I signed up my 4 year old son for the beginner ski lessons and we had a terrible experience. The instructor barely paid attention to him, did not try to engage the kids at all, and at one point sent him down to the bottom of the practice area without skis or anything. He stayed all alone for at least 15 mins before we raised an issue at the office. They got two more experienced instructors to talk to us and they gave us the expected song and dance about how some kids don't want to stay on the skis and they don't want to force them, how maybe our son would do better in a one on one setting, etc. But here's the thing - his instructor didn't even try to engage him! She left him alone. Sitting in the snow. In the 15 mins we were watching, she didn't even glance in his direction to see how he's doing. Very disappointing. If they advertise this class for kids who have never been on skis before and for ages 4-6, they need instructors who can handle 3 kids at a time. It's really not like we have unrealistic expectations. I would have been happy if there was any attempt to engage my son, even if he stayed off his skis. As it is, we are getting a refund and will look elsewhere for classes. read more

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For $29.00 bucks you have a chance to work out the early season kinks and get your legs under you. This is not the Alps but a tiny little area where you can have some fun on a few short runs without driving too far. Treat is for what it is; a small fun place to learn if you have little ones or a place to get few runs in without a long drive and an $85.00 price tag. read more

not great but not horrible! but do NOT come during february!! its very icy and there are holes on the slopes.

If you live pretty close and have the ability to escape here during a normal week day (not holiday), then it is definitely worth it. First time I went to Blue Hills was after a blizzard. There was fresh powder and no lines being a Thursday and all. I had a blast that day. Try to stay away during holidays. It gets chaotic here. Furthermore, avoid coming out here with the mindset of comparing Blue Hills to places like Killington or anywhere out west. Blue Hills is very small, yet a great place that is close by for a lot of people. It's very reasonable and I love it for that. Pros: 1)Extremely convenient to the Greater Boston area. 2) You can get some skiing in for the day without making a huge dent in your wallet. 3) Staff is pretty friendly and helpful overall Cons: 1) Small hill with only a few runs 2) Only one lift, so it gets hectic on holidays and weekends, which consists of dodging little kids all over the place and long wait times. read more

The parking staff was amazing. Best parking staff I have ever encountered. These guys are amazing and they go above and beyond.

This is where I learned to ski as a kid and it is still a great place for local skiing. It can be a little challenging because of the conditions, but it is a great place for a quick ski. read more

I had read several negative reviews before beginning ski lessons for my three young children (ages 9, 6, 4 1/2). So I began my Blue Hills experience with very low expectation. We have had a wonderful ski instructor for the past three weeks named Laurent LaFontaine. He has been patient and encouraging with my kids and they are totally hooked on skiing. This is their first season on skis so this is a great accomplishment. I have been impressed with the staff at blue hills as they are mostly young kids working there and they have all been very nice and helpful. Can't beat having a small ski mountain 20 mins away from home to learn on. read more

Overcrowded with incredibly rude, unsafe patrons with no regard/enforcement for ski etiquette. We went early in the season with less than ideal conditions on the day of a Pat's game hoping to avoid the crowds, but both parking lots were packed and we had to wait in line over 30 minutes to get lift tickets. No ski patrol was out to enforce safe ski conditions and rules. I almost got hit several times by out of control skiers or kids with no regard to safe skiing. Several kids were incredibly rude. I will never come back on a weekend and am unsure if I'll even consider coming on a weeknight. read more

I decided to come here on a Wednesday night after receving 7 inches of snow the day before. Conditions were great, trails were groomed. Perfect spot for beginners, those that want to brush up their skills or those looking for a few quick runs without having to drive up north. So why the two stars? We all came from work so we showed up around 7;40 knowing that they close at 9PM. We figured an hour would be good enough since we only wanted a few short runs. Upon entering the rental shop however, one of the three guys that were working condescendingly said "You know we close at 9 right?" I've worked in customer service/retail and I understand very well they're probably just tired or didn't want to stay there longer than they had to. BUT IT WASN'T EVEN 8 PM yet. That is no way to treat paying customers. I'm sorry, is there a policy that I'm not aware of that says the CUSTOMER has to accomodate the employees? We're not the ones getting paid to do YOUR job. Don't say I didn't warn you though, expect to be barked at if you decide to go later at night. read more

When I went there was terrible conditions but when I called about 3 hours before they told me conditions were good. Also they said 3 trails were open and only 1 was. I took two runs and was done as the conditions were ruining my skis and just no fun. This place is a joke and they wouldn't give me a pass for another day. If you are 18 or older, this is not the place for you. read more

This is a great beginner level ski area. Very reasonable prices and only 30 minutes from Boston make it a serious consideration for anybody who wants to learn to ski or wants a quick trip. Suggest you get here well before 9 though because parking fills up fast. The cafeteria has standard fare but is good- I recommend the chicken fingers! Lessons are also worth it - my kids all took intro classes and were on the main green trail by end of day. read more

We generally like Blue Hills as an option, but now having skiied a variety of other places, I'd give this a pass. The Munchkin Program seems like it would be a good program, and it has it's strengths, but overall their policies are a bit strict, especially makeups. Most kid programs allow one makeup class, but Blue Hills does not. It's unfortunate when there are times when multiple-child families get sick and have to stay home. Of course everyone would rather be skiing! Requiring a Doctor's note? Requiring a call before the ski class? I'm not sure "Michaela" at the front desk has kids or knows what it's like to be juggling 3 kids-2 who want to go skiing, and one who is sick, forcing us to stay home. Kind, really. This place is not the most customer-service friendly. I'd drive the extra bit and head to another mountain. read more

