Ragged Mountain Resort

Great place for a day trip. Went to The Birches Restaurant and the food was delicious and the view was great. Our server Steve was super friendly and made us smile the whole time with his fun personality. Overall good experience with good dining options.

This place is great for all types of skiers. I just went with a buddy a couple days ago; there weren’t many trails open because of the lack of snow so far, but it was still a great experience. This was my 5 or 6^th time going; never been disappointed. The bar is pretty good too!

Fantastic resort, awesome customer service, quick lines, easy ride from Boston. Fabulous family ski spot.

Still love this place! Just wanted to put in a few updates since revisiting Ragged (and exploring other comparable mountains in NH and VT).
Regarding lessons — while my lesson was alright and essentially private (it was early in the season and just me and my friend), I’ve seen better lessons at other mountains. We learned at a very slow pace (partially bc my friend didn’t pick up on riding very quickly), and only spent about 30 minutes with both feet strapped into the bindings. Mount Sunapee has some stellar lessons, and I brought a few friends up there for their first times throughout the season. They came out feeling way more confident than I was after my lesson. However, lesson quality obviously varies with instructor — so take this with a grain of salt! I’ve heard good things about lessons @ Ragged in general.
Now that I can ride black diamonds, I can speak to more of the terrain and trails at Ragged. Conditions can be a bit variable (as with most NE ski/​snowboard locations). I saw Ragged in a variety of conditions, though. Early winter (mostly man-​made snow on the trails, sort of icy, variable), powder blizzard days (Upper/​Lower Exhibition was amazing that day — till the powder turned into a bunch of mini-​moguls), and slushy spring days (variable conditions, but soft snow and an an absolute blast). 4 stars instead of 5 simply because the variable conditions and tendency to be icy in the morning/​at the end of the day. But that’s not really something that can be prevented, other than by producing extra snow on site.
I still love the people who work here — from ticket sales to the shop to the bar to the lifts, they’re all awesome. Always smiling, joking around, and more than helpful when needed. I noticed that at some other resorts aren’t as welcoming and open, but the staff at Ragged really makes you feel like you’re at home.
The snow pizza is still my favorite midday lodge lunch option, out of all the lodges and cafes we checked out this past season. Seriously, you have to try this stuff it’s like pizza made with crack.
My boyfriend and I spent the 2013 – 2014 season checking out mountains in the area, and after over 20 visits to several mountains, we settled on Ragged for the 2014 – 2015 season. Literally counting down the days till the season starts!

First time going to Ragged Mountain for snowboarding. It was pretty busy at the mountain being a saturday plus they had some school ski races going on. I was expecting the mountain to be smaller but it was pretty good size. I enjoyed the six pack high speed chair. It had a long line but was worth the wait because it brings you up the mountain so much faster than the three-​up. In the morning my friends and I were taking the three-​up because it had a shorter line but the chair isn’t high speed so it was taking us longer to get up to the top of the mountain than it was for us to snowboard down. Pretty good pub food but I’d say typically mountain prices.

Ragged is a great, small friendly place for family skiing. Staff are extremely friendly and helpful, cafeteria is small but decent and not overpriced, and if you plan ahead, lift tix on Liftopia are discounted. Parking is easy and best of all, the trails are not over crowded with out of control teenagers (Loon, I’m looking at you). I never worry about my kids skiing by themselves and meeting us for lunch because there is only one main lodge, and skiing on trails that are not overcrowded makes me worry less about anyone getting injured. It can be icy at times, but that is skiing in the east for the most part. I highly recommend this little gem of a mountain.

It was my first time skiing and they were AWESOME with leading me through every step of the way. The class was small (4 adults total) and the instructor was great. And it was a 2 hour lesson versus 1.5 hours that I’ve seen at other places! Overall awesome place, I can’t wait to go back.

Headed up to Ragged for a day of skiing and could not have had a better experience. We purchased our lift tickets ahead of time and saved about $ 30 on the all day pass. Mountain was signficantly less crowded than the other mountains in the area. The staff went above and beyond to be accommodating and helpful. My skis had a problem with the binding and they offered to switch the bindings out for me while I was skiing, and they comped a pair of rental skis for me for the day. Furthermore, the rental and repair shop was filled with knowledgable experts willing to give advice. When we discovered that our car’s battery had died (my boyfriend had left the Parking lights on) a staff member happily helped us jump the car using the resort’s battery recharger. Could not recommend this place highly enough.

Such a fun course. First two holes and you may think it will be an easy day. Then you get to 3… It will kick your ass but it’s going to be fun. A great day of golf at Ragged

Played golf here after playing Killington and Green Mountain National a few days before. Mountain course that will kick your ass. Lots of blind shots, water, lay-​ups a must, and you need to drive long to get over «the crap» which is everywhere. Saying all that it is a really beautiful place, very nice people running the show and I paid $ 20 on
with a cart (could of used an ATV). If you are in the area its worth a round.

Just got our season passes and dropped off our equipment to have it tuned and waxed prior to our first ski outing. Our family really enjoys this place. Nice balance of trailers for skiers of different abilities. The lodge is a great place to relax and have a bit to eat or go to upstairs to the bar and watch a game and enjoy a few drinks after skiing. I think this is a great all around ski resort that didn’t seem to crowded last year. We are looking forward to the coming season.

