I love Hidden Valley and would recommend it to families, beginners, and anyone from the NYC or Long Island area that wants to ski close by. It only takes us 1 1/2 hours from the middle of Long Island to get there. I am not a great skier, and I have found the beginner lift easy to get on. It moves slowly enough for me to get into position. The attendants on the lifts are great. The beginner area is long enough to not be boring. I have skied on the intermediate slope and found one section a little too much of a challenge. If you are a really advanced skier I think this resort might be a bit small for you, with not enough variety, but everyone else should have plenty to do. Another important thing is that its not crowded and has a nice lodge with a good view of the mountain. Over the years my kids and many of their friends have learned to ski here. It's well worth a visit.

I was skiing there durig regular weekday. It is great to have place like this in the shadow of nearby Mountain Creek. It is inexpensive ($19 for adult full weekday ticket from 9:00am to 5:00pm) in the middle of the season. Trails were well taken care of, personnel frendly. Rental equipment was in a good condition ( Not smelly like nearby Mountain Creek Boots). What is also important there was no lines to the lifts and trails were scarsly populated so I was able to ski in great comfort. Dispite it is not big resort with the highest peaks and longest trail I will definietly come back there.

Hidden Valley is a great choice for a family ski trip. Sure, it's small, it's lifts are slow, it's lodge is minimal. But the trails provide a good range of skill levels, grooming is good, and best of all it's uncrowded even on weekends. When Mountain Creek is a madhouse Hidden Valley has almost no lines. I've been there on weekdays when at first I thought it was closed, there were so few cars there. It's a friendly and low-key ski area.