Slopes were filled with immature middle school aged boys. Lots of inappropriate and immature things were said. Do not come if you're looking for a relaxing, nice ski resort. Rental staff was friendly and the rentals were nice. Two occasions of the staff on the slopes picking which line to let people get on the lift were very rude. One even stepped on someone's binding to take off their ski and make them back up. This behavior was reckless and totally unprofessional. Other slope staff were just rude. In all, would not recommend if you're not a middle school aged boy looking to mess around and say inappropriate things read more

Great little ski resort to spend the day at. Family friendly. Good food. Lots of fun. read more

Boston Mills Brandywine Ski Resorts - Fried Pickle Chips from Joe Riders - Venues & Event Spaces Near Me - Peninsula, Ohio

Extremely disappointing - it's basically a sledding hill they are calling a ski resort. Cost a lot more for a night lift ticket there than an actual resort, and you'll spend most of your time waiting behind a large group of kids that got dropped off by their parents. Probably great for teens to hang out, but if you're looking for skiing you definitely won't get your money's worth. read more

Boston Mills Brandywine Ski Resorts - The "black diamond" - Venues & Event Spaces Near Me - Peninsula, Ohio

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It's Jan 18 they dont even hav Tiger open yet WTF . PETERS Pride is still not covered at top and never see lift running this year . They had every snow gun running and snow was like glue . Don't waste your money this place sucks . Only good run was North Bowl . Grooming is terrible or covered with snow gun glue snow . Awfullllll. lllllllll on the positive they gave away free granola bars in guest services . read more

they cancelled last second on us with no notice kids were devastated. Traveled far in the car to be turned away

Boston Mills & Brandywine ski areas sit in the same state park but are five miles apart and not connected. Both are on the Epic pass aka Vail Resorts. Fortunately, they both seem to have kept their local mountain feel. Boston Mills is open 10-9pm and has some nice runs with a couple of steep runs and a few bumps to play in. BM has a nice lodge with the option of lockers and cubbies for your ski bags. Typical cafeteria and a fun bar upstairs. BM has a weekly ski school for the under 5 kids and ladies ski lessons on Tuesdays. Brandywine is a little smaller but offers a variety of terrain. During the week it is only open 3:30-9pm. The cafeteria & bar are upstairs. The area seems very popular with local school ski clubs. They come by the bus load. Needless to say by 5:30pm, we were the oldest people on the mountain. Ah, the night skiing memories of my youth. Bad choices leading to spectacular crashes. All the staff at both resorts were very friendly and helpful. The slopes nicely groomed and fun to get a ski day in. Hopefully, Vail doesn't screw up the local vibe and make it to expensive. read more

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They haven't opened up after taking money from passholders. The passes go off sale on December 4. All the other ski resorts in the area are open because this has been the coldest December with the most snow for several years. Boston Mills doesn't care about the passholders. And neither does Vail because we're just a drop in the bucket. Spend your money elsewhere. Buy an ikon pass or go to snow trails read more

Stay away form the slopeside shop. I've taken skis there to get bindings mounted twice and both times they have messed up. The first time the left ski had the bindings about 2cm further forward than the right, and now they didn't listen to my instruction. when I had dropped them off I told them specifically to not follow the manufacturer recommendation for mounting point and to center the bindings and the true center of the ski. I watched the cashier write this down on the work order and I triple checked to make sure my instructions were clear. I picked the skis up today and they were mounted the one place it was written 3, yes 3 times not to do it. And they still have the audacity to charge me $80 for lousy work. On a $800 pair of skis this is very important to me and I dont want a bunch of holes in them due to a remount. Would not recommend and I will be taking my business elsewhere from now on. read more

Prices are ok for a ski resort. They removed locks from the lockers but have signs everywhere to lock up your valuables. Very silly. read more

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Slow operations, long lift lines, and longer rental equipment lines. No terrain park when there was enough snow to put it together. Vail resorts is doing a terrible job. read more

Boston Mills Brandywine Ski Resorts - 3 hour wait for equipment. - Venues & Event Spaces Near Me - Peninsula, Ohio

