Great ski school. The instructors are very good -- friendly and patient. I was able to learn the basics in just three lessons, which I really appreciated. The atmosphere is warm and comfortable. Overall, a very positive experience. read more

I just wanted to post this review as a shoutout to Mike who taught us yesterday (1/19/25) at 1PM! He was an awesome instructor; he gave super detailed instructions and was really encouraging. He also accommodated my friend and I after we were late, and stayed with us over our scheduled time. I really appreciated him and our time at Mountain High! read more

Mountain High Winter Sports School - Me on the magic carpet - Active Life Near Me - Wrightwood, California

I have loved being able to teach my kids to ski at Mt. High and have loved the opportunity and service. But I have to remove two stars: first: because you get ghosted from group sales and ski school and the resort in general. No one answers the phone. Messages are full. No response to multiple internet inquiries. Nothing! If they take a few months off in the off season- that information should be posted or an automatically generated response to internet inquires. I'm on week 4 of trying to get in touch with literally anybody. Second: High and drunk snowboarders do not get their tickets taken away nearly often enough. I have seen 8 year olds knocked off their skis from getting plowed over from unsafe boarders more than once. read more

I signed up for the morning and afternoon sessions for snowboarding, and I was assigned Stephen in the morning and Stan in the afternoon. Both are excellent instructors. In the morning Stephen walked me through information about falling safely (because there will be falling) and asked me some questions to see what we should concentrate on. He was able to answer my questions and got me through traversing toe side, and helped me stay out of trouble boarding and exiting the ski lift. He was always very encouraging and helpful, and when I couldn't sit up on my heels, he gave me other options to build from what time do know to get onto heel side. After lunch I was assigned Stan since Stephen got another assignment. Stan asked some questions to see where I left off this morning and what I already know. Bless Stan because he was determined to get me traversing heel side. He pulled me up what must have been at least 20 times to get from sitting to on my heel side. Eventually I was comfortable enough traversing heel side (because he kept encouraging me to keep trying and kept picking me up) that I told him I wanted to try doing a turn from toe side to heel side so he didn't have to keep pulling me up. Thanks to my comfort level traversing toe (from Stephen's instruction) and traversing heel (thanks to Stan) and watching some YouTube the two weeks leading up to this (also recommend doing before you show up), I was able to get the J turns pretty quickly. I was very encouraged with how far I got from a single day's instruction on top of watching YouTube videos, and definitely recommend taking the full day of lesson to build on the skills! read more

Mountain High Winter Sports School - :D fun day! - Active Life Near Me - Wrightwood, California

Don't do it. You will spend more time in traffic than on the mountain. If you don't have your own gear, get ready to wait 2+ hrs for rentals. Legit spent 5 hrs waiting to get in out of just the parking lot. Might as well got to Big Bear, stay home or drive all the way up the coast. ‍Anywhere but here. Yes we actually went the weekend before and it was closed after we drove 2 hrs read more

I cannot recommend this team enough. I took a morning adult ski lesson on a Sunday and feel so confident for only 2 hours! David was our group instructor and made it fun and enjoyable. He was so encouraging and goofy at the same time. He always made sure you were having fun! Tanya also helped out the group once we hit the slopes and she was so amazing in helping me figure out where to put my weight and work on my stance. I am looking forward to working on my wedge and potentially taking another lesson in the future! read more

It was my first time snow boarding, ever! It was such a blast and I have a bruised tail bone to prove it. I loved taking the class first and being instructed on all the different techniques on how to stop and speed up. Being out on the ice taking classes it's definitely cold but don't wear a coat, you'll be sweating 2 minutes into the lesson. The ski lift is probably the scariest part because it does go up pretty high and I get nervous in the air. I wasn't strapped in our anything which is obviously expected but it did make me uneasy. Expect to bust your butt more than a few times- embrace it!! Stop and get a cold beer at one of the bars that they have on sight, grab a snack they have plenty to choose from. They also have tubing if you're interested but it's more for kids. I wouldn't go on it again to tube! Cheers to sore tail bones- get butt pads. Falling is no joke, there is no fluffy snow. It's ice! read more

