Red Lodge Mountain
Red Lodge Mountain
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With more than 70 runs spread across 2 summits that include gentle beginner slopes, long groomers, chutes, glades, and steeps, Red Lodge Mountain appeals to skiers and snowboarders of all abilities. On-mountain amenities include a rental and repair shop, retail, lessons, and numerous dining options.
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amorace
Minneapolis, MN859 contributions
Mar 2023
Many reviews about Red Lodge Mountain Resort are spot on. The lifts are old, the mountain is great, etc. I agree. If this place upgraded their lifts it would be super. The good news is that with the oldest lifts I have been on in about 45 years, the lines where never long, if any so I got quality skiing in on some cool runs. 25k+ vertical feet on back to back days. Most runs are over a mile. I did manage to pull one off that was 2.5 miles by staring at the highest peak. 9300 feet up and descending to the lowest lift which is Paradice in the palisades. Palisades is not always open. They don't have the snow of the resorts to the west. But I will say we had AWESOME spring skiing in March.
I will go again because of the resort, and Red Lodge the town it pretty neat
I will go again because of the resort, and Red Lodge the town it pretty neat
Written March 14, 2023
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SO406
2 contributions
Feb 2023 • Family
This place is very expensive for how small it is. Parking was horrible as we had to park 2 miles down the road and ride a trailer to the top. Other customers were rude and trashy. I’d drive a long ways to avoid coming here again.
Written February 25, 2023
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Joshua L
4 contributions
Jan 2023 • Family
My wife who came to watch us snowboard , saved us a table to eat in the self seating restaurant here.. She sat there for. About 20 minutes ordered a few drinks. Until myself and two young boys and service animal joined. I sat down ordered a beer, 10 minutes later, we were asked to leave so they can turn tables. She brought people who were waiting on a table to our table to stand over us while we we’re essentially kicked out. I was not able to finish my drink, was flustered because were being rushed and I had recently ordered and was about to order more upon returning from the restroom.. Instead, I came back and strangers were standing at my table. Very grim employees work here.. we will not be returning here.
Written February 3, 2023
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pcmwccc
Columbia Falls, MT21 contributions
Dec 2022
First time to this great smaller, more 'mom and pop' ski hill. Really friendly and helpful staff. Great terrain. Lodge and amenities are all you'll need. Lifts are older, but function great. They accept the Indy Pass which made our skiing week even more affordable. And the town...is a must see.
Written December 11, 2022
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Krista
1 contribution
Mar 2022 • Family
Red Lodge truly is my home away from home. It's our number one vacation spot, summer or winter. I've been snowboarding for 10 years and have been all over MT and into SD and nowhere compares. We always come back to Red Lodge. It's a very homey town-mountain with happy, down to earth people. Red Lodge is by far my most favorite mountain I've ever snowboarded.
This year I decided to learn to ski with my 3 and 5 year old. I was apprehensive to learn a new skill at a late age but it went great. My instructors name was Francisco and like everyone you meet on the mountain he was friendly, funny, personable, and, importantly, efficient at teaching me to ski. Before the end of the two hours I was on the lift to Miami run. Great experience!
My husband and I have always referred to Red Lodge as our happiest most favorite place on earth and we can't wait to share this feeling in the coming years with our kids!
This year I decided to learn to ski with my 3 and 5 year old. I was apprehensive to learn a new skill at a late age but it went great. My instructors name was Francisco and like everyone you meet on the mountain he was friendly, funny, personable, and, importantly, efficient at teaching me to ski. Before the end of the two hours I was on the lift to Miami run. Great experience!
My husband and I have always referred to Red Lodge as our happiest most favorite place on earth and we can't wait to share this feeling in the coming years with our kids!
Written March 29, 2022
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Mike K
West Bend, WI153 contributions
Feb 2021
We skied her because we have the Indy Pass. The ski area was much bigger than expected. The snow was very good. The slopes are not crowded. It was a great experience having good, big skiing and not having to sit in a lift line.
