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Sasquatch Mountain Resort Resort Reviews



Sasquatch Mountain Resort Forecasts

Visitor reviews for Sasquatch Mountain Resort Ski Resort

Sasquatch Mountain Resort Ratings

Overall: 3.5. Based on 47 votes and 36 reviews.

Snowsure: 3.9

  • Occasionally gets enough snow for skiing
  • Is often closed due to a lack of snow
  • Occasionally suffers from a lack of snow
  • Rarely suffers from a lack of snow
  • Sasquatch Mountain Resort is snowsure even in the poorest seasons

Variety of pistes: 3.8

  • The ski runs are featureless and unvaried
  • The ski runs are varied but not extensive enough for a week
  • Sasquatch Mountain Resort has diverse and interesting pistes including forests and high alpine terrain

Off-piste: 3.5

  • No off-piste worth mentioning
  • Off piste is out-of-bounds
  • Some varied offpiste that stays fresh for one or two days
  • A vast array of off-piste routes that can stay untracked for several days

Scenery: 3.9

  • An ugly resort in a bland setting
  • Average mountain views and resort
  • A spectacular setting and a beautiful / historic resort town

Access: 4.0

  • At least one overnight stop
  • Requires a whole day
  • Requires more than half a day – you may have time for a few turns
  • Arrive by lunchtime and ski all afternoon
  • There is a main airport within an hour of Sasquatch Mountain Resort

Public Transport: 2.6

  • There are no buses or taxis to Sasquatch Mountain Resort
  • There are slow or infrequent buses / trains available
  • Getting to the resort is easy with frequent bus / train connections

Accommodation: 3.8

  • No places to stay in/near Sasquatch Mountain Resort
  • A few places to stay in the resort
  • A wide variety of accommodation suitable to suit all budgets

Cheap Rooms: 2.8

  • No budget accommodation available
  • Just one or two hostels so book ahead
  • Several cheap hostels and pensions available

Luxury Hotels: 2.1

  • No luxury accommodation available
  • Just one or two luxury hotels so book ahead
  • Several up-market hotels in Sasquatch Mountain Resort

Ski in/Ski out: 4.3

  • The ski area is located far from any accommodation
  • A free ski bus takes you to the ski area in a short trip
  • Ski-in ski-out accommodation is available

Childcare: 2.1

  • There are no child care facilities at Sasquatch Mountain Resort
  • The resort has limited child-care facilities
  • the resort has excellent child-care facilities including at least one reasonably priced creche

Snowmaking: 1.6

  • Sasquatch Mountain Resort relies entirely on natural snow
  • There are just a few snow cannons
  • There are snowmaking facilities on all pistes

Snow Grooming: 4.2

  • There are no snow groomers at Sasquatch Mountain Resort
  • Occasionally some pistes are left ungroomed and in a poor state
  • All the runs at Sasquatch Mountain Resort are groomed daily

Shelter: 3.5

  • There is nowhere to ski when it is windy or visibility is bad and lifts often shut
  • There are some trees for poor visibility but main lifts sometimes close
  • Sasquatch Mountain Resort is mostly in forest where you can ski in flat-light and windy days, lifts rarely close

Nearby options: 2.8

  • If snow conditions are poor at Sasquatch Mountain Resort, it will be poor everywhere nearby
  • There are good alternatives within an hours drive
  • Other locations on the same lift pass provide a rich variety of snowsure ski conditions

Regional rating: 4.0

  • Sasquatch Mountain Resort usually has poor snow conditions compared to other resorts in region
  • Has average conditions for the region
  • Usually has the best snow conditions in the region

Lift Staff: 4.5

  • The staff at Sasquatch Mountain Resort are rude or unhelpful
  • Lift staff at Sasquatch Mountain Resort are pleasant, cheerful and eager to help

Crowds/Queues: 4.1

  • The resort is always busy and there are usually long lift queues
  • It is quiet apart from occasional weekends and school holidays
  • It is uncrowded and lift queues are very rare

Ski Schools: 4.0

  • No ski schools available
  • One or two ski schools but local language only
  • A few ski schools but book early for multi-lingual instructors
  • Plenty of ski schools and multi-lingual instructors available
  • Excellent ski schools with friendly multi-lingual ski instructors

Hire and Repairs: 4.0

  • Nothing can be sourced, not even ski-wax or ptex
  • There are some ski shops but rentals need to be booked in advance
  • Good quality ski equipment can be purchased or hired and overnight repairs are possible

