Mount rose is awesome. I only live 11.5 miles away from the lift, I have had a pass at Mt Rose the past 3 years, I have never been anywhere else. I have heard from others that "The Chutes" rival any terrian in the area, and everytime I enter through one of those gates, I have no desire to go anywhere else. If you like leisurely riding/skiing Mt Rose is the place for you, they also have challenging terrain that will make even the most seasoned skier think twice! Mt. Rose is great!!!

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Unless it is a big snow season bring your rock skis Mt. Rose has very little snow making. If you expect to go there and bash moguls forget it the moguls are groomed as soon as they get good. The chutes are good but getting into them requires taking your equptment off and walking because the staff is to lazy to shovel a little snow on the entrances. They have the equiptment to make a half pipe but havn't had one for the last 4 years. If you like a family resort with groomers pay the $62 and go there.

Just learned to ski this year at Mt. Rose. It is excellent! Instructors were *great*, and the beginner area has some reasonably challenging areas, so it's easy to learn and get better on the green runs. The blue runs are great, too, and the views from the top of the mountain cannot be beat. The lifts to the top are fast, too! Lots of people on the weekends (mostly locals from Reno), few during the week, with good specials for discount lift tickets weekdays. Exceptionally friendly staff, and very helpful, too. There is more to this mountain than you might expect, and the Slide side has some great runs. The Chutes (from what my crazy ski friends tell me) are supposed to be some of the most challenging legal terrain in the country. They look pretty amazing... Because Mt. Rose is very close to Reno, proximity makes up for the lack of a really fancy lodge, since you can be in a casino in a swanky restaurant with great service about 30 minutes after skiing. Besides, who wants to pay fancy lodge/ski village prices? Enjoy this mountain---I sure did!!

Dec. 10 to 12, 2006. Girlfriend and I visited the resort. I hadn't been on the slopes since 9/11, she in about a year. We figured Monday would be a good day and it was great! No lines. We took 'group lessons' w/Davide. However, since we were the only two, it was more of a private lesson. Davide was very patient w/us and it paid off; we were skiing on our own in no time.
We loved the fact that there was practically no waiting for the lift chair. The runs weren't too crowded either. We'll definitely return on a weekday; have no idea what it is like on the weekend though. Next time, we'll take the 'rookie' lessons and have more fun.
Basically, it was like having the mountain to ourselves.

Rose is one of our favorite ski areas. Ski the new glade area (if open). All the locals from Reno hang out here. It reminds of what ski areas use to be like. My kids really enjoy coming here. I enjoy the mountain and how close it is to RENO or the Hyatt.