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My son took a class here a couple weeks ago and I finally decided to take a couple lessons today to brush up on my snowboarding skills and can't say enough good things about this school. I had Fawke as my instructor for both classes today and can tell you from my experience that he is a great instructor. He helped build my confidence in a couple areas I was struggling with and by the end of the day I was doing 360's down the hill and got a chance to try out my new skills on a few boxes in the park. The snow wasn't the best today but I had a great time learning and taking my skills up to the next level. read more

So you want to go get your boarding or skiing on, you wanna save some bucks and go local to so cal, ohhh maaaaaaannnn... what about the kid? ohhh I know lets put him/her in ski/boarding school to learn how to join us! Ohhh yeah! well that is what some people do. I however went into this thinking that I wanted to get my daughter into skiing and boarding so that she can join me. I started her lessons at age four and just had them continued at age 5 this season over the weekend. She has really enjoyed taking lessons with the instructors here at Mt High's Winter Sports School. I started her on ski's for two reasons; 1 kids are able to pick up skiing much more easily than snowboarding, 2 If you start on a snowboard, its really hard to learn to ski, whereas the inverse holds true. Well my daughter has really really enjoyed all of her lessons so far here. I have also stopped and watched how they work with the young kids. They seem to do a pretty good job with the kids. After the lessons, my daughter has the ability to do a number of important things. Including stopping, turning left and right, snowplow (pizza) and parallel a lil bit (french fries). So I would recommend these guys to other people. I did not like that they allowed the kids to take off gloves, hats, goggles/sunglasses, etc. It also seemed that some of the staff treats it like a random daycare job, in lieu of teaching kids a sport that they are passionate about. Overall though, I am quite pleased with this Winter Sports School. read more

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Took the kids here for board lessons. The kids lesson area was next to the bar. Parents can keep warm with some booze while they watch the kids get lessons. read more

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One son had great experience with the all day snowboarding class. Instructor was well prepared and had a good handle on the class. It was a good introduction to the sport and much was gained from it. My son got a good 8 runs in and learned a lot of good basics. Problem is my other son who took the all day skiing class was the exact opposite. Because the teacher was not prepared and not a good fit for the kids even losing track of one of the kids for over an hour my son got to only go down the hill three times and was not taught other than how to go down hill in straight line. Basically from end of lunch to 3 they did not have any instruction. Where my frustration lies is when brought to attention of the staff via email, in person discussion and phone call they just flat out didn't care. read more

I decided to get the full day adult group training for beginner snowboarding. I had been snowboarding maybe 2x before and was taught by a friend and thought i should properly learn but I was concerned I would not learn much or that maybe beginner wasn't for me. I was wrong. Had I not followed through and purchased the class I would still be snowboarding with my butt sticking out and bent down weird amongst other mistakes. I went by myself - and it was great. I didn't feel alone, and everyone else in the group was fun and supportive. I started my lesson at 8:45 and I had Bryan. He was fun and kind as well as informative. I was very surprised how much I did not know! You learn how to walk with the board, get on the lift, use toe and heel, proper stance, how to turn, learning proper muscle memory, and a brief run through your gear. You start all of this off in a training area that has a small slope/run where more advanced people don't go so you don't feel you're in the way. This small run is still a HUGE workout! Prepare to sweat! You actually go down a few times during the lesson. After the lesson we were able to do whatever we wanted. Since I purchased the full day lesson I was to come back at 1 for a second lesson. The second lesson I had a different group/ instructor. The instructors name was DANIELLE and I highly recommend having her. She's so nice and really seems to understand in great detail of how to tweak your stance / ride. She will even take the time to show both regular and goofy style. Very fun! I hope to learn from her again in the future. The best part of the second lesson was if you were not feeling confident in a certain area you could practice going over it again. Even though I was extremely grateful and happy with my decision to book a full day, my legs were not happy with me and I couldn't wait for the 1pm lesson to end just to be able to collapse ! In fact mid ride I would make myself stop and fall because my legs no longer wanted to stand! If you are someone who works out regularly I think you'd be able to hang. If not, go with the half day lesson or multiple day package. Overall great learning experience. Had a lot of fun and was very satisfied with the instruction! Thanks Mt. High! read more

