Virginians know to avoid Bryce. We go to Snowshoe (WV) if we can get there, 7 Springs (PA) is another option, and if you have to stay near home you hit up Wintergreen or Massanutten. But out-of-towners seem to flock to Bryce, hence the bad reviews on this site. The snow is garbage, but the snow on the east coast is garbage. The snow in VA is the same snow you get (ice or slush) most places on the east coast. I'll agree that the Bryce crew could use a grooming lesson from a better resort, as their groomers are so hard-packed that a weekend there is basically one big bruise. But in the grand scheme of things, its not much different from anything within 200 miles of here. The basic thing to remember is that Bryce is SMALL. The only food is lodge food. The tubing runs are short, there are no black diamonds, and the lift lines get long fast because, well, there are really only two lifts for the two runs. But I've found that if a group of ten people want a cheap place to hang out for the weekend, Bryce is a good option. Ski until your bruises have bruises and you have the two runs memorized down to the leaves on the trees, then head back to your dirt-cheap vacation rental and drink beer. After all, isn't that what vacations are all about?

I bid on a package to Bryce on ebay and won. I am for NC and have never been there before. I grew up skiing in the hills of NC and all my adult life I have gone to Vail, Beaver Creek, keystone etc. Having 2 kids now ages 5 & 6 I wanted a small family friendly place to ski. This was PERFECT. The condo's are great, nearby, skiing school for kids was excellent, snow and lifts could have not been better! Lodge, food nearby restaurants, people were all beyond expectations. Being a world traveler ( retired airline employee).. This is a hidden gem! Try it! We will go again this year for sure!

Bryce has been nothing but hard packed ice the few times I have gone there. The second time, I got out on the snow - oops, I mean ice - and promptly left demanding my money back. On top of that, the road leading to Bryce from interstate 81 is not properly salted and cleared by the state during snow storms, despite being a road heavily trafficked by resort visitors. We received freezing rain and the road had absolutely NO salt. Despite travelling at 10 mph, the sloping grade of the roadway caused my vehicle to slide into the guardrail, causing over $2,000.00 in damage. Virginia State Police were not helpful and in fact ticketed us in the freezing sleet for an expired inspection sticker. Tow truck driver insulted me as a "damn yankee" for attempting to prevent further damage to the vehicle while he haphazardly attempted to pull the car out of the guardrail. The locals were friendly and helpful, but the whole experience scared us off for good. Avoid at all costs - try Liberty or Whitetail instead, where the roads are maintained in the winter and do not traverse windy hillsides. On another note, the Bryce Resort also has a confederate flag flying in their dining hall, and the menu actually had Freedom Fries on it rather than French Fries.

Hi, My family of 6 and 4 friends went to Bryce for their Bryce Fest last weekend.(3/3/07) What a wonderful atmosphere! Very family friendly. The people were very nice and helpful. I understand snow has been miinimal this year, but we all had a GREAT time skiing, tubing and snowboarding. We will certainly go again next year, hopefully we will have more snow.

bryce rhymes with ice, very nice people at the resort though, i cant knock them for trying. i went around jan 12 and it was ok, there was plenty of snow it was just sooo hard packed it is painful to talk about, now that they are almost 100% open i went over the weekend and still the same thing, they had no soft surface at all, the grooming there not to my taste, i dont think i will go unless we get a few feet of snow, go if you have too but i would recommend massunutten or whitetail if you are in the area