Went her with my kids on February vacation. We live more closer to Nashoba but since it was February vacation we decided to go her for less crowds. We were right! There were no crowds. Kids had a good time snow was freshly made no matter ice slopes. It was a fun 2 hours. The two stars less is for signs there is not a lot of signs indicating where is what like which slope is for certain types of skiers or where tubing is located. That may be because there are not a lot of crowds less signs needed. We walked around lost until someone nicely explained where to go. All the workers were friendly and informative. read more

Does not follow Covid restrictions! Tubing was great fun until a large group showed up and kept taking off their masks and wearing under their noses when they did have them on. The staff did nothing, even after it was pointed out to them. Our group had to leave, and others followed. read more

If I could give this place negative stars I would. The general manager Stephanie was absolutely disrespectful. She did not at all speak to me and my friend in an appropriate manner when all I had was a simple question. She completely ignored me, then when I tried to get her attention she rudely said to me "I AM REALLY BUSY RIGHT NOW AND I DON'T HAVE TIME TO HELP YOU!" Her attitude and whole demeanor was inappropriate and unprofessional! She is the worse person to have as a general manager and not fit at all for her position. It is absurd that a manager can treat customers in this way without any repercussions. Stephanie is the rudest person I have ever encountered at "customer service." She needs to take a customer service class and be checked immediately! I will be sure to tell everyone about Stephanie's HORRIBLE and hate filled self! read more

It's good place for family and kids. it's good place for kids party . It place close to Marlborough and around. Rent equipment and pay for time. Weekend have to wait generally. It's not like Vermont or other famous ski resort or place but it's OK. read more

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I do not recommend going here I would give it zero stars if I could the staff is completely unfriendly all the runs are the same level even if they're marked differently and very over priced for the amount of runs and things you can do do not recommend spending $50 here go somewhere else read more

HORRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE -GM/OWNER Stephanie is non-existent, I wish that I could provide negative stars.... customer service is absolutely nonexistent. Signed kids up for ski school first day was fine second day they had a barely teenager "teaching" them at a rate of nearly $200 a lesson (two kids two hours) Kids said that the second day all the instructor did was follow behind them did not provide one word of instruction or correction and was basically a chaperone... tried calling no less than 20 times nobody answers finally went down to speak to someone was told I'd get a call back did not it was only until I disputed charges that they responded. only to respond saying that sorry the kids took the lesson there's nothing they could do.... absolutely ridiculous! I love to support local businesses but really hope this one goes bankrupt!!!! Read the reviews on this place specifically about Stephanie.... awful awful awful read more

Not too often can you find a resource like Ski Ward - a local ski mountain with many warm weather activities, in less than an hour's drive from metro Boston. I've attended events for the last few years at Ski Ward and have been impressed with the number of amenities that they have added, including beach volleyball, beer garden, tubing, tough mudder practice, and cyclocross practice/races, making it a year-round destination. They have a liquor license now, so even parties and weddings are an option. I appreciate that we have a locally owned small business with so many family-friendly offerings that is just a short drive away. read more

Went to Ward hill with the sole intention of snow tubing. 22 beans per person (for two hours - which is plenty imo)... we knew that going in and its comparable to the tubing Nashua and Amesbury parks. Well.... GREAT time had by all. two 5 year old children and 3 adults. There are about 6 "courses" in the tubing area... some a little slower, maybe designed for younger ones... but any kid who wants to attend has to be 42 inches tall so maybe the slower ones are for folks who are more easily spooked. Have a lift that your tube gets hooked to and you get pulled up the hill... that's worth the 22 any day in my book. Lines.. never waited too long and this was on a Saturday during February vaca.... so very nice. Lodge for hot chocolate and fries after... perfect. Certainly not of the caliber of Cranmore but still... comfortable enough. Do it again? Yeppp... If you live close and have never gone, you might feel like I did laying in bed that evening... felt like we had been away on a mini vaca although we only drove 6 miles or so. Perfect. Side note... looks like a great place to learn to ride or ski without the crowds and for a better value especially given you wont be spending on gas. Much better than Blue Hills certainly. read more

Ski Ward is the perfect place for kids and beginner adults to learn how to ski and snowboard. The entire park is very small but it's a great way to get introduced to the sport. I also wanted to say that the staff at Ski Ward are amazing, especially Jessica! I brought in my brand new snowboard and bindings with the price tags still on and Jessica helped me put the bindings and gave my board a hot wax. She taught me how to adjust my bindings for the future and gave me a lot of great tips about my riding stance and how to store my snowboard and boots. Overall a great place for beginners! read more