I know a lot of people have an issue with this resort due to the limited amount of runs. As someone who learned to ski in Colorado I truly get it. However, we are in Ohio and cant magically make our mountains larger. For what they have I think they do a great job. Easy to park, prices are reasonable, and not too crowded. Now that they are part of Vail Resorts starting this season and part of the Epic Pass I only expect it to get better. Staff is very friendly and a fun place to go for a few hours. read more

Boston Mills Brandywine Ski Resorts - Venues & Event Spaces Near Me - Peninsula, Ohio

Our favorite nearby ski/snowboarding place. Plenty of hills, great service! It's a fun place to hang out - especially if you're with a group! read more

Boston Mills Brandywine Ski Resorts - Venues & Event Spaces Near Me - Peninsula, Ohio

Its a small yet well kept resort. Its a must if you like tubing, skying or snowboarding. It has a food court and 2 fireplaces inside. Its decent. read more

its the only place in cleveland to get your snowboard fix. And its one of the ways you can tolerate winter around here. Its not colorado with 12k feet elevations but you can get in some decent quick runs in to hone your shredding skills. Brandywine is my choice to go to since they cater more to snowboarders with a novice and advanced terrain park and other various hills of all skill levels to accomodate everyone. Its great on Friday night midnight madness. The bar is packed and there is a DJ there cutting it up with decent tunes. read more

Why is there no snow being made. It's below the temperature and you guys still have not even opened all the hills at brandywine and it's a complete joke read more

I had a great time here. It was my first time skiing. My instructor, Taggart, was really patient and helpful. He had me down an intermediate hill by the end of the day. I look forward to going back. read more

Boston Mills Brandywine Ski Resorts - Bunny Hill - Venues & Event Spaces Near Me - Peninsula, Ohio

Great staff. Everyone is polite and friendly and they are sure working hard to provide skiing opportunities in Ohio.

Have been here a few times, used to come here for college ID nights with friends and always had a great time. This is my first time back in a year and it has honestly been the worst experience. Barely any snow, it's cold enough, not sure why the snow machines aren't going? Came up to the bar to grab some food and a few drinks, very small selection of drinks. Was given the biggest attitude by the bartender at the Boston mills location bar. She was very rude to not only customers but her coworker as well who was actually being attentive and pleasant to everyone around him. Probably will not be coming back ever again. read more

I was unable to stay long there and I also wasn't able to participate in some of the things that they offered like skiing so the only thing I can give you a reference about is their end or lodges it was very crowded and there were a lot of children even around 9 and 10 at night people seem to have been enjoying themselves so I'm assuming that it is a great place for families they also have equipment that you're able to rent so that you can participate in the activities they have there if you don't have your own I'm not telling anyone to shy away from it I think that everyone should experience it on their own terms and I will go back to see if my first experience was just not as pleasant because of the limited time in capability of doing the activities that I had. read more

Boston Mills Brandywine Ski Resorts - Venues & Event Spaces Near Me - Peninsula, Ohio

Don't think the size of the resorts should weigh in on their ratings. It's Ohio and you have to take what you can get. Lifts are always operational and in good working conditions. They keep the parks well maintained and the base lodges are always clean. Overall it's about as good of a ski/snowboard experience as you can get in northeeast ohIo read more

Shame on Boston Mills / Brandywine - My daughter arrived with her ski club at 5:30 on Jan 21, 2022. She was in rental equipment lines for 3 hours! (1 hour for boots and 2 hours for skis) She was able to ski down once on the bunny hill and then it was time to return to school. I realize that Covid has brought with it challenges, but this was predictable based on the number of kids from various school who would need rentals. The resort should not accept money for services it cannot provide. read more

I'm not one to go out of my way to leave a review but lemme tell ya I just come here to enjoy my day have a good time fun fun fun ya dig and I go try to cop some snak ya feel then I get this snac it was the last lonely boi so I felt we had a connection so I take homeboy over to ma table to munch on and ......I'm not mad at all I got to pick up the lonely runt and enjoy him :) p.s. only reason I Gave 5 stars is because the kitchen staff is all a bunch of hotties read more

