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Reviews for Whitetail Resort
Total (2.8)
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I went hoping for a fun day with my daughter - and have fond memories of skiing here (a lot) when I grew up in the area. Now it’s its way overcrowded, the food is dismal (even the fancy solstice place was gross), but most important it’s just dangerous to ski here. You have hordes of people, often not very strong skiers on icy conditions routinely running into people at high speed. Some even think it’s funny. And no patrol presence to speak of. That’s why you shouldn’t go here - it’s unsafe.
Drew Pavlock
I have been going to Whitetail since its opening just a couple times each season. Today, 1-22-24, will be my last. It is an easy 2 hour drive from Virginia for me and with all the new fresh snow I figured conditions to be great. But again, AS ALWAYS this staff does not seen to know how to groom slopes. This has alway been my #1 gripe with Whitetail. Maybe they do not have the proper equipment, I do not know but moving forward I will go to tried and true resorts in WV and Western Pa. Today was the final straw for this carver….
Ashley Weaver
The customer service was incredible. I almost immediately lost my ticket and was able to get a quick replacement no hassle. The staff here are extraordinarily friendly!
One of my friends was learning how to ski for the first time, and there were some excellent beginner trails for her to start on. We went mid week for a college ski night and didn’t have to wait in lines to get on the lifts, which was a huge benefit. The mountain is small, but for the area has a great mix of trail offerings.
Joe Smith
The beginner mountain area(around the lift-off quad) was open and fine, the area around the easy rider quad was mostly closed, the bottom half of Snowpark was closed, as well as sidewinder and ledgewood. Stalker was open though. On the big mountain, most runs were closed, only fanciful and Angel drop were open. Drop In was also open but fairmount was not. I think Homerun will be open today, it was almost ready, and ridge runner had some great skiing if you go up in to the forest area. Best resort within 1.5 hours of DC
Kate
The lift lines were completely disorganized. Hundreds of people funneling into one lift with only one staff member managing the line at the very front. I waited in the singles line for 25 mins without moving at alll before I gave up and moved to the back of the main line—only to find out that the singles line was not functioning at all. The back of the line was a free for all with no structure. I’ve skied around the US and globally for 45+ years, and this was the worst experience I’ve had in a lift line. I can’t imagine what it would have been like with small children.
Joseph Antony
Go elsewhere
Emerson Shaffer
Wish they could make a lot more snow and maybe close then re open
Tad
Whitetail, in general, draws a large crowd due to it's convenient proximity to several mid-Atlantic cities; however, does not have the infrastructure to support the volumes of people it is willing to accept. Archaic rental retrieval processes leave dissatisfied skiers/boarders waiting in lines that wrap around buildings (I've heard up to two hours). Two converging lift lines at the base create a giant cluster of people not knowing where they should go. A centralized location for food at the base creates more lines and cluster. A mid mountain (where the green and blue runs converge) or summit dining option would significantly address the clustering and spread people around. I will say that the staff I encountered was absolutely exceptional.
The really applaud the layout of the mountain and how it's separated between beginner, intermediate, and expert. It does keep lifts moving along with lift staff organizing the front. Grooming quality was sub-par, one of the intermediate trails we continued to avoid because there were golfball sized pieces that covered the mountain. Runs were scraped off by 2-3 pm on a Saturday.
I come in with a more strict review because this is an Epic owned mountain and it's disappointing to see the lack of effort put into an opportunity to convert mid-Atlantic skiers into Epic pass holders.
Brandon Blair
Went here with a few friends, two of which rented skis. After waiting for 45 minutes to get our tickets, our friends waited another 2.5 hours to get their rentals. Staff is rude as well from personal experience. There is a decent variety of trails here and they are well maintained.
John
conditions from 4pm to 10pm were not ideal. Frozen snow that melted around need was not nice to ride on.
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