granby ranch

My 6 year old daughter took a 2 hour lesson. There were only 5 kids in the class but they only managed 3 runs and took a 30 minute break for a snack. My daughter cried in class because she did not know where the instructor was. The staff treats ski school like day care. If you are interested in having your child learn how to ski, don't bother.

This is a very small ski area, which has pros and cons. Most of the runs are green and blue, and it's a fun family location. On the downside, there is no wi-fi here (free or otherwise), so tracer apps that let you know how far you skied, calories burned, speeds reached, etc., will not work here. Overall, it's not a bad place to spend the day skiing, but you probably would not want to invest in a season's pass to make it your primary location. Where this facility really shines, though, is their weekend night skiing program. It's only $16 for the lift pass, and it's always lots of fun. It's a rare treat that few resorts still offer.

Granby ranch is a great ski resort for beginners and family's The mountain is short and has limited runs. That being said I went on a Tuesday and it snowed 4 inches. I rode the lifts by myself all day and never waited 1 second for a chair! Big hit with me. The lift is fast, it does slow down go beginners and kids what a great touch for the guest. I ski summit county a lot and you will never find fresh powder at the big places after 10:00 unless it is dumping snow.I found 8 inches of unskied powder no tracks at 1:45 pm SWEETThe parking is super super close and free big plusThe tickets are very cheap and well worth a visit. You don't have to go through Eisenhower tunnel big plus if your headed back to denver after a day of skiing. I reccomend checking out granby ranch

We love Granby ranch. We are a family with young children and ski once per year. I prefer green and wide, easy, blue slopes which Granby delivers. It is small enough to not be over-whelming. Even on President's day weekend, there were no lift lines! We really like the down-to-earth feel of Granby. We did enroll our daughters in ski school. It was very crowded on the holiday weekend and my kids did not do well (my kids also are not big "kids-club" fans and tend to be timid in new situations). The individual attention needed for very-beginner and more timid children may be somewhat lacking (especially on weekends/holidays). We did switch our 8-year old to a private instructor who was fabulous. She was on the lift and skiing after the 2-hour session! I would highly recommend starting with individual lessons, especially for never-skied and/or timid children. The only restaurant in the ski resort is the grill (so you will definitely need a car if you plan to go out to eat at night, grocery shopping, etc). The gill at Granby ranch however is great. Excellent drink menu and food selections. Also a pretty decent kids menu. We ate lunch at Granby grill almost every day and also enjoyed their 3 to 5 PM happy hour appetizer and drink specials! We really enjoyed our week at Granby and would highly recommend, especially to families.

Went here second day of skiing. Loved the cost and the groomed greens. Kid friendly and had levels for everyone. Will definitely recommend to people who don't ski alot to start here instead of winter park. Or who have to keep track of kids. One base ..hard to lose them here.

We brought the family up as our 9 year old daughter had never skied. We got her in the ski school for the day. It was a very hectic check in and check out process, I'm thinking they could maybe find an easier way to get the kids checked in and out. Other than that, our daughter enjoyed the instructor - I think it was Michael from Peru. We did check in several times during the day and I was happy to see her having a great time and was able to ski by the end of the day. Once the lesson was over I did have to go stand in a long line, for close to one hour to check her out of ski school, which left us with only one run to do with her down the mountain. She was able to make it down and did well, so I must say the instructor did his job. As far as the ski area goes, it is an excellent spot for beginners. It's small but not overcrowded and the lift line wait was only 5 minutes, tops. It's not long to the top of the mountain and very easy terrain for the more advanced skier. I would highly recommend this place for families with young children and any beginner skier.

Loved Ski Granby Ranch. Had everything from an expert skier to myself an intermediate skier to two brand new skiers. The ski instruction that my son-in-law and daughter-in-law took was fantastic. Had a great time skiing during two days and then skiing at night on a Sunday night during the holiday. After being there the wife and I are seriously thinking about retiring there within the next year. What a wonderful hidden gem, did not ski Winter Park but was there on Saturday walking around and the one of the workers said their was 14000 people on the mountain and the lift lines were backed up. Never had to wait over 1 minute to get on the lift at Granby, did I say I loved it!

Great place for beginners and families with small kids. The runs are super easy. The runs are short, as well. There is really only two lifts (that take you to real runs). The four person lift takes you to the easy runs. That lift is pretty fast. The three person lift that leads to the expert runs (not really) is super slow. You spend more time going up on the lift than actually skiing down. The terrain park is fun for all. The ski school is okay. We loved our son's instructor but the other staff were just okay. They don't seem to have a good check in and out system. Too much wait time compared to other ski schools. I did like that they actually have a good security system in place with pick up.

This was our third trip to Granby ranch. It is an ideal resort for families with kids or newer skiers. The two mountains are perfect with a wide range of terrain. There are 4 or 5 terrain parks to work on skills. The all day lessons are a fraction of the cost at larger resorts. Fraser and Winter Park are 15 minutes away with plenty of restaurants and shopping. There is a large grocery store with a Starbucks/McD's/Subway a mile away from base. We have used VRBO and stayed incredibly cheap all three trips, all of the places ski in/ski out. This is truly a hidden gem in Colorado, if you have kids or are new to skiing this should be your destination.

Thrilled to hear it was a great vacation for your family! We look forward to seeing you on the slopes next year.

So glad to hear you guys enjoyed skiing here. We hope to see you back on the slopes next year!

Went to Granby Ranch with my family and we had a great time. The mountain is small but very nice. The staff are friendly and informative but the lines for rentals was awful and pretty unorganized. However, There were hardly ever lift lines to be found. Oh and the restaurant is atrocious and the wait staff is extremely rude. They ran out of cheese for pizza, brought our meals in pieces sometimes as much as 10 minutes between (so basically I received my meal 20+ minutes after my son received his.) After complaining the waiter said "look, were short handed so dont blame me" what?? If we cannot blame you, WHO do we blame? WORST MEAL I CAN REMEMBER IN A LONG TIME! **Do yourself a favor and find other places to eat. Otherwise our vacation was amazing until my wife broke her wrist. --the medical facilities are top notch, and coming from Houston, those are some big shoe's to fill. Two Words-- Doctor Bailes!

Thank you for your kind words about Granby Ranch. So glad your lesson, lunch, and views were amazing. We cannot wait to see you again on the slopes.

So glad to hear you will be back!

We are so glad you enjoyed your trip and the staff was so helpful! Come back in the summer for the perfect Colorado summer experience.