We made the mistake of going on a holiday weekend ...

We made the mistake of going on a holiday weekend when dozens of church youth groups apparently booked ski trips. We overhead that there were 1800 visitors that day, and it was clear that this place does not have the infrastructure to accommodate the amount of passes they sell. Lines for the ski lifts were incredibly long, and the runs themselves were so packed with skiers that it was a challenge not to bump into anyone or get caught in a pile up. The black diamonds weren't as crowded, but by mid-morning the snow had been so abused by the number of skiers that no one in our party wanted to go down them anymore.

Interestingly, we noticed that the workers are either very friendly or astoundingly rude. We saw one employee rush to help a child who had stumbled, and then saw another belittle a child for falling down. The highlight of my trip was, on my first green after learning the basics of snowboarding, knocking over a bamboo pole and getting sassed by the smart-mouth pole-attendant who said I should just go home.

However, around 6 PM, the youth groups cleared out and we discovered this place is actually pretty nice when there's a reasonable number of visitors. Our best advice: do not go on a three day weekend. They will sell too many passes and you will not have a good time.