Took a full day snowboarding lesson with FAWKES. I went from never strapping a board on my feet to linking turns by the end of the day. FAWKES is a great instructor adjusting the drills and level of difficulty according to my progress My kids got a full day lesson from JORDAN. They made amazing progress for their first time snowboarding and had a great time Looking forward to more snowboarding next season read more

Everyone had told me I need to take lessons to learn properly. Well they were WRONG! I had gone to Mammoth for my first official time. My friends got me onto the lift (only Lord knows how) and got me to go down that mountain. Of course I went down the wrong way and didn't know where the easier slope was so that was SCARY but I managed to eventually get down somehow. When I took lessons at Mountain High for my 2nd boarding experience, there was a lot of talking and I think it scared me more than just doing it myself. Talk, talk, talk, talk, and there wasn't much help either. He was like do this, do that, don't do this, okay, next lesson. I was like WTF is going on? So... for those new boarders. Go with your friends, stick with someone patient and who can explain things properly, and just go for it. read more

$129 for 3 lessons and rentals with the 3-peat pass from Big 5 If you want to learn how to snowboard (or ski), this is the way to go... Don't be a f*cking douchebag and ask your friends to teach you cuz you're just gonna be wasting their time... they would rather be cruisin down the mountain then having to pick your ass up from the snow... and then your dumb ass complains about how you can't ride while your friends are trying to explain you're leaning too far forward, or leaning too far back, too much heel edge.. too much toe edge.. and all your dumb ass can say is "i can't do it..." well then, sit the f*ck down and STFU... LET ME RIDE! Yah, i REFUSE to teach any one how to snowboard...well, at least the basics... I always recommend taking lessons... and at Mt. High, they have a sweet deal called the 3-Peat which you can purchase at any Big 5 store or online... Basically, with the 3-Peat, you get an 1hr 45min lesson and it includes equipment: boots, bindings, and board...And an 8-hour pass after you're done with lessons... All you need to bring is yourself and some clothes suitable for fallin/sittin on the snow (aka waterproof/water resistant pants). This deal also works for those who want to learn how to ski... And, you get to use this 3-peat pass three times... unfortunately, there are restrictions on the days you can use this pass so make sure you check Mt. High's website... So, for the price of about two 8-hr ski lift passes, you get 3 days of lessons and 3 days of 8-hr lift passes, and 3 days of equipment rental... that's a pretty f*ckin sweet deal if you ask me! When I took lessons a few years back, my instructor was Karla... she was great... very friendly and patient... and helped us out a lot... I was a bit heavier set back then and it was difficult to actually stand up on my board... she was awesome and helped me figure out how someone of my size and unflexibleness (is that a word?) would get up on a snowboard... Anyways, I'm glad I took lessons... by the end of my first snowboarding season, i was confident enough to do black diamond trails... So, the moral of this story is: DON'T BE A DOUCHEBAG!!! Let your friends enjoy the mountain while someone who gets paid to be patient teaches you the basics, the lingo, and the etiquette... Once you get a hang of that, I would be more then happy to help you build on the skills you just learned... read more

I just started learning snowboard. I purchased 3 peat for $139 (http://www.mthigh.com/deal/3-peat-success-139) . It's a pretty good deal for beginning. I notice there is a level for each lesson. If you play the first time, they will show you the fundamental stuff. After that, you need to PRACTICE and PRACTICE!! Don't be afraid to fall b/c you will fall for sure 110%. If you come to second time, you can choose level 2 lesson(for people know how to stop) or go back to level 1 lesson. The lesson 2 is pretty much about Falling Leaf ,and Making and Linking Turns. So far, I just finished my second lesson. 1 more to go. Right now, I think I'm doing pretty good. I know how to turn toeside and heelside. I know how to stop, and control 90% of my speed. just need more practice!! read more

Great location. Instructor today seemed a bit frustrated in general even though our ski group was only 4 ladies. Not so patient. Negative. Seemed to lighten up a bit later. Good instruction though in terms of safety and what we actually learned. Overallwould come back but hopefully he learns a new approach. read more

