Magic Mountain Disc Golf has a great thing going! Situated on the beautiful Magic Mountain Ski Resort, there is not only beautiful scenery, but also the incredible amenities that come with being situated at a ski mountain. There is Bathrooms, water, and food options on site. The grounds seem to be really well maintained, and despite the relative infancy of this course, it plays very well. Tee signs and course map provided are very helpful in navigating the course.

As far as ski hill courses go, this is definitely the best maintained course that I have played. Being in the mountains, there are plenty of cool rock features that have been incorporated in this course.

Variety - I threw many different discs on this course and was challenged with forehand and backhand shots, with several holes requiring unique shots. A good mixture of technical and open shots.

Elevation - Being on a ski resort, this course has ample elevation which makes it very interesting. Holes 15-18 are a blast, with 15 and 18 being true empty your bag type of holes. Awesome holes, but make sure you watch your discs carefully, as the rough on 15 can be dense in spots.

Holes 4 and 9 - While 4 is a cool hole, the uphill nature, hard right turn, and low ceiling make reaching the basket all but impossible. Hole 9 is a bit of a poke and pray, with a lower ceiling and elevated tee forcing players to throw through branches to get far enough left to reach the basket. In addition, players have to retrace their steps and walk back up 9's fairway to get to hole 10. This seems lie a filler hole that could be eliminated.

Hole 15 and 18 are listed as par fours, but should play as par 3's for most disc golfers (awesome holes, so not really sure if this is a con)

Tee pads are natural and very short, requiring awkward runups at times

Some of the distances on the front nine tee signs seem quite off, namely holes 6 and 7.

This course, while pretty solid, baffled me a bit in some ways. The front nine was advertised to be a beginner nine and the back 9 to be more challenging. If anything, the front 9 played just as difficult as the back 9. In the future I would like to see a beginner nine hole loop added on property adjacent to the course, and some of the current holes lengthened. This course definitely lacks challenging multi-shot holes that I have come to expect on higher rated courses. Maybe lengthening some of the current holes, and replacing hole 9 with a difficult multi shot par 4 or 5 could remedy this problem.

For me, this quality of golf at this course is much closer to a 3.5 than a 4, but the friendly staff, wonderful amenities, and beautiful scenery easily push this course to a 4 in my book. I look forward to returning, as the work crew seems eager to improve the course.