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I am amazed the amount of money New York state continues to throw at new lifts. Hudson express will be sweet but that area is hardly ever open. Maybe it will incentivise opening Little Gore more frequently. The existing lift there is a pretty new Partek iirc

I surprised so many places are shutting lifts down and sweeping trails - just for under 3 minutes of relative darkness where everyone will be stopped taking in the view anyway. Top of the mountain would seem to be the prime viewing location to watch the approaching shadows but not a possibility...

They had the planned midstation area flagged off when I was there this year. Seemed like a great idea to me but I'm obviously not a regular. My cousins took a lesson there and the jump from the the handle tow to the top of the sunnyside double is bit intimidating, partly because the very top...

Epic 👍 Kind of confused by the article, it says ticket revenue, f&b, ancillary revenue are up, but income is down? While at the same time saying pass sales helped in what they are saying is a bad winter (Didn't think it's been as bad as many...), and passes weren't sold last quarter anyway I...

I appreciated that they had Castlerock open. The middle section of all the runs was excellent. Runout was interesting shooting the pencil trace down around to the bridge, they would need more snow added along that hundred feet to open again. Middle Earth not entirely passable on snow by the...

I would agree that Whiteface makes a lot of what seems like silly operational decisions from an outside POV, like which lifts to run or trails to open on a given day, or where they decide to make snow, but I never had a problem with whales Whiteface or otherwise. Other than one time at Blue...

The "like skiing in Vermont without the drive" slogan does have merit even though it may sound a bit dubious - They have an evergreen tree planting program along their trails for snow retention and aesthetics which does a lot for being a much nicer atmosphere similar to areas much further north...

I was there at night once in the spring, I think some of the shorter trails without lights stayed open into the evening but they did rope off some of the trails without lights as it got darker - not right when night skiing technically starts, but rather when it actually gets dark which in the...

If you buy a ticket online you can scan the barcode and print your ticket at a kiosk there by the west side quad/double next to the (free) parking lot without going up to the main lodge If you ski past whatever time they shut down the west side in the evening you can get stuck taking the...

Parking lots around me usually have a rail and sometimes even a shade roof for your horse. Wal mart actually has the largest and nicest

There are many cross country ski clubs of older skiers who have graduated to cross country. Not quite the same but it is a lot easier and safer especially if you are not trying to go fast. Even if you're at a walking pace you still get to glide through the woods in the snow, chat with the...

I think that would be the Ramrod lift. Most important lift on the hill to some

Increased lift regulation and liability could put dozens and dozens of small ski areas out of business. It already has NELSAPed a lot of places. I hope ski areas can find responsibility to maintain safe lift operations without shooting themselves in the foot by bringing on increased government...

Reasons gondolas are nice sometimes: -Talk to other people in your gondola face to face rather than trying to yell at the guy at the other end of the quad or missing out on half the conversation. "What did you say" "What's so funny." -look around at the mountains more easily and sit backwards...

They can be nice if the weather is bad - otherwise I'd rather have the wind on my face and an unobstructed view of the mountains and skiers The bubbles at Camelback are going to get scratched up and absolutely trashed by the Camelback clientele and the lift isn't hardly long enough to even get...

I just watched Better Off Dead. I haven't laughed so hard at a movie in a while. Good recommendation.

Skiing in the rain has some redeeming points if the snow is soft but not slushy. And it usually is not crowded and not bitter cold if it's raining. Although snowing is obvs better

The only gloves I've used that are 100% waterproof are those rubber-coated work gloves...

I got a new pair of wool pants for this winter. Not sure if I will wear them much downhill skiing but I intend to wear them for xc and outdoor work. They are extraordinarily warm and very durable and comfortable. I was tired of ripping up my ski bibs on sticker bushes and branches. They fit...

Funny you mention Blue Knob. That place is now one of the best places you can go on a holiday weekend because there is almost never any lines despite having the same lifts as 40 year ago. Unfortunately they seem to have really fallen off the radar. All the old timers, even people who were not...