Chicopee Ski & Summer Resort Reviews

Love Chicopee Ski Club! I am a teacher who has been bringing school groups for the past 12 years. This year I took 137 Grade 7 & 8 students skiing with the help of many parents and staff. Chicopee is a local gem. It is a wonderful place for new or beginner skiers and snowboarders to learn and practice. It's quick access from the expressway which is convenient. If you are an experienced skier or snowboarder, you will likely want bigger, longer, steeper slopes, but for a place that's this close to home, Chicopee is pretty great. Chicopee offers both ski and snowboard rentals and lessons, and the chalet offers good eats, as well as amazing entertainment in the evenings. The staff is sensational! Pepper and Alyssa made our school trip super smooth and organized, and Cooper was friendly, energetic, and helpful, along with all the other staff. Thank you for another wonderful experience. We will see you again next year!

Cool staff, great fun, and good price. Good for a few hours of fun definitely recommending this.

Except the natural shortcoming of Ontario, elevation, this is a nice family place.

As far as Kitchener goes this is as good as it gets

Great place to ski, Hills were well groomed. My kids loved it! Well definitely be back

Would have given a better rating if not for the loooooong line ups to get a lift ticket. The restaurant upstairs is awesome!

Good place to learn skiing, it has a low slope for beginners.

Excellent for beginners and not very busy. There is a decent resterant and cubbies to leave your own lunch or dinner in.

Nice steady hills, good for beginners and intermediate

I was here for the rugged maniac event. Lots of fun, you get to meet a lot of cool people

We had our 4 year old enrolled in skiing lessons this past winter, and it was a great experience. The classes are small (our son's was 2 kids for 1 instructor), the instructor was great, and our son picked up skiing very quickly as his confidence grew.

Nothing says family like taking a drive to enjoy the snowy weather. Every year for the last 4 years over winter holiday my kids and I visit. This year was my husbands first visit because he s usually working. He was happy with the time and family atmosphere felt. We purchased tickets on WagJag and it was less out of pocket. Maybe check before you visit.

I've been waiting on line for 90 minutes to rent skis. Be better

Very nice rental service, and for it's location, a great variety of hills

Great place for
Family fun and challenging. Great for beginners and experts. So close and a great value.

It was a very funny experience! The wait at the top was a bit long and uncomfortable, because of the cold, but we had a great time on the slide

First time here and first time skiing in many years. Friendly and helpful staff plus the lesson with Alfredo was exactly what we needed. He was very patient both of our limited and different experience. He had us on all the hills before the day was done. Will be back many times.

Great spot to spend the day!!! Staff was extremely helpful. I don t ski much and it s not like ridding a bike!!! Just glad I was able to make it home with no injuries other than bruised ego!!!

Very expensive for a disappointing hill very small and any experience skier/snowboarder would get board within minutes ... long waits to go up and your at the bottom pretty much instantly but I guess it's good for kids and beginners

Staff are helpful. Prices are fair. Great for family and beginners.

I have been trying to get a hold of someone to book this venue for a wedding. It took MULTIPLE emails and calls to finally get a response. I attempted to reach the Guest services director Liz, guest services supervisor Jen and even the Executive Director Bill who also didn't respond. Extremely disappointed. Finally after a week Jen responded, she apologized and said they would get me a quote together. Now we're back to not hearing anything again for days. We really wanted this space but had to move on to another venue since they cannot get back their customers,and we couldn't risk missing out on securing another space. Terrible customer service. I cannot believe they neglect their emails and voicemails for days and days at a time. I would say don't book this place but you won't have a problem taking that advice as they won't return your emails anyway.

Great place for a winter fun. You can have your own ski or just rent one.food available.

Great way to get a few hours of skiing in without the stress of driving for two hours one way. I especially like the short walk from the parking lot to the lodge with our gear, the lack of lineups, lots of ski lockup racks, the roomy restaurant and the super hi speed WiFi to check my voip voice mails.

One thing they could do this summer is build a porch/storm door over the deck doors that lead into the cafeteria. For some reason everyone avoids the interior staircase all January long and this keeps the cafeteria cold as they all rush in and out the deck doors along with the icy wind. Seems that many years ago the deck access from the ground was closed in winter but I guess this practice was forgotten in the recent past.

The website wasn't updated, I spoke to a representative on the phone saying they were open, took us almost 2 hours to get there just to be kicked out because they open mid December... never again.

I was impressed with the amenities. I hope to try skiing next time.

