Snow Valley Reviews

On the 2nd Dec only two chairs open. Very windy and they are blowing snow. Short runs and wind blown with snow in the face cold. If it was not for the free ticket would have left sooner.

Not too shabby for a small mountain. Never have to wait in line with cheap lift tickets. The park is fun

Awesome resort with so much to do. We took our family sledding and had a great day playing in the beautiful snow. The scenery is gorgeous too. Definitely coming back!

This mountain is not that big and only one modern lift. You will get bored doing the same run over and over again. Plus most runs are short. However, it is usually not that crowded and it can be a good time. Closer than Big Bear from most spots in Southern California.

Worst place too ski in local range. let alone
employment. Poorly managed with alot of rude staff. Head further up the mountain lots more up stairs thats worth the money.

The sled are could be bigger, it was small and the lines long

Everything-ticket window, rentals, repair shop, snack bar, ski lifts etc. are convenient and easy to get to. All if the employees are friendly, courteous and obviously want you to have a good time. A great ski resort especially for a beginner like me. I especially enjoyed seeing the young kids having a good time learning to do something they can do for the rest of their lives.

You must have a lift ticket to enter the area. Otherwise, park off the road and bring your own sled into the forest. Went Sat Jan 5. Got half off with Snowjam membership. Lines were short all day. Medium kickers and jibs in the parks.

Sledding sold out, but wasn't oversold, IMO. You have to use their sleds and can walk up instead of ride, for less. 3 year old rode without problem. To slow down, spread your legs wide and pigeon toe so snow sprays back and away instead if over your toes and into your eyes.

Age limit for the lift is different depending on which employee you talk to- rules kept changing. I have 3 kids: 3 year old, a small but brave/capable 6 year old, and 9. So, the 6 y.o. costs less, but ticket agent said she has to ride the lift with teen or adult. So with only the four of us, she can't ride as I am escorting the toddler. But then a liftie said she could ride alone or with 9 y.o. if 7, but that costs more. Then someone else said she can ride with my 9 year old, and that's what they did, contrary to ticket agents rule. They need to make policy clear- day would have been ruined if 6 year old needed a teen+ companion.

Fun, reasonable prices, great snow. Great incentives to go again (like discounts on return trips)

great place but slow service. lots of traffic on the way aswell

When they have enough snow to open the front side of the mountain and especially when Slide Peak is open this place is EPIC. Fun. Fastest place to get to out of the three Big Bear ski areas. It is just after Running Springs.

I been to Snow valley mountain for 5 times. And every time is a great experience.

I didn't realize that the lanes 6 and 2 where for beggingers and
I thought the guy said 13 was a smaller one
But it's no and fell a lot
Did not enjoy it because of that
And did the price felt like too much because
They close at 4 and charge 62 for a couple of hours

Totally underrated mountain with very little crowds.

For local, it definitely does the trick on a good/fair weather day.

went to the snow hill to sled with the kids great price very fun! very cool staff!!!

Excellent family resort. The staff are incredibly friendly and try to make your experience great. The location and price can't be beat when you consider how quickly you can get to this resort.

Now, this isn't Jackson or any other world class resort. This is a place for families to come enjoy themselves without breaking the bank. It's also a perfect place to learn.

Give this place a shot, you won't be disappointed.

Great pricing, friendly services, the instructors are amazing and private lessons are only $125 with all the rentals included. My daughter did amazing with the private lessons.

Family vibe, beginners welcomed. Chill spot with great environment.

Great group rates and lots of fun! Perfect family day for us.

Fun but some courses which on the top were closed.
They don't have any rental wears (We thought that there are some stuff like Big Bear snow park, cuz we are not local)
Went there by Uber and came back by Lyft (cuz only Lyft has a scheduling function)
You could also use Uber/Lyft to get there:)
Thanks for all our drivers!

Great place to enjoy all types of snow sports. The staff is great and it's not overly crowded.

Kind staff and a family feel. Not as crowded which is always nice!

Great local resort. Rent equipment locally and purchase lift tickets on line.

Coming here for years - high speed 6 man lift and great progressive terrain.

If you are looking for a reasonable family experience close to the flat lands. Snow Valley has it. My daughter is almost 7 and was her 2nd time skiing. Way better deal. Snow summit charged almost the same price for a 3 hr session. And then you have to give the rentals back. And then take turns watching your kid? Snow Valley offers a 9 to 4 ski class. Including lunch. And they will also allow you to them out with the family towards the end of your day. You also ski FREE if you're 70 and older. Let's go grandma and grandpa!

