Big Tupper

[Warp Daddy]

Camp its just this guy has a bias and while that's ok. and he's certainly entitled to his opinion, it just was not accurate .

 

[Warp Daddy]

Warp, I am incubating a plan to do another Trifecta this year in the ADKs. Small or large does not matter. What matters is good quality skiing. Can you suggest three areas, not too ridiculously far apart and a base camp location? Where are you located anyways, you told me once.I must have hit my head It would be good to ski with you.

b

Bill: I'm not sure Tupper will make it this year from what i've heard it'll be a Tbar at best .

So while i'd luv to do Titus Tupper and WF probably the most effective TRIFECTA for you might be GORE / WEST( about 30/40 min apart) and WF or if you want a local 500 vert special near to BOTH Gore and West maybe Willard ( never been there )

Another alternative if a huge Tug Hill Powder dump try Snow Ridge in Turin and MacCauley Mtn in Old Forge 635 vert about 35 miles distant . Hank Kashiiwa a former Olympian cut his teeth there . One trail there Helmers is a gnarly steep and nasty bump trail way beyond my ability

 

[highpeaksdrifter]

I talked to a guy who is on the board of governance today. It’s going to be a double that goes up a little higher than the old T-bar. The terrain open will be pretty much blue and green. They were able to salvage one groomer from the 5 on premises. Everyone who works there will be an unpaid volunteer including the lifties. So far there is no schedule for who will work where and when. No snowmaking. Bring your own food and drink.

He said it is primarily for the locals especially the kids. He says he likes the buzz that’s being created about it, but people shouldn’t set their expectations too high.

 

[ComeBackMudPuddles]

Bill: I'm not sure Tupper will make it this year from what i've heard it'll be a Tbar at best .

So while i'd luv to do Titus Tupper and WF probably the most effective TRIFECTA for you might be GORE / WEST( about 30/40 min apart) and WF or if you want a local 500 vert special near to BOTH Gore and West maybe Willard ( never been there )

Another alternative if a huge Tug Hill Powder dump try Snow Ridge in Turin and MacCauley Mtn in Old Forge 635 vert about 35 miles distant . Hank Kashiiwa a former Olympian cut his teeth there . One trail there Helmers is a gnarly steep and nasty bump trail way beyond my ability

don't forget Hickory (in Warrensburg on the way to Gore from the south), which is re-opening for 09-10.

http://www.hickoryskicenter.com/

 

[Warp Daddy]

don't forget Hickory (in Warrensburg on the way to Gore from the south), which is re-opening for 09-10.

http://www.hickoryskicenter.com/

Wow hadn't heard that Nice !!

Its supposed to be a pretty good hill , retro vibe, steep , natural etc . driven by it many times on the way to a golf course down there it looks steep from the road

 

[Warp Daddy]

I talked to a guy who is on the board of governance today. It’s going to be a double that goes up a little higher than the old T-bar. The terrain open will be pretty much blue and green. They were able to salvage one groomer from the 5 on premises. Everyone who works there will be an unpaid volunteer including the lifties. So far there is no schedule for who will work where and when. No snowmaking. Bring your own food and drink.

He said it is primarily for the locals especially the kids. He says he likes the buzz that’s being created about it, but people shouldn’t set their expectations too high.

Good News !! Glad that they will have some activity especially with a chairlift . That side of the mtn is primarily blue and green but the rollers coming down the old T bar trail and the face are fun and the scenery ain't too shabby either . Good luck Tupper sure would luv to see you guys get it ALL opened up

 

[tjf67]

don't forget Hickory (in Warrensburg on the way to Gore from the south), which is re-opening for 09-10.

http://www.hickoryskicenter.com/

There is your trifecta. Hisckory is a great little hill. The t-bar gives you as much of a workout going up as skiing going down. They get hit with a band of snow that other areas miss.

Hickory is 45 minutes from Schroon.

 

[tjf67]

I talked to a guy who is on the board of governance today. It’s going to be a double that goes up a little higher than the old T-bar. The terrain open will be pretty much blue and green. They were able to salvage one groomer from the 5 on premises. Everyone who works there will be an unpaid volunteer including the lifties. So far there is no schedule for who will work where and when. No snowmaking. Bring your own food and drink.

He said it is primarily for the locals especially the kids. He says he likes the buzz that’s being created about it, but people shouldn’t set their expectations too high.

They have to get the double tested and certified. I am rooting for them.

 

[deadheadskier]

Is Hickory kind of between Lake George and Ticonderoga? I recall driving around there with a friend in High School and he pointed to a then closed ski area that looked pretty darn steep.

 

[tjf67]

Is Hickory kind of between Lake George and Ticonderoga? I recall driving around there with a friend in High School and he pointed to a then closed ski area that looked pretty darn steep.

It between Lake George and North Creek, In the town of warrensburgh.

 

[tjf67]

Camp its just this guy has a bias and while that's ok. and he's certainly entitled to his opinion, it just was not accurate .