Boston Mills Brandywine Ski Resorts - Venues & Event Spaces Near Me - Peninsula, Ohio

For families considering buying an Ohio Epic Pass my words of advice - don't do it. The resorts in Ohio have reduced hours, are crowded beyond belief, are closed all the time. We bought the pass for our 2 kids who went twice and second time was for 30 minutes where they decided to leave the experience was so bad. The resorts are definitely not what they used to be and the Ohio Epic Pass is a waste of money. read more

Snow tubing hills were slush, we were lucky if we made it 25 feet and had to walk the rest. This place obviously knew the hills were not frozen and still stayed open while declining any refunds. Wast of time and money. Owners should be ashamed of themselves. read more

We visited the Polar Blast Tubing part of the resort. It was lots of fun! It was a little crowded (a Saturday afternoon), but we didn't have to wait in any lines because everything moves pretty fast. The conveyor belt lift up to the top was awesome. The staff at the top of the hills was very helpful. They helped to hook tubes together, spin people around, help people get loaded in. It was nice to see them doing something and not just supervising. Also, there were two outdoor seating areas with fires bringing which was great, made the whole area smell good! Giving 4 stars instead of 5 because this is a little on the pricey side. $25/pp for 3 hrs of tubing seems a little steep. The lodge has some food, but also crazy expensive. I went with just one other adult, but I can't imagine bringing a family here in a budget. Overall, would highly recommend as a fun activity, and certainly a better option than skiing if you're not horribly fond of it. Please note that this activity does require a certain amount of physical endurance. There is a good bit of walking up hills, walking on snow, and hauling tubes around. read more

Boston Mills Brandywine Ski Resorts - Venues & Event Spaces Near Me - Peninsula, Ohio

Let me start by saying this, It is a great resort IF you have never been out of Ohio. If you have, you realize how tiny and crappy it really is. But hey, for Ohio it is the best in the state. That isn't saying much though. I get a season pass every year anyway though. It is insanely expensive for a crappy resort too. I paid almost 300 dollars for a weekly pass during their SALE! Not much of sale.... A Holiday Valley pass isn't that much and Holiday Valley is 3 times as nice. The food is standard cafeteria food and the bars are just ok. So what do they actually do well? Their parks and terrain every year are actually really nice. They have great jumps set up and their boxes and rails are usually really well laid out. As a matter of fact their parks have been my favorite so far. They just nail it. I think they know the hills take a minute to go down so they make sweet board parks. Their late nights and college ID nights are cool too. They also do special events and contest which are actually pretty fun. So there you have it. Crappy expensive hills but great parks?! read more

I've been going here since grade school. They have an excellent program for learning how to ski and snowboard which I did myself when I was young. I just went back recently and found it hasn't changed much. The upstairs bar at Boston Mills is awesome. Very festive with the décor and has great food. Brandy Wines bar is slightly on the douchey side. Loud music and packed all the way out to the balcony. Not really my scene. I find it best for experienced skiers and snowboarders to go during the day when kids are in school, or late at night. Since I don't get to go as often as I like, I prefer Boston Mills. It's a little on the easier side. Plus I've found that the better athletes go to Brandy Wine and I hate to get in the way. I can still board with the best of them, but the older I get, the more cautious I become. read more

Pros: -Super easy to park, purchase a day pass, get your equipment, put your stuff in a locker, get on the lift, ski down and repeat. -Food/Bar had a decent number of selections and was priced well and tasted good. -If you are a beginner, this is a very easy place to ski or learn how to ski. The hill is not very steep or difficult to get down. -We went on a Thursday and there were not very many people there. There were no waits for the lift and it was easy to get to them from the lodge. Cons: -For the most past the snow is not real, it is man-made, and because of this it can get pretty icy and sometimes hard to maneuver. Skiing on fresh powder is ten times better. -Because this is a local resort it is not very big. It takes 5 minutes to get down the mountain and there are only a handful of slopes so you'll ski down all of them fairly quickly. There is not much variety. read more

