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Mt. Crescent Ski Area

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Mt. Crescent Ski Area
3.5
29 reviews
#2 of 2 things to do in Crescent
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11:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Wednesday
11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday
4:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Friday
11:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Saturday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sunday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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Outdoor recreational facility offering skiing, snowboarding & sledding during the winter and ziplining & running events during the summer.
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Ron W
Council Bluffs, IA3 contributions
Much improved
Jan 2023 • Solo
Time to update reviews. New ownership. Now owned by county government and everything is better, making snow regularly and things are being maintained and improved. Grooming has improved just a much better experience
Written January 15, 2023
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HuskerTraveler2
Lincoln, NE1,121 contributions
Good nearby option for kids & beginners
Dec 2020 • Family
Our 9 grandkids (ages 5-13) had a great time skiing during the Christmas break. The two open runs were perfect for them to ski together. We were able to watch them from the lodge. Equipment is included with the lift tickets. Only an hour from Lincoln.
HINT: Bring your own sack lunches as the main concessions area opens at noon.
Written January 2, 2021
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Rick S
David City, NE1 contribution
Poor customer service
Feb 2020 • Family
We bought 16 tickets to use as a family Christmas gift. The weekend we were to go, their lifts were not working so we could not go. I called multiple times trying to get a refund and no one responded. I have a lot of money invested in this place and they won't even call me back.
Written April 18, 2020
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Liv2ChaseSnow
Rick S I'm sorry the day you planned to come we had to close. Unless you prearranged a group booking with our sales team, individual lift tickets are non refundable. However, individual lift tickets are good any time as they never expire!
Written July 9, 2020
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Owen Anderson
Omaha, NE1 contribution
Hidden gem just minutes from Omaha
Jan 2020
I first found out about Mt. Crescent about 9yrs ago. I had recently moved to Omaha from the Michigan area where there's many ski areas all within a couple hours of driving. I was worried I might have to just sell my gear, how was I going to ever snowboard again being surrounded by fairly flat corn fields in the midwest! Much to my surprise and delight I came across Mt. Crescent when searching for places to ride close to Omaha. Close is an understatement, it's literally right across the river, about 20min from where we lived at the time. Despite not having any snow on my lawn I was really surprised by just how much snow they had on their slopes.

Over the past 9yrs I've been a season pass holder and visited many times each winter over the years since moving. Some years are better than others, but I can always count on being able to snowboard when they're open. It's the perfect place to keep your skills up and get outside and stay active in the winter time. The staff are always fantastic and nice. You can tell that they genuinely enjoy working there and love helping people get onto the slopes and have a good time.

If you've got kids than it's really the perfect place to bring them to learn. My oldest son had never skied or snowboarded before. He learned everything he knows from skiing and riding at Mt. Crescent. The instructors were incredible and got him skiing AND snowboarding! After just a few lessons he was tearing it up! I brought him out all the time so he could keep improving. Now he's able to hang with me on the blacks in Colorado and will forever have those skills he learned right at Mt. Crescent. We decided to enroll my daughter into the devo program a few years ago and that was a great choice for her. She was able to go from barely being able to do a snowplow to confidently riding the chairlift on her own and skiing independently down the slopes! Not to mention she loved hanging with the other kids who were in her group each week. Total win, because then I could get some runs in while she was in classes each week.

