Visited here for the first time on Saturday they had just received a little under a foot of snow from a storm. I cannot say enough about it! We got there bright and early for a 9 o'clock lift start. A little later than you're average on a Saturday but hey, gives us more time to get situated. Everyone from the nice lady at the ticket window to lift ops was very friendly and the skiing conditions were amazing. Few outdoor fire pits and large wood burning fire place was the perfect touch to the lodge. A few down falls I can think of.. There didn't seem to be much orchestrating in the lift lines, which is understandable as VT seems to be suffering from an employment crisis, unsure if that is effecting S6.. But people seemed to manage ok on their own. Second to that they didn't run the double for all that long, which could be contributed to by the aforementioned issue. Another thing that stuck out to me is the constant use of the terrain park by the instructors. I didn't think it was a great idea to bring the toddler through the landing zone of the features in the park. It seemed to slow up the people who wanted to hit the features and could be a potential safety issue if someone doesn't see the little one doing the "pizza" down the landing of a jump. But all of these things were extremely easy to look past as you're taking fresh turns through the trees down "Porcupine" and "Don't Tell Your Mother". You guys have gained you're selves a life long patron! Well done and see you soon!!

Small mountain at big mountain prices during peak days makes this place a pass and a swipe left. We were sticker-shocked on President's Day weekend by the price-gouging at the lift ticket window, especially when the only other serious chair lift (1 out of 2) serving the mountain was down and dead until 2 p.m. that day, leaving only 2 hours left to ski with whatever irritated line of skiers and boarders were left hanging around. Long lines, crabby skiers with an impatient and smugly intolerant attitude, and a general vibe of low-level tension as many skiers were probably thinking the same thing, made this outing, for the most part, an expensive dud. It's a poor reflection on management when the only other serious chairlift serving the entire mountain isn't prepped for a price-gouging weekend like this one critical days,or even the night before. In my book, that's inexcusable. Thank God we started out at Killington and ended up in Sugarbush, with Suicide Sux a minor blip in between. Do the value-oriented math and come up with your own conclusions. But, in sum, I'd rather pay $20 more and get 20 times the mountain and level of service elsewhere. If you're going to survive as a small mountain or boutique "resort" with two chair lifts, deliver VALUE, not DISAPPOINTMENT. This was a one-time visit. And I was traveling with kid! Talk about killing oneself! 'Suicide Six' is about right, since there were six of us, but Suicide Sux captures the essence better. I actually canceled a parallel, bundled ski-and-stay at the Woodstock Inn because of this minor mess. That's their greater loss, not mine. To Management: Price it right and price it fairly when and where it counts!!! For what I paid that day, you guys owe me a round of cocktails. Boo hoo.