Pros -- good place to get in practice cycles. Close to the metro area, variety of difficulty level trails, 2 sites helps mitigate the risk nothing is rideable and decent prices for the value... Oh and mh season passes work at Sierra this year if you want to plan some longer Tahoe getaways. Cons-- gets super crowded and is worse every year. Forget making the trip if you slept in, it snowed recently, or it is a holiday; you won't get past The Stop Sign in Wrightwood. The terrain park in West is right next to the beginner hills, so you a lot of high speed hooligans amongst the falling leaves. Keep your gear close, lots of theft in the parking lot and lodge common areas. Tips for snowboarding noobs-- Swing by a Sports Chalet and grab yourself waterproof pants,a helmet, hip pads, and knee pads. Your first couple days are going to be rough as you get your balance. Some people suggest wrist guards-- I found them to be too big of a hassle under mittens with all of the strapping in and out business. Other yelpers have covered the class passes in West. West has a super gentle bunny hill, but I stop learning if I'm constantly weaving around wipeouts. Plus I was super lucky to have a patient decade of boarding BF that insisted on equipping and teaching me. The first couple trips, I bought a point ticket and rode up the lift at East. At the top, there's a less crowded Green whose lift doesn't consume points (yet). The Blue path that takes you back to the lot may be too much for you; it's the longest blue run in SoCal. You can unstrap your board and "download" the lift as well (pretend to be aerial filming your epic BF's black diamond run if you need to avoid eye contact with the serious riders coming up). :-P Glhf! read more

Very friendly staff. Instructor broke it down very easily. From falling properly to edging on your board. 9 students for 1 1/2 hours with one instructor. Some that kinda needed extra help he was able to accommodate. Beginner slope that we worked on had enough room to practice and didn't have a problem with other people bumping into us. I have never snowboarded in my life and I was able to pick it up very quickly. A lot of people warned me that I was gonna fall and hate my first time but I had only 2 big falls, 1. slipped on some slick ice trying to look for my girl, 2. my girl wanted to hold hands while going down a small hill. I had a freaking great time. Wish I had more time. read more

I tried snowboarding once and I sucked! I need to get lessons...and so I did. I got this cool deal at Big 5. The "3 Peat" I get 3 visits to Mountain High, with a lesson each time and rentals included for $130. Great deal. We stood in a long line to get our tickets. Then we rented the equipment. Went up the bunny slope and waited for our instructor. Greg was an awesome guy. He really helped us out a lot. He showed us the basics and what not to do. Got a 1 1/2 hour lesson and then we were free. I will admit I fell a lot, but I kinda got the hang out it towards the end. By that time I was so sore I had to go. It takes a lot of practice to get decent at this sport, but I have time to invest and will get better. Second time I go, I hope to do well. Overall, the lesson was worth it. I just need to look up and not at the ground. read more

Great local option to try out snowboarding The drive to Mountain High is relatively easy compared to the Big Bear area. This is the main plus for going to Mountain High for a day skiing or snowboarding. Start out early to make your experience more enjoyable. Plan your drive so you are in the parking lot by 7:15-7:30am on a weekend. This early arrival allowed us to get tickets for a group lesson and rentals all within a half an hour. Our friends who arrived at 8:30am found the group lessons were sold out. Their wait for tickets and then rentals took 2 hours. The 8:45am lessons are definitely less crowded than the 9:45am. By the afternoon lessons, the classes are really full. A full day lesson was great for my 13 year old. He had a nice break from 11am-12:45pm to have lunch with me and to practice on the bunny slope. Snowboarding definite takes more than a morning lessons to pick up the basics, so I recommend full day lessons. Plus the lessons get them to the front of the line for the ski lift which is a helpful thing during the crowded afternoons at Mountain High. A couple of other tips for the drive. My GPS took me from Hwy 15 to Hwy 138 and then to an early turn off called Lone Pine Canyon road. This road takes you through a residential area where the roads get very icy in the winter and they don't salt them. Stay on Hwy 138 until you hit Hwy 2. These roads are maintained better in the winter, less chances that you'll need 4WD or chains. Taking Hwy 138 to Hwy 2, your last turn will be Rancho Road. This turn gets really backed up so pass it, make a U turn at your first opportunity and come back at Rancho Road from the other direction. Once you are sure skiing or snowboarding is for you, try Mammoth or Tahoe as the conditions and variety of slopes offer more to enjoy than Mountain High. But for a day of skiing, snowboarding or tubing with less hassle in getting there, Mountain High is a great option. read more

