I planned our trip for a Friday hoping to miss out...

I planned our trip for a Friday hoping to miss out on the crowds. But the day ended up being sold out anyway and it was PACKED. We made sure to get there at 8am and were able to park easily, spend a reasonable amount of time getting rentals, get a good locker, and get in on a 9:30am lesson. The lift lines were long about 75% of the time, but not too awful. The worst part was that there were people everywhere. Standing around and sitting in the snow in highly trafficked areas. For someone like me who lives too far away to do this very often, so is always an "almost beginner" with questionable dodging and maneuvering skills, I don't think I'd go back on their busy days. But I'm giving 4 stars because the staff was sufficiently numerous and friendly and the hills were fun. Next time I will plan for a day b/t Monday and Thursday.