Chicopee

Name: Chicopee
Address: 396 Morrison Road, Kitchener, ON N2A 2Z6, Canada, A, Canada

4.2/5 ★ based on 8 reviews

Contact Chicopee

Address :	396 Morrison Road, Kitchener, ON N2A 2Z6, Canada
Phone :	📞 +989
Website :	http://www.discoverchicopee.com/
Categories :	Tourist attraction , Ski resort ,
City :	A
Description :	Long-running, year-round resort with skiing & snowboarding, plus mountain-bike trails & disc golf.

396 Morrison Road, Kitchener, ON N2A 2Z6, Canada

Best Ski resort in Canada

J	Jeremy Hutchings on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Great staff. Good value for beginners wanting to try out skiing or snowboarding. Well maintained facilities and slopes. All amenities are easily accessible. Continues to provide an excellent day out while maintaining a safe environment during the current pandemic.
T	Teighan Morris on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Operations of this place is a disaster. It took us just under 40 minutes to purchase our pass and there were only two people in front of us. Then we waited about 20 minutes before anyone showed up to the rental equipment area to attend to the lineup. After that it took probably 10-20 minutes to pick out our equipment and get it scanned. Some of the staff were nice - on the other hand I saw some staff yelling at young children for taking off their masks. We are in an outdoor environment over 6ft away from strangers. I also saw a staff member give two parents a hard time over their 3-year-old daughter wearing a harness to ski… even though there were plenty of other children with harnesses. For a beginner like myself, the hills are fine. The issue is the lack of organization and training the employees have. I’m new to the sport but I don’t feel that it’s appropriate to wait over one hour in line buying a ticket and renting equipment before you can even get outside on your snowboard. Plus it was just kind of disappointing to see arguments amongst the employees and customers.
K	Kevin Farlie on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Pretty great hills out in Kitchener and reasonable prices. The lineup for those without a season pass can get a bit long, I advise going within 1-2h of opening time or after 5pm on weekends. However, the next closest hill, Glen Eden, requires reservations and they're very hard to get if you need a rental too. So overall I recommend Chicopee; hills were fun, staff was friendly, food is ok (fast food, I didn't try the sit down restaurant).
B	Bimesh De Silva on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Pros: This place has wonderful staff that were kind and helpful every time I interacted with any of them! The equipment was good quality and in good condition. Runs were well marked and groomed, lifts were pretty quick to the top. Cons: Hill is small with limited runs, which got repetitive even after just one day there. The wait time to get a lift ticket/rentals was quite long, and the line seemed to be moving awfully slowly. I’m giving them 5 stars for people in the area, but I wouldn’t drive here from the gta.
E	Elden Faulkner on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Great place to learn to ski or to get back into it. Convenient location. Friendly staff. Reasonably priced. Adult lift ticket and rentals for about $100. Cost per hour is less than going to a movie.
C	Christopher Roth on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ The state of the operations and value for your dollar are both so low here, consider alternatives. Expect long line ups, very little service from staff, slow lifts, and an overwhelmed system not properly prepared for loads on peak days. Other notable issues: -lineups for rentals were somewhere between 1-3 hr wait times. Kiss your skiing time goodbye. -Parking lot is so tight that you’ll have to circle and race another person, in the slush, to that open spot two rows over -lineups for lineups (proof of vaccine, lift tickets, the lifts themselves) and poor signage. Photos show the lineups inside and out. -bathrooms are all touch fixtures of every kind, highly out of date and cramped with even a few users at once -Did I mention the lifts are slow and stop constantly? -No children rates so expect to pay $200+ for a family visit -No half day or discounts available, not even a seniors rate? -Night skiing used to start at 5pm, now it’s 2 hours of the worst conditions for 62% of the price -No capacity limits to keep the hill operating smoothly (just pile more people in!) -No ability to pre-purchase lift tickets ahead to time to alleviate lineups
m	mandy vogin on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Amazing experience! It was mg boyfriends and I first time skiing EVER! EVERYONE was so nice, helpful and encouraging. Every staff member we came across seemed to love their job. We are super impressed by the knowledge and helpfulness. We came from niagara and We decided to take the discovery package and our instructor was amazing! We will for sure be back. Thank you for making our experience enjoyable
J	Jeff Eng on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ This is a good learning hill. It's small and the lines are long, but it's a good local option without having to drive far on a weekly basis for lessons for the kids. There are three lifts and depending on who is working them, often, each chair is not at capacity (i.e. there is only one or two people on the 3- or 4-person chairlift). I get some people may not be comfortable sharing, but that contributes to the long lines. The staff have been kind and helpful, as my daughter was more advanced than her initial group and the instructors had no problems changing her group. We have our own equipment, so I can't speak to the rental experience, but I see the line-ups are often long. There's a small terrain park that the kids enjoy, and which typically has a much shorter line-up. The staff keep some fires going outside, which is a nice way to warm up the hands a bit in-between runs. Again, it's a good hill to learn to ski, but if you're a regular skier, you'll find the runs short and will likely find a better experience elsewhere. Still, it's a good option to spend a day out with the family.