Windham

Pros: Quality Snowmaking, Great Trails, Slopeside Lodging, Quaint Village, Wonderful Destination
Cons: Not many technically challenging trails, not for those who want hardcore nightlife with their skiing

More interested in the quality of your ski resort experience than the degree of difficulty that the ski slopes present you? Ski Windham (formerly Windham) is a family and couple friendly ski resort in the northern Catskills of New York that is both close ...

Pros: Close to NY metropolitan area, less crowded
Cons: Not as extensive as Hunter

I first learned to ski at Windham. It was sometime shortly after the Pleistocene age when Windham was a private club. My friend’s parents belonged, and we would all pile into their state-of-the-art 64 Chevy, and make our way up the New York State...

Pros: Great Skiing, Great Restaurants, Family-oriented
Cons: Water tastes bad

Windham Mountain is a wonderful place to first learn how to ski, to spend a couple days with some buddies, or to go with your family for a week-long ski vacation. The mountain is only 2 hrs from New York City and an hour from Albany, and is quite ...

Pros: Good snow, Family friendly
Cons: Not a lot of expert terrain

My friends and I are big-time road trippers. We drive out to Jones Beach, Montauk, and in the winter, up to some ski resorts. Today I had a great day with my friends at Windham. Despite the negative thoughts towards east-coast skiing, Windham offered a ...

Pros: Wasn't too crowded, great nighttime skiing deal, tubing park
Cons: Not much snow this year, Not many beginner slopes

This past New Year's I spent two nights up at Windham with my boyfriend, and another couple who we are friends with. Since we were coming from Northern NJ, we picked Windham because it was close (3 hours), but cold enough to have some decent snow...

Pros: smaller crowds than other nearby ski areas
Cons: not too challenging

Windham is located in New York state's Catskill Mountains, located in the eastern part of the state between Albany and New York, and west of the Hudson River. There are a dozen or so ski areas in the Catskills, the most well known of which is Hunter...

Pros: free shuttling from parking lots, large jumps in the terrain parks, terrain for every rider.
Cons: lack of seating place in the lodge

Recently I journeyed to Ski Windham for a day trip. Although the temperatures were well below the freezing mark (-14 degrees at the summit plus windchill), I was willing to dare the cold and frostbite to enjoy what I found to be stellar skiing. Having...

Pros: Proximity to NYC, Varied Terrain, Family Atmosphere
Cons: Hey... It isn't Utah, and you still can't get a drink.

I did not do my job.

I wrote a review of Ski Windham, and received a "Somewhat useful". You are taking your research time to read my epinion of a resort... one that will potentially cost you money and other opportunities. Plus, I am...

Pros: Quad Lifts, Mogul challenge,Discount Lift Tickets, Family and Challenging Environment, Alert employees
Cons: Expensive food at ski resort, limited ski racks

To fellow skiers and snowboarder's,

Ski Windham has been one of my favorite ski resorts for the past three years. The atmosphere at Ski Windham is very polite and the staff are always alert to their customers needs. If your looking for...

Pros: Great trails for all types of skiers
Cons: Small lodge

Ski Windham has finally grown up. New trails have been opened up and a quad chair lift has been put in as well. All of these new amenities make Windham Mountain one of the best mountains to ski in New York. Windham offers a variety of different...

Pros: accessible from New York, not too crowded
Cons: few trails, not too difficult

I just got back from a weekend at Windham and truthfully i was disappointed. I went there expecting a good diverse and maybe even challenging day of skiing. I took the quad up on my first run and skied the trail that goes right under it to warm up. I...

Pros: Better group of people then at nearby Hunter
Cons: Conditions were not as good as I thought they would be.

Last year I stayed at Windham for New Years (New Years 1999), and skied there the next day. The mountain seemed very nice from what I saw of it, the layout was excellent, and the people who worked there were very nice.

But the...

Pros: low prices, close
Cons: crowded weekends

Ski Windham is a cool ski resort about 3 hours from New York City and its definitely worth the trip. There are a ton of trails and now there's nite skiing too. Whether your an amateur or an experienced skier this place is for you. It's better than...

Pros: many slops, good lessons and instructors, high quality rentals, good food there
Cons: none

If you are planning a family ski trip for the winter there is no doubt in my mind that you will be more then satisfied if you choose the ski resort of Windham. They have so many different slopes to choose from for all different levels. I was just there...

Pros: great snow
Cons: a little expensive

Ive been snowboarding for several years now and throughout those years Ive been to many ski resorts all ove the east coast. One of my favorite resorts however has to be Windham. The snowboard park they have there has really awsome hits. The parks got all...

Pros: close to home
Cons: lift lines

Windham has a nice selections of trails from fairly steep to a sweet park to first timers begginer trails. Windham has a nice big lodge with a cafiteria. The lifts there are good with a couple of detachables to the top of the mountain. Just about any...

Pros: Value, hotels, good terrain.
Cons: Crowds during peak season.

Ski Windham is a really solid place to ski without having to travel to Vermont or Canada. It's only about an hour and a half from the Capital District, and a couple hours from New York City.

I live outside of Albany, and usually twice a...

Pros: Great snowmaking, user friendly
Cons: All the trail names start with "W"

Great family mountain. Good varied trails. Something for everyone. Mid-week skiing is a pleasure. NASTAR, Parks, Night Skiing, Tubing, Shuttle bus from the parking lots, can rent all kinds of equipment to play on the snow, awesome Ski School. I have...

Pros: Great Place for all levels!
Cons: none

I have been going to Ski Windham for the past 3 years. I have never had a bad experience, other that the occasional fall, at the mountain. Ski Windham is unique in that it caters to all ages and ability ski/ board levels. I was pleased with the beginner...

Pros: Variety of courses for the expert and beginner
Cons: Very popular place and it gets

Ski Windham is a great family ski area. I went in December and i was very satisfied with the services. The staff is very helpful. I locked my snowboard up in a special rack, and I lost the key and the staff opened the lock and allowed me to have my board...

Pros: Great skiing for all types of abilities.
Cons: slow lifts.

This is a great area for families with a range of skiing abilities. I had my state finals there last year and I must say that I had a ton of fun. The people where nice to me, the helped me out a lot and ran an organized and clean area. The lodge was...

Pros: it has many trails for all ages and two parks
Cons: sometimes a long line for the chair lifts

I live in New York, and this is where I usually go. Windham is a very good place for skiers,and snowboarders. It has a big halfpipe in its park with a few jumps. The second park by the c-lift is the warm up park. It has a couple of bid jumps and two...

Pros: Great experience
Cons: i can't go more often

My first ski experience was a Windham and what a pleasure. The beginners classes are great, the staff are very friendly and the beginner's hill is just enough to push you to the next level. Lift tickets are affordable and the food isn't outrageously...

Pros: a lot of trails, cheap, nice landscape
Cons: gets very crowded

Ski Windham is where I go snowboarding every year. It is where all my family goes and all my family friends go. Ski Windham has the best slopes in New York. They got beginner trials all the way through expert trails. Windham also has a halfpipe and a...

Pros: Close to New York City, Nice scenery, nice package deals for groups.
Cons: Too small amount of trails compared to other ski resorts.

I have been skiing for about five years, but only in Pennsylvania, where I grew up. Now I go to college in New York and Ski Windam is the first place I have skiied here so far.

I went in February of 2001 with a group of people from school. Ski...

Pros: good family resort, good for beginners
Cons: not much of a challenge

I started skiing when i was about 3 1/2. I have a house in Windham and Windham was my first mountain. I skied there until i was about 10 and then windham was boring. I moved to hunter for more of a challenge. I think windham is a good family mountain and...