I understand snow can suck, I work at a ski resort. My problem is how expensive their WEEKDAY tickets are and while only having 2 lifts open. And the burger was almost raw, anyway. read more

This was last season, early in the year...It was fairly windy and understandably they closed the upper mountain lifts. Early afternoon the wind was completely gone and I asked one of the lift operators if they planned on re-opening the upper mountain and he stated they sent the lift operators home. Granted it was a week day, however I took a day off of work and spent a ton of money with their greedy prices to only ski a small part of the mountain. Showdown ski resort is fairly priced (probably too fair) and not too far of a drive. read more

Friend had a wedding booked and they double booked it and they cancelled the venue on her

friend booked a wedding with them months in advance, first they refused to even do a contract for the venue but said it'd be alright, then double booked the venue causing them to completely lose the venue. Not great. read more

I learned to ski this week on this mountain as a 45 year old and I'm so grateful for the experience! Every single person I met here from my instructor Tom to everyone in the rental shop to the super nice bartenders were fantastic. My family (the rest of whom already ski) loved each day up on the mountain. The pricing is reasonable and it is a great little ski resort that I hope we'll come back to someday. read more

Red Lodge Mountain - First time! - Ski Resorts Near Me - Red Lodge, Montana

Last season I took my first ever ski lesson at RLM with George as my instructor. I quickly became so obsessed and couldn't wait to get back on skis. This weekend, I decided to take the skill builder lesson because I mastered stopping and turning last season. My lesson was with Stewart and it was a blast! I will say I've never experienced such great instruction before in my life. George and Stewart are amazing and I'm so grateful to them for converting me into a life-long skier. Miami Beach is a great ride for a beginner and keeps you challenged. Every staff member from check-in, rentals and the shop were very friendly, informative and helpful. Can't wait to come back! read more

Red Lodge Mountain - Ski Resorts Near Me - Red Lodge, Montana

Great old school ski resort in the heart of Montana. About 6 miles from the town of red lodge. Not many green beginner trails but plenty of intermediate and expert slopes including lots of tree skiing. The food is cost effective and plentiful at the cafe and lounge. Secret spot - if you have the abiIty, reserve the warming hut and camp out overnite at the top of the mountain. The views are spectacular and the heat is fueled by a wood burning stove. Hope it snows that evening so you get first dibs on first tracks the next morning. read more

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The staff seemed so stressed and unfriendly. Several servers and cleaning people made rude or unfriendly comments. Maybe it's the end of the season and they're short on patience but I hope they realize their gratuity is largely based on their behaviors. I hope I can change this to a four or five star review next time we go. read more

First off, this was an awesome mountain to ride. Lots of fresh powder and good tree runs. Lifts were pretty slow but I'm fine with that. Unfortunately the upper level decision makers seem pretty trashy because they charge people "holiday" rates even when it's not a holiday, and they don't disclose it on their website. So if you drive two hours to ride here you get a nice little surprise. How do they do this? Here's how, they make there own holidays up and call them real. For example, the end of February through April is all holiday rates because that's when spring break vacations are taken. So apparently that's a holiday now. Zzzzz. They must be struggling if they have to fool their customers into paying more when they arrive. Just be careful. Chances are it's a "holiday" when you're going... lol read more

Where I learned to ski as a boy and where members of my family used to work ski patrol. Pretty good runs about an hour from home. Usually not too crowded, especially on weekends. Only thing is that the mountain is on the leeward side of the Beartooths and so the snowpack can be lower than resorts further west. Consequently, there were many years where half the mountain was closed. Additionally, the outhouse on top of grizzly peak is probably the foulest one I've had the displeasure of using. Otherwise, a great place. read more

Decent place to snowboard for the area. Cheap lift tickets, but slow ski lifts. Although, i still had a good time the ski lift guy "ronnie" was very rude to myself and a lady with 2 kids. I was very surprised that a small local place like this would have employees that treated there first time customers like that. Next time i'm in the area i will surely drive the extra hour to Bigsky area. Oh beware!! Montana law! You need to have a "leash" attaching you and ur snowboard while your on the ski lift. read more

It has been years since I have been here and it was as fun as I remember It! The runs are sooo much fun and the powder great! I'm impressed with how attentive the staff is and the prices for food are very reasonable. Can't wait for the next time we make it back! read more

Over all we had a nice time and almost everyone was helpful and friendly. There was a rude gentleman running the 3 chair lift and got upset when a little girl (5-6) lost her ski and this mother of 2 tried to get it back on and asked him to stop the chair, he didn't try to help out just stood there. read more

For my money, this is the best mountain in Montana. The terrain offers something for everyone. Great beginner runs, nice long groomers, excellent tree skiing and some wonderful faces. Not to mention they have one of the most snow making systems in the country. Especially for the price, you can't beat it. However, if you're looking for a resort, look elsewhere. Red Lodge is a skiers mountain. You won't find the same scenery as you will at other MT mountains and there's barely any shopping at the lodge. If you go to ski hills to shop and dine, go elsewhere. If you go there to ski, this is the mountain. And in response to another review, I've never known Ronnie to be rude to anyone. He's simply the best. Any time I've been up his lift with a scared kid, he's always managed to calm them down and get them on the lift safely. Red Lodge is a great mountain with a great staff. Highly recommended. read more

