When there's plenty of snow the Blues are easily skiable for those of just beginning intermediate ability and the Blacks are easily handled by someone with intermediate ability. The usual high prices for food were evident in the Summit Lodge. I'd rate overall quality as good. While this lodge is less crowded than its counterpart at the base, it still cannot cope with large crowds. One cannot find a place to sit down unless one carries one's tray of food down a flight of stairs to a sort of annex or basement area below.
Management seems to have recognized the problem.
If you drop your tray of food here you can get another at no cost. Summary Okemo is a family owned mountain, not a conglomerate and you can tell the difference. Still, just like the airline ticket game, where passengers pay different prices, one should never pay the full price to ski here. I felt like one of those airline passengers when I asked a fellow chair traveler how much she had paid. I belong to a ski club in Connecticut.