Not ideal for experienced skiers. Beach volleyball in the summer

Traveled two hours to this ski resort just to find out they are closed in DECEMBER, their website and google stated open. Tourists that wasted our time unfortunately.

It's a decent hill that has something for everyone.

Great mountain, great skiing. The layout is a little rough, having 3 entrances for different hills. Would prefer one large main lodge breaking off to each of them from one parking lot.

Great little ski resort with a lot of hill options for different classes of skiers and snowboarders. The staff is friendly, the food is well priced as are the lift tickets.

The food is too expensive but other than that it's a fun park.

Very nice staff, had Alot of fun with my friends and the staff haha

Great place to take the kids
We love it

Good place to learn ski and snowboard for kids. We had a good time there today.

Beginner-friendly ski trails are also close. If you want to experience skiing, you don't have to run as far as the Blue Mountains.

The only ski hill nearby. Small, but nice to get out since we can't ski much every year.

Nice little family friendly hill in the suburban Kitchener area. Small hills with light grade that make learning easy with some more steep hills for a bit of a challenge. Comprehensive rental program with lessons and very affordable kids and beginner lift tickets. Black diamond runs compare to blue squares at a hill like Blue Mountain.

Quick snowboarding lesson with Devan! Great activity for a Sunday afternoon.

Unfortunately my friend had to pay $70 for a helmet rental as he couldn't rent just a helmet they made him rent the whole ensemble

It's ok. I guess I'm comparing it to Blue Mountain which isn't really fair, but the price you pay should reflect what you get. I feel like it's overpriced for lift tickets for such small hills. Better than nothing though if you don't want to drive for hours.

Chicopee tubing park was really fun and I would go again

My kid loves their private lesson for their first time on downhill skis. Great experience.

Home hill!!! Really fun to learn and definitely the best in the region. But when I can pay the same price to ski at blue mountain its not worth it at chicopee. Plus it takes them forever to even open their park. And due to their love of racers they moved it to a smaller hill... Still a good time with friends, a good park for the size. And hey, its skiing... skiing is never bad.

The hill was well maintained. Definitely a fun way to spend a couple hours. Despite being very busy, the staff was very friendly and did a good job keeping things moving. Food was decent and prices were fair. The parking lot is in rough shape.

If you are an experienced skier/rider, this won't be much of a challenge, but it is a great hill for learning with world-class instructors. Jumps and rails are decent, but again not large. Moguls are made on Apple Bowl when the snow conditions permit. The ticket prices are a bit high for the size of the hill, but it is a not-for-profit organisation so I'm happy to support them. Prices for rentals and food are reasonable.

Had fun ziplining would be nice to have more options in the summer!!! Went ziplining was short wish it was longer and not such a hike!

Awesome thank you. Great place to learn snowboarding on your own or with an instructor

Been going here since I was a child. Now that I am older. I started taking my kids. Great to have tubing so close by to my home

Day I was there the hills were unkept ,there were holes in ice, I am a good skier but fell twice as it was slushy and they kept the unkept hills open. Admittedly temperature was high and I have been there before with better conditions. That's why I gave it three stars. Otherwise the day I was there they should get a minus for that day.

Perfect for our family. Youngest can go on the magic carpet and first chair lift. Oldest and wife get the middle runs and I get the moguls.

This is where I learned how to ski. We don't really have mountains here in the Waterloo region, but I was happy with it growing up.

Parking is very bad, people paying ski passes to destroy their cars. You should invest some money in your ski center

Oddly enough, they do not have the technology to electronically sign rental waivers. If you re out of town while your child is under 18 visiting friends or family without you at Chicopee, your child will not be able to do anything here. I give them 0/5 stars for being in the stone ages.

Too expensive, too busy. Many times understaffed at the top of the hill

Took beginner ski lessons for the family a few days ago. The staff at the rentals and booking were very friendly ... however the discover lessons left much to be desired .. If you are beginner you are very much on your own .. with a few pointers given here and there reluctantly .. I would suggest look up youtube for skiing beginners if you do decide to go here .. else it may be a bad learning experience ..

Rlly good staff. Have friends and family that work there. Considering for future employment there

Tube park is mad fun, would deffenitly recommend going drunk though!

I've taken my family tubing here about 5 times. Great place, well maintained runs. During peak times the wait is a little long between runs.

Love this small ski hil. Great chalet as well beer and food.

First time there broke my wrist but had a great time!