Nate F

You can easily spend an entire day here and still not even get close to exploring, hiking, walking all the spots you would like to. Breath taking views and trails

+7

Oleksandr Yarmolatii

I have found it—the mythical, almost too good to be true snowboard spot. No crowds. No long lift lines. No rogue skiers trying to take me out. Just pure, uninterrupted shredding. The snow was perfect, the runs were smooth, and even better—this place is actually great for kids. The vibe? Chill. The stress? Nonexistent. The best part? I didn’t have to sell a kidney to afford a lift ticket. If you’re looking for a snowboarding experience where you don’t spend more time dodging people than actually riding, this is it.

wanrong li

Excellent experience! We went to DSR on Thursday, the snow is perfect, view is good, and the old school day’s price is very affordable. We don’t need to wait the lift which is awesome!The staffs of this resort are very nice and friendly. For this family run ski resort who have the almost 80 years history, we will continually support it. Wonderful place and will definitely come back. I really hope the snow season will never end and I can come here every week😆.

+5

John

DSR is so stress free. The people there are all nice. There's nothing to not like about it. If your just learning to ride or ski. This is your spot.

Geoff Smick

Great smaller, family friendly resort. If you just wanna chill day on the slopes with no lift lines and more budget prices, this is a great spot. Well there isn’t a ton of dirt like many of the larger mountains nearby, Dan ski Ranch offers a decent amount of terrain to explore. It’s a perfect place for me to go with our family since our kids are still learning to ski. They have a small lodge with a restaurant and bar and they also offer tubing, which is great for the little ones.

Vijai Baskar

Affordable decent place to go skiing as a family. Their beginner hill is so small and if you have to ride the hill completely you have to walk back up to get on the carpet which is about half way to the top of the hill. The blue and green routes were good. Would come back again if none in my party are beginners.

+1

There is a lot of good about this place, but one huge downside that I can’t overlook. First, the good, the people who worked there were lovely and kind and friendly. The food at the grill was good, and the vibe was fun. Also, the price was incredibly affordable (for skiing) on a Tuesday as part of their midweek special. Now, the bad. Their ski lifts do not have any bars or safety support. For most of them, it doesn’t feel all that bad because there is a lot of snow to pad the fall if anyone were to drop off the chair… yet there is one really big lift that goes over a rocky cliff and frankly it’s terrifying to go up. For this reason alone, I don’t plan to return with my family until they install safety bars.

Stacey Friedt

I like the affordability and the proximity to where we live however I don’t like parking in the lower lot and getting my shoes and car all muddy. Sounds silly, I know. But I got so much mud on the outside and inside of my car both times I have gone this year. They need to add drainage from the runoff and/or add gravel to the lower lot. They also need to fix the bathrooms. There was one Out of Order stall in the upper and lower bathrooms. That left two working stalls. I’ll still go to Donner, I just wish they would invest some money into improving the facilities.

Jessi Hessler

Ski runs themselves were good. Parking is convenient. However, the bathrooms are atrocious (both male and female). Got there -before- it opened and the bathrooms were already a mess (no toilet paper or soap and overflowing trash). The lodge is pretty bare bones, and there isn't a lot of seating. The ski lifts don't have bars/ski rests which feels downright dangerous on some lifts. Still, it's a cheap, family-run ski slope. You get what you pay for.

Liliana Fajardo

We came here after Diamond Peak was completely packed by 10:30 a.m. with no parking. Donner was the only reasonably priced option that wasn’t overcrowded. Pros: Free and plentiful parking, fair pricing ($99 half-day adult ticket), and prompt ski and boot rentals. The runs were fine overall, though the beginner run felt a bit steep. Cons: The resort feels run down and could use renovations. Rental skis and boots were very worn. The cafeteria was chaotic and understaffed — it took about 20 minutes to get two pulled pork sandwiches and an order of fries, and there was no ketchup available. Cleanliness was also a concern: no soap or paper towels in the cafeteria restrooms, no hand sanitizer dispensers, and food staff were not wearing hair nets. Overall, it works as a backup option, but the aging facilities, long food wait, and hygiene issues take away from the experience.

The Grananimal

Local place small more family on a budget. I would not likely ski here because of better choices in the area.

Jacqueline Them

Unfortunately my son did not learn much about how to ski at his ski lesson because he had a difficult time understanding the person with his thick accent and choice of English grammar for the instructions. Sadly I had to interpret for my son by joining in the ski lesson as an additional person. Because we spent more time trying to understand his instructions than actually practicing it, we did not really get a good lesson out of it. Money wasted for the ski lesson and having to add me on as an additional person in the lesson.