81 Out Of 100 Single Score

Kirkwood Mountain Resort Alpine/Downhill Resorts Resort (Are you this resort?)

PO Box 1
Kirkwood, CA 95646
USA
 
  • Poor-outstanding-long
  • Is this resort/area easy to get to? 3 Slider
  • Is the parking & transportation drop-off near the lifts? 4 Slider
  • Walking access: distance, stairs, steep walkways 4 Slider
  • Trail maps/signage are easy to find and understand 4 Slider
  • The trails I experienced were 4 Slider
  • Restrooms well placed, functional and clean 4 Slider
  • Snow quality 5 Slider
  • Terrain met my expectations 4 Slider
  • Quality of slope grooming NA Slider
  • Terrain parks and related features NA Slider
  • OVERALL children's facilities: child friendly? NA Slider
  • Crowds, traffic flow and lift lines? 3 Slider
  • Quality of on-mountain dining NA Slider
  • Quality and speed of lifts 3 Slider
  • Rate this resort's ski/snowboard school NA Slider
  • Did you get your money's worth? 4 Slider
  • Area shopping: includes nearby towns or villages 1 Slider
  • The OVERALL service at this resort is 4 Slider
  • Recommend this resort/area to others? 4 Slider
  • Would you visit this resort/area again? 100 % Slider
  • How did you get there?: Drive
  • Year/Month/Day of visit (Approx. if not known): 2010/01/22
  • Total number of days spent on this mountain: 1

General Comments/Likes

Steep, varied and challenging terrain. It’s own little hamlet of a resort nestled in the mountains AWAY from tahoe. Bring your x-country and BC skis for a four day weekend, explore the hill for two, then hit the BC for a day and finish with some great x-country skiing. If given a choice of kwood or heavenly, choose kwood, especially with powder.

Dislikes

Haul to get to on a road that periodically closes and hoards of slow moving traffic unless the roads are dry. Terrain is great…but it suffers from being short – the trail map says 1600’ for the wall and cornice express, but at least 500’ of that is a runout to get back to the lifts. Fun to explore and beautiful surroundings but the runs are a bit short. Just make them worth it.

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Rated By

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  • aleday
  • Gender: Male
  • Age: 28
  • Resides In: Lake Tahoe, NV, USA
  • Disciplines: Alpine, Alpine Touring, Back Country, Nordic, Telemarker
  • Years Skiing/Riding: 20
  • Avg. Days Per Season: 21 - 30 days
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