Hunter Mountain's new High Speed Six Kaatskill Flyer is an awesome welcome addition to skiing in the Catskill Mountains. Yesterday I skied Hunter for the first time this season. How could you not like this well designed chair lift. At 5 and half minutes to the top, you can get a lot of vertical in a very short time. In other words it will wear you down. You can get 30,000 feet of vertical skiing or riding in very short order with no lift lines.
On loading the Kaastskill Flyer they have six gates that open and close to let you load only if you are ready. No late loading which might require having to stop the lift. More than 15 runs the lift only stopped once. The lift is a side loader and unloading. When unloading from the far right seat be prepared to get up early. If you delay unloading in the far right seat, the rider to your left may get in front of you and then the chair is going to give you a little slap in the back side as it rounds the bow wheel, sending you into that skier/rider in front of you. :-D.
Yesterday the Hunter Snow Condition report said they were making snow on Clair's Way. They were not kidding around. Clair's Way had its own snow storm going on with low visibility. :-D which made for some great skiing. It doesn't get any better than that.
They were also making snow on Racers Edge and 7th Avenue, which was great.
You got to love skiing this time of year before Christmas. Lots of new man made snow and no crowds.
Just want to say, many thanks to Hunter for the some awesome skiing and the new high speed six Kaatskill Flyer.
Hunter Mtn 2010-2011 Photo Gallery
On loading the Kaastskill Flyer they have six gates that open and close to let you load only if you are ready. No late loading which might require having to stop the lift. More than 15 runs the lift only stopped once. The lift is a side loader and unloading. When unloading from the far right seat be prepared to get up early. If you delay unloading in the far right seat, the rider to your left may get in front of you and then the chair is going to give you a little slap in the back side as it rounds the bow wheel, sending you into that skier/rider in front of you. :-D.
Yesterday the Hunter Snow Condition report said they were making snow on Clair's Way. They were not kidding around. Clair's Way had its own snow storm going on with low visibility. :-D which made for some great skiing. It doesn't get any better than that.
They were also making snow on Racers Edge and 7th Avenue, which was great.
You got to love skiing this time of year before Christmas. Lots of new man made snow and no crowds.
Just want to say, many thanks to Hunter for the some awesome skiing and the new high speed six Kaatskill Flyer.
Hunter Mtn 2010-2011 Photo Gallery
Glad to hear it is working out well!
