Holiday Valley Resort

Tucked away in the hills of the Enchanted Mountains, people from miles around play on snowy slopes, enjoy fabulous lodging options, and wander the fun-loving village of Ellicottville to shop, eat, explore and enjoy the small town hospitality. Holiday Valley features 60 trails and slopes spread over four different faces with a 750-foot vertical drop and 13 lifts. In addition, four terrain parks, Holiday Valley Tubing Co., plus a half pipe, several glades and a wonderful children's program provide fun for skiers and riders of all ages.  The apres ski scene is alive and well in lodges, nearby restaurants and pubs. 

Winter

Holiday Valley is the largest ski resort in New York State and was ranked 2^nd best among the top resorts in the Northeast. They have slopes of all degrees, lifts, a ski school, restaurant, lodges, conference rooms and the 102 room Inn at Holiday Valley.

Go Skiing, Snowboarding, Snow-Tubing, or Cross-Country Skiing.

For information on snow tubing check out the Holiday Valley Tubing Company

Spring & Summer

Holiday Valley's Double Black Diamond Golf Course is ready even before the snow is gone. You may see people golfing as soon as snow starts to melt!

You'll see Mountain bikers out on the trails. Check out the mountain biking trails at Holiday Valley.  Mountain bike rentals are available at the Tamarack Club. $25 for up to 4 hours or $35 for more than 4 hours. Plus tax. The Mountain bikes are Felt 980's with hydraulic disc brakes. Cruiser bikes are available at the Inn at Holiday Valley for the same rates. Call (716) 699-2345.

Treetop fun at the Sky High Aerial Adventure Park challenges you during the summer months.  Try this playground in the trees featuring a series of platforms and bridges.  You must use strategy and balance to move across the bridges made of logs, ropes, hanging chunks of wood or other materials. You choose the level of difficulty.  All participants wear a locking harness and staff on hand is trained to assist climbers.

Mister Happy Gem Mining! 
Kids will love to pan for gems or fossils at the new Mister Happy Gem Mining, located at Sky High. The cost is $6 for a 3 pound bag of gems, $7 for a 3 pound bag of fossils and shark's teeth and $10 for a 5 pound bag of gems. Hours are 11AM to 6PM June 9-10, then daily starting June 15.

Targeted to children as young as 2, the experience mimics old fashioned panning for gold. Each miner purchases a bag of sand that contains either gems or fossils. The contents of the bag are dumped into a frame with a screen on the bottom. Miners wash the sand away with water that runs through a 65 foot long sluice and the treasures are left in the pan. An identification card is included for children to learn more about their gems or fossils.

You could go swimming or kayaking from the sandy beach at Spruce Lake (you have to go uphill and leave your vehicle to get there).

Places to eat at Holiday Valley

Get something to eat at John Harvard's Brew House, which is open for lunch and dinner serving sandwiches, entrees, and pizza and has more than 20 beers and craft brews on tap.  McCarty Cafe in the Clubhouse serves coffee, hot beverages, sandwiches and pastries for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.  Sandwiches, salads, soups and grilled foods are served in each of the cafeterias in the three base lodges.  Brown baggers are welcome throughout Tannenbaum Lodge, ground floor of Yodeler Lodge and top floor of the main Clubhouse.

Stay at the Inn at Holiday Valley or at the Tamarack Club.

Other Fun Stuff to do

The Mountain Coaster is a thrilling ride through the woods at Tannenbaum which takes you down banked curves, over humps, around loops and round-about corkscrews.  Ride alone or with a friend. You control the speed of your car. Indulge yourself at the Ellicottville Oasis Spa in the Tamarack Club, take a cross country or snowshoe trek, challenge your friends to a NASTAR race on Cindy's Run or take a weekend guided Mountain tour of Holiday Valley's interesting trail network.

Conferences, Weddings, Company Picnics & more!

Are you looking for a beautiful location next to nature for a team building session, conference, wedding, company picnic or a picnic? Holiday Valley has several fantastic facilities that could host your next meeting or event!

• The Inn at Holiday Valley has a conference room that may be split up and can easily fit 120 people.
• The Tannenbaum Lodge's "The Loft" can easily hold 108 people.
• The Yodeler Lodge can host an event for 550 people comfortably and also has 2 small meeting rooms on the lower level. The Yodeler Lodge has a beautiful "Champagne Sundeck" for outdoor parties and a gas firepit.
• Most rooms have wireless access.
• On-site restaurant that serves lunch or dinner.
• Fully equipped kitchen for caterer.  Linens and place settings available.
• Parking facility accommodates 200+ cars.
• Lodging offers special conference rates with many lodging choices available including rooms at The Inn, Tamarack and many condos.
• Shuttle service available.

These facilities are handicapped accessible and have elevators. Read more about setting up a meeting, banquet or event at Holiday Valley.

To read up on the details and improvements Holiday Valley makes each year, please see the press room on Holiday Valley's website.