Five of us drove over 400 miles from southern PA for a mini ski vaction at Okemo. It had been many, many years since we were there (we ski mostly in Colorado) and we had a wonderful time at the friendly family resort. Even though the weather (it rained every day) did not cooperate we were able to enjoy ourselves tremendously. We skied near the summit since it was snowing in the higher altitude. We took advantage of the Sleep and Ski packages offered by the resort and the hotel, which saved hundreds of dollars, took advantage of the garbage bag slickers provided by the resort to keep us dry, and we skied in endless well groomed slopes as much as we could. There were no lift lines to speak of, and we were able to traverse the entire ski area a couple of times. There were no crowds, lots of friendly folks, okay food (expensive but okay) and a great Hotel, The Point, about 2 1/2 miles from the slopes, and almost free skiing. Ludlow is a great town, and we can't wait to do it again next year. Thanks Okemo.

For the prior three years I had a season pass to Killington. Fearing bad things from the new owners in 2007/2008 ( I was right), I decided to try Okemo. While there is no doubt that Killington is a much bigger, more diverse and much more challenging mountain, Okemo provides a far more pleasant experience. Grooming is superior, people are actually nice, the lines are usually not bad, and people in line are corteous, even the snowboarders are more tolerable. Unless you are a super expert, you will definetely enjoy Okemo, though after a few days, it will get a little boring.

Okemo is an Indian word meaning "flat mountain". People complain that it's dangerous to ski. That's because the only way to get exhilaration is to ski/board at 100mph. There is no challenge otherwise. Everyone thinks they're an expert because the terrain is flat and groomed out. If you skied one trail you've skied them all. They are all the same. It's a joke to see the trails they rate as black diamond or double black. I'd have no problem bringing a novice on any of them. Lot's of high speed lifts though. People seem to love it, judging by the weekend crowds. That a good thing. It leaves more room for me at the other more challenging and diversified ski area in New England.

Much too crowded on Saturdays. Many riders out of control.
My wife and I have been skiing Okemo for the last 6 yrs at least 5-6 times each season as we are midweek season pass holders. But last weekend decided to venture out on Saturday only to be very disappointed and found it to be dangerous at times with boarders and skiiers almost crashing into us on 2 separate occassions. Both situations could of been a disaster. Too many ,too fast and with mountain patrol doing their job. Something has to be done if Okemo wants to keep us and many like us coming back.
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My son and I wanted to try a different mountain over Feb vacation. Having Skied this year at Mt Snow and Stratton we dicided to go to Okemo. I had never been to Okemo but always wondered about it as I was passing it to go to Killington. I decided on Okemo because of thier reputation for grooming. We originally wanted to go on Monday 2-18 but it rained all day. So we went out on Tuesday 2-19. I expected the trails to be Icy and the terain to be difficult. I must say I was impressed with the conditions of the trails with all of the rain the prior day. The south peak area was less crowded but very very icy. We found the Jackson gore area to be much better and actually pretty good for the way it rained. The lower half of jackson gore (learning area) was awefull very very icy (no fault of Okemo). We had a fun day and spent very little time in line. I do have to say that I probably won't go back anytime soon. Not at all due to the conditions but more to the Lift layout. There is not many if any lifts you can take top to bottom. So you spend the day always skiing either the upper half or the bottom half. This was dissapointing to me. A few of the lifts are very very very slow. I go to the big mountains because I like it to take longer to get down the mountain than it does to get up. With some of the tripples there I felt I could walk up faster. What would it take for me to come back ? New lifts replace the old 1950's tripples with some highspeed quads. I like the mountain and the trail they are definatly more advanced than say Stratton. But just hated the convoluted layout. I would also agree with the last poster I was there on a not so busy day and thought mountain road was over crowded can not imagine a weekend.