I have two kids one is 6 the other is 8, and they love to ski! They are at the age that they think "they know how to do it all" but are actually still learning. I really like to bring them here because they can ski on their own! It's not too big, not crowded, and the people that work there are very nice. Last year we made this our Friday Night To-Do. And we are planning to continue that this year. My son also took some snowboarding lessons there and he really liked it! The instructor was so patient and helpful, that now my son feels confident enough to continue learning to snowboard, when originally he did not want to. I recommend this place. Is inexpensive and great family fun if you like to ski and have little ones! read more

Autism friendly! We took our students on a field trip to Skyward and we had an amazing experience. The staff was very patient and understanding. Our students really enjoyed tubing down the hill. The staff was also flexible and allowed some of our students to walk up and down the hill instead. read more

This place was awesome. They were open for Christmas Eve. Slopes for snow tubing were great. I would recommend anyone to come!

Ski Ward, is "Where it all begins". I started at Ski Ward in high school with friends and family and that began my love for skiing! And then, many years later, my girls started skiing around 3 years old at Ski Ward and have become amazing skiers. The local ski area is small, but we always have fun skiing or tubing and then a little "Apre's Skiing on the deck!!! read more

This place is pretty good. Dropped by tonight with a friend who was playing volleyball. The place has some decent activity for a ski mountain in the middle of the summer. I would say the atmosphere is good but there should be more outdoor hang out space. That would add a lot and maybe more people would come out mid week in the summer. read more

No stars. Stephanie, the GM, is the rudest hate filled person I have ever encountered. We have been coming here for four years (not counting my own childhood) and have been happy. This year things are different. They scheduled High School races during my daughter's lesson so she has very limited area to ski. They also allowed us to sign up for 1 hour of free ski without notifying us about the races (last week with no races she made 12 runs in an hour, this week 2). To top things off Stephanie came into the lodge yelling that my car was going to be towed. When I explained that I was just getting my kids dressed and would move my car ASAP she said move it now or it's towed. Mind you I am 7 mos pregnant and their parking lot is a mud slide. When I mentioned this to her she said "you look perfectly capable. Maybe you should pay more for lessons so we can pave our lot". What?!? She also said that if walking through three parking lots of mud was not possible for me then maybe someone else should bring MY kids to lessons. Sure thing, Stephanie, let me call our butler next week. Zero empathy, zero customer service skills, zero class. We will definitely be giving our "measly" $400 to Nashoba Valley next year. read more

This place prides themselves on being a "family business" when they clearly dont care about families. We bought tix ahead of time online, which is required and we found out tmrw evening is going to be dangerously cold, as of midnight 'day of' our snow tubing day, tmrw (fri) the forecast states 16°, with a wind NW of 15mph, making it feel like 1 degree. Of course this doesnt take into account speeding down the hill on the tube, making it even colder. I finally reached someone on the phone after many attempts (email, FB messenger, Twitter, phone calls) to ask to exchange our tickets for another day. There would be 3 small children with us. He responded that it looked like it would be 10 degrees, which is not cold enough to shut down so they would not be offering any returns or exchanges. As responsible adults, we dont feel like we can take young children out in these potential dangerous conditions and risk frost bite, etc. So our family will be losing $140. We weren't asking for our money back, just to exchange for another time. Very disappointed and will continue to share this very unfortunate story with everyone who has children. read more

I was very excited to come to this location as part of a girls trip to Boston. Prior to taking the journey to Shrewsbury from downtown Boston we called the location to ensure ski lessons were being offered. Upon arrival, the front desk staff was not helpful and confirmed that they were not in fact offering lessons. My group decided to doing tubing since lessons were no longer an option. Once we got out to the hills the staff was great in providing direction and evening helping us make it down the hills (thanks Brandon). Great experience even after the rough start. read more

The overall experience at ski Ward was A. Okay, if you ask me. I especially enjoyed my interaction with the bartender. I believe her name was Whineford. She had hair the color of lemon drops and a whimsical personality to match. She asked for what I like to drink and greeted me with a smile. I saw her a week or two later looking a bit slimer and very stylish. I could tell that she had been working out. She mentioned to me that she was into hiking and cross fit. One time I saw a man yell at a lowley fry cook. The man was scolding the fry cook for cooking too many hamburgers and he said "how do you expect me to pay your salary with all this extra food being cooked." anyways, it was a cool time. read more

