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Joey Reuteman
from Oconomowoc, WI
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Mar 7, 2008 |
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Overall Rating: 3.4   |
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My GG's live in Tuscon and I've seen MT. Lemon and I'm surprised that for a mountain this down south it has snow!
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Steve
from Tucson, AZ
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Jan 18, 2008 |
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| Overall Rating: 3.8 |
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Went skiing on a Thursday. It had been about 2 weeks since the last snowfall, so I was not suprised that the snow was mostly hardpack, no powder. Snow covered all the runs, but it was pretty tough to ski on the hardpack, and although exposed rocks were limited to some of the black runs, there were enough fallen twigs, acorns, etc to scuff up my skiis a bit. Crowds were non-existent, I think there were about 10 other people total. The snow softened by noon, so mabye it's better to ski in the afternoon; we left before lunchtime. Staff was very friendly. Lift ticket was $35. Sure it's a small operation, but it's nice and close to Tucson, and when it has fresher snow I bet it is a lot of fun to ski. The day I went, it was a lot of work and the skis took a beating; if you don't mind either, or plan to rent gear, you'll have a mountain all to yourself!
I have no idea what the other entry means when they say you go thru a ghetto??? The foothills area of Tucson is about as nice at it comes!
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S.
from Tucson,Arizona
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Dec 30, 2007 |
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| Overall Rating: 4.0 |
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We took our 7 year old son up there for the first time to ski. We were planning on putting him in a ski lesson, however there were no ski intructors/lessons on the day that we went, I suggest you call first to check. We gave him a few instructions on our own and we all had a great time snow skiing at ski valley. Also, there were no crowds and no waiting in long lines. Thanks.
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Jake
from Tucson, Arizona
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Mar 15, 2007 |
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| Overall Rating: 3.2 |
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This season was pretty good! I love skipping classes to snowboard in Tucson. Road closures suck, but if you can get up there early, there will be plenty of untouched powder. I remember being knee deep in powder several times this season. One word of caution: Watch out for rocks! sometimes the powder isn't packed and you can sink straight into a rock and screw your board up. the runs are also very tight and technical, so this isn't the best mountain to learn on, but you can spend some time cutting through pine trees and making jumps on the different runs. Also, watch out for the catwalk. It's a connecting run at the top that gets crowded with beginners because it is narrow and flat. I have had some near misses and nasty crashes there.
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Reviewer
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Feb 11, 2007 |
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| Overall Rating: 1.0 |
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So, we took our 11-year old son to Mt Lemmon ski area today. We promised him that trip a while ago and he looked forward to snowboarding.
After a few joyful snowboarding, a sour-face lady showed up on her ski gear. She asked whether we had a ticket to get on the hill. (Nowhere, did we see a sign telling newcomers to buy tickets in order to snowboard at the bottom of the hill.) I told her that my son will snowboard a few yards toward the gate and we will get tickets. The sour lady insisted that my son will not snow board those few yards. She was probably afraid that I will use the hill for five more seconds and run away without buying a ticket...
Then, she started citing a state law about my son's inadaquate snowboarding gear. To make a long story short, my son is now crying in his room because a sour lady at the Mt Lemmon ski resort had the sensitivity of a rattlesnake. I just hope that someday she will have an 11-year old son and that someone will treat her the very same way. Yack!
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Ski Valley Employee
from Ski Valley
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Feb 4, 2007 |
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| Overall Rating: 3.2 |
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I have to say that Ski Valley is a taste of skiing that most desert dwellers would not get to experience or never will being an tucson resident unfamiliar with the entire concept of "fun in the snow". Speaking of unfamiliar? That is the your answer to the entire road conditions problem. Aggressive Tucson "know it all" drivers making it impossible to utilize our new highway. They are the cause of the road closing. The two cops that live up there have to deal with people that can't drive on snow and ice, (thinking they can)just doing as they please and then crying for their help shortly after. It is not the cops that close the road or ignore drivers that do not obey road restrictions, it the drivers that need to blame someone else for their inexperience on ice and snow and their disreguard to warnings only imposed on their own behalf that will... have an accident. Then because of the accident...the road will close...then the reason will be the poor law enforsement. Ski Valley has some great skiing and boarding going on right now. We welcome all skiers and boarders, but please, if you don't know how to drive on ice and snow then please DO NOT! We just need to do our own little part to be able to enjoy the mountain.
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Tucson Native
from Tucson
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Jan 24, 2007 |
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| Overall Rating: 2.8 |
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Well, I guess John better stay in Coolidge then. He must not get out much or has never really been to Tucson. Probably repeating what he heard or he only ventured as far as the I-10 corridor side of town.
Now that the road was open today and we hit it early, the skiing was great with low numbers of people there and great snow/untracked powder early in the day. A good day trip! The Sheriff's Dept could do a better job with regard to enforcing the restrictions instead of closing the highway.
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john
from coolidge, az
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Jan 23, 2007 |
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| Overall Rating: 1.6 |
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You have to drive through the Tucson Ghetto first before you start your climb up the mountain. I recommend you bring pepper spray in case you get car jacked. Then the sheriffs department can close the road up to the mountain without any signage prior to driving through the ghetto. Tucson sucks and always has.
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Troy
from Tucson, Arizona
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Jan 22, 2007 |
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| Overall Rating: 2.2 |
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Mt Lemmon is a great daytrip place to go when there is a good dump of snow and it is fresh. However, getting there is the battle. Now that Pima County has spent approximately a decade and millions of dollars improving the Catalina Highway (access to Ski Valley) it seems the Pima County Sheriff's Dept cannot coordinate the rules for getting there. They'll "post" restrictions for access only to vehicles that are 4-wheel drive or have chains but will not enforce it. Then when those who do not heed the "posting" get stuck in large numbers, they'll pull a knee-jerk reaction, shut the highway down and only allow residents of Summerhaven or other cabin areas access and not allow those who do have adequate vehicles access to Ski Valley or the mountain. There was much better access years ago when the road was smaller and the snow was more abundant. I do not see how businesses like Ski Valley will be able to continue their existence with such coordination. If they would just enforce the 4-wheel drive or chains restrictions for everyone, then residents, businesses and visitors would benefit equally. If the roads are not treacherous enough to restrict residents with 4-wheel drives/chains, then it makes no sense to restrict those visitors who have the same vehicles equipped with 4-wheel drive/chains. It would take the same manpower to enforce the restrictions as it takes to shut the highway down and allow only residents. Come on people, let's give this some thought and make it better for everyone all around!
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Craig
from Tucson, Az
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Jan 14, 2007 |
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| Overall Rating: 1.8 |
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Big Rocks... No warring Flags at all SOS. Need to charge $$ for parking maybe a then paying customers can park and get rid of all the lookers. The same lookers who can not drive in the snow and can not read english "4x4 or chains". The owner needs to get a clue and take control. 1/14/07
