Incredibly long line (almost an hour) for lift tickets, even on a day with no powder and only 1/3 of trails open. Good job snowmaking and friendly staff, though. Not the best skiing in Colorado, but worth the trip. read more

The management sucks! They try to get every possible nickel out of you for their mini-mountain. Ex.-new lockers with special slanted tops so you can;t leave anything on top-just rent a locker from them for $$$ each day. Only area in Front Range with no discount for pass holders on their overpriced food. Used to be a skier friendly place for locals and visitors alike. Now it feels like the less helpful and friendly they are, the better they think their mountain is. Will be skiing the real mountains this year. Sad to see a great local business get lost in the greed of some already rich owner. read more

Eldora is an o.k. local little resort with an old lodge. The runs are not great, the snow is not great, the lifts are not great and closed many times, no fancy restaurants or condos. It tends to get so windy that on several occasions I have left because they only had the little beginner lifts open. But its close and lots of families go there and it was reasonable. But this year they think they are hot stuff. Why? I don't know. They jacked up their prices like over 120% for season tickets. I guess because they have delusions of grandeur for next year to enlarge or become Vail or Winter Park, whatever. Sorry I ain't paying for that, its not worth it. Like I said its an o.k. little ski place that's local. If they really expand like crazy, how are they going to handle the traffic going up that little road ? And how are they going to handle the wind and snow? read more

I don't like that they don't support electric vehicles, not even a 120v house outlet is available! And customer support say there's no plans for it. Their sustainability program is mediocre. read more

As a relatively new snowboarder I haven't been to a ton of places and I can't vouch for anything above intermediate level. That being said, I started in the beginner area to get my groove back and quickly progressed to the intermediate. I liked that I could take one lift to the top without having to switch too often and there was a nice assortment of long, intermediate runs that let me ride about as far as I could without my legs collapsing. The beginner area also looked very nice. There was a small lift that I imagine would be good for a child's first trip up a ski lift and there was a decent sized open area with enough of a grade to be fun, but not so much as to be scary. The drive up to Eldora was also very easy. It seems like a nice, local place that is good for a quick trip for the locals and enough to blow anything a noob like me has been to out of the water. If you're a ski snob you might not like it, but I thought it was a great end to my first season. On top of that, the staff was very friendly as were the patrons and it is located convenient to Boulder (which has a shuttle that cost $5 each way). I was very happy with my stay and will gladly come back in the future. read more

Great place to learn how to snowboard or ski. My instructors Jessie and Denny were really great, patient, and a lot of fun. I got past s-turns and was was able to just have fun without really falling at all after only 2 days of snowboarding lessons and never having done any snow sport before I went there! As much as I wish I could say that was because I'm a natural athlete... I'm not lol. It was because they made learning easy and fun. The mountain is small compared to some other resorts but it's still a good challenge because the runs are reasonably steep. Everyone is really laid back and friendly there. Only reason for 4 stars is because the food is overpriced and not very good... Although it still has cheaper food than any other resort. read more

