Mount Sunapee Resort

Excellent service. Everyone is so kind and treat you nicely. The instructors are very good and experienced. They go at your pace but push you at the same time. I have always loved their resort.

The best Guess Service experience ever!
I was sure I had wasted my money, when I was unable to use a couple of prepaid lift tickets by their due date. Not only was I credited dollar for dollar, but the amazing, and attentive staff in guess services shopped around for me, so that I was able to get the best deal. Thanks to their incredible customer service, my son and I will be snowboarding the whole day today.
Thank you MSR Guest Services!!!
Jorge

My review is not for the skiing at Mt Sunapee but for the staff and service. We went up with another family on New Year’s Eve to ski and were expecting what we got as far as conditions go since there hadn’t been much snow. But we got excellent and friendly service from the staff. My son had issues with his snowboard bindings and the guys in the ski rental shop were so accomodating and helpful — even switching out his bindings to one of theirs for the day for no charge. Then they were really helpful in figuring out a longer term solution with me. Then our car battery died in the parking lot and the parking lot attendants immediately got their service vehicle and jumped it for us. Overall we had a really enjoyable experience. The issues we had during the day definitely could have been met differently at a less friendly and accomodating mountain.

Being an aggresive skier, this mountain is not very challenging, but since my husband’s new can only handle 2 hours of skiing, it’s perfect! The views are great and the 2 for 1 price is worth the trip! Waiting for snow this year!

First off, this will primarily be a review of the League of NH Crafts Fair held every August; I have not skied at Sunapee since 2001, and I suspect too much has changed since then for me to write a decent and accurate review.
Class pretensions and east-​coast bourgeois snobbery aside, this Crafts fair is one of the best of its kind in the country. Hundreds of artists, some of whom are juried members, and many of whom flock from several states away, sell their wares here, and almost none of it is kitschy. Every year I come to splurge on ceramics, prints, woodwork, and some of the best glassware I’ve had the privilege of ogling. Even if you don’t have the funds to buy more than one item, the glassblowing and blacksmithing demos alone are enough to fascinate. All in all, well worth the price and drive from Concord.

Just made my first trip to this relatively small but adequate NH ski area and would say it’s worth the trip for the views alone. From the top, you have a beautiful view north overlooking Lake Sunapee and continuing on to the snow capped peak of Mount Washington. The view east affords a look at most of the major ski areas of mid Vermont. They’re apparently known for their grooming, and those skills were on display during my visit, as they’d had a melt freeze cycle overnight that left them in what I’m sure was an unskiable condition without the application of some grooming TLC. The base area is convenient, with two lodges (with friendly staff and free bag check) and 3 lifts readily accessible directly from the main parking lot, which apparently fills quite quickly on weekends. Another plus is the location of the learning area on the opposite side of the lot, separate and distinct from the main skiing area. This will be a place I return to on those blue bird days when the views will pay extra dividends.

The mountain is great. There are a lot of trails at all levels and with such a large mountain the trails aren’t very crowded.
However, if possible bring your lunch with you or an iron stomach.
The lodge has a wide variety of options but the beef and chicken are not recommended. Especially when two sandwiches, fries and drink are almost $ 30 and the sandwich is inedible.

Holy smoke, «The Beach». This strip of snow in front of the parking area is the place to set up camp for the day. We arrived at 7 AM and scored the last front spot. Folks set up smokers, BBQ’s, gas powered heat lamps, wind shades, tents and full on party camp sites. We had a blast mingling with our neighbors and taking runs to return to our site. Conditions on the slopes were near perfect early on and iced up as the day ended. The top of the mountain at the lifts is packed making for tight entry into the trails. I had two kids collide into me from behind end of the day on two separate incidents. Mid trails, things thin out. I prefer the west side trails for better conditions. Staff are super nice. LOVE Sunapee.