Beginners: 4.2

  • Beginners can only watch others ski and snowboard
  • A few gentle slopes but beginners will get bored in less than a week
  • Vast areas of gentle terrain

Intermediates: 4.2

  • No intermediate terrain at Sasquatch Mountain Resort
  • Intermediate skiers will get bored after a few days
  • Vast areas of cruising runs

Advanced: 3.9

  • Nothing for advanced skiers and snowboarders
  • Enough steep terrain for a few days with some good offpiste
  • Enough steep terrain and offpiste areas to entertain advanced skiers for at least a week

Snow Park: 3.6

  • Not even a kicker at Sasquatch Mountain Resort
  • Average sized park quite well looked after
  • Huge park area and expertly crafted pipes, jumps and boardercross trails

Cross-country: 3.5

  • There is nowhere to go for cross-country skiing around Sasquatch Mountain Resort
  • There are some cross country trails available
  • The area features many spectacular and well maintained cross-country trails

Luge/Toboggan: 3.5

  • No designated luge or toboggan runs
  • There are toboggan runs that open quite often
  • Sasquatch Mountain Resort has long and well maintained luge / toboggan facilities suitable for all ages

Mountain Dining: 3.2

  • Nowhere to buy food by the pistes
  • Some places to eat up on the mountain but they are often busy and expensive
  • There is a variety of excellent mountain eateries right next to the slopes to suit all budgets

Eating: 3.0

  • Bring your own food, there isn't even a shop
  • There are a few places to eat in the resort but nothing special
  • A wide variety of places to eat and drink in the resort, from fast food to fancy restaurants

Apres-Ski: 3.2

  • Nothing to do, not even a bar
  • There are a few bars in the resort but nothing special
  • Clubs and bars stay open until very late and have a friendly atmosphere

Other Sports: 1.9

  • No sports facilities at all apart from ski lifts
  • Resort has just a small public swimming pool
  • Resort has all kinds of sports facilities, including a full-size swimming pool

Entertainment: 2.7

  • Besides the snow and walking there is nothing to do here
  • The non-skier will find things to do for few days but may become bored after a week
  • The resort area is a fascinating place to visit, regardless of winter sports

Winter Walks: 3.6

  • Very limited walking and no snowshoe trails
  • A couple of designated scenic walking/snowshoe trails
  • Extensive and diverse winter walking trails for all abilities

Ski Pass Value: 3.6

  • A 1 week ski pass is overpriced compared to the number of lifts available
  • The ski pass is averagely priced and covers a reasonable number of lifts
  • Ski passes are excellent value for money and cover a lot of lifts spanning a big area

Value (National): 3.7

  • Overall, Sasquatch Mountain Resort is one of the most expensive ski resorts in the country and not worth the money
  • Overall represents average value for money
  • Overall offers the best value resort in the country

Value (Global): 3.8

  • Overall, Sasquatch Mountain Resort is one of the most expensive ski resorts in the world
  • Overall it offers pretty average value for money compared to resorts from other countries
  • Internationally the resort offers excellent value for money