This place is great. Why travel north when have this gem close. The best snowmaking capabilities and skiing. The lodge food and drink are excellent! The atmosphere in this family run ski area can't be beat! read more

Tubing was super crowded and unorganized,1 staff member let people go down in groups and other staff wouldn't..not fair.? also going in pairs is way more fun.! Went with 3 people and spend $78.00 just on tubing and we only got to go down 6 times in 2 hours...next time ill find a local hill and go down as much as my heart desires,while saving my money... read more

Learned to ski for the first time here almost 10 years ago, came back this past winter to reteach myself how to snowboard. My girlfriend and I hadn't been in years, and $27 for 11-4 on a weekday was great for us (plus a day we paid half price due to warm temps and cruddy snow). Wachusett is great, but is over half an hour from me where Ward is about 12 minutes. The people are wicked friendly and it's a great place to go as a beginner (I could see it being quite boring if you're an advanced rider). I'd probably give them 5 stars if the chair lift didn't give me so many bruises... Great place! They mean it when they say "Where it All Begins!" read more

Took my step-sons here today (a Saturday) for snow tubing - they've never seen snow before & since we didn't get any during their visit, decided we'd treat them to a day at Ski Ward. I'm so glad we did - they had an amazing day! Everyone was very friendly, and Ski Ward offers a military discount. The kids had a ball - two hours of snow tubing. Five lanes were open today, and as the sun stayed out, they sped up. We got there around 11am - it got fairly busy around 1ish, so I would recommend going early. While I can't speak for the snowboard and ski runs, looked like everyone was having a great time! There was a snack bar available, but we didn't eat there b/c it was very busy. The only critique I have is of the bathrooms - yuk. Other than that, A+ all around! Will definitely take the kids back on their next winter visit! read more

Awesome day!!! New Year's Eve! Went tubing, lines moved quickly, staff was awesome. Tavern has great IPA on tap.

Tuba! Tuba! Tuba Slide! Two parents and three kids 7 and up) ,,aaall had a fun time sliding down Ski Ward's bully slope. You get a tube (same as winter tubing), travel up the magic carpet to the top of the hill and then tuba own either alone, in pairs, or three at a time. The folks that work here are super nice and the snack shack had come thing or everyone. read more

Great beginner ski hill with all sorts of ground lifts and 1 chair plus snow tubing. Rental area very small and tight when crowded. Came here on a Sunday and it was packed. Staff is friendly and prices are decent. Don't come here if your an expert, you will be disappointed. There are no trails just two little hills. Place is close by to everything, perfect starter place for little kids. read more

We went to Ski Ward for summer tubing, their summer "Tuba Slide". We had with us our two boys (ages 8 and 11) and our 11-year old neighbor. All five of us had a GREAT time!! I personally enjoyed the Tuba Slide tons more than any snow tubing I've ever done- I never felt out of control or like the tube would jump the track. A carpet at the bottom of the track gives a nice gradual slow-down. The man working the Tuba Slide was super friendly and so fun with the kids! Wonderful personality and that added to the experience. We thought that we wouldn't last an hour there but we could have stayed our full three hours if not for the empty belly of our 8 year old. We went into the lodge to eat. The fries were terrific, and nice big helpings. Cheese burgers were $5.00 and I had a huge sundae (the smallest size, large enough for two though) for $4.50. We had bought the Buy With Me Deal but will definitely go back. Regular prices are $7 for one hour, but I would plan for spending at least two hours there ($10). There is also a cyclocross area which is very popular with groups of mountain bikers, and a summer terrain park for snowboarders and skiers. It was fun watching the snowboarders, although the course is pretty short so there wasn't much speed going on. They have a number of course elements though! Very enjoyable evening. We will definitley go back! read more

This place is awesome for a local ski hill and they run an amazing bike race in the fall. Super cool place to hang!