I joined Yelp today for the sole purpose of writing this review. Yesterday, 11/18/2018 I took my 8 and 10 year old sons to Eldora with the intent of skiing for maybe 2 and a half hours. We arrived at 8:30 AM and waited in line to purchase a day pass for an hour and 45 minutes which is obviously completely unacceptable. During that time we had maybe 30 people/groups in front of us and we moved about 35 feet in that span of time. There was one person manning the desk that was handling both lift ticket and rentals purchases although there were computers for 3 people. There were 3 and sometimes 4 people manning the Eldora Season pass and Ikon pass stations. Those stations had long periods of time with no activity and not once did I see them take over on the other stations to speed the line up although waiting customers asked them to multiple times. My 2 boys were rock stars through the whole ordeal. As we approached the front of the line I explained to them that it might not make sense to spend the $170 on tickets to get maybe 3 or 4 runs in unless a discount was offered for Eldora management's screw-up. They agreed and when we arrived at the front of the line I asked about a discount considering the time that we wasted, our inability to now get any significant skiing time in, and the clear problem of ticketing being understaffed. The person said she would ask her supervisor and the supervisor came over and had the situation explained to her. She made a pained face and just recited the standard day pass fee for 2 children and an adult. I walked out with my kids and we drove home extremely disappointed. Final thoughts: Eldora management does not appear to be very functional and has been that way for years. I have had several other issues with them over the past 4 seasons (not as bad) but this one may finally cause me to never go there again. The mountain is extremely convenient for the Boulder/Denver community which is why it's a complete mystery to me as to how they continue to get away with such poor customer service and serious management problems. Their clientele is largely made up of locals who are not a captive audience in the sense that they rent hotels or fly in just to visit Eldora. We don't actually have to tolerate this. In this situation at the very least the manager should have been empowered to make concessions considering how terrible the experience was. It is crystal clear that they are not prepared for the early season and are understaffed. They needed a manager talking to people in line and apologizing for the situation and explaining that they would make it right. I am a single Father and the time I spend with my children is precious. The morning skiing session was supposed to be a special treat for my kids and was completely ruined through no fault of my own. I completely understand that these are first world problems but at the same time this is no way to run a business. If someone from corporate wants to reach out and make this right it would be appropriate and welcome. read more

Doc: best lift operator I've observed, out of 22 days total skiing, and 6 resorts. I've never seen another as helpful as him. He's really 1 of a kind. Oh, and Eldora rocks. read more

I absolutely love the fact that Eldora is close to Boulder without the hassle of I70 traffic. This is the mountain that my wife learned to ski on, and it has served us very well for that purpose. Close proximity to Ned allows for time to explore the quaint, strange town. Overall, it's not a giant ski resort, but for what it is, I love this place. read more

I had a great time skiing here today, Sunday, 3/11/2018. The skies were blue, there was no wind, and the lines were short. Plus, they installed a brand new high speed water dispenser! Clean, fast, delicious water! read more

Food is expensive but pretty good considering they are operated out of a pretty remote area. I really like the atmosphere and the mountain is super fun. I enjoy the runs. They mountain is super windy. The wind blows the snow making machines at the chairlift (4 out of 5 times I have snowboarded here this has happened) Windy but beautiful and fun. read more

After suspending operations due to high wind my boys decided to take 3-4 runs on the bunny slope while waiting to hear if they'd reopen or not. At 12pm they decided to go ask for a rain check, or even just a half day rain check, not a refund. They were told no because they had skied on the bunny slope. Other people who had been able to go to the back mountain and skied all the way back down were given a full refund, but my boys were given nothing. I don't know anybody who wants to pay $120 to ski 1 hour on the bunny slope! They just wanted to come back another day. We're never going back and we'll drive the 2 hours up to summit county to ski with better slopes, better amenities and better customer service. read more

As a small ski resort goes, Eldora is as good as it gets! I have been skiing for 30 years and there is plenty to challenge me at Eldora. The new lift is wonderful!! Plenty of blacks and advanced intermediate terrain. I live in Boulder and I can ski 2-3 times a week because it is only 30 min. from my house! I no longer want to spend 4 to 6 hours on the road to ski at Copper or Vail, so Eldora is a good way to go. It can be windy, but you pick your days to avoid the wind. The grooming crew does an excellent job keeping the slopes skiable with man-made snow even when there has been very little real snow. I can always count on having a great time at Eldora. We stop for great food for lunch in the lodge and for beers in the bar after a hard day of skiing. Funky, down-home atmosphere of a mom-and-pop ski area is what we are looking for. What more could you want? read more

Waiting in line to buy a lift ticket. It hasn't moved for 15 minutes. I think it is 85 degrees in here. Why isn't this line moving? How hard is it to sell a lift ticket? Have I died and gone to hell? All I wanted to do was buy a lift ticket. read more