Written December 14, 2021
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therealcyclops
Boulder Junction, WI205 contributions
Mar 2021 • Family
My daughter and I are advanced skiers. The rest of the family is more intermediate but they stayed behind.
Lifts
Main lifts are slow and older. You have to take to chair lifts to summit. They have nicer lifts in the back but they run them slow.
Facilities
Again, older. This is a small resort. Do not expect shopping, lots of food and drink. The parking lots are gravel and rough. You need to take steps from the lower lot. These are not necessarily bad things but you need to expect that this more of a local hill.
Scenery
Beautiful views and terrain. Some really pretty rock formations and forests on the backside.
Skiing
The stuff that matters. I have to state the snow conditions were end of year. The week after we left they had multiple powder days. While we were there the snow was getting thin and half the trails were very icy. Some of the most icy I have skied. I live and ski regularly in the midwest and we know icy.
I would not take my intermediate family members to this hill. The groomed runs are short. There is only one good intermediate run from. The summit...Lazy M. The remainder are black and double black, mostly ungroomed. Lots of bumps. My daughter and I worked on our bump skiing all week. The runs are on the thinner side.
Summary
This is a skiers mountain. Beautiful scenery, advanced skiing, slow and older facilities...NO CROWDS! Town is great with good food. I wish the snow conditions would have been better...but that is spring!!!
Lifts
Main lifts are slow and older. You have to take to chair lifts to summit. They have nicer lifts in the back but they run them slow.
Facilities
Again, older. This is a small resort. Do not expect shopping, lots of food and drink. The parking lots are gravel and rough. You need to take steps from the lower lot. These are not necessarily bad things but you need to expect that this more of a local hill.
Scenery
Beautiful views and terrain. Some really pretty rock formations and forests on the backside.
Skiing
The stuff that matters. I have to state the snow conditions were end of year. The week after we left they had multiple powder days. While we were there the snow was getting thin and half the trails were very icy. Some of the most icy I have skied. I live and ski regularly in the midwest and we know icy.
I would not take my intermediate family members to this hill. The groomed runs are short. There is only one good intermediate run from. The summit...Lazy M. The remainder are black and double black, mostly ungroomed. Lots of bumps. My daughter and I worked on our bump skiing all week. The runs are on the thinner side.
Summary
This is a skiers mountain. Beautiful scenery, advanced skiing, slow and older facilities...NO CROWDS! Town is great with good food. I wish the snow conditions would have been better...but that is spring!!!
Written March 31, 2021
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Ryan
1 contribution
Mar 2021
We travelled from Minnesota to meet family and ski at Red Lodge Mountain. The first day the lift to get up to the top half of the mountain was broken so we could only ski on the bottom half - so we kind of only got half our money's worth (and the prices are getting steep).
The second morning, my cousin's wife ran afowl of the covid rules by going inside the lodge with her toddler to get out of the snow and warm up (you are supposed to wait in your car all day down in the parking lot) and they were kind of harsh with her about it. So at lunch when my cousin came in and heard about it, he went and told the guy "don't treat my wife that way" and a few heated words were exchanged and they could have just left it at that - but they didn't. Soon after, as they were eating, another guy came up and told my cousin and his family and his brother, who wasn't even involved but happened to be sitting with them, to get out - they couldn't ski anymore. They couldn't even finish their overpriced food. It all felt very vindictive.
To be fair, most of the employees were nice enough and the skiing was pretty good. But it just rubbed me the wrong way that they would pick a fight with a young mother trying to keep her toddler warm and then kick their family out along with a brother that wasn't even involved. Their zeal for covid seems to be overriding any kind of reason or compassion.
The second morning, my cousin's wife ran afowl of the covid rules by going inside the lodge with her toddler to get out of the snow and warm up (you are supposed to wait in your car all day down in the parking lot) and they were kind of harsh with her about it. So at lunch when my cousin came in and heard about it, he went and told the guy "don't treat my wife that way" and a few heated words were exchanged and they could have just left it at that - but they didn't. Soon after, as they were eating, another guy came up and told my cousin and his family and his brother, who wasn't even involved but happened to be sitting with them, to get out - they couldn't ski anymore. They couldn't even finish their overpriced food. It all felt very vindictive.