Go the extra miles and go to Wachusett. We are novices and felt totally ripped off. Almost $200 for my two children and I at this poorly run ski area. The female manager was less than helpful. We had passes for 2 lift tickets that were not honered even thought I called to confirm that they would be the day before. The manager was insulting enough to repeat the same lame explaination over and over as though I didn't understand the english language. With 2 kids ready to ski I shelled out the hefty price for litf tickets and rentals to stand in line most of the day. Won't be back and will gladly travel a bit further for a much better experience at Wachusett for unbelieevably the same price. read more

Poor customer service; clueless staff; don't return messages; left hand doesn't know what the right is doing. Scheduled a private lesson and when we got there there was no instructor. Had to waste 10 minutes waiting while they paged someone. The actual instructor was good. I wanted to do another with him and he said request him next time. Attempted to do so but it was an ordeal. Left a message on a Tuesday, didn't hear back, called Thursday, again voice mail. Reached a live person Friday who said they'll check if that instructor is in. Didn't hear back so I call next day and yet a different person said they don't know if he'll be in on Sunday, but will make a note of it but no guarantees. Really? You want me to pony up $160 and you can't tell me after a week of messages if the instructor is working Sunday? Neither I nor my family will ever go to Blue Hill again. Here we come Wachusett. read more

I came to Blue Hills today with the mindset that this will be a good place for me to learn to ski for the first time, based on all the Yelp reviews I read. I've snowboarded at other mountains--Blue Hills bunny hill was very small and inefficient. This is definitely not a place for avid skiers/riders. If I do come back here, I will avoid the weekends at all cost. We happened to unknowingly go on a day they had a race. We arrived around 9:30am and had to drive/wait around the 3 lots for an hour to find a parking spot. I'm all for family friendly places but there were too many kids aroundand some parents without any gear just standing around, mak ing it more difficult to maneuver around on your skis. I waited 15-20 minutes just for the magic carpet ride for the beginners area each time. In the end, I just took off my skis and walked uphill. Some of the staff are helpful-while most seem to hate their job, didn't care or were just plain rude. My sister had problems getting on one lift and that caused one lift to go up empty. A staff followed her and went after her when she got to top of the hill to scold her. Also, how safe would you be on a chair lift while the teenage operator is distracted texting? There were two fathers who got into a verbal altercation over one boy being dangerous to those around because he was using a pole to learn to ski. read more

This is one great place to snowboard. Even though there are only three trails open, which is onot the fault of the resort but there isn't one bit of snow this winter until now. The snow school is great with friendly people and extremely reasonable prices for private lessons. After your first hour of private lesson, the hours thereafter is more than half off! I had Alec as my snowboarding instructor and he is the best instructor ever. He will always push me to do slightly more than my comfort zone so I can do better, and his full attention during the lessons are more than what a student can ask for. Jane ( I think this is how I spell her name), the head of the snowboarding school, is extremely accommodating and helpful. Squeeze me a few lessons here and there when I showed up last minute at their busiest times. Real nice team of people there. So pick up your boards and go there now! read more

Today I was a first time skier at the age of 39. My ski instructor, Jill Sullivan, was encouraging and patient. She was also skillful and I learned quite a bit in my first lesson in such a short period of time. I look forward to more lessons at Blue Hills. It's also great for children too. My son who is five also started today and loved it! Jen K. read more

Although it's too limited for expert skiers, it's not meant for that. It's a great place for chiildren to learn how to ski.

Very unhappy with my visit today. If I could give zero stars I would. Get your s**t together horrible insulting staff. I didn't even ski.

Purchased a season pass + off site rental here and it is the best deal imaginable! (college students= $244 total) The staff was friendly, professional and very accommodating with our requests. the hill is very small, of course, so not for experts, but a great place to learn to ski. Lift wait times have never been longer than 5 minutes on weekdays and often we just walk right on. Food prices in the cafeteria are really reasonable- you won't go broke for a sandwich. my only complaint would be that not all trails are open right now (january) but that's more a function of the weather as well as limited snowmaking capacity. read more

I took my family up to blue hills because it was close to home and supposed to be a fun time. We paid $211 for lift tickets and rentals. We should have know when we saw the signs saying "no returns". After buying rentals we went to another line to pick up our equipment and we're told sorry no more ski poles or helmets are available. I tried to discuss this with the staff that were totally unresponsive and absolutely no help at all. Go somewhere/anywhere and I am sure it will be a better experience. Mark Buchan read more

One of the worst places I have ever been to ski. I an not the best skier in the world but I know when a ski area is good or not. The staff if you can even call them that were extremely unfriendly and some even looked they were under the influence of narcotics! When i went it was back in December of 2011. The hill was not nearly half open and they still charged me full price. Over all a horrible place to go and it is a shame that such a beautiful piece of geology is run with such poor care read more

Been skiing here since the place opened in the early 50's. Living locally, the place should be ideal for advanced skiers to purchase a season's pass; keeping in shape for the North Country an hour or 2 before work or school weekday mornings. Good management has come and gone over the years, however, and now, despite excellent snowmaking on the trails they fall short of the important little things such as shoveling ski-ripping crushed gravel mixed with snow onto the chairlift loading zone and starting the lifts on time! That is why very few experienced skiers go here anymore, forcing the hill to close weekday mornings. After 3 years of bringing this condition as well as habitual late starting times and removal of the handicap parking place up to management brought only vehement denials or promises to "take care of it". They didn't "..take care.." of anything, hence ski here only with what their instructors call "rock skis". I turned in my last season's pass after I found my costly new Vokl skis are RUINED. Remy Saquet read more