I was so unsure of what to expect with the costly ...

I was so unsure of what to expect with the costly 1 night stay we booked over New year's Eve. Man was I happy we decided to go here!! It's such a well run place, from the person greeting you when u pull in the ranch, to the check in, facility, activities...it's all clear that they "get it" and know what it takes to make your stay enjoyable.

- Food: all included...plenty of options, and surprisingly way better than I expected. Breakfast and lunch were buffet style and good overall. Dinner was , well.... excellent!! Great choices, cooked well, servers did a great job there. They even had a free house wine they poured us a few glasses of. They went to make sure u have a good time and thankfully a rent looking to extract every extra dollar from u once u are there which is nice.
- Activities: a great selection and tons of fun! We did skiing...kids 1st time and they are all super helpful and patient. And they will help us as much or as little as u want. If are an expert skiier it won't get your blood pumping but for a novice it's plenty. Snow tubing is a good size and right amount of thrills. Kids did it over and over and over! They also tried ice skating, then we did the indoor pool and water slide. It's small in the pool but plenty to keep them excited and having a blast! There's a cool fun barn and arcade too. Plus...the horses!! A ton of them for trail rides and pony rides. So cool.
Service: these people work their butts off. I saw people doing ski instruction then cleaning garbage, and managers helping in every single venue. We had a guy come check on us after skiing in the restaurant only to find out he's the owner of the place. He sets the tone by being attentive, pleasant, and caring about your stay... genuinely. Everyone else follows suit and it shows.
- Rooms: while not luxury accommodations, they were clean and the kids loved the bunk beds. Honestly it's all u need when there's so much to do outside the room.

The best part about this place....it never feels crowded. Seriously. We were there on a fully booked holiday night and not a single thing was a wait or crowd or unpleasant. It was quite remarkable.

And as I said, their goal is not to get u there and then rope u into dropping a ton more $. Everything minus booze is included. And frankly while it's not actually allowed to bring your own alcohol, they really don't crack down on u too hard either. I had a beer can I brought and the waiter just asked me where it was from as he hadn't seen that brewery before.

All in all I couldn't recommend it more. The owner is a hospitality veteran and a bit of a visionary if u read up on him. It's clear he does it right here. It's unique and different from your cookie cutter indoor water park place. And while the water park part doesn't match up with the others, there so much else to do and service and facilities a re so head and shoulders above the other places it won't matter a bit!!!