To be fair, most of the employees were nice enough and the skiing was pretty good. But it just rubbed me the wrong way that they would pick a fight with a young mother trying to keep her toddler warm and then kick their family out along with a brother that wasn't even involved. Their zeal for covid seems to be overriding any kind of reason or compassion.
Written March 27, 2021
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Travis S
1 contribution
Mar 2021 • Friends
After purchasing a two day pass, and then realizing after only 10 mins that my group only did day passes I tried to get a refund on just 1 and it was turned down. Can’t go again as I’m out of state.
Written March 2, 2021
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Ramblee
Minneapolis, MN11 contributions
Jan 2021
My teenage son and my brother and I did a holiday break ski trip through Wyoming, Montana and South Dakota, mostly hitting the little independent places. We stayed in Jackson but skied Snow King and Grand Targhee instead of Jackson Hole. We skied the Tetons, the Bighorns, the Black Hills and Red Lodge. Of all of that, our two days in Red Lodge was my favorite.
I was concerned that the lack of snow was going to severely limit what was available. Nope. True, two of the lifts were closed, but from what I understand that's not unusual... I've read that some seasons they don't open Palisades at all. But no matter. And I will confess that my skis were badly abused, but the terrain was so fun that I just needed to get into the less well covered portions of it.
My favorite terrain was accessed from the top of Grizzly lift. There were plenty of black diamond mogul runs from there, a popular cruiser called Lazy M, and a nice blue mogul run (Barriers). A really enjoyable non-stop summit-to-base was to dodge moguls and rocks down Barriers, then duck through the trees in Little Forest.
If you're looking for glamour, forget it. For me, I think that's what I liked about it.
I was concerned that the lack of snow was going to severely limit what was available. Nope. True, two of the lifts were closed, but from what I understand that's not unusual... I've read that some seasons they don't open Palisades at all. But no matter. And I will confess that my skis were badly abused, but the terrain was so fun that I just needed to get into the less well covered portions of it.
My favorite terrain was accessed from the top of Grizzly lift. There were plenty of black diamond mogul runs from there, a popular cruiser called Lazy M, and a nice blue mogul run (Barriers). A really enjoyable non-stop summit-to-base was to dodge moguls and rocks down Barriers, then duck through the trees in Little Forest.
If you're looking for glamour, forget it. For me, I think that's what I liked about it.
Written February 14, 2021
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
Kevin
Billings, MT1 contribution
Does anyone know if the wildflowers are blooming on the ski mountain yet?
Leanne R
1 contribution
Can you cross country ski there n snow shoes I would like to know thinking about coming up this weekend with some family
Joshua W
20 contributions
There is no cross-country skiing at the mountain but there's a great nordic center in town. Stop by Sylvan Peak on Broadway in town for more information.
Surfriders
Rockford, MN17 contributions
Thinking of bringing a 6 year old here. She has gone skiing 5 times times. (Minnesota). Would she be ok here or would we be better off in Colorado? How aggressive are the intermediate trails?
Boilrmkr
Moultrie, GA223 contributions
I would say she would be good. Saw quite a few kids on the learner's hill. I'm an occasional (once every 5 years) skier and was fine on the intermediates I took.
T F
Kansas2 contributions
How did you get from town up to the ski area? Did you drive your own vehicle?
Lee And Jim B
Knife River, United States33 contributions
Yes. 10 minutes! Great parking and ski drop off area!
Luke S
Fargo, ND1 contribution
Hi mw-skier. I'm curious about your review. I've skied Red Lodge Mountain a few times each year for the past 6+ years, and I've never know them to groom every open run. As a matter of fact, the snow report on their website shows the runs that have been groomed each day, and it lists a number of un-groomed runs. Are you certain there was no un-groomed terrain for you to enjoy the 1"-2" of new snow that fell while you were there?
Tim Q
Murfreesboro3 contributions
I went for 2 days....they did not groom all runs...mostly green trails...but it did not appear all those were groomed on day 2 either...still had good time...good variety of trails
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