to ease up on their rules. The back of the lift ticket clearly states "Ski/Ride at your own risk" Thats understood anywhere you go. Perhaps they can make this mandatory for riders under the age of 16. Second on the list of ridiculousness, is the fact that the bus drivers drop you off "roadside" at the edge of the outer parking lots, where most other mountains will at least bring you to a central point in the parking lot. Very dissapointed in the dircation Wachusett has gone in the past few years. Lame, Very lame.

i absolutly love wachusett and paying for a park pass, signing a release form and watching the movie is a good invetment of time