Show all 35 ratings

January 17, 2024
Snow Bear
Update, went out today Tuesday Jan 16, 2024 and they had groomed Timber Cruiser skiable and big foot skiable. No family paying full price, just 2 of us and we had a fun time This mountain needs to bush-wack their runs before winter and with 162 cm base would be able to groom and even ski the blacks. Hope this mtn. gets the message that weed trees and evergreens are not fun to get around.
January 16, 2024
Snow Bear
No snow at Christmas break was so sad for us as we had to keep our grand kids entertained, but that's not the mountain's fault. But on the weekend of opening the grooming on Timber Cruiser, Big Foot, Weaver, Abobinal and Roddy's was horrible. The only one who enjoyed the slopes were out by the outriggers (black). This was a total of 2 people from 8 of us out of 8 people. 3 paid full price and the rest have Gold passes. We realize that the snow was problematic but the grooming should have been pristine, not just one swipe on 2 runs. Also, went in for lunch at 12:30 and received our food by 2pm. That left, after eating, only an hour to ski those awful groomed runs.
January 07, 2024
Rockin Ronnie
It's been a few years since we made it up to this hill, but decided to purchase a Gold season pass for the 23-24 season so we could have a Xmas family holiday. It seemed like the right thing to do even though they don't offer a seniors discount for those over 65. Not sure how many 74 year olds you know that still ski but that's where they have a senior discount. Anyways, as the weatherman did not come through with snow at Xmas this year our Gold ski pass doesn't seem like a great idea anymore. It appears the mountain will now open mid January so we could have purchased the much less expensive Silver Pass as most of the Blocked Out dates are behind us. There is some serious thinking to do regarding the pricing and how to compensate all those Gold Pass holders. Our family still went up the mountain for Xmas and enjoyed the aerial park and walking about in the sun and dry hill. The lack of snow is not the mountains fault but how they respond to all those who purchased those Gold passes to ski at Xmas will be very interesting. I will let you know how it went at seasons end. Hope I have something positive to report as in retirement I plan to spend some time skiing with my full price Gold Pass! I also hope to find out how many 75 year old skiers I find on the hill.
January 18, 2022
Snow Bear
We have been coming up for many years now and I will agree with some others about the pricing Sasquatch thinks he is a big mtn. But hate to say it you are a quaint little mtn, which we enjoy, but having a hard time to digest the lift ticket pricing. We love the riding',tubing, snowshoeing on all parts of the mtn. The powder and blue skies were a treat. I feel for the staff who have to put up with those who don't comply to the rules. The parking attendant was excellent, a true people person. She loved her job. Overall, love it. Just didn't like the turtle slow chairs and the pricing to ride.
December 19, 2021
Stephan
Greasiest mountain I’ve ever been to. Staff is disrespectful, prices are outrageous, in the past 3 years I’ve seen the day passes jump from 70-90 with each season? Yet the staff salaries haven’t been raised? This place will go under very shortly if they continue the way they are, $90 for a day pass on the worst mountain in the Fraser valley? No thanks.
December 19, 2021
John
This place is a joke. They make you pay $600+ for a silver season pass and then they hit you with blackout dates that last 2 weeks after opening day, wtaf, absolutely pathetic. They’ve also raised daily lift tickets 3 years in a row. It was always $70 for endless years and now it’s gone from $79-80-90 each year. Some loser in management is on a power high, and thanks too him they’re now losing 4 silver pass members for next year. Never buying a season pass for this carnival mountain again.
April 05, 2021
Snow Bear
Haven't commented too much but we have been out and about at Sasquatch and this year has been the best riding year with the new quad and spring break was great. The snow stayed cool enough so we didn't stick much at all. (One day) With covid there were restrictions but still got to enjoy a glass of wine outside in the snow storm on Sunday. Staff were great. This year we noticed that grooming was great most of the year. Off-piste on those powder days was enjoyable. One thing I still have to complain about is the pricing for a small mountain terrain.
December 15, 2017
Roy
Great mountain with wide open usable terrain, short lines, great views and plenty of potential. The terrain is great and snow abundant. The vertical drop posted is somewhat misleading at 1300', as it is 1100' with the highest point of 4320'at the top of the green chair not the red chair, either way that will improve with the future expansions to adjacent mountains. [note from the editor: we display information suggested by the staff at this ski area.]
November 14, 2017
Hemlock Pow
Great family hill with so much potential. This past year: 2016/17 was incredible. Who says Hemlock doesn't get any snow? With 900+cm last winter I had so many 18"-30" of powder days it was unreal. Go to other local mountains with high speed lifts/lines and it is all tracked up within a couple of hours. Even on the busiest of days if all the chairs are running the lift wait is minimal at SMR. It has been good to see some improvements lately like the magic carpet (which needs a cover like Mt. Seymour so the staff does not need to clear snow off it on snowy mornings and could focus on other morning start up operations). They also need a reliable generator for the frequent power outages so Sasquatch (green) chair could remain operational. It would be great to see night skiing on the Skyline (red) chair instead of Sasquatch chair as it is not nearly as likely to be closed due to wind/cold on that side of mountain. Looking forward to the future development and increased terrain once pre-development hurdles are crossed.
March 14, 2017
Anna
Great little mountain and good snow, but service could definitely be improved. All ski resorts I've been to clear off their chairlifts when it's snowing. We were there the other day with heavy snowfall and no one lifted a finger. Not only is it incredibly cold to sit on an inch of snow, it's also very unsafe. I tried to clear it myself, but it was too difficult and when I sat on it, I almost slipped off a couple times. We had to leave early because our butts were frozen and our pants soaked. I would not feel safe taking my kids on these lifts in the snow. In addition, their crew is young and not well trained in operating the lifts (one was stuck for 10 min) and customer service: didn't even move to retrieve the pole I lost getting off the chair in front of his booth. A first aid attendant walked up the hill to get it for me.