Boston Mills and Brandywine Ski Resorts are a pair of ski areas only a couple miles apart. The best way to think of them is essentially two areas of the same resort (combined with a third resort of Alpine Valley) each with their own feel and style. Boston Mills is a little more challenging, with steeper runs for the corresponding colors, with the green preparing you for the blue, the blue for the black, nice progression for learning. The lodge is very old school and charming, with the only criticism being that bigger chairs are needed for the tables. Brandywine has a slightly wider feeling on the runs, with a safer feeling for developing skills as long as it's not too crowded. Snow seems to ice over quicker at Brandywine, possibly due to sun angles and higher use by snowboarders. I don't snowboard, but they seem to like Brandywine more, with slopes that are better for them and a nice triple set of Parks for them to ride! A nice new lodge is at Brandywine, but feels less intimate than BM. Alpine Valley is about 45 minutes later and gives a nice feeling a skiing through the trees in your own little resort. I love these resorts and look forward to getting my pass every year! Ski local and ski Ohio!!!! read more

Boston Mills Brandywine Ski Resorts - Buttermilk at night. - Venues & Event Spaces Near Me - Peninsula, Ohio

Let me preface this with the fact that I never leave bad ratings... Took the kids and wife down here for tubing on a Friday night. 1. 25 bucks is not bad, asked the girl (who finally looked up from her phone to help us) if they had a military discount. She said no not on weekends...ok i guess no biggie. while using the urinal i see a flyer saying they have military discounts...chalked that one up. 2. If you like walking through a foot and a half snow for a quarter mile after every run this is your place! The walkway from the end of the run back to the life is DEEEEEEP snow. I asked the guy, dont you guys own even 1 snow blower? He said " Come later in the year when it is all packed down from people walking on it". And you think it is over when you get to the top. Wrong, another 100 yards of knee deep snow to the hill. 3. Paid for 3 hours, went down the hill 3 times. Due to the exhausting walk back to the lift. Kids didnt even want to go. 4. The snow tube run ends less than half the way down. Then you have to walk the rest of the way to the end. We have been to many tubing spots in Mass. and Maine. All have cleared walkways to and from the end of the run. We were sweating so bad We had to shed clothes in 14 degree weather. In closing. It was fun but I will pass this information to anyone who asks about this spot. We will never be returning. read more

It was a great family owned ski resort until vail bought it and jacked up the prices on everything.

I agree with the earlier post that this resort is great for people who haven't skied outside Ohio. It is expensive, and I found the staff to just expect me to know all of the logistics of the "resort" (i.e. Where the holders are for the lift tickets). The park is small, and doesn't have many food options so I wouldn't call it a resort. This probably goes without saying, but if you're a beginner only ski/snow board when there's natural snow. I had a particularly bad time on ice-covered hills at this location. read more

Went tubing at Polar Blast last night and we did have a blast! At first, we had to wait about 30 minutes in line and another 20 minutes in a line on the hill. So that wasn't good, but after about an hour, people started to leave. Once people left, the hill lines moved faster and we got more rides in. I'd love to go back when there is more snow and all the tube hills are open. Tubing was really fun. They had a bonfire and a warm building that you could huddle in and eat/drink. I tasted some french fries and they were decent, but nothing amazing. The tubing area has a large building, which holds lots of people. Most importantly, the building is heated and has lots of tables to sit at while you warm up. It's a bit pricey to get in, $25 per person, so go when there are deals. read more

The service was bad and the were were rude. i had a problem with my skiis twice. the first time, they gave me the wrong size. The second time the boot would go into the ski but would wiggle in the skiis which isn't suppose to happen. they fell off twice in the same run. When i got the skiis fixed the second time, i received some attitude from the workers. My friend accidentally set her ticket to a different day which isn't the company's fault but when they were asked to change it they wouldn't at first. In the end they eventually did it but it took a lot of convincing. and it wasn't a difficult task for them either. in the end i still had a good time but it wasn't that great of an experience. read more