I went to Ragged Mountain over President’s Day Weekend.
It would have been much better if more of the mountain was open. All the black diamonds were closed.
Decent. I really like the ungroomed glade trails. Very fun and challenging. I wish I had found these earlier in the day.
I would definitely come back if I were getting a discount but I would never pay full price. It is pretty pricey for what it offers. I would much rather pay $ 10 more and go to Killington.

I loved this ski area! The conditions were fantastic and I loved the variety of trails. I never had to take the same route down the mountain for the entire day. I had a great time out in the challenging black diamond glades that were longer than others I’ve experienced.
The six pack chairlift is the fastest I’ve ever been on, which allows more time for hitting the slopes. I heard the old chair on the other peak is supposed to be replaced with a high speed quad. That would be a welcome addition next year.
Parking was easy and a short walk. The lodge is large and was not over crowded. It has that classic New England feel to it too. Overall, the mountain feels larger than just a medium sized ski area and I heard they have more land for expansion. If you’re heading up to NH, you have to try Ragged. You will not be disappointed.

I love skiing this mountain. Not a bad drive from the Boston area, never crowded, affordable lift tickets.
Terrain-​wise it’s a little bit of something for everybody. Lots of wide open cruisers, a couple of long, challenging black diamonds and some great glades. Toward the left side of the mountain are a couple of runs that seem to be natural snow-​only — Big Rock, Cabin Fever and a meandering blue square called Mike’s Run that I once made first tracks on after a big snowstorm — there’s actually a small brook running through part of it.
A pair of short black diamonds, Headwall and Cemetary Gates, each boast a quick burst of some of the steepest terrain I’ve encountered. Toward the other side of the main 6-​person lift are a pair of long, meandering black diamonds called Sweepstakes and Birches. Sometimes they’re groomed, sometimes not.
A few years ago Ragged expanded onto a neighboring peak but installing the slowest, most rickety triple chair I’ve ever ridden on. The long ride to the top is worth it for the long cruisers and access to a particularly fun glade called Devil’s Den.
Speaking of glades, there is tree skiing for all abilities here, from the blue square widely spaced trees of the eponymously named «Glades» to a series of tough tree-​laden trails called The Ravine, situated between the original ski area and the expansion. I skied one of them last winter and after a very steep first hundred yards or so, it mellowed out into a idyllic trip through the snowy woods.
Can’t really think of anything I’d suggest in terms of improvements, other than replacing that glacial triple chair and correcting the trail map to include some added and re-​named runs so folks don’t get lost. Other than — just a great medium-​sized classic New Hampshire ski area.

Skiing is like riding a bicycle. Once you learn, you never really forget. I hadn’t been skiing in maybe 10 years or something like that, but when we went to Ragged Mountain, I picked it up like an old habit. Still, being the old fart that I now am, I refused to go down any trail higher than that green novice square. So… definitely no black diamonds for me. Thankfully, the way the trails were laid out, there were no accidental trips down unexpected black diamonds.
We put our 4 year old in a half day kids’ skiing class, and it was perfect. I was really nervous about how she would do in a new environment with a totally new sport, but the staff members were all so welcoming and good with children. The instructor she had, Kendra, really had the perfect temperament and worked with the kids on balancing themselves, using the «magic carpet» lift and skiing by putting their skis in «french fries» position for going faster and «big pizza» for slowing down. By the afternoon, my daughter wasn’t good enough to go down the bunnyslope by herself, but she was comfortable enough to let me take her up the chair lift and ski down with me, in between my own skis. I couldn’t be happier with the class… it cost $ 59 for half day, with rentals included and $ 10 extra for a helmet. The prices were pretty reasonable in general. It cost $ 150 for two adult all day lift tickets and skis, boots and poles rentals.
My biggest complaint, however, is that so many of the trails were closed. Their map showed a whole bunch of novice and intermediate trails but in reality, they only had one novice trail from top to bottom open and only one or two intermediate ones. I would have expected a bit more from a NH location! It seemed comparable to what I’ve skied in lower PA.
The other downside is that unlike many other NH ski resorts, this one did not offer a military discount.
But other than that… twas cool.

I love you Ragged Mountain. Finally, after a season of going to every resort within a 2 hour vicinity did I and my ski companion find our almost perfect resort.
After my wonderful GPS decided to take us down the infamous «New Canda Rd.» we arrive at Ragged shortly after 12. With 6 + inches of freshly fallen powder we hit the slopes. My first impression is that Ragged was quaint. You dont get the sense that you are just part of some huge mass of people moving in giant wave — all pretending to like skiing when in actuality you hate it. Ragged was different. It was very New England.
Even though I realized I can’t ski powder (is 6 inches even considered powder) my experience was perfect. The little cafeteria area is small but adequate. The food is actually decent and cheap. You can get lunch for $ 10 or less and not feel like you stomach is coated with grease like the cafs at Ascutney or Loon.
Also, if you go for a half day you can almost always find a parking space in the upper lot. I found a parking space so close to the slope that we were actually able to ski to the car at the end of the day.
My only concern with Ragged is that sometimes it can be fairly icy. In fact it can be so icy that you you may slide off of the chair lift loading area and almost get a head injury when the chair lift drags — then drops you and then nearly misses hitting your brain stem — But if you have your wits about you then you will be fine and most likely enjoy Ragged.
But go ski elsewhere because I really don’t like crowds.