I have been skiing now for over 40 years and skied from Chile’s Nevados to Japan’s Nagano, and from West Virginia’s Snowshoe to Switzerland’s Zermatt to Canada’s Whistler. Hands down, Sunapee is the friendliest ski mountain around. What it lacks in sheer size, it makes up in family enjoyment and staff dedication to ensuring guests have a superb experience. Most of all, it is hard to find a ski resort that sports the grooming quality of Sunapee.
Mount Sunapee is a mid-​size area serving the New Hampshire market as well as a sizable contingent from the Boston area, with a location short of two hours from Copley Square. With two high-​speed quads, a fixed quad, two triples and a venerable old wooden double, as well as several surface lifts, it can handle a crowd with ease. Its 1,500′ vertical is quite respectable, and it spreads over four sides of a mountain complex with an additional expansion in their future master plan.
Arriving at Mount Sunapee ski area the visitor drives by Parking Lot #3 on the left side, which is the «busy day» parking area, and then Parking Lot #2, which is used invariably on a daily basis. Then the guest arrives to Parking Lot #1 (usually full by 9:00 AM, flanked on the North by the older and cozier Spruce Lodge, and to the South by the newer Sunapee Lodge. Both lodges have full service dining facilities, guest service counters, rest rooms and bag check rooms. Spruce Lodge also has the Goosefeathers Pub upstairs, the only place on the mountain that serves alcohol. On the other hand, the newer Sunapee Lodge has a large upstairs that serves as overflow and additional seating. It is worth noting that there is still one more lodge on top of the mountain, the Summit Lodge, a two story lodge with amazing views, a full service dining facility and a huge fireplace.
Adjacent to the Spruce Lodge, the terrain park is served by its own chairlift, the Spruce Triple, that serves the terrain park, an awesome competition and training run, and a groomed green run. To the South of the Spruce Triple, the North Peak Chair serves two competition runs, an amazing and steep Double Black Diamond run. This chair also serves as the route to the Sun Bowl terrain and the new Sunbowl Express Quad leading to the top of the mountain. Farther along towards the South, the Sunapee Express Quad serves the top-​to-​bottom runs on the main face of the mountain and they connect to the South Peak terrain with its own fixed quad chair.
Perhaps one of the salient points of the mountain is that the official learning areas are totally segregated into its own mountain with its own dedicated quad leading to the top of the South Peak. Yes, the fixed quad runs slower for the benefit of the less experienced skiers or boarders. Yes, you can get warned if you speed down the slopes in the South Peak. But what it creates is a wonderful area for the beginning skier or rider with little interference from experienced skiers and boarders and in turn, allows the folks in the rest of the mountain to enjoy a safe mountain experience.
Another magnificent part of Mount Sunapee, and one that is an admirable community service, is the NEHSA program run by the New England Handicapped Sports Association out of its own lodge next to the South Peak learning area. Whatever the challenge for a child or an adult, be it physical, traumatic, psychological or sensory, the NEHSA instructors are experts in their field. The NEHSA lodge has numerous devices to ensure the safe and enjoyable outdoor experience for the skier. Visually impaired, physically challenged and everal times a year, Wounded Warriors come up to Sunapee to enjoy the mountain.
The view from the top of Sunapee Mountain is magnificent. To the South, the distinctive shape of Mount Monadnock lies in plain view. To the East, the coastal plains are visible all the way to Maine. To the North, the snow-​capped peaks of the White Mountains and Lake Sunapee present a spectacular scenery. And looking Westward, the ski resorts of the Green Mountains of Vermont are visible in a chain, from Stowe in the far horizon to Killington, Okemo, Bromley, Stratton and Mount Snow.
The learning center is staffed with superb instructors. We took my 12-​year old niece to the Learning Center for two days last year. With the lessons fresh on her mind, the third day she skied a blue run. Just last week, her fourth day on skis, she skied a black diamond run. While I can justly say that she’s an able child, the instruction she received was superb.
Mount Sunapee can get crowded on holiday weekends, but even so, there seems to be room for everyone on the mountain. The Sun Bowl particularly is quite an attractive, scenic and generally uncrowded area. On the main face, the steeps at Goosebumps, Blastoff and Hansen were challenging and fun.
Mount Sunapee is a great place to bring a family for Winter fun.

Mt Sunapee is a great place for above average skiers and boarders. They have a lot of blue, black trails but not much green trails. The trails are great on this mountain, I like the Sunapee Café lodge on the 2^nd floor where Goosefeathers pub is located. They have good food and entertainment on the 2^nd floor. They have a full bar and waitstaff to serve you food. They also had live music when I was there, On the 1^st floor is a cafeteria area with food and non alcoholic drinks which you can eat and sit to rest.

