Tuxedo Ridge

Terrible mountain. Even more terrible customer service. They closed mountain early with no notice and were absolute jerks about it. Please think 128 472 282 times before going.

DONT EVER BUY A SEASON LIFT TICKET FOR THIS PLACE!!!
Read the fine print, they can close when ever they want. And not open whenever they want.
They switch the operating hours also.
I thought I could get some great spring skiing in… Cant, they closed.
They will only open on the weekend to the City its, by the bus load.
This place gets packed on the weekends with out of control skiers, no ski patrol, the entiled crowd uses the vip fast pass lane.
They have 4 lifts and only run 2.
Thanks for ruining my kids season!

Love this place! We went tubing and the staff was nice, restaurant was cozy and we had a good time! My favorite place!

Came with my 3 little kids for them to go tubing. Wow. The hill had almost no slope to it. Good system of getting them up and Down but it was a waste of $ 75. 3 kids @$ 25 each. Kids came down the hill so slow they had to get out and push some times. I’ve never seen that anywhere I’ve ever tubed. It was really bad. Kids got bored after like 4 runs and we’re done.
PS: I wish I had read the other Unilocal reviews on the tubing I wouldn’t have wasted the money. I don’t know if I felt worse for my wallet or the kids.

Spent 150 bucks for 6 snow tubing tickets. Your session is 90 minutes long. Spent 30 minutes on the top of the hill for my turn. The employees have to run and push you to get you going. After about 15 seconds going down this hill the tube stops. Another employee staged half way down will give you another push just so u can make it to the bottom. Absolutely not worth 25 a person. I decided to give it one more shot. So I got pulled to the top by the tube lift (the tube lift brings you up the hill faster then tubing down the hill) so after standing there for 15 minutes and barley moved in line, now the tube lift breaks down. So everyone has to walk up this hill. I decided to walk down the hill which was more of a exciting adventure then using the tube. Ridiculous. I go to get a refund for this awful experience which took forever and only refunded half my tickets. So I paid 75 dollars to go down a hill once. the employees that had to push people down the hill told me this hill sucks today. So if you want to take a chance and waste money go here for tubing. I feel bad for the employees that have to run push each person down the hill. I came here last year and it was fun. Today’s experience was awful and I will never come back.

First of all, that «bunny slope» is not a beginner’s bunny slope! It’s quite steep and it didn’t help that the path was so icy. I believe they mostly use their own snow machine which explains the icy patches here and there.
If you’re an okay skiier or have had a few experiences before, you should be fine. If you tend to have beginners luck a lot, you’ll be good to go too! 2 – 3 of my friends went for the first time and skiied really well!
Just as long as it’s not icy (makes it ridiculously slippery), you should have a good time (speaking to beginners out there). If you’re really good, GO! You can get a pretty good deal on groupon for this place. ($ 49 for skii equipment rentals for two on a weekday and other options!!)
The biggest CON though has to be the some of the staff members. Very impatient and they got irritated by people. as if they wanted to ski and have a good time but the customers were ruining their fun time. someone needs to remind them they’re out working and not out for leisure time. –_​_​–

We picked this place because it was midway b/​w NJ and Albany, from where 2 groups of friends were coming. This is not the place for beginners! Their easiest slope is a green… after practicing turns and stops at the bottom guided by a friend who is a good skiier, we decided to take the lift. and we fell a few times… the ski resort guys came up to us, sternly asked us to remove skis and walk down the slope. We were prepared to fall a few times, thats how you learn… but the resorts guys deemed it unsafe and asked us to stick to the bottom of the slope. Never returning here!!!

I haven’t been snowboarding in a while and the last time I did it was in Colorado. So I was a bit rusty. But this place is amazing for first timers and people getting back into the groove of boarding and/​or skiiing.
We went on Saturday, February 8^th, and it’s wasn’t too crowded especially since we didn’t get there until 1015ish. Right after we got our gear on, a flood of people came in and we hurried to the mountain to start boarding.
The line for tickets was organized, there’s a large sign explaining that you must fill out a rental form first.
The bunny slope isn’t very crowded and it had a great angle to sharpen your craving technique. This place has a lot of families teaching their little ones how to skii. I would say that the snowboarders are more on the advance slopes, which aren’t that bad.
There intimidate runs are a little annoying for boarders if you don’t have momentom, because they flatten out after each decline.
I don’t believe the double black diamond was open, but it doesn’t matter to me I wasn’t gonna go down that anyways.
All of the staff were vvery nice and accomondating, despite the rush of people that were right behind us.
The price point I heard from my friends who when to a couple other places around the area said this place was really affordable. Which makes me really happy because I would definitely return.