We went to Ski Ward for the very first time Presidents Day 2014 to go tubing. The kids had a blast as did I. The staff are pleasant and very good at their jobs. They made sure everyone stayed safe in the tubing lanes. The tubing itself is great fun. They have a toe rope that will take you up (you can also walk up if you're impatient) and the wait at the top was not bad. The lanes themselves are fast and smooth with no jarring bumps. Highly recommend for young and old. My only con is that I found it a little pricy. read more

Probably one of the most under rated places in the area. A good local spot to check out and get outside. Staff is positive and always down to help. read more

My husband and I recently took our eight and twelve year old there for a family day of skiing. You cannot beat the location and it is the ideal place for a family with young children to ski together without the crowds or hassle of the bigger mountains. Yes, you do pay for it but it is never really cheap to ski is it? All in all the day was great EXCEPT for an unfortunate employee named "Rob" or "Roy" in the restaurant area, he was not only rude when we went up to get our food but he made us feel as if we were bothering him by sitting at the table for so long! We would have loved to take a couple more coffee and hot cocoa breaks with the kids, but he did not exactly foster the type of environment that makes you want to spend money. read more

Ski Ward is awesome. Love the old school vibe of the place. Taught multiple family members how to ski here, and the Night Weasels Cyclocross race they put on in the fall is one of the best spectating events of the season. Great place for year-round fun! read more

Went here the day after Christmas with new snow on the ground. The beginner area had only the magic carpet open and both a rope tow and T-bar closed for no apparent reason, with no warning, and full price. Ludicrous and infuriating. In the lodge I get harassed for bringing my own food--a peanut butter sandwich for mid-morning snack for my son--something that has never happened to me in 45 years of skiing, including the past 2 years I've spent skiing Wachusett....where I will be returning. The lodge is extremely cramped with too much seating and no room to get on gear or shelving/hooks to stow your bag. Ward seems to have good terrain--I couldn't get to most of it, for some reason--but it is run like amateur hour. read more

We found this place a couple of months ago and went there multiple times over multiple weekends; it was beautiful. This made us decide to host my child's thirteenth birthday party there. While I would recommend the skiing, I would NOT recommend a party. There was little to no organization, little to no support for table set up, and multiple parties as well as normal visitors made the lines extremely long. The minimum sized party you can have is 10, but there are many situations, such as the one we had, where there may be less people that arrive for whatever reason. But even disregarding that, we only got 5 meals, which were also only for the children as the kitchens were "understaffed". We did say we may have less than 10, but 5 meals barely was enough. The tubing itself also had some issues, where as mentioned there were no lines that were for parties or people who paid specially for an event. This means that the hour of tubing that the kids had would be reduced to three or four slides, as the full churn took some time. In conclusion, I do not recommend this place for events. Come for skiing, but that is it. 5/5 skiing 0/5 birthday party event planning read more

If you're looking for a great casual place to hold an event, this is the place to go! We just held our class reunion here and had the use of an outside are with corn hole and fire pit, and outside seating area. Inside held bar and seating. We chose 'cook out' theme for Buffett and there was plenty of burgers and hot dogs and sides to go around. Simple appetizers were offered beforehand before mealtime. The BEST reunion we've had to date. The establishment was courteous, fun and extremely helpful. Kudos to Ski Ward! read more

This is my favorite place to ski. I have grown up skiing here and I always love it! My whole family skis here and this is where we all learned to ski. This is my favorite place winter and summer, it has something for everyone! read more

I'm a jump guy and skiward can barely scrape up together 1 jump the whole season. And it's pretty pricey cosseting how small the resort is. The rails are pretty good. I'd still go but only if I couldn't go to wachusett for some reason. But this is a good place to learn to ride that's for sure. It's where I learned. :) read more

Amazing place for kids to learn to ski! My only complaint is the overpriced foods and crowded lodge!

It's OK for winter (albeit expensive) but DO NOT go here for summer tubing. It's really laughable. There is no water involved. Kids have to walk all the way back up the hill in the hot sun. My two kids, who are pretty tough, lasted a half hour, and I paid for three hours! read more

Every summer, my kids and I make a few trips for summer tubing! My kids have so much fun that my daughter insisted we wait a month after her actual BDay to have her party here when the summer tubing was open! This was the best party we ever have had! The staff is so awesome and everyone had a blast, both adults and kids!!! The food is also really good, we had pizza which was really yummy! Best place for some summer (I hear winter is great too) fun! read more

Great spot for my 4 kids learning to ski (and manageable as a parent being able to keep track of them all!). Awesome conditions, service and lessons so close to home. read more