Short and sweet…
Live in Massachusetts? Thinking fo going to Wachusett? GO TO SUNAPEE. WOW!
Worth every penny for a lift ticket… NEW HIGH SPEED QUAD (!) awesome trails, great grooming, awesome views!
This place is the opposite of Wachusett… everything a ski area SHOULD BE!
A+++
FIVE STARS

This is a great and fun mountain at just the right distance from the Greater Boston area. It takes us 1.5 hours door to door to get there and hit the mountain. We enjoy our family skiing time at Mt Sunappe, and the kids have a great time at the Learning Center. They have excellent instructors in a very friendly and well managed facility. They certainly understand the service aspect of the business and go out of their way to make sure the kids and their families are well taken care of. For us, the best part is the people that work there. They are simply awesome: nice, friendly, courteous and helpful.
Hope you guys enjoy this place as much as we do.

I am a skier at Mt. Sunapee and just got married there!
Everything about my wedding at Sunapee was perfect. Every. Single. Thing.
Support/​Customer Service:
My main contact there, Rachel Benoit, kindly reached out every now and then to see how my planning was coming along and to remind me about important dates. She was there every step of the way, even on the day of — a quiet presence coming up to me every now and then to check and ask whether there was anything I needed.
The planning and organization was, of course, a big deal. Rachel caught every single little mistake I made on numbers or names. She issued me countless quotes as I changed my mind again and again.
On the day of the wedding, I knew that I could leave everything in her hands, and everything went perfectly.
The Food:
I barely ate at the wedding, so I can’t be trusted to make an accurate assessment. Many of the guests told me that they enjoyed the food. I will take their word for it. I found the sauces to be a bit heavy. I also didn’t like how the scallops in bacon were displayed in a big tin pan instead of a nice bowl or something.
The Decorations:
Lovely. They do a great job. You have to go see for yourself during the summer when they are setting up for a wedding. In retrospect, I would have paid for the white chairs instead of having the plastic regular ones.
The Ceremony:
No problem. Went off without a hitch. Highly recommend the summit ceremony. Absolutely breathtaking and all of the guests loved it… even the ones who initially complained about having to ride the chairlift.
The Party:
Awesome. The bartenders were so cool.
The Price: EXTREMELY REASONABLE. I feel like I paid less for my wedding than all of my friends but ended up having one of the best ones. You get a whole lot for your money here.
All in all, I am so happy with my choice.
I am so grateful to the kind staff at Sunapee, and I would be happy to talk to anyone about my positive experience here.

Two for one deal Wednesdays are a steal! $ 72 for two people all day snowboarding during peak season. Can’t get no better than that. Fresh powder, fresh powder! The resort had a decent amount of people even in the middle week, but you’ll find older folk and sometimes high schools too that go. What do these people do though? I was on spring break, but heck don’t these folk need to work or go to school too??? Anyways, barely any wait, but of course it got busier around noon. The main lot might be full but it’ll look sparse all around.
My friend and I lucked out when it started to lightly snow during the day so there was some fresh powder! either way, the trails weren’t icy and at the beginning weren’t full of darn skier bumpers. Green trails are great for a total beginner. Not too long, short, slopped, or level. We stuck to the easy blue trails on the mountain and they were definitely just right for our still learning level, while the trails were very wide to accommodate many skiers and snowboarders. But because we went midweek at times it was just you and the snow and the occasional others. I can’t imagine going on a weekend but this is by far my favorite mountain and I can’t wait to try the other trails.

To echo a number of other reviewers, Sunapee is a awesome spot for a quick day trip.
My group came on a Saturday right after the mountain got some decent snow and conditions were on point. Liked the fact that most runs are blue with a nice amount of blacks. Although the average skier could easily take on Sunapee’s double blacks, the runs were fun and conditions were fast the day we were there. Average turnout for a Satuday in the middle of February, crowds weren’t bad at all. The lodge isn’t anything fancy, just a bunch of basic tables and chairs with a large kitchen really. We ended the day with a few rounds of beer and some apres ski staples like nachos and we jumped back on the road towards Boston.
All in all great day. I’d come back in a heartbeat.