They sold me a full pass without bothering to groom half the trails they advertised as groomed. Even worse was they took my friend on a beginning lesson with only 5 feet of the bunny slope groomed. The entire mountain was windy with packed ice. The instructor recommended falling instead of stopping. Even the lift operators told me how shitty it was they didn't groom as advertised, especially the beginner trails. Don't waste your time. It's worth the extra money to go to nicer place. read more

I learned how to ski at Bogus Basin (yep, that's its real name) in Idaho during the '70s. After living in Colorado for 30 plus years, I was ready to give Eldora a shot for a bit of old school skiing. Costco had a deal: $99 for three lift tickets, so I thought it was time to give Eldora a try. I so wanted to love Eldora, but I'm afraid I just couldn't. The drive from Denver is so much nicer than battling the traffic on I-70. I really like the free parking, but we didn't know the mountain and parked at the first parking lot. We saw the "Ticket" sign on a small building, so we parked and headed towards it. Yes, the bathrooms were a little basic, but clean. We waited in line for 25 minutes only to find out that we had to exchange our Costco voucher at the Pass office. We trudged off to what appeared to be the main lodge. There were no signs indicating where the Pass office was. The walk was treacherous - extremely icy and no sand/gravel. It was crazy windy and quite a trip to get to the lodge. After finally finding the Pass office, I learned that what I bought at Costco was a three day pass for one person, not three lift tickets. Argh. I'm not a stupid person, so I'm guessing the Costco ad wasn't very clear. We had to buy two more lift tickets, but the agent was nice and gave us a discount. Still, we were now in for $203 for three tickets - no deal. We finally made it to the mountain. Yes, the lifts are slow, but even on President's Day there were hardly any lines. It was very windy all day, so the lift rides weren't pleasant, but we found the snow to be very good, especially if you stayed on the left side of the runs. The skiing is good, not great. The runs are short, but we found some great runs on the Indian Peaks chair, and again, we never waited in a lift line. The lift operators are extremely friendly and cheerful. At lunchtime we couldn't find a chair in the main lodge, so we went upstairs to the bar (kids allowed) and had chicken sandwiches and chili. The food was quite good and reasonably priced for a ski area. The drive back to Denver was painless. So, all-in-all, it was an ok day. I would go back (and I should, since I have two more days left on my pass) if I knew that it wasn't so windy. They could use some signage and gravel on the walkways. Eldora isn't one of Colorado's name resorts, but for what it is, it's alright. read more

I will start by saying I like Eldora. Its small but you get a feeling of community that the big areas dont have. Plus with service from RTD its easy to just go for a few hours. I have had a locker at eldora in years past,Just so I dont have to lug everything up every time. The locker cost went up to $180.00 this year which in my opinion is outrages. At 100.00 a third were empty in years past. If Im going to load up and drive then I will be going to summit county. Loveland is 18 buck cheaper and 20 times bigger. Eldora;hurry up and get a new owner. read more

We own a vacation cabin in a neighboring city and its great to be able to hit the slopes in 10 minutes. This isn't some fancy ski resort... this is where the locals ski. read more

We spent 2 days of our spring break at Eldora. The first day we took lessons since none of us have ever skied or snowboarded before. We were so impressed with their instructors. We were ranging in age from 8 to 45 and none of us had a bad instructor. One of our group members signed up for snowboarding, but 10 minutes into the lesson realized that it wasn't for her. Without her asking them to, they offered to move her over to skiing lessons and equipment with no additional charge. My son who is 8 initially was having a hard time learning, they changed his instructor a couple of times until they found the right one who could 'speak his language' and help him learn. By the end of the day he was flying down the slopes on his own and having a great time. The value for the lessons was great! For the $119 you got a full days lesson, all rental equipment, and a lift pass. I just can't say enough about how good their instructors were and how helpful and courteous their staff was. A couple of things kept me from giving it 5 stars. Their food was mediocre and very expensive in their dining area and some of the lift operators were a little rude. I would definitely recommend Eldora! read more