This isn't a Colorado resort, but for a place to ski and ride so close to Omaha it's amazing! Anyone who has a lifelong passion for snowsports knows that you get that itch when the cold weather comes each winter and you've gotta scratch it! At $199 for a season pass (they put them on sale each Fall) it's total no brainer! Especially since it's such a short drive over from Omaha. I'm already excited for next season and so are my kiddos!
Written March 10, 2020
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Liv2ChaseSnow
Owenrides Thank you so very much for your great review!!! Your right, our employees are the best! Our instructors are passionate about the skills they know skiing/snowboarding and they just want to pass them along. Teaching someone to ski/board can literally change a persons life and the adventures they have in the future. As you know skiing/boarding is a lifestyle, just getting out on the snow however much it is or the size of the terrain is all you need to keep in it! Thank you for your continued support of your local hill, we appreciate your business! Thank you!
Written March 12, 2020
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Dave P
3 contributions
Questionable
Dec 2019
I’ve been skiing Mt. Crescent for nearly a lifetime and it’s sad to see it go backwards a little every season. Snow used to be made on every run – now they open with snow on half the width of their beginner run and on their sledding hill (even if it’s cold enough to make more snow). If we are lucky enough to get some natural snow, they say they are 100 percent open even though there is no base underneath and some of the runs have brush and deep ruts. And on those runs there is no grooming because there isn’t even enough snow to groom. When all of the other small ski areas within a 3 hour radius of Mt. Crescent say they are 100 percent open, they truly are 100 percent open. This includes the ski area near Kansas City which has warmer weather than Mt. Crescent.

One year ago this January, one of Mt. Crescent's two chairlifts broke. This fall on Mt. Crescent's Facebook page when they were selling season passes they were telling people that "100% both lifts will be working". Having only one chairlift (the beginner chairlift) at a two chairlift ski area creates quite the line. What also is concerning is they didn't tell the general public last season that they only had one working chairlift until about a month later when they made a Facebook announcement. I would be riding with people on the beginner lift last season, and I would have them ask me if I knew when they would be opening the other chairlift. I would answer that it was broken. They would respond "nobody told us that when we bought our tickets." I halfway expected to get some sort of partial refund last season for the area having only one chairlift, but no. The chairlift was finally repaired after being inoperable for over a year, and then their other chairlift broke and is still broken.
Written March 7, 2020
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Liv2ChaseSnow
Trip227260 I am sorry about your experience with Mt Crescent. It sounds like your grievances would be better served if you communicated directly to management where we can properly address the matters you mention. Please email us directly at info@skicrescent.com your email will be directed to the appropriate person. Please be sure to take advantage of our new partnership with Ski Cooper in Colorado. They are graciously offering our 2019/20 Season Pass Holders 3 free days of skiing for missed days on our slopes. The tickets are good for 3 days per pass holder to be used all at once or individual visits. Ski Cooper is open until mid April. Please visit skicooper.com and leadville.com Thank you
Written March 12, 2020
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tony l
1 contribution
Great little ski area
Feb 2020 • Solo
Was in Omaha for business, and friends wanted to ski a day. I’m from Colorado , ski 40-50 days a year and have been to a good majority of the worlds ski resorts so needless to say,I was reluctant. But I have to say, we all had a great time. It’s no mega resort, the snow is not great like Colorado and the lift was slow.... but that was the charm of the place.
Inexpensive tickets and food, ski runs are enough for 99% of people, staff is super friendly, beer is cold, what else do you need?
Great for what it is, super small resort in Iowa!
Written March 3, 2020
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Liv2ChaseSnow
tonylK5617OS Thank you for your great review! At the end of the day it's all about just getting out there and making some turns! Glad you had a great day and appreciated what we have to offer! We're a small ski area in the middle of the flat lands just trying to get people out on the snow! Learning how to ski/snowboard can literally change a persons life and who knows... maybe they too will end up in Colorado one day! Thank you!
Written March 4, 2020
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Traveler24
1 contribution
Refusing to refund when they had to close park 15 minutes into event
Jan 2020 • Family
Bought 3 tickets for ski and rental equipment. Lift broke 15 minutes into the event and they closed the park. They refused to refund tickets. Said they would send a ticket for a future event but never did. Thieves.
Written February 3, 2020
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Liv2ChaseSnow
Traveler10241024 Unfortunately there was an electrical outage that caused our chairlift to stop operating. It’s an unfortunate situation but out of our control. All guests were given full complementary tickets including rental equipment at the front desk. Those that purchased online were emailed coupons to the address they provided when they purchased. These tickets & rentals were good to use any day we were open and cover the full rate & not just the discounted event rate which you initially purchased. If you did not get your tickets our apologizes, we do our best to take care of all our guests. Please contact us via email & we will be sure to take care of you.
Written February 28, 2020
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Hannah B
2 contributions
Over charged and no response
Aug 2019 • Friends
I ziplined here on August 17. I made the reservation online and kept getting a message saying the transaction did not go through. Eventually I got it to work, but was charged twice. I called and left a message asking to have one of the charges cancelled. I also asked while I was there the day of the reservation. I’ve since left two more messages. I called today and the voicemail is not working. Please remove the charge immediately. I will never spend money with this company again.
Written September 1, 2019
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Liv2ChaseSnow
Hannah B I apologize for the inconvenience. Our office is only open during operating hours, our voicemail instructs all people needing an immediate response to email us directly. If your problem was not rectified by us please email us immediately and we will take care of it right away. Besides us issuing you a refund you can always dispute the second charge with your credit card company. When we see that it is a multiple charge we do not dispute the claim. I hope this helps. We pride ourselves on our customer service, I apologize for the inconvenience. Thank you
Written February 28, 2020
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Gregg
La Vista, NE19 contributions
Snowboard and Skiing Outing
Jan 2019 • Family
Took my son and three of his friends snowboarding and skiing on MLK day. Arrived around 11am. The line for lift tickets and rentals was not overly long but the untrained staff only confused the situation and created a longer wait then necessary. After 30-45 minutes of waiting in two lines the teens had snowboards and skis and were off to the lift to start enjoying the day.