It's no surprise that Red Lodge Mountain has been rapidly increasing their rates in the last 3+ years, but now they have a new money grab. Until a few weeks ago they had normal group lessons for the 4-6yr olds, but they just recently changed it to "Learn to ski with your child". This is the only way for your 4 to 6-year-old to receive a lesson. Regardless of whether you are a seasoned skier yourself, you now have to pay $59/$65 extra to accompany your child. Their website states "This lesson program pairs you and your child with an instructor who will teach you how to safely and effectively ski with your little one, while also providing your child with new skills." Impossible to teach me how to "safely and effectively ski with your little one" when he didn't speak to me or the other dad at all. If the sole reason for having the parent there is for COVID then why is the instructor picking my child up 1/3 of the time. I understand making it mandatory for the parent to be there to assist but to charge the adult $59/$65 just to be there and to not receive any instruction on how to "safely and effectively ski with your little one" is completely ridiculous. The whole lesson was ridiculous. It was the instructor and just two children. The instructor didn't seem to want to be there. He barely spoke to the kids and gave them very little instruction. I don't think he even asked them their names or called them by name not even once. This is our 3rd time using the RLM ski school and our older child received excellent instruction on her previous classes in that same age range group lesson in previous years. It's a shame our 5-year-old had such a bad intro to skiing with this instructor. Hoping for a better experience next time. read more

Beautiful mountain with a good selection of runs. Staff and season pass holders all seem to be nice and pleasant. But they are probably the last mt to still require a snowboard leash. One of the most pointless thing to ever be invented. Get with the time Red Lodge. read more

I purchased my pass from Red Lodge Mountain reps at Scheels which is basically a pick 6 price for 7 days. When I got to the mountain, they tried to charge me for a day pass that should have been paid for. I wanted to use the 7th day (the weekday). I was not allowed to despite my voucher. There were no black out dates for this voucher. The only restriction was that it had to be used on a weekday. The day I went was a Friday. I was told by the ticketing gal to wait at the customer service window. A very nice lady there attempted to help me but couldn't figure out how to make the voucher work. She called for a manager. I waited for an inexcusible amount of time for the manager on duty to get to the window. The manager (Annalee) refused to investigate the situation as to why my voucher was not being honored. Her response was, literally, "it's not my problem." Fine. I said I'd like to speak to HER manager. Annalee REFUSED to even call her manager. By the time Annalee was done with her vitriol of not being able to help me, raising her voice to me, and refusing to bubble this up after me having to wait an inexcusably long time just for her to get there, it was almost 1230. So much for ANY riding that day. Fix your staff and get a better front end manager who possesses higher reasoning skills instead of being a concrete, shrill voiced wall whose only words are, essentially, "no" and "I don't know" coupled with variations of not-our-problem. I messaged the mountain via facebook and was given sales manager Jeff Carroll's contact info. Jeff set up a phone appointment with me to discuss this. He never called at the appointed time. He didn't call at all later either. I emailed him wanting to bubble this up further. He set up another phone appointment with me. He made that one. It lasted less than 5 minutes of him saying (paraphrasing here) "do you want a refund or not." Basically, he was kicking me off of the mountain for his staff's refusal to honor their sale. This incident was the last straw. I have been to the mountain before and dealt with the exceptionally rude "Old Man Miami" as other riders know him. I also witnessed bartenders serving blatanly drunk folks, patrons way beyond reasonably inebrieated, which is against Montana law. These drunken folks then hit the slopes with no one stopping them. However, if you dare not have a leash on your snowboard, you will be stopped and berated. Don't bother with this place. Go elsewhere where staff knows what they are doing and actually enjoy being there. Go somewhere that is not as icy as these slopes. Bridger is leaps and bounds better. read more

Red Lodge is a hidden gem! The terrain is 100% mountain skiing with something for everyone. The experts can run the trees and beginners have lots of options. Lift lines don't exist. Snow conditions can be sketchy at times. Red Lodge can go weeks without snow and the early season can be a crapshoot. We went over Christmas 2014 and there had been very little snow. The runs were man-made snow and the big parts of the mountain looked to be closed with no chance of opening. Then BAM... four feet of snow in two days opened the whole mountain up. The temperatures were very cold though at minus 15 Fahrenheit and windy. Be prepared for the chill and it'll be fun. The chalet is old and outdated which I don't care about at all, but you might. The vibe is super chill and the staff are helpful and cool and friendly. If you rent the gear is good, but get there early to avoid the rental line. The ski patrol is excellent and fast and professional (we had to use them) so feel confidant that if something bad happens you'll be in good hands. The lift ticket prices are a steal. We got out tickets on Liftopia for less that $30 per day. So if the snow is good, and the temps are good, the skiing will be excellent. If you're looking for frills and an excellent meal with awesome entertainment and a beautiful lodge experienc.... go to Vail or Aspen. But if you want a great mountain experience Red Lodge is great. read more