We just got home from the 12:00 to 1:30 session for tubing. If your session is full there is no possible way to have a 4 or 5 star experience here as they let too many people into a session.
There’s two runs you wait at the bottom at the top of the hill in substantial lines.
There were having malfunctions with the rope tow, kids falling off, the rope starts hitting you in the head and arms b/​c the track is off.
We also had dozens of people who chose to WALK up the hill rather than wait the line at the bottom. I had to laugh because of the Powerbar commercial from years back where they skier says he does not need the chairlift; he’s just gonna hike up b/​c he had his Powerbar.
Anyhow — going with a t2 star b/​c all 4 or 5 guys running the hill were very nice and accommodating with all ages. They wanted you to have fun,
Ate at the pub — food was fine; felt bad for the one young lady running the bar and all the tables. She needed some assistants.

VERY DISAPPOINTING!
We were at Tuxedo Ridge Ski Center on Sunday, February 16 for tubing. It was the WORST experience! I DO NOT recommend going there! Employees had to push us down at the top of the hill and then another employee had to push us down in the middle of the run because it was so slow. I paid $ 50 for my son and myself to go down the littlest hill which only has 2 runs. We were only able to get 4 runs in for the 90 minute period. Not only was it expensive and crowded, the parking lot was a nightmare. We showed up at 11:30 for our 12:00 tubing reservation and had to wait ½ hour just to park the car. Needless to say, We will NEVER BE BACK!

Nice people, great mountain, the food at the bar is really good thanks to a new chef, I hope to go back soon (p.s. no, I don’t work for them). They have some good deals.

My friends and I drove here during the snow so that they could go tubing. My sister and I opted for the indoor bar with fire bc we didn’t feel like getting sloshy from snow– we prefer the beverage variety. My friends had an online reservation for the 4:30−6 time and we were a little late due to the roads and stupid acuras and stuff driving like twinks.
After 45 mins my friends came back to get us and said it was über crowded and they went down the wimpy hill just once. They then tried to get their money back or some sort of refund or coupon for another time but Stephanie I believe her name was, acted rather curt and did nothing to try and amend the situation. She treated my friends like children who were lying and said ‘I was reassured there is no line up on the tubing hill.’ Well Steph maybe if you were up there, you would know that but since you’re sitting in your heated hut how would you even know?!
Completely ridiculous that no attempt was made to rectify the problem or offer anything in return. My friends would have been happy to get a few drinks on the house in exchange! Just so that they didn’t feel like they wasted $ 25 pp on nothing. Which also I find the whole reservation and must be paid online thing to be completely bogus bc clearly that system doesn’t work. We wanted to enjoy this place and make it a spot to return to and tell friends about– but that’s not happening. No way we are coming back and I’m warning everyone I know not to waste their time and energy coming to this hole. Also, it was slippery as hell walking around, and beware the cesspool bathrooms. The hill is more like someone’s sloped backyard. I’ve seen driveways that offered more fun. You’re better off to grab a tarp and find a hill in the woods for free.

Don’t go tubing here. They overbook the time slots and you end up waiting 30 minutes to ride about 25 seconds down the nearly flat hill. Four «runs» in 90 minutes for $ 25. NOT a bargain.

We bought tickets via short line coach as a package. It said we can choose ski or snow tubing. Then website showed options only between adults and kids under lift.
When we get there, a young woman at cashier claimed as manager with her poker face on, told us that’s only for ski lift. Can’t transfer to tubing. And that lift tix is only good for that day. You can tell from her words that same situation happened before. When we asked why they don’t take tubing off, or explain on website. Her answer was simple, that’s not her website.
You co-​operate with bus line. Then when customer paid but didn’t get what they want. It’s not your problem? By the way, she said tix can’t transfer because she didn’t know how much we paid. Sounded like it’s my fault that we didn’t pay on their website but via other company.
All elder service members we met were extremely nice, but that’s about only 5%. As for 95% young ones, they either stand and talk to each other pretending they didn’t see you, or just simply don’t care what customer satisfaction is.