Went there this winter and got my kids snowboarding lesson. They're having fun the whole day but at the bottom of the mountain, a little lower where the lessons were taking is a hard ice., my son fel and broke his arm. He had a cast for 2 months. He was quickly attended and Children's hospital emergency said the temporary splint given him was done excellently. I never received a call from the park to follow up on his condition. I hope they put some safety measure to that side of the black ice. read more

I haven't boarded in 3 or 4 seasons and decided to take a lesson with my hubs. The instructor and all the other staff we spoke to were super friendly and funny. I forget our instructor's name but he was very encouraging and explained things in an easy to understand way. Would def come back here for another lesson. read more

Bought the 1,2,3 lesson package they have available online and what a great deal. The staff and management make sure you have a great experience. Mark and Clay are two of the nicest guys. They made sure my son learned as much as possible. If your looking to get lessons for yourself or your kids make sure to check them out. Btw if your looking for a good place to eat while your there stop by the BullWheel and hopefully you get Christine to wait on you because she's awesome. read more

Mountain High Winter Sports School - Active Life Near Me - Wrightwood, California

Nice easy runs for kids. Rental process was not organized and long lines. Good kid counting and security.

I had my first time snowboarding here and I did the lessons. The place in general was great. The customer service I got from fitting me into boots and a board was awesome. Once I was out on the snow though I could tell some of the employees there just did not care. They looked like they did not want to be there. I tried getting help to find out where to go to get the lessons and by the time I found it I was late and then I was put on the spot for being late. I had been snowboarding before without lessons and I already knew how to get strapped in and be safe, but the instructor was very critical and I didn't feel like he was trying to teach. It felt more like just "getting after". Everything else was good after that- the music, food, snowboarding, etc. their live music made it a great experience especially later in the evening. The food is expensive but it does taste good. The hot chocolate was also good, but make sure you check it before paying for it. The first time I ordered it it was half water and then hot chocolate. I dumped it and got another one. The water was also very expensive- I suggest bringing your own. If you decide to go, hopefully the experience is a great one! I can't say it was the best, but it was good. read more

Mountain High Winter Sports School - Ski resort - Active Life Near Me - Wrightwood, California

So much fun for my family and friends! The staff is very helpful and caring! I recommend for everyone to come prepared with proper clothes and attire. Also, they have stores to clothing appropriate for the cold weather. Loved it! read more

My daughter loved her day of learning snowboarding. I was a little disappointed, however, that her lesson started 1/2 hour late - so I was told it would last 1/2 hour longer, but when I returned with my camera ready to get some shots, it had already ended as scheduled. There isn't really anywhere to watch them in their lesson either, so I went home without a great photo of Olivia's first time snowboarding, but very happy she loved it so much. Another thing they should do is ask the kids in the class if they eat meat before they get them lunch at the lodge. I kinda liked their chicken nuggets, though. Oh and go upstairs for a hot drink from the bar - the hot apple pie with whipped cream... - whatever it was called, it was fabulous! The parking was easy, the drive is easy-peasy, the people were very nice... all-in-all I would do it again. I'm ready for more snow! read more

