The Skiers' Guide to Loveland Ski Area

Loveland is never to be underestimated! But the biggest kicker - is their childcare. Not only can babies and toddlers attend, but it’s WILDLY affordable, easy to get into, and my daughter had the best day. Which meant MOMMY got to have the best day ripping powder and hitting kickers. Loveland is close to home but worlds away from the over crowded and over priced resorts. I love it here.

Love this place. I’m new to snowboarding and all snow sports, a decided to take a lesson here after trying boarding solo for a couple days. The instructors were very attentive and good demonstrators of the basics needed to get going. If I could do it again, I’d book a private lesson, as one of the more struggling learners monopolized the instructor’s time, requiring a lot of hand holding, etc. The resort is quaint and perfect for families. Looking forward to go back to practice.

Great facilities with some of the best amenities I’ve seen at non-lodging resorts/ski areas. Staff is always kind and helpful.

We got together because my husband-to-be discovered we both had a Loveland season pass, among other things in common. ;^)
We also were married at Loveland, Valentine's Day of 2024, along with over 100 other couples!
Always loved the small-town feel of this place and the service and food are humanly proffered. Love to meet friends and ski there. Wide-open bowls, and terrain that has something for everyone.

Very reasonable ski passes less crowded great powdered groomed areas and great ski parks . Fantastic place would defo recommend

It was my first time snowboarding. Great experience and fun crew. They taught well, the friends that came, also inexperienced, were all running the greens by end of the weekend. The more experienced friends were doing all the larger runs. Plenty of variety for new and experienced skiers and snowboarders.

Amazing for beginners and for advanced riders. Something for everyone. Chets dream high speed lift allows you to do fast laps. The upper bowls are amazing. And snowcat skiing

This resort was great during the weekdays - not overcrowded and most lifts still open. Powder was perfect and slopes groomed. There was a surplus of variety in levels of terrain allowing me and my friend to ski to our hearts intent. My only complaint was a locker mixup where our wallets got removed by another patron.

Family run ski area that makes you feel like a local. More affordable than the big mountains and amazing terrain.

Loveland Ski area is great for beginner Skiers and is affordable! There are may great runs, and it is very family friendly. Highly reccomend!

Skied loveland for years with a season pass. We live in Denver so it's the nearest and quickest option to ski - we can drop the kids at school in Denver, be in Loveland in an hour, ski all day and be back to pick them up at 3.30. Perfect.

The lift lines are tiny, so you can get a lift and ski the run back to the lift base to do it all again in 15 min average each time. Peak 8 is generally the last to open and the best. A small old school mountain with no accomodation and a lot of locals. Love it!

Because Loveland ski area is before the tunnel you miss all the hecticness of going over the pass / through the tunnel and then the huge downhill after to A basin or Keystone. Yes loveland is small but it's got a unique feel and unlike nearly everything else its still independent and not part of Vail resorts.

loveland has areas for all levels of riders, and a large mountain area to spread out and explore.
great restaurants are spotted around and the lifts are quick and efficient
more greens are available at loveland valley, about 5 minutes down the road from the main resort. a very intermediate heavy area but with options for all terrain.
ski rentals very easy.

Loveland is a bit of a hidden gem. Its small but there is plenty of challenging terrain. It isnt the best beginner area but is a great advanced mountain. Skiing there is like it used to be before skiing became overpriced resort experiences.

I hate telling people about Loveland because it is a quiet gem. But it is one of the best places I have ever skied, and some extra business wouldn't hurt that.

We love Loveland! The staff is so lovely. Parking and lifts are easy. Skiing is fun. There is so much for different levels. It is also family/kid friendly!

Loveland was brilliant, they offer a beginners pass for around $50 which gets you access to only the beginner slope. But honestly; it felt like the blue runs on A-Basin at times!

Only gripe, the ski lift is great but quite hard to get off, its very fast and quite a drop if you missed the slope. For saying its a beginner area, thats the only negative.

Loveland is the place for ski purest. It is all about the ski and not the Apres. There are some challenging expert slopes and an entire area, if all you want to do is groomers.

Loveland is quick and easy access from I70. And if you are looking for great skiing on a budget....This is for you.

I like Loveland ski because its great for beginners there is a whole side of a mountain dedicated to the new comers bunny hills magic carpet rides and the first come first serve tailgate area perfect for a day of trying something new indeed!

Loveland ski resort is pretty dope when it comes to snowboarding in general. The have fast lifts so the is no waiting on a long lift and waiting in a long line. It is close and convenient to people commuting from the city. They hold lots of events and have good food and is really just a good all around ski resort

Tried this resort out last season, will definitely be returning, this ski area offers amazing runs with great lift efficiency, there are runs for all skill levels. The views at the tallest runs are some of the best. The runs through the trees offer some beautiful winter scenery. For the price I dont think it gets much better, I wasnt able to ski here on pow day so I cant speak for that, but over all, I would highly recommend this resort, especially considering its proximity to major cities like Denver, Boulder, etc.