Reviews for King Pine

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Paul Wynn
This is a hidden Gem. For families and beginners. Skiing, Tubing, Boarding, Ice Skating when cold enough. Even has Ice Hockey Tournaments on the lake, if the weather gods permit.
Super Family Friendly; Great Staff
small mountain
John Adams
As others have said, renting here is an adventure. Gear is fine, but it is no joke when they say show up at least an hour before a lesson to get gear. We were in line a full hour before our lesson and barely made it. The lesson for my son was fantastic. Overall prices are decent for rentals, lessons, and lift tickets. The mountain (being generous there) is fine--it's a hill, not much vertical drop. Blacks here are blues elsewhere Older lifts that don't slow down to dismount and pretty strong tracks so snowboarders seemed to have trouble. Even though it is small, it does a decent job spreading out folks on the various runs so it never seemed over crowded even when lift lines were long. Ticket pick up is old school 'will call' which is fine, but don't expect to scan a code and have a kiosk print a ticket here. Overall, it was a good place to bring a teen learning, but outside learning, a family outing, or kids day out, I'd probably not go back.
Excellent lessons for beginner skier; good area to learn to ride lifts and get down the hill, very friendly staff and good overall family vibe
rental process leaves a lot to be desired, it's a small hill and pretty small area
Tara Scungio
I doubt we’ll ever return here. The line to rent skiis is ABSURD. And I mean incompetent, disorganized, LONG & absurd. One worker who looked about 10 years old was there-just 1 person running the ski rental area. The line which is outside the whole time was 2 hours long. There is no excuse for this. Go & rent your skiis at a shop elsewhere. Also-this is a VERY beginner mountain. Short summit, tons of kids. If you are an intermediate or expert skier you will be bored here.
Tickets are cheap, ice skating rink
Awful, awful wait times for rentals
stephdinh04
Went with family and had a lot of fun. Good mountains for beginners.
Went with family and had a blast! Staff was very friendly and helpful.
Amelia Sweet
We had a great time at King Pine. Just my Husband and I and my mom, it was perfect! It is a small mountain so amazing for beginners (or good skiers who haven't skied in 10+ years) Nice to be able to go up and down multiple times instead of 30 min on the lift. Cute finger food pizza / burger and hot chocolate just enough to fill you up to get back out there. I noticed a lot of young employees which is nice to see, relaxed attitude. Overall very nice - didn't stay at the resort but a great day of skiing
small mountain, quick up and down easy access
Ed Arsnow
Skied today, Jan. 31 2018 and had a wonderful time. The conditions were excellent as they pay great attention to grooming and snow making. Super value, no lines today. Weekday skiing is great , down the mountain, get on the lift, again and again. Highly recommend it.
Excellent grooming and snow making, friendly
smaller area
Phil
I have to say that i like this little mountain but on our recent visit I had my eight year old daughter and wife both taking lessons that started at noon. Neither one had ever been on a mountain before, they both had a good time and instructors were nice. Me and my son both bought lift passes for the afternoon which started at twelve thirty. After paying for a whole family and two in lessons for a few hours they would not make accommodations to let my son and I start thirty minutes early and get in a few more runs. I don't expect a lot but to sit on the bottom of the mountain for thirty minutes after dropping a couple hundred dollars??? What would it have really hurt. The lift lines were not backed up and the mountain not crowded. My recommendation would be to line up lift tickets with lesson times. It only makes sense.
Good afternoon trip
Need to align lift tickets with lessons
David Moores
KP is one of the friendliest mts anywhere. They really care about your experience. We started my 4 year old here and it is the best place to get a kid skiing. inexpensive and not intimidating. We quickly outgrew KP but I still love the place and what it represents.
Family Friendly
not for the hard core
Henry Hartley
This is like Nashoba valley or Bradford ski area, but close to New Hampshire's Mt Washington Valley. It literally is a 350' vertical drop hill, and you sometimes wonder how it could stay in business when it has to compete with much larger areas, but it does. Although so small, it still manages to have one trail that is over a mile long. It is a great place to learn. You're not going to be scared by hot dog skiers wizzing by you, because they don't exist here. Staff is very friendly. I believe the area is part of the Purity Springs Resort. So they treat all patrons as if they were resort guests. Enough siad.
Great place to learn, friendly
tiny vertical drop
Denis
The ski resort is tucked away in a lovely little valley, it's one of my favorite slopes. The trails wind through beautiful, tall pine trees. I skied there on 3 occasions in the evening (after 4:00) and at times, it felt like I had the mountain to myself. Skiers seems to be more laid back and considerate than at other resorts. My only beef is with the slow service at the rental shop. On my last visit, though there were only 2 people on front of us, it took close to 30 minutes before we could finally hit the snow. The employees looked like they were bored out of their minds. My rental skis where very dull, I could probably have swapped them.
Not overcrowded, beautiful scenery, affordable
Slow service, no magic carpet for beginners
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