This review is about their Ski lesson (and the resort). I have a lot of experience here since I took my now-9-year-old son here around 30 times in the last 3 seasons ('14-15, '15-16, '16-17). I first ski'd here over 25 years ago, wasn't many snowboarders then....times have changed... First, few comments about the resort overall. You go to Mt. High not because it has the best snow around....not because there are nice uncrowded wide open runs. You go to Mt. High because its convenient and closest to most LA/OC metro...and the drive is super easy, no comparison to the drive to Big Bear (I honestly still hate driving to Summit/Bear via the front way). Of course on peak holiday, like last year Dec25, still took us nearly 4 hrs to get home. And the lift lines are usually long. And the runs are usually crowded. And the lodge is usually crowded. But this is where I first came, and now my son earned his (basic) chops, so this place always holds a special meaning. Here is my experience with the ski school. 2014-15. 2014 early December when my son was 6 years old, I took him to Summit and got him a full day ski group lesson. It was man-made snow and weren't too busy, it was just him and the instructor, so the instructor put a little cable at the tip of the skis and took him up on lift. So he had a lot of fun for the very first time. Seeing him enjoying it, I took him to Mt. High for lesson when Mt. High opened. At Mt. High, I got him another full-day lesson. At this time, Mt. High was getting to be more crowded. His group had 6-8 kids. There was a head-instructor Jackie, and 2 sub-instructors (3 instructors for 6-8 kids). My son and another kid was under the sub-instructor. It was my son's 2nd time, and I believe that kid's first time, so they just did the magic carpet all day. Because my son had already gone on lift few weeks ago at Summit, he didn't want to just do magic carpet, and he was acting up saying he hated skiing. Instructor could not take my son up because they just couldn't do it at that level, which I totally understand. So I talked to Jackie the head instructor to see if there is anything they can do so that my son will not start to hate skiing. She told me that perhaps she can take him up when the class is over. So when the class was over, she changed into her own cloths and took my son up on the lift. My son really loved it, and we really appreciate Jackie for doing that. Afterwards, we bought a 8-hr private lesson, and came up 4 separate times (2 hr each) and my son ski'd with Jackie. 2015-16. We wanted to continue my son's ski so I bought a total of 24 hr private lesson (3x8 hr, but they don't have the 8 hr package anymore). For the entire 2015-16 winter, we basically booked Jackie every Sunday from 9-11am, and I'd ski with my son for a little bit afterwards. She taught him a lot of the basics, and how to ski switch (ski backwards) My son loved Jackie a lot. There are many pics that my son jumped on her and kissing her (can't post here). She is great with kids and a great ski instructor. One time she had us, then in the afternoon she had Adam Sandler's kids.... Being up there so often, I also met Bill, the director of Kids school, very nice fella. 2016-17. The price of private lesson has gone up a lot, and Jackie had a full time job and didn't match our time, so we didn't take any more private lessons. I ski'd with my son the entire season, and he still didn't use poles, and was doing some jumps, and at times faster than me. So with all the negatives here, long lift lines, crowded lodge and crowds on snow, I personally think its OK for little kids to begin their learning here. Sometimes kids want to see other kids do the same and its more fun. This year ('17-18), my son is 9 and I'm thinking to take him here to learn snowboard for the 1st time. As for skiing after '16-17 season, 2017 summer I took him to Mt. Hood for a 3-day summer camp, where he was trained on slalom and GS for the first time. And 2017-18 winter, I signed him up for Snow Summit Race Development Team. His love for skiing is because at the beginning he had a fun experience where he also learned a lot from a great instructor. If Jackie was still teaching, I would highly recommend her for your little ones. Still like the place after quarter-century. read more

Best place local, to learn how to snowboard!! me and my boys had a great season here.

Beyond terrible experience!!!! Long story short I bought a class and instructor never showed up. Then resort management refused to refund and treated me like crap. Save your time, money and dignity and go somewhere else - these guys are full-on scammers and least to say do not care about their customers at all. read more

I have 10 year twins (one boy, one girl) who decided that this year they wanted to try snowboarding. I have zero experience with snowboarding. Therefore, I asked around and was encouraged by several friends to check out Mountain High. I am pleased to say that this was good advice. We live in Claremont and went on 12/28/15. The drive from our house was 48 miles long and took less than an hour both ways. I called the day before our planned excursion and was advised to arrive by 8:00 a.m. in order to ensure a place for my kids in the full day lesson(10:00 to 3:00). That was very good advice. We arrived at 8:00 and by 8:45 had lift tickets and rental equipment ready to go. Every staff member we encountered was friendly and helpful. While waiting for the class to begin, my kids had some hot chocolate in the lodge and played in the snow. Meanwhile, I watched the ticket and rental lines growing longer and longer. The class started promptly at 10:00. My kid's instructors were Lexee and Hunter. I cannot tell you how fortunate I fell to have them supervising my children. They were fun, attentive and seemed to be totally focused on safety and the kids having a good time. By the end of the day, the kids in the class were riding the lower lift by themselves and most of them were able to complete the bunny run with few or no falls. One last bit of luck: it also snowed a couple of inches near the end of the lesson. Great day, great fun, great staff, great resort. read more

This is Jeremy, jermey Jones well I dicedied to go to mountion high and see what kind of mountion is it and personally it is an okay spot but I noticed while I was here they try and do the most for the customers but when it comes to there employees they could care less kinda sad but that's why im writing this also the parking people need to be more polite to there customers east and west need more bathrooms and way better service all through the mountion they need better snow just a remodel the whole moutnion and start over and you will know when the owner is around cause he will have the same pants on every single day!! Well mountion high I hope you have a good year but you guys needs to step up and do better! read more

Good school for adults. I took terrain park lessons - only 30 bucks for season pass holders - and my girlfriend got the killer 3peat for success lessons ($140 for 4 visits, 3 lessons, and 3 rentals). On the downside, my 12yr old daughter learned way more with lessons at Big Bear than she did here. read more

I know it's Southern California in all but this has to be one of the worst resorts I've been to. The chair lifts take literally 10 minutes for a 30second ride back down the mountain; and they close all of the "black diamonds" which are really like easy blues, even when there is snow. I've been here several times and I feel like I get a cold shoulder from the staff, extremely rude. And the management of the mountain could be better. They are very unorganized. And in reality kinda remind me of a chicken with its head cut off, they just don't know what they're doing, the vibe isn't that great. If you want to snowboard or ski for the first time this is an okay place. However I honestly wouldn't recommend this mountain to anyone. I hate to say it but after my season pass goes up this season I probably won't be back. read more

I completed the 1,2,3 snowboarding package for $159; this package includes the rental fee of the show boots and snowboard with binding for 3 days worth of lessons that are 1hr45min long. Helmet rental will cost you an extra $5 (debatable if you need it; I fell once on my head hard enough that made me dizzy). Staff from the ticket line to the rental to the lessons were super friendly and nice. My instructor was Gabriel who seemed to teach the same thing for all 3 lessons, so I would recommend alternating instructors; Gabriel was great though, and I was able to learn how to go down the mountain without falling (I'm confident enough to go with my experienced friends to like Big Bear or Mammoth). As for food, they sell hot food like hamburgers, french fries, hot dogs, and pizza at the main resort, and they taste pretty good but kinda expensive ($11 for burger with chips, $7 for pizza slice, $6 for hot dog); they have wide assortment of drinks too (soda, beer, energy drinks). Mountain High gets super busy on weekends, so I would recommend going on the weekday to avoid long lines (~3 hr wait for rentals on weekends; 1-2 hr wait for rentals on weekdays). If you go on weekends, then I highly suggest you arrive an hour before they open or else you will wait a long time for rentals. read more

Great for location..and good enough. Ive gotten a season pass for the past couple years, Real chill and kick back. The runs could be longer but over all i love snowboarding. Keep in mind if you end up renting from their ski shop keep in mind you need to be getting a ski ticket from there because they ask for it. Rent at the wrightwood gas station a little before MT. High. read more

Skiing lessons at Mountain High are great. I purchased the Three Peat pass at Big 5 for $139. It included lessons, rentals, and lift ticket for three days! Great price for everything needed for a beginner. I had never skied before and my instructor Arthur was so helpful. Arthur broke everything down step by step and by the end of class I felt completely comfortable. read more

Challenging but fun. I definitely want to do this again so I may get better so I may really enjoy the sport.

Love this place! Went snowboarding here 3 times last yr Price was reasonable, staff was very friendly, instructors were super nice and helpful, the slopes were always being kept in the best condition possible. My first time snowboarding was at big bear, the drive was terrible, the mountain road and chains totally ruined my tires. Then my friends told me that I should try mountain high, so I went and took couple group lessons, then went back again with a couple friends. The drive was very smooth, they have wider roads which made my trips a lot easier. And they have night sessions too, which is totally awesome for ppl who have to work 6 days a week and only have time after 5pm, like myself lol. I am totally in love with this place and def planning on going back again this winter :D read more