Massanutten

Pros: Close to D.C., Staff, Price
Cons: Not as advanced as West Coast or other resorts in the Mid-Atlantic region, reckless behavior

Virginia is not known for its alpine skiing, as states such as Colorado and Utah are known for. Although there are some that swear its a southern state, while others argue that its in the Mid-Atlantic, it is located by a jet stream that leads to ...

Pros: It was free.
Cons: Not much to do on the resort.

While I was in Kuwait, my husband was given the opportunity to get a "free" 3 day, 2 night stay at Massanutten Resort. He thought this would be a great mini vacation for us after I got home. We'd been on promotions like this before. In fact, we went ...

Pros: Peaceful location. Great view of the mountains. Activities for all. Well equipped unit.
Cons: It's a timeshare. Unhelpful staff when checking in. Noisy refrigerator.

I'm writing this based on my experience of staying six nights at Massanutten during 4th July week this year. I was able to stay here courtesy of a coworker who was unable to user her timeshare. So, my review is not as an owner but as a "guest". One ...

Pros: plenty of activities for the entire family water park to open in 2005
Cons: Sales pitches to purchase time shares

I haven't visited Massanutten during the Ski Season, so if that's the info you're looking for, this isn't the review to read. My experience with Massanutten has been during August, and it's been wonderful. I went to Massanutten the first time by ...

Pros: Beautiful scenery, snow tube park, good instructors (read on)
Cons: Bad snowboard rental fleet, expensive season passes (read on)

I learned to snowboard at Massanutten, and I still like the place. By South-Eastern US standards, it holds its own as a premier snow resort. I enjoy its great down home atmosphere with a beautiful setting in the Blue Ridge Mountains.

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Pros: Snowmaking, 2 peak black diamond runs are long, grooming.
Cons: Little natural snow. Weather and surface conditions iffy sometimes.

I went to Massanutten on the 25th of March this year and everything was open with very few bare/thin spots. It was my first time and I must say I was impressed. I didn't expect a whole lot from reading reviews and hearing other people's comments on other ...

Pros: Small, affordable
Cons: Not very challenging courses

I went to college about 30 miles from the Massanutten Ski Resort and visited there a couple of times in my college career. I'll confess, I'm an horrible skier. I spend most of the time sliding down the mountain on my back side instead of on skis....

Pros: Lots to do, inexpensive. Fun for the family.
Cons: Small sink, no dishwasher in our condo

This had been a hectic year for my family (wife, two kids - one 5.5 and the other just over 3. We didn't look forward to a Christmas filled with relatives. So we were looking for someplace nearby to get away, just by ourselves where we could relax and...

Pros: short two hour drive from DC Metro Area, inexpensive
Cons: none

Skier extraordinaire, I am not. So, for my first skiing adventure, I made the short 17-mile trip from my little college town of Harrisonburg, Virginia to Massanutten. With four other beginners and one expert skier who grew up in Colorado, I attempted...

Pros: ?? I guess they give it a decent try for southern VA
Cons: everything

This place is a joke. I am from Virginia, so I am not spoiled by Vermont or Colorado skiing, and even I was disappointed. Massanutten is, without a doubt, the worst place I have ever been to.

My first experience with Massanutten was this...

Pros: Good ski slopes. Short lift lines. Beautiful setting.
Cons: Busiest and most costly on weekends. Often insufficient snow until mid Janurary

I first skied Massanutten about fifteen years ago. What were then Intermediate slopes are now Beginner slopes, with the old Beginner slopes converted to Bunny slopes. Previous Advanced and Black Diamond slopes are now classified as Intermediate. The...

Pros: great for children or beginners, affordable accomodations on mountian
Cons: may have a longer wait at lifts, not much of a challenge for an experienced skiier

Massanutten is a nice little ski resort in the Shanadoah's. I would call it the best in the local area, but if you have skied Colorado and this is your first trip in the western Virginia area, you will be dissapointed at first sight. There are 14...

Pros: Something for everyone
Cons: Luxury be damned! Welcome to the carnival

I’m not sure how it all works, (or doesn’t) at Massanutten. My recent stay left me with the distinct impression, that the resort we bought into several years back, has morphed into a conglomeration of separate profit centers, i.e. skiing, ...

Pros: 3hrs from home - it wasn't too disappointing when we checked out early.
Cons: This was the absolute worst place we've ever been to.

We stayed in hotel 4 at a reasonable price with the hopes of sneaking in a ski trip before the year ended, and the real skiing starts in the mid-atlantic in late Jan, early Feb. The hotel was more like a dorm with late night parties and constant noise. ...

Pros: good ski instructors, great slopes
Cons: not a whole lot of slopes and lifts

The first time I ever went skiing my uncle took me to Massanutten along with his brother, sons, and his brother's kids. I took a lesson my first day and they taught my cousin and me about everything we needed to know in just an hour and a half. The...