Didn't go for pleasure but this place is awesome... I ran out of gas in the middle of the night out front and immediately the next morning they put 3 gal of gas in my car enough to get home with. If they're this good when not in season I can only imagine how they'd be in season. Thank you Snow Valley

Less crowded, close to "the city", fun runs, VERY affordable, and a great ski school for the kids!!

It was great , but today (02/04/2020) it was a bit to windy to ski . It's where my kids learned to ski , love this place , lots of fun memories

Disaster.never come here,.Wait on line about 3hours.

50% off lift ticket and rental for veterans and military is awesome.

it was good for ski and snowboard. but somebody stole snowboard which was brand new. the staff has no any option to help me. I dont think this stolen is not first time so they should install security camera from long time ago. If i go there again, i should bring a lock set to secure snowboard. it is so sad situation but the staff cannot do anything.

Excellent service, service and first class facilities. Very funny!!!

Great teaching mountain and largest (200 acres+) of any of the Southern California ski resorts. Wide, separate terrain park for snowboarders with obstacles and jumps and everything from expert ski runs and moguls to beginner to tubing. Plenty of off-piste skiing and backwoods cat tracks. Be sure to take a ski or snowboard lesson from the top-ranked ski school and their PSIA-Certified instructors.

My friends and I did the sunset lift ride for a birthday picnic. What a wonderful time and lovely views!

Good slopes especially for beginners, families, 30 mins before Big Bear

The only positive is that it's cheap. People at the front were rude when I tried to ask a question. Extremely crowded. You get what you pay for.

Went snowboarding for the first time in over a decade. Like riding a bike, only a lot more falling. Had a great time love this resort. Halfway through the day took a break to go to the very convenient and overpriced bar, but I guess that's to be expected. All staff were very friendly, thoroughly enjoyed myself now it's time to go soak in the spa until the hurting stops.

1 star for the instructor that was assigned to teach my daughter and her friend how to snowboard. He was on his phone the whole time he was supposed to be teaching and would roll his eyes at my daughter.
Very unprofessional.

Food so expensive, nice place to play with family.

This is what we call "local skiing" or snowboarding. It's not the best in the world, but heck, it's close to the city and you can get here in less than 2 hours (unless it's snowing, of course).

Fun trails and friendly staff. Definitely will return.

Ive been going here for years! This is were i learned to snowboard. Nice, easy slopes. Usually closed, but do to recent rain its been thriving with people

pretty great resort for SoCal. yes, its not the best but for what it is, its great. Its generally not very crowded that I know of but surely weekends are typical. slopes are pretty wide usually, and the runs are fairly long compared to mt high or big bear. cool place, i plan on going back this week. i just hope they dont jack up their ticket prices because the value is what makes the extra long drive from mt high worth it

We parked there but couldn't afford prices so we crossed the street and took the kids sleding lol

It's a lovely place, don't expect big mountain there, but you don't wait in the lift line, you always get parking, you get decent long run and wide slopes, also good prices, compare to bear mtn what do you expect else?

If you're a beginner, ask for George. He was very calm, and patient with me and my kid. He listened to us, and didnt push us on the lift till we were ready. Really great instructor. The park was small enough for us to do what we wanted and the rentals were in great condition. I didn't give it 5 Stars because 2 of the staff were rude.

Honesty in advertisement would be nice. If you're website says a price and condition I would expect to see the same thing when I got there.

Very badly that the families were children and they wanted to play with the snow and the poor people of that place would not leave them.

This is a good place to go snowboarding if you have no where else to go. The price is fair. We went in February and the slopes were very icy. The staff was not very friendly, they made rude comments to us and multiple other people. It's not a terrible place, but I've been to better.

Great runs. All different kinds of terrain for all levels of skill. Not as packed as neighboring mountains.

Amazing day...staff is great. Cell service very spotty and no WiFi anywhere.

It is a really fun place for the whole family. They have instructors for those who are new to the slopes and they have really good slopes for people who know how to ski and/or snowboard. The restaurant has really good food also.

We are locals of the mountain. We are a family of skiers, borders and now my husband is teaching our granddaughter how to ski for the third season up at Snow Valley.
Excellent place to teach kids how to ski or board.

Best family skiing in Southern California. Wide open runs without too many terrain features for carving up the slopes!

Great beginner and intermediate Ski & boarding Resort family operated. And is the best bang for your buck.