We live in Boulder County, so Eldora is very close for us, yet I find myself more and more willing to drive the extra time to go somewhere else. Sometimes, they can have decent snow, but a lot of time it is very windy. But what really disappoints me is the services -- food, rentals, retail are terrible in terms of quality and pricing. It astounds me how much this place wants to rip the locals off -- $5.00 for a coke, rental prices that are twice that of other resorts, it's ridiculous -- there is no sense of trying to really treat customers well and cultivate customer loyalty. The pass and ticket prices continue to be jacked up year after year, even when the other resorts are holding the line on prices. Yea, it's less time to drive, but when you treat your locals this way, to me it's just not worth it. read more

The food service in the lodge was awful. the servers seemed bored and apathetic, rude. Overall the lifts etc need improvement, they are slow, and way overpriced for a day pass!. The Season alpine pass is borderline overpriced. The pluses are you don't have to get on I-70. read more

They do not have enough parking. Cannot ski somewhere when you cannot park. We were there before 9 when the lifts started so if you plan to go, leave as early as you would if you were going to ski at one of the resorts on I-70. Dissapointing at best. They clearly needed to increase their parking when they increased their ski school business but didn't. read more

Went here to do some skate skiing (cross country) for the first time in a couple years. The nordic trails and hut are off to the left of the downhill area, close to the entrance to the parking lots. Went on a weekday in March, and the crowds were fairly light. The gear was in good shape, staff were friendly, and gear+nordic daypass was just over $50/person. Trails were perfectly groomed, but most of the trails were very steep compared to everywhere I've skiied before. The trails near the biathlon range were a little flatter. Ascending the higher trails offered some nice views though. We drove there, but you can get there via municipal bus and it's nice to have that option. read more

I loved our trip to Eldora! Like a lot of the other reviewers on here, I thought it was a great place to ski because it was convenient to Boulder and it has a very easy, fun feel to the whole experience. I was especially impressed with the instructors there. It was my daughters' first time skiing, and during the morning lesson my 4-year-old got altitude sickness pretty badly. The instructors were very caring and attentive with her. The medical staff there was also great when we went to get her checked out - Ann, the medic that did a great job caring for her, even went so far as to send a handwritten card about a week after the trip asking if she was feeling better and if she still had a fun. I'll definitely be back! read more

I have been in a lot of Ski resorts in Colorado and all of them are awsome except for Eldora Ski Resort. It is a really small resort, normally cold and windy, but it is nobody's fault. The worst is that we arrived there after a long trip, and after waiting a long line, we were told to go back home, because the parking lot was full. They did not give us any option, just to wait for a while and try it later. We waited, then we tried to take a bus from Nederland, and after 1 hour in the bus stop we finally decided to go back home, the whole Sunday lost and the whole family dissapointed because it was the first weekend with good snow. My complains are that they could send emails to people with season pass informing about the situation, they could have informed in the web site, they could give options to people there waiting in the line, for instance to include a shuttle to Nederland, to habilitate a satellite parking, anything. The 400 USD of the season pass is the worst money I have spent, and my entire family day lost for ever. Next season, Epic or Winterpark. read more

For all the folks who say that Eldora is greedy and less-than-friendly....I have had exactly the opposite experience. I booked on-line to ski on New Year's day but the family was hit by a stomach bug the day before. We called to say that I would not be able to use my ticket the next day (it was valid for that day only) and were told that this would not be an issue if I came later in the week. True to form, I presented the ticket for use today and the staff were happy to allow me to use it. How many other resorts would do this for a very occasional east coast visitor? read more