I left Mt Crescent once they were off since I had to get to work and they had a ride home. Around 2 pm I got a text from my son stating the lift had broken and the hill was closed until further notice. I told them to wait it out for a bit and ask for a rain check if they don't get if fixed soon. After waiting around for about and hour the boys asked if they could get a rain check to come back another day when the lift was fixed. They were told no refunds!! Below is the official statement directly from their website.

"Mt. Crescent holds the right to close or modify hours of operations at any given time if it is deemed in the best interest of the business."

While I understand they can't control if equipment breaks they do control the customer experience at their place of business. The teens did not ask for a full refund, just a rain check for a different day when the lift is working. Each teen had paid $80 of their own money for a lift ticket and equipment rental, expecting to be able to ski and board til 5pm.

The right thing for Mt Crescent to do would have been to apologize for the lift being broken and offer a rain check on the lift ticket. They would have created goodwill and generated more revenue when the teens came back to rent equipment. Instead they lost four potential long term customers.
Written January 23, 2019
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Liv2ChaseSnow
Gregg B All of our guest get full rain checks to come back to the ski area under any circumstance that we have an issue or unexpected closing. These rain checks are given immediatly at the front desk or if purchased online and preferred by the customer, via email to the email used to make the initial purchase. "Mt. Crescent holds the right to close or modify hours of operations at any given time if it is deemed in the best interest of the business." This statement is on our website not for the purpose you state but for altering hours of operation based upon the best interest of the business. This does not pertain to unexpected closures during operating hours. If your son and his 3 friends did not receive a rain check please email us and we will be more than happy to take care of them. We pride ourselves on our customer service, not giving a rain check does absolutely no service at all. Thank you
Written February 28, 2020
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travelrunner70
Omaha, NE66 contributions
Great family fun
Jun 2018 • Family
Came out for ziplining after having spent many winters skiing here. Instructors were polite yet thorough and made sure we understood what was expected for ziplining safely. Had lots of fun!! Was a long zipline compared to others I have done elsewhere. Highly recommend you try it. Get the multi zipline tix. Once you go the first time, your fears subside enough that you want to do it again.
Written October 4, 2018
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Liv2ChaseSnow
travelrunner70 Thank you for your great review! I'm glad you had a great time and yes, you definitely want to do it again, and again, and again that's the crazy thing about adrenaline! Thank you
Written February 28, 2020
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Mt. Crescent Ski Area is open:
  • Sun - Sun 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
  • Wed - Wed 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
  • Thu - Thu 4:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Fri - Fri 11:00 AM - 9:00 PM
  • Sat - Sat 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM