welch village ski & snowboard area
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Welch Village !! i have been coming here for years. i believe it's the best ski area in the metro. always good snow and the runs have a good veritcal to them. it's may not be long but it the best we have in the area. good tune up for heading west.
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Welch is a fun ski hill for Twin City folk looking for a family friendly ski environment within a short drive of the cities. As far as vertical, Welch is probably as good as you are going to get within 45 minutes of the cities. The hill is littered with blue and green runs in front of the main chalet. The bunny hill is GREAT for beginners because it is not very steep, but it is long – which emphasizes a beginner’s time on a slope instead of down time on a lift. There are several expert runs on the east mountain. The back bowl looks amazing for more advanced skiers, however, it has been closed on all the occasions we have been there (note: on the days it is open, it does shut down early). Snow conditions this year have been average. Given the warm temps and rain, they have still kept up with snow making to have all the runs open (except for the back bowl) - which is highly appreciated. We have noticed that it can get icy, but much of that can be attributed to snowboarders scraping the powder and groomed snow off the top layer. The chalet by the main entrance has a nice little bar that is fairly quiet. The main room has tons of tables for folks to eat and rest at. However, the tables get staked out VERY early in the morning by people throwing all their bags down to reserve their spot. This becomes a problem for all the people that want to sit down and eat, but can't because bags occupy all the tables and the owners of the bags are still on the ski hill. For a better spot to wet your thirst, ski to down to the East Mtn Chalet/MADD JAXX bar. Great little ski bar with indoor and outdoor seating that does not necessarily cater to the family cafeteria crowds.Welch has a tremendous opportunity to build out a ski school/private lesson program that is on par with/or better than their competition at Afton Alps or Buck Hill. As it stands now, their child educational programs are in complete disarray. The “check-in” process had long lines and frustrated parents (including us) because of missing registrations, redundant paperwork – for each child, and missing payment information (we registered and pre-paid for 5 kids online, however, upon arrival, only two of the five were pre-registered none showed that we had pre-paid). Not to mention, this building for the ski-school is way too small to house check-in, rentals and waiting area – it is packed in like sardines during check-in and there are limited places for kids to get ready to ski – not to mention the temperature being very warm. One of the problems is that they seem to start ski lessons for all age groups at the same time which causes mass confusion between all the kids, ski instructors and parents hoping to snap some last minute pictures of little Jimmy. The two hour lessons our kids participated in really lasted about 70-80 minutes due to herding all the kids into the right groups, equipment checks, distributing safety bibs and announcements. Our oldest children (Ages 6 & 7) seemed to do well with the lessons and after the three week program (plus additional private lessons last winter at Buck Hill), can ski alone down several of the green runs. Our younger children (ages 5 & 4) seemed to progress in the two week program (which never left the magic carpet area). At the end of their program, we were told the younger kids were doing VERY well and more than ready for private lessons (1:1 with an instructor) which included the ski lift and bunny hill. We signed them up for the following week. When checking in for private lessons, they had no record of the lessons on their calendar (even though I had pre-paid). They cobbled together a team that included 1 ski instructor and 2 helpers. The one child with the instructor seemed to do well. The children with the helpers really struggled. At one point, the kids got to the bottom of the bunny hill and requested to go up the hill again, to which the helpers suggested they "take a break" instead. Really? I am paying for kids who want to learn how to ski and your “helpers” are either bored, tired or just don’t care if our kids get better at skiing. During the two hour private lesson, two of our kids only took the chair lift once and skied the bunny hill once. The rest of the time was spent taking breaks. To Welch’s credit, they have extended an offer to us for an additional ski lesson at a reduced rate.
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We just made our annual day trip to Welch Village and as always had a great time. Nice variety of runs and conditions were surprisingly good after just one snowfall (3-5 inches the day before) over the whole month of December. Last several years I've bought our tickets during their July 1st preseason sale, and will continue to do so, so I know we can continue to enjoy a trip to Welch every season, it has easily become our favorite area out of all the choices in the Twin Cities, and gives my kids a different place to ski other than where they go with their ski clubs.
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I remember this place being better in previous years. Seems like the management has gone downhill, staff seems to be vaguely distant and or not very personable. On several occasions, while buying our tickets, in the cafeteria and also at Madd Jaxx bar, the employees were either talking to another employee while we were waiting or seemed distracted by something more important, leaving us feeling a little ignored, it was rather rude. Rule number one, pay attention to the customer first, look them in the eye and make them feel like you want them there.As far as the skiing goes, there doesn't seem to be much going on. It struck us as a place for skiers who like to cruise or maybe some of the race crowd, which is fine because that's mainly what we do.But if we were snowboarders or park skiers I think I'd be appalled at the lack of terrain and freestyle opportunities. When I was there a few years ago, there were some giant jumps, boxes and rails on the front hill as well as a halfpipe. Then another year there was just an ungroomed, neglected halfpipe tucked away on the east side and a few boxes and rails on the bunny hill. What happened?It seemed like the place was just getting interesting and now has regressed into a hole in the wall. They must have decided it was more in their interest to attract the skier only family segment than a varied crowd wanting more action, but it seems like the up and coming kids wont want to go there for long if they don't cultivate a little more variety and excitement. The place just feels stodgy.I also went the first year they opened up the back bowl and was sorely disappointed. A few narrow flat runs followed by about a five second steep drop, truly underwhelming. Keep in mind its also only open on weekends. I guess I have been comparing it to Afton Alps in my mind, where we have skied quite a lot. The back bowl is nothing like the Highlands at Afton. Aftons Landing Zone terrain park is in another dimension altogether, even the offerings at Buck Hill for Freestyle are better than what Welch has going on.I really feel there are better places around the Twin Cities. Welch just seems a little cliquish and stuck up while not really offering anything memorable. Even the employees at Afton, which is much bigger and now a corporate owned area, are friendlier and offer better customer service. I can see if Welch is trying to go for a more laid back get-away kind of feel, but for $49 for a lift ticket we feel its overpriced, there's just not enough value there to warrant the drive out again anytime soon.
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Welch maybe doesn't have the best terrain park in the area, but it has 100 times better terrain for Skiing and Snowboarding. The most challenging runs at other areas (based on Fall Line and Grade) are not as challenging as many of Welch's Blue runs, and it's signature hill Look Out.The Best Chair Lifts in the area. Welch might not hold a candle to going out West, but unless you are driving to the far NE part of the state, this is your best choice. Prices are more than reasonable, and it has the Best Season Pass value in the State of Minnesota.If you ski or board for variety of terrain, and want to challenge yourself, this is the only place to do it. If you like to race, well this is where the best racers hang out, (without being paid to do so).If you just want to do tricks in the Terrain Park, you might have better options. Food, Bar, pure Skiing, the Most Vertical in the TC area, the most Black Runs. Out west, this resort would not rate, but it is 5 Stars for the Twin Cities Area.
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What a quiet small town!.Beautiful part of the state of MN.Nice river and surrounding bluff landscape.Not a huge hill, but perfect for a morning or afternoonfamily getaway on the downhill slopes. Two ski chaletsand nice eastside outdoor bbq/grill for winter cookout!Hit the slopes in the morning for the best snow conditions!
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Welch has been great over the years as a local ski hill. The additional of the back bowl a few years ago was a very welcome upgrade. It has a very nice feel and really enjoy skiing back there. They have also upgrade the MaddJaxx bar/restaurant and the Black Diamond bar in the main chalet. Both serve great bloody marys and great mirco brews.
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This place is great. Took the Boy Scouts there for the 3 day weekend. Plenty of runs for all abilities. Stayed in the cabins...like a ski in/ ski out from out West without the 12 hour drive!
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The chair lifts will take up the majority of your time which is fine but the price isn't much cheaper than a real ski area. Drop the price or increase the benefits of going.
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The management at welch is the worst I've ever seen, they do not and will not cater to the future of the snow sports. Their terrain park is the worst DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY. It is also very expensive.