Trails: undetermined length of trails are groomed for cross-country skiing. Read comments below and call ahead to find out how much trail is open. Trail fees: Yes Tel: 203-263-2203
Snow report: Nearest town: Woodbury, CT Web site:Woodbury Ski Area Trail map: Equipment rentals: Yes Ski lessons: Yes Other winter activities: Alpine skiing, skating, sliding, snowshoeing Facilities: Day lodge, snack bar Lodging on site: No Lodging nearby: Woodbury, CT Location of trails: About 4 miles north of Woodbury Tourism info:Litchfield Hills VB Weather report: for Woodbury Map of local region:Woodbury area
Name of XC Area: Woodbury Ski Area Times that I have skied there: Once I last skied there in: Jan, 2005 Trails that I skied: The only one! A 1/4 mile loop along the road. My favorite trails: None Trail marking: Fair Trail grooming: Poor Rating: 0.5 star What I liked: The length of the trails listed on this website and theirs is way off. There was on small loop that could not have been more than 1/4 mile. $15!!!! What I disliked: Not as advertised. What a ripoff. Comments: Stay away. Go to a state park or White Memorial Foundation. Submitted by: JH from: Cheshire, CT Date submitted: Feb 10, 2005
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Name of XC Area: Woodbury Ski Area Times that I have skied there: Once I last skied there in: Feb, 2003 Trails that I skied: "Trails" are not named. My favorite trails: None. Trail marking: Poor Trail grooming: Poor Rating: 0.5 star What I liked: They were very short so the experience was over fairly quickly. No map was available, but none was needed. What I disliked: Unmarked "trails" are straight up and straight down alongside downhill skiing and snow tubing areas. There is nothing of interest except unmarked sharp turns at the end of icy (on the day we skied) downhills. More of the "trail" goes through a parking lot than through wooded areas -of which there are none.
Comments: Although they advertise 20 km of trails, there are nowhere near that many km. I would be surprised if there were 5. Before you go, make sure you read the sign that says "NO REFUNDS." Believe it. If you ask for a refund you will probably hear about how expensive the snow-making equipment is. I did. [To the editors of this web page: This place should not be listed here. It is misleading to characterize it as a legitimate cross country ski facility. Submitted by: Paul Date submitted: Feb 21, 2003
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Name of XC Area: Woodbury Ski Area Times that I have skied there: Once I last skied there in: Jan, 2003 Trails that I skied: cross country My favorite trails: no favorite Trail marking: Fair Trail grooming: Fair Rating: 1 star What I liked: There was not much to like. What I disliked: The trails were simply a series of groomed paths circling the downhill skiing and snow tubing hills. They also were not cross country trails,but short steep hills. The two trails could be skied in about an hour at most. Not a true cross country skiing experience at all. Comments: It was way too expensive for what it was, and parts of the trail were over blacktop. Submitted by: Cara from: New York, NY Date submitted: Feb 8, 2003
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Name of XC Area: Woodbury Ski Area Times that I have skied there: Once I last skied there in: Feb, 2003 Trails that I skied: Cross country ski trail My favorite trails: none Trail marking: Poor Trail grooming: Fair Rating: 0.5 star What I liked: Unfortunately there was nothing I liked about the trails. What I disliked: The trails were very limited. There are two. One trail is up and down the snow tubing area and the other is up and down the down hill ski area. We could see ashpalt patches through some areas of snow. Comments: It was fairly expensive for a trail ticket ($15) and rentals ($26) considering what the trails were like. That's $82 for my husband and me. After going once around the tubing area we were really disappointed. It wasn't worth the effort to make another trip around the very short loop. There was nothing to see and we encounted dead ends that we actually had to completely turn around and back track. We went in to talk to the owner and find out if we could get some of our money back, at least for the trail ticket. He was not very responsive at all and basically just kept telling us how much money he spent on different pieces of grooming equipment. Even if he didn't give us our money back he could have at least listened to us as customers. For me to talk to an owner is a big deal! I've never done that in my life. But that's how disappointed I was. Submitted by: Anne Bruno from: New Milford, CT Date submitted: Feb 8, 2003
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Name of area: Woodbury Ski Area Times that I have skied there: Once I last skied there in: Jan, 2003 Trails that I skied: None skiable My favorite trails: N/A Trail marking: Poor Trail grooming: Poor Rating: 0.5 star What I liked: N/A What I disliked: Trails were unskiable. Icy, poorly maintained, with large dirt stretches on some. "Snow making" happens on the alpine trails; you are expected to ski straight up and come straight down. Comments: None of this would have bothered me if I had been informed of conditions by management; however, I was told trails were in great shape when I called ahead. Furthermore, they do not offer refunds, so after 10 minutes of "skiing" (more walking to avoid ice/cross dirt), I asked for my money back and was told, essentially, tough luck. If you have any choice, go to Winding Trails in Farmington, where there is courteous, knowledgeable staff and decent trails. Submitted by: M.G. from: Massachusetts Date submitted: Jan 26, 2003
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