While visiting family in Monroe, NY we decided to go to Tuxedo Ridge for a few hours of snow tubing at this place.
Our overall experience was good. The place is not some huge ski resort as a few reviews mention, but it is a nice comfortable spot to spend an afternoon.
All employees we encountered were courteous and friendly. My brother chose to do the snowboarding lesson and had a great experience as a first timer. After the lesson he was able to just hit the slopes freely and practice falling. LoL.
We arrived at 2pm on a Saturday and did have to wait about 2 hours for tubing as all other sessions were already booked. But we made the best of it at the Ridge Pub right next to the slope. The Nachos were ok. The fries were almost like shoestring fries, nice and crispy. I had a Stella on tap and my wife tried a Cosmo, which was surprisingly awesome.
I would definitely return and maybe try some skiing or snowboarding.

I heart this little mountain. Yes, it may be small and not many lifts or trails, but this place rocks simply because it’s close to the city and isn’t crowded like the major ski resorts.
If you’re looking for a place nearby to get your ski fix in, or to hone your skills without being crashed into, then Tuxedo is a great spot. Don’t come here if you’re looking for the amenities the big resorts have to offer. This is simply to ski or ride in peace without the crowds.
I also recommend this for those learning to ski or board since the bunny slope is wide and rarely crowded. And the prices are great too, especially after 3pm.

If you are like me and hate crowds on mountains, and are willing to go to a smaller mountain you can enjoy some solitude while snowboarding. If you’re like me and aren’t self-​absorbed in the typical haughty attitude of any snowboarder with 6+ months of experience: That mountain is too small and has no terrain parks waaah, then Tuxedo Ridge is for you.
They have little to no crowds during the week, they have cheap prices, they mountain (if you can call it that honestly) is clean, and most importantly fun because you’re not constantly worried about losing your head to some snot-​nosed 5 year old who’s been snowboarding before he was even in diapers.
Parking lot is not even that much of a trek, so that’s not something to worry, although you do have to climb up a hill, or use the steep driveway like road. Either way its a bit of a vertical climb. Then again if you ski/​snowboard you should be healthy enough for that.
Now that I’ve ruined my secret snowboarding place, stay away and let me enjoy the mountain to myself. (because I have, and I don’t want your snot-​nosed kid spoiling it for me) =)

I came here for the Spartan race as a spectator, not skiing. They had 4 miles of obstacles up and down the slopes and hills. You were able to take the bunny lift up the slope to see other obstacles, but then had to walk down the slope. There were picnic tables set up, so you can sit. There were snack and drink stands. They had tents set up for merchandise and food at the finish line for when the Spartans finished. There were plenty of areas to watch some of the obstacles and take pictures/​video. They had a significant amount of bathrooms and «showers» for people to clean up. The walk from the parking lot to the actual event area is a little bit of a hike so wear comfy shoes. Also, the land could have been maintained much better knowing there was an event going on.

This is such a small operation and so secluded from the general ski population, its the perfect place to learn for a beginner.
There were two lifts open when I went, so we went up to the top of the mountain first, came down, and then stuck to the bunny hill for a couple of runs. That’s where you will learn to ski or snowboard. The slope is just the right angle to not panic.
Lots of really over protective parents were training their little tykes on this bunny slope, it was endearing to watch them train their little precious bundles of joy.
The owner Jim was all over the mountain, talking to a film crew at the top, training kids on the bunny slope, in the lodge chatting it up, he really puts the personal touch in personality of Tuxedo Ridge.
I would come back here in a heartbeat with more of my newbie friends.

Horrible. Deserves zero stars, really. I reserved a snowtubing party of 20+ people a month to a month and a half before my son’s birthday, and a I had been calling for a week before his birthday with no response and they had taken ALL of my money for the reservation – not just a deposit, but ALL the money. I finally spoke to the man who booked my reservation, and he was surprised, asking me what I’m talking about because my snowtubing party had been cancelled. What… A DAY BEFORE MY SON’S BIRTHDAY. He had said someone had e-​mailed me THE DAY BEFORE (would that have even made a difference?), but that was bull, no e-​mail was ever received. FURTHERMORE, they were not going to refund me until I spoke to a manager. Horrible company. Today is my son’s birthday and I had to collect a lot of the savings I had to get him a short-​notice party because the refund has, of course, not come through yet.
Good luck to whoever plans on doing business with them.