DON'T TAKE YOUR KIDS TO ELDORA!! Last week while going down the beginner mountain, my 10 year old daughter accidentally bumped into one of the ski instructors (Bob from Cincinatti) and while she was sitting there in tears, instead of asking if she was ok or offer to help her up he just laid into her berating her saying "What the hell do you think you are doing" " You shouldn't be skiing here". After telling him he shouldn't be reacting and talking to children in that manner, especially when they are so upset, he went on to call me a disgrace for letting her go down in the first place. According to the instructor she had in the morning, it was fine for her to be there. Sometimes we make mistakes and lose control. One would expect an instructor to maybe understand that. After reporting the incident in the kids ski school (I believe the lady's name was Kelly), I left my details (email address and phone number)as I was told the manager was in a meeting and he would get back to me as this wasn't what I should expect when coming to Eldora. It's been over a week now and I haven't heard anything so was obviously just being pushed aside. We spent a lot of money at eldora with 5 kids and 2 adults there (3 in ski lessons). There are a lot of choices with places to ski and we will not be giving our hard earned money to such a place in the future to be treated in such a way read more

I have lived and skied in Colorado for more than 35 years, during which time I visited the Eldora Ski Resort on a number of occasions. I frequently found icy, marginal snow conditions, and very windy, exposed ski runs. For those reasons I have chosen in recent years to ski elsewhere. However, at the urging of a friend from Boulder, Colorado (but against my better judgment) I purchased online a mid-week seasonal pass to Eldora. The pass was reasonably priced, and it would allow me to ski often with my friend. I gave Eldora my credit card number online to pay for the pass, which had to be picked up personally by visiting their retail store in downtown Boulder. That purchase was a big mistake. Unfortunately, because of my travel schedule, I missed most of the ski season in Colorado, and was not able to visit the store to acquire my ski pass. In March, I emailed Eldora and simply asked that they apply my store credit for the same ski pass, advertised at the same price, for the following year. They declined to do so, insisting that my store credit was not valid for any other purchase. So, they took my money, I got nothing in return, and I have gone back to my earlier thinking. The Eldora Ski Resort advertises their close proximity to the Colorado Front Range. But, why not drive an equal or even shorter distance (especially from Denver) to other areas such as Loveland, with lower prices, much better terrain, quality snow conditions, and ethical ski area management? read more

I have been skiing here off and on for 35 years and had a bad experience recently that has gone unresolved. My wife and I were riding the Cannonball chairlift for an afternoon of skiing and when we were just about ready to unload from the lift, the lift operator threw a load of snow (one foot deep?)at our boots. His timing could not have been worse. I chose to plow thru it but my wife chose to ski over the obstacle and then lost her balance and landed hard on her butt. The lift operator and nearby ski patrol person helped her up, but she now had a sore tailbone and neck. we skiied maybe 5-6 runs, but she was hurting and we called it quits. I notified a manager in person the next day and he said I would get a call. After a week of no response, I sent an email and also got no reply. I was hoping they would talk to the employee so that it does not happen again and was thinking it would be nice to get reimbursed for the lift tickets and rental. Anyway, now I hope they don't expand into the nearby wilderness area since we are big hikers and would prefer to safely do that instead. read more

I am not sure if it is because this ski mountain is in such close proximity to Boulder and some of the Boulder 'attitude' rubs off but the customer service stinks. Every single person we encountered at the mountain - includes rental staff, nordic center, and food services was at best apathetic. The Nordic center has some great trails but you have to go through the desk staff who could barely care that you have come to ski. Bar staff seemed really intent on letting us know there was no table service so we would have to wait in line. Someone commented it was not five star hotel service - I said I don't expect 5 star hotel service - just an asterisk would be nice. My husband and I were trying to have a telemark lesson. Call center assured us that there would be someone there to teach the class. No one was. Not only that the staff really did not seem too upset that we were misinformed. No effort to rectify the error. We did spend the day at the Nordic center and managed to have a good time - but this is only because the trails are great and we made a conscious decision to not be upset with the usual lack of customer service from this area. Compare with the Frisco Nordic center - price totally beats Eldora, staff are always happy to see you and help you - and they are actually busy. Must be something about the ownership. But we probably won't be back. read more