Sorry if I offended you, they fact of the matter is Titus is small, cold and conditions suck a lot of the time. If someone is coming up into my neck of the woods to ski I am going to throw out the best options to them. Sorry to say Titus does not make the cut.


On a side not. Willard mountain is in Melrose NY. I learned to ski there and I would not send anyone there. Its great for people in Renns and southern Washinton county but that is all.

Trifecta up here now that Hickory is open.

Stay in Schroon.
1. whiteface 45 minutes
2. gore 25 minutes
3. Hickory 45 minutes.

Schroon is right off the Northway. All the driving to the hills are on good roads.

 

[highpeaksdrifter]

It between Lake George and North Creek, In the town of warrensburgh.

Yep - it's right off the Northway, Warensburgh exit. For easy access it's tuff to beat.

 

[billski]

OK, I started this mess. I've been to Whiteface and I'm an explorer. I'm interested in exploring three places that are new to me. Let's take Whiteface off the list. I will ski anything lift-served. I'd like good snow, which can be accomplished off-piste, so I'd like to hear about woods skiing too. (I've been to plenty of icy resorts and spent the day in the woods to my delight.) Next in order of priority is anything of historical merit (which is a big reason I went to Suicide and plan to get to Cochran's). I honestly don't care about the elevation or the trail count for this trifecta. Sometimes I do, not this time. If it's quite dinky, I'll go, but only ski a few runs and move on. I do not want to go somewhere that will be uber-crowded.

Given that reset, any thoughts on a revised trifecta?

 

[tjf67]

OK, I started this mess. I've been to Whiteface and I'm an explorer. I'm interested in exploring three places that are new to me. Let's take Whiteface off the list. I will ski anything lift-served. I'd like good snow, which can be accomplished off-piste, so I'd like to hear about woods skiing too. (I've been to plenty of icy resorts and spent the day in the woods to my delight.) Next in order of priority is anything of historical merit (which is a big reason I went to Suicide and plan to get to Cochran's). I honestly don't care about the elevation or the trail count for this trifecta. Sometimes I do, not this time. If it's quite dinky, I'll go, but only ski a few runs and move on. I do not want to go somewhere that will be uber-crowded.

Given that reset, any thoughts on a revised trifecta?

Well you could always take a left when you get to Albany. Go out in Campi's neck of the woods. They get snow and they have tons of little hills.

 

[campgottagopee]

Well you could always take a left when you get to Albany. Go out in Campi's neck of the woods. They get snow and they have tons of little hills.

True dat----4 ski hills in a 20 mile radius of my house.

Used to be 6 but 2 shut down.

 

[AdironRider]

Honestly, you would be extremely dissapointed with Titus. Its really only good as a local hill that caters to beginners. They dont make any money so dont spend any money on snowmaking or infastructure, the runs are short and not very interesting, and its a ways to get there from anywhere than Malone. If I spent any amount of time in the car trying to get there Id be pissed at myself for wasting a day. Hell they even got busted for stealing all their electricity from a neighbor a few years back. Tells you alot about the place.

That doesnt discredit anything that it is, a low key local place (I equate it to the Dartmouth Skiway and such places). Noone would travel and stay in a hotel to ski Dartmouth, let alone Titus. It is what it is Warp, and Im as much of an ADK fanboy as anyone.

 

[billski]

True dat----4 ski hills in a 20 mile radius of my house.

Used to be 6 but 2 shut down.

sure. tell me more... names?

 

[Warp Daddy]

Camp's area is a good alternative -- the venues are all quite close together and you could get all Bill

Song, Labrador, Toggenberg and Greek Peak what a deal !!!!

 

[billski]

Aw, shiute! Syracuse? I fled that read (actually Rochester). Greek Peak, done that one in the 70s, don't remember a thing! What is the snow like there? I was kinda hoping for some funky ADK places. http://www.skireport.com/googlemap/?regionid=114
Keep talking to me. I'm open to all possibilities....

 

[billski]

Honestly, you would be extremely dissapointed with Titus. Its really only good as a local hill that caters to beginners. They dont make any money so dont spend any money on snowmaking or infastructure, the runs are short and not very interesting, and its a ways to get there from anywhere than Malone. If I spent any amount of time in the car trying to get there Id be pissed at myself for wasting a day. Hell they even got busted for stealing all their electricity from a neighbor a few years back. Tells you alot about the place.

That doesnt discredit anything that it is, a low key local place (I equate it to the Dartmouth Skiway and such places). Noone would travel and stay in a hotel to ski Dartmouth, let alone Titus. It is what it is Warp, and Im as much of an ADK fanboy as anyone.

Is there anything unusual about the place - like historical "the first...", or funky, or odd that might make it worth a tour bus stop?

There was a fellow in Maine who did somehting like 50 ski areas in 2 months, I don't have his blog handy right now. He sometimes hit four areas in one day. It was really inspirational. It's amazing how many spit in the dirt ski areas there are in Maine.