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Bousquet Ski Area reviews
4
0
Moify
Experience:
19.1 years
29 played
3 reviews
Improved maintenance leads to better play 2+ years drive by
Reviewed:
Played on:Sep 6, 2015
Played the course:once
Pros:
I played the Bousquet Ski Area Disc Golf Course before reading the reviews, and enjoyed myself so much I felt compelled to update not only the course conditions, but the efforts of the staff as well.
The course is a part of a "summertime ski resort" business effort that seems to be doing well. In addition to a superb disc golf course, there is a water slide, putt-putt course, go karts, and a technical downhill mountain bike course. Definitely a good excuse to bring the family out for the day to hang out.
The course is $6 to play, and there is a donation box next to the first tee behind the "tickets" building in the parking lot. When you buy your pass, ask for a color map of the course (not black and white), as it is more helpful for navigating the course.
Bring some extra water. It's not an extremely strenuous course, but you'll be hiking quite a bit up and down ski slopes. The tee pads are a gravel/concrete mix that holds up pretty well (seems to have been updated from previous reviews and photos). Some of the pads are not perfectly level, but you can get great grip and heel rotation without any real issues on the them. Great Innova baskets - which were being leveled as we were talking to the grounds crew during our round.
...which leads to "brush." It wasn't really that bad. It seems like they've done plenty of bush-whacking since most of these reviews had been written. I went in Early September, so there is usually a lot of overgrowth on most courses by this point. The fairways were certainly fair, as they were basically open ski slopes. Easy to keep your discs in the fairway, but the rough wasn't all that punishing. It wasn't worse than North Carolina brush that I deal with every day. But still bring some bug spray.
I didn't lose a disc (thankfully), and following the map made it easier to predict where the disc needed to end up to have a chance a par.
I would recommend trying to play this course at least twice in the day if you can. You'll enjoy it more the second time when you know exactly where you want those "bombers" to go. I played the course once and ended at +5. I certainly felt challenged and wanted more.
Six holes were 400'+, and there were even a few under 300'. Great mix of holes. I felt like the slopes were well played and often required a good mix of forehand and backhand throw opportunities.
The course is a part of a "summertime ski resort" business effort that seems to be doing well. In addition to a superb disc golf course, there is a water slide, putt-putt course, go karts, and a technical downhill mountain bike course. Definitely a good excuse to bring the family out for the day to hang out.
The course is $6 to play, and there is a donation box next to the first tee behind the "tickets" building in the parking lot. When you buy your pass, ask for a color map of the course (not black and white), as it is more helpful for navigating the course.
Bring some extra water. It's not an extremely strenuous course, but you'll be hiking quite a bit up and down ski slopes. The tee pads are a gravel/concrete mix that holds up pretty well (seems to have been updated from previous reviews and photos). Some of the pads are not perfectly level, but you can get great grip and heel rotation without any real issues on the them. Great Innova baskets - which were being leveled as we were talking to the grounds crew during our round.
...which leads to "brush." It wasn't really that bad. It seems like they've done plenty of bush-whacking since most of these reviews had been written. I went in Early September, so there is usually a lot of overgrowth on most courses by this point. The fairways were certainly fair, as they were basically open ski slopes. Easy to keep your discs in the fairway, but the rough wasn't all that punishing. It wasn't worse than North Carolina brush that I deal with every day. But still bring some bug spray.
I didn't lose a disc (thankfully), and following the map made it easier to predict where the disc needed to end up to have a chance a par.
I would recommend trying to play this course at least twice in the day if you can. You'll enjoy it more the second time when you know exactly where you want those "bombers" to go. I played the course once and ended at +5. I certainly felt challenged and wanted more.
Six holes were 400'+, and there were even a few under 300'. Great mix of holes. I felt like the slopes were well played and often required a good mix of forehand and backhand throw opportunities.
Cons:
The only thing that I have to comment on here is quite an interesting item.
The ski resort has a petting zoo on the premises which is surrounded by a light-gauge electric fence to keep the few sheep in. I even tested it (just because that's how I am) and it was not very strong. But this acre-or-so for the animals comes close on holes 17 and 18. You throw over a RHBH hyzer over it on 17, and it's 30' behind the basket on 18.
You can hop over the fence without much problem, but it is worth mentioning so you don't have your young ones touching it if you need to get a disc from inside.
It seemed really relaxed, and I retrieved both mine and my brother's disc without any problem from the fence, crew, or animals. Even made a sweet putt over the electric fence for a birdie on 18. It's a cool-con, and really the only reasonable concern I have.
The ski resort has a petting zoo on the premises which is surrounded by a light-gauge electric fence to keep the few sheep in. I even tested it (just because that's how I am) and it was not very strong. But this acre-or-so for the animals comes close on holes 17 and 18. You throw over a RHBH hyzer over it on 17, and it's 30' behind the basket on 18.
You can hop over the fence without much problem, but it is worth mentioning so you don't have your young ones touching it if you need to get a disc from inside.
It seemed really relaxed, and I retrieved both mine and my brother's disc without any problem from the fence, crew, or animals. Even made a sweet putt over the electric fence for a birdie on 18. It's a cool-con, and really the only reasonable concern I have.
Other Thoughts:
I think the course has seen great improvements based on what I have read here and saw on the course. The grounds crew was actively working on leveling baskets for a tournament, weed-whacking, and I did not have many issues with overgrowth even when I didn't stay in the fairway.
The course is very close to Berkshire and worth the time and few bucks it costs to support a great course and friendly staff.
The course is very close to Berkshire and worth the time and few bucks it costs to support a great course and friendly staff.
4
0
AgentJ
Experience:
25 years
132 played
3 reviews
Hills and Winds 2+ years drive by
Reviewed:
Played on:Jul 25, 2013
Played the course:once
Pros:
Bottom line I liked it!
More than just disc golf on site
Picturesque setting
Some open bomb shots
Nice wooded holes
More open shots than we usually get to play around here, compliments our other NE courses.
Good flow, it played fairly quickly and right when you get really tired walking uphills, you get a few down/cross hills to get your steam back.
More than just disc golf on site
Picturesque setting
Some open bomb shots
Nice wooded holes
More open shots than we usually get to play around here, compliments our other NE courses.
Good flow, it played fairly quickly and right when you get really tired walking uphills, you get a few down/cross hills to get your steam back.
Cons:
Natural tees. Acceptable, but better tees would make it 4.5 stars.
Hole 10! Tee shot is just too tight. Finishes ok, but I dislike the start.
The deuce holes are generally left-to-right, some short right-to-left holes would balance.
Hole 10! Tee shot is just too tight. Finishes ok, but I dislike the start.
The deuce holes are generally left-to-right, some short right-to-left holes would balance.
Other Thoughts:
Ski hill golf 1.5 hours from central CT and Woostah is a plus.
The staff I met were pleasant, and they were hard at work on the hill.
Let it rip and then finesse the short holes, low scores are out there, but probably not common.
It's a very fun course, not overly difficult. I did not have a lot of trouble finding discs, seems a pleasurable experience was the idea and they pulled it off. In other words, don't be scared of the mountain golf, it is really quite tame!
Hole 16 is amazing risk vs reward.
The staff I met were pleasant, and they were hard at work on the hill.
Let it rip and then finesse the short holes, low scores are out there, but probably not common.
It's a very fun course, not overly difficult. I did not have a lot of trouble finding discs, seems a pleasurable experience was the idea and they pulled it off. In other words, don't be scared of the mountain golf, it is really quite tame!
Hole 16 is amazing risk vs reward.
