Mad River Glen Reviews & Ratings

Great skiing! Amazing snow conditions! Better Togo weekend when all lifts are running. The breakfast at lodge is to die for! The lodge bar after skiing is brilliant with conversation!

The ultimate throwback resort. Had a blast riding the single chair. So much great terrain to explore and really good snow conditions. No snowboarders allowed on the mountain.

So much natural terrain. Lots of natural snow. Great family atmosphere. A unique single chair that keeps the trails uncrowded. Great price structure. Programs for kids, women, gray beards, free healers, beginners, racers, and free skiers.

Mad River Glen is uniquely a throwback to a vintage and cherished ski experience that remains substantially the same as it was 50 years ago.

Mad River Glen is a unique experience that everyone should have at least once! Its not a really big area, but they still have 2000 vertical feet for you to play in. Plenty of off piste options. They do a nice job of grooming easier terrain for skiers to access an area designed pjust for less experienced skiers call Birdland where all of the trails are named for birds. Paradise is an expert run that challenges the best skiers. And you can duck into the woods on either side of the run for some deep powder tree thrills. An exceptional ski area!

I have grown up skiing at MRG and the people there are genuine. They love what they do and always bring a smile to your face! The skiing is great, you have a vast variety of different terrains, and at the end of the day you get to chill out on the deck and have a beer and warm soup!

This resort is a small very skier friendly mountain with more off pista woods skiing then actual trail runs, only the beginner trails are groomed regularly, the other trails are rarely groomed to help the natural moguls form throughout the season. The hidden powder sections on the top of the mountain will have you hooting and hollering as you float your way down through the snow. The size of this mountain helps it maintain its family friendly appeal by only having two main lifts from the lodge and every trail eventually heading back to the main lodge, ie you can bring your family and ski at your own pace knowing that your family will be able to meet you at the lodge in no more than 15 mins of you waiting there. The lifts are a little on the slower side but thats okay because you can spend your time going up by watching all the skiers down below or sightseeing the beautiful green mountains. Even though it is a small mountain there is still 2,000 vertical feet drop giving you plenty of opportunity to take your time and find the hidden powder fields within the trees.

What is there to say about Mad River Glen that has not already been said?! The skiing and history of the mountain is incomparable to the mountains around it. Community owned, all natural snow, and no snowboarders allowed makes it a very unique mountain compared to those around the country. And who can forget the beautiful and iconic green single chair!

Super challenging terrain
Cult ski area
Beautiful
Old school
No snowboarders
Whitfield is a cool town
Vermont is gorgeous
Very friendly

Ski it if you can! No snowboarding allowed. This is a true hidden gem for the skiing community - that is in the snow conditions.

Overall its a pretty icy mogul field with lots of trees, but its hard to beat the price compared to other resorts. Waiting for some snowfall then driving up turns it into a nice place to go if you live in the western Massachusetts area. The area around is not too shabby either so whether youre looking for a day trip with your college ski buds or just a fun time when traveling out East with a budget, look no further.