I’ve been trying out new mountains in the area this spring and today was my first day at Sunapee. I was underwhelmed, to say the least.
Maybe I’m just used to nicer (and admittedly pricier) mountains like Stowe and Jay Peak but for starters, I had to park in a mess of a lot and take a bus to the mountain. As we arrived to the first lodge a man and his daughter boarded the bus and told us they had gotten their money back and were driving home to Rhode Island (at least 3 hours away) after merely an hour on the mountain; they said the lines were atrocious and suggested we do the same. Not wanting to waste our trip, we gave it a shot but we should’ve gone home. To start with the rental shop was a disaster: disorganized and they were out of the size ski poles my girlfriend needed. The lift lines were AWFUL, worse than holiday weekends at other mountains. In the first hour we only managed to get two runs in — ON THE LEARNER SLOPES. After that we realized we had already paid and may as well continue but the day just got worse. Most of the trails (blues) were covered in sticks in branches, the lifts kept stopping, and the snow was sub-​par.
All in all: there’s a reason they offer so many discounts. This is the cheap, quick, and dirty mountain you go to when you’re really desperate to get out but don’t want to drive to a real mountain. As for us, we’ll drive the extra 45 minutes to Loon or hour to Killington next time.

Solid choice for a day trip. I managed to get on the slopes by 8:45, and left at 1:30. So I was home by 3:30. It’s about 2 hrs from Quincy. It gets crowded and I don’t think anyone calls Mount Sunapee a hidden gem anymore.
Today things warmed up a bit after the nor’easter, and 97% of the terrain was open. At first we only waited 5 min in lift lines, but when everyone else woke up we ended up waiting more like 15 – 20. The good news– if you like the park features, the line for the triple is small. Also, they have an inflatable bag you can jump into but it’s extra.
Check out the Sun Bowl — the snow was better back there (warmer?).
Lift tickets are getting steep ($ 76), but I had a coupon from the ski expo. Anyway, if you have some extra time, this is a better trip than Wachusset. Gunstock is another good option.

Zip line canopy tour… holy cow was it scary!!! BUT also wicked fun!!!
We lucked out and had gorgeous weather…
A group of 6 seemed like the perfect amount… but I think they will book up to 8 per tour… it gave the knee knockers (me!) as well as the dare devils time to get comfortable with what was coming next without leaving you waiting on the platforms too long.
I had seen rappelling mentioned on the website but forgot all about it until I saw that we had to do it (then panicked!!) Lol.
Luckily, Jessica and Mike (our kick @ss guides) were very encouraging and thoughtful in coaxing me to the edge of the platform… once I got there it was a few deep breathes, sat in my «imaginary chair» and I was on my way down… so scary… but also fun!
The zip lines themselves were awesome! Beautiful views of the slopes of Mount Sunapee while flying high in the trees! There is a total of 8 zips on this tour… they save the best for last… the 1000′ long dual zip line (so you can race a friend… oh yeah! I won!!!)…once you land on that last platform you rappel back down to earth and and still can’t believe you just flung yourself out of perfectly good trees and flew through the woods on a wire!!!
Can’t say enough…
I would definitely recommend this adventure park zip line tour for anyone looking for a day that will take your breathe away but leave you with a smile!

I had a great time at this place. Having gone at Vail and Breckenridge the weekend prior, this place is definitely much smaller, but I actually enjoyed it more. The rental process was fast and painless. I was in and out in 15 minutes. They even wax the rental board – a major plus in my book. The other plus is having chairs for snowboarders to put on their bindings. There are only a few runs, so I would say no more than two days here. But the runs are well groomed, and very in terms of challenge. The blues are definitely greens and the blacks are more like blues.
The food is decent as well. I had meatloaf for lunch, which was the daily special, and the girl gave me a ton of food. Great value. Apres-​Ski there is live music in one of the bars.
All in all, this little place has everything you need. There isn’t 10 bars to choose from, but it has one great bar. What more does one need?

Mount Sunapee, a state-​run resort, does a great job at dividing up the different types of terrain. The most noticeable is that the terrain park is segregated to one side of the resort with music jamming out of speakers laid out along the trails. Parents will appreciate this as the family-​friend section is located on the other side. In between are differently skilled trails. The chairlifts are a bit old and oddly placed, where you will find some lifts insanely packed such as the Sunbowl Quad, while other lifts are nearly empty (i.e Ducking Double). Trails are well-​maintained, making for an overall, ski experience.
The lunch room is very old-​fashioned and many families bring lunch, making for this to be one very squishy and too close for comfort dining hall. But overall, the crowds are mostly family-​oriented and very friendly.
The parking lot could be the one atrocity of this place as its located down the long road that leads to the resort. If you don’t get into the small main lot by the two base lodges, you will have to take a bus back and forth to get to your car.