My husband and I have been skiing at Boston Mills/Brandywine for over 20 years now and are pleased with MOST of the changes that have been made over the course of time, but we do have issues with some of them. While it is helpful to have large clocks in the windows of the little buildings at the bottom/top of the lifts, their batteries need to be checked on a regular basis. Today at Brandywine, none of the clocks showed the correct time! We also noticed that one of our favorite runs at Brandywine--starting out on Shredder and then cutting over past the first snow machine to finish on Grizzly--has been ruined by the addition of rails and several other pieces of similar equipment. We understand why half of Shredder was turned into a terrain park many years ago, but why is the remaining half now going the same route? read more

boston mills ,brandywine and alpine valley were great ski areas till vail resorts bought them in my opinion . i have had a pass for these resorts for 30 years ..now they have cut the resort hours at all these resorts compared to the previous owners . they didnt open for the season until way later than usual, many runs and lifts are closed for all or part of the day such as the double chair on the north bowl at boston mills .the bar is erradically open . they didnt even open tiger black diamond run till half the season was over or thereabouts . its such ashame . there is so much room for improvement from my viewpoint .until or even if that happens i can not raise my personal rating . it seems to me that once we buy a season pass and they have your money there is no incentive to improve the operations of these local ne ohio resorts . read more

Brandywine is an awesome place to snowboard! They do late night sessions, which are always a blast and not super crowded and they always have awesome promotions for college students, women's night and more! I highly suggest going here for a super fun night of boarding! read more

Went here to enjoy a night of tubing with my family. Unfortunately it was a horrible experience. When we spent $125 on tubing passes, we were NEVER told the slopes were running slow, or that we had an opportunity to view the slopes first before purchasing a pass. Our one and only run down was less than slow, it was nearly a snails pace. We rode a 1/4 way down and ended up walking the rest. When we went back for a full refund, we were met with extreme rudeness by the staff and management. The refused to give a full refund. Even though we literally used their slow running slopes for less than 30 seconds. Today is March 4th, it's been since February 16th and I still have not received any calls back from the 3 managers I spoke with. That should say something about how they don't care about customer satisfaction. Buyers beware. They will take your money and lie to you about the slope conditions. Do not expect any help if your upset or dissatisfied. That is why I have formally taken my complaint to the Better Business Bureau. read more

Boston Mills and Brandywine are nice ski resorts located in the Valley about ten minutes apart from each other. With one exception out in Geauga County, they are the only places to ski in the area. Although the skiing is much better outside of Ohio, these places make the best out of the gentle terrain. Boston Mills has longer hours in general and tends to open a bit earlier in the season than Brandywine. Boston Mills also has the longer vertical drop of the two. However, the lifts are newer and much better at Brandywine than at Boston Mills. I tend to go to Boston Mills more because it is closer to me, but I do like Brandywine though. Brandywine has more trails at 11, compared to Boston Mills' 7. Both resorts are very friendly to beginners and offer plenty of lessons for both skiing and snowboarding. I will say that the food is really bad at both resorts. They are both cafeteria style. The last time I went skiing, I had a cheeseburger and it had to be one of the worst I've ever had. The patty looked like mystery meat and had no flavor at all. New this year is Polar Blast, which is a tubing center adjacent to Brandywine. I haven't been there yet, but I'll update this review when I go. Overall, if you're looking for some winter fun in Northeast Ohio, Boston Mills and Brandywine are great places to spend a few hours. Update: I have been to Polar Blast and it is awesome! There were about 9 lanes open and about 4 had "jumps" on them. You didn't really jump, but they added some excitement. The place was packed when I went on a Friday night. The lanes are longer and taller than the old tubing lanes. If you want to go out and have some winter fun without much hassle, head over to Polar Blast at Brandywine. read more

Just as charming as I remember growing up, but a lot more snowboarders now. Two stars off because 1) they turned my favorite slope (downdraft) into a terrain park since their other ones weren't open yet. and 2) they stopped operating the shuttle service between BM and BW, although I'm not sure if it still runs on the weekends. Three stars come from plenty of lifts for the size, good snowmaking coverage, and 1/2 off passes thanks to having my season pass from mad river. As good as you can get within an hour of Cleveland. read more