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Date(s) Skied: Friday, 3/16/2007, 9:20 am - 2:50 pm
Resort or Ski Area: Gore Mountain, North Creek, NY
Conditions: Frozen granular, ice, hardpack and LSGR late. Cloudy, temps in the teen's/20's, light winds.
Trip Report: The plan today was to head up and check out Gore Mountain with bvibert, JimG., and highpeaksrifter. Knowing we were a day early and that we would be driving home into the storm, I felt pretty uninspired. Had I not been skiing with other AZers and at a new mountain, I would probably have bagged it. Staying positive, we went for it and I picked up Brian shortly before 6 am. We picked up HPD around 7:50 and headed to the mountain; pulling in a bit before 9 am. JimG. was already there.
The surface was as expected, rock hard frozen granular. Things were initially going along fine and we had a great run on a groomed Lies. HPD and I were then waiting for the other two at the summit quad and were curious as to why Jim and Brian were not with us. Eventually they showed and I saw Brian skiing tentatively with his hand to his face and Jim carrying his poles. Apparently he wiped out on some death cookies and face planted on a very unforgiving surface. Poor Brian. He was the recipient of some light ribbing as a result for the rest of the day.
We skied over to the Top Ridge Triple to get Brian out of that area and to first aid. We skied up and the chair was stopped. Apparently some major power outage which kept the lifts down for probably 30 minutes+. We decided to have ski patrol called to check Brian out who cleaned him up. A few punctures and some pretty fat lips, but no lost teeth or stiches needed, despite a fair amount of bleeding. Once the lifts started spinning we decided to just head in for an early lunch around 11:15.
Brian cleaned himself up and we had a leisurely lunch. The surface wasn't really worth rushing for. After lunch HPD gave us the rest of the tour. Props to Brian for heading back out. The only trails opened were the ones that were groomed. Anything ungroomed was unskiable. The runs on the Straightbrook area look great and must be awesome with some good snow. HPD showed us all the major areas and where all the good stuff is, namely the glades and the liftlines. We marveled at all the amusement park-like trail signs. Some of the terrain at Gore looks fantastic. HPD called it one of the Northeast's most underrated mountains and I'd have to agree based on how the expert terrain looked. This place is without a doubt worth a revisit with some better conditions. Lies was run of the day. It skied great early on with some very edgeable granular snow.
The ride home was interesting. We hit snow just as we got on 87 and took note of many spin-outs including a Jeep Liberty on its roof. By the time we dropped off HPD, there was 2-3" accumulated in his town. Brian and I pressed on and spent a frustrating hour getting through a snowy Albany, NY. Route 90 was okay and it was very passable once it became the Mass Pike. Route 8 through the southern Berkshires wasn't as bed as we expected, and soon after entering CT, the snow changed to sleet. I came home to a driveway that was 80% snow blown (I have a great wife!
). Pulled in around 8:50.
The ride to Gore took just over 3 hours and that included stops to pick up Brian and Skip. The terrain at Gore is definitely worth that drive when the conditinos are better. The drive home? Over 5 1/2 hours! :blink: Good company made it bearable. All in all, an interesting day. Worth it if only to check out a new mountain. Thanks for showing us around, Skip! :beer: It's 20*F right now and the sleet is slamming the front of my house. Very reminiscent of the V-day storm. Hope the North country does well...
Resort or Ski Area: Gore Mountain, North Creek, NY
Conditions: Frozen granular, ice, hardpack and LSGR late. Cloudy, temps in the teen's/20's, light winds.
Trip Report: The plan today was to head up and check out Gore Mountain with bvibert, JimG., and highpeaksrifter. Knowing we were a day early and that we would be driving home into the storm, I felt pretty uninspired. Had I not been skiing with other AZers and at a new mountain, I would probably have bagged it. Staying positive, we went for it and I picked up Brian shortly before 6 am. We picked up HPD around 7:50 and headed to the mountain; pulling in a bit before 9 am. JimG. was already there.
The surface was as expected, rock hard frozen granular. Things were initially going along fine and we had a great run on a groomed Lies. HPD and I were then waiting for the other two at the summit quad and were curious as to why Jim and Brian were not with us. Eventually they showed and I saw Brian skiing tentatively with his hand to his face and Jim carrying his poles. Apparently he wiped out on some death cookies and face planted on a very unforgiving surface. Poor Brian. He was the recipient of some light ribbing as a result for the rest of the day.
We skied over to the Top Ridge Triple to get Brian out of that area and to first aid. We skied up and the chair was stopped. Apparently some major power outage which kept the lifts down for probably 30 minutes+. We decided to have ski patrol called to check Brian out who cleaned him up. A few punctures and some pretty fat lips, but no lost teeth or stiches needed, despite a fair amount of bleeding. Once the lifts started spinning we decided to just head in for an early lunch around 11:15.
Brian cleaned himself up and we had a leisurely lunch. The surface wasn't really worth rushing for. After lunch HPD gave us the rest of the tour. Props to Brian for heading back out. The only trails opened were the ones that were groomed. Anything ungroomed was unskiable. The runs on the Straightbrook area look great and must be awesome with some good snow. HPD showed us all the major areas and where all the good stuff is, namely the glades and the liftlines. We marveled at all the amusement park-like trail signs. Some of the terrain at Gore looks fantastic. HPD called it one of the Northeast's most underrated mountains and I'd have to agree based on how the expert terrain looked. This place is without a doubt worth a revisit with some better conditions. Lies was run of the day. It skied great early on with some very edgeable granular snow.
The ride home was interesting. We hit snow just as we got on 87 and took note of many spin-outs including a Jeep Liberty on its roof. By the time we dropped off HPD, there was 2-3" accumulated in his town. Brian and I pressed on and spent a frustrating hour getting through a snowy Albany, NY. Route 90 was okay and it was very passable once it became the Mass Pike. Route 8 through the southern Berkshires wasn't as bed as we expected, and soon after entering CT, the snow changed to sleet. I came home to a driveway that was 80% snow blown (I have a great wife!
). Pulled in around 8:50.The ride to Gore took just over 3 hours and that included stops to pick up Brian and Skip. The terrain at Gore is definitely worth that drive when the conditinos are better. The drive home? Over 5 1/2 hours! :blink: Good company made it bearable. All in all, an interesting day. Worth it if only to check out a new mountain. Thanks for showing us around, Skip! :beer: It's 20*F right now and the sleet is slamming the front of my house. Very reminiscent